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Old-poets matching 'A' by name

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  1. a Beckett, Sir William   Oceania. Born: 1806, Died: 1869, 1 poems.
  2. Aaberg, Jens Christian   Americas. Born: 1877, Died: 1979 (modern), 2 poems.
  3. Aakjaer, Jeppe   European. Born: 1866, Died: 1930, 32 poems.
    As a young man he studied in Copenhagen, earning his living as a proofreader and later as a journalist.
  4. Aarestrup, Emil   European. Born: 1800, Died: 1856, 4 poems.
    Emil Aarestrup was born in 1800 and was a general physician and later worked as a Public Health Officer in Denmark.
  5. Aaron, Amelia Wire Holmes   Americas. Born: 1902, Died: 2000 (modern), 16 poems.
    Amelia Aaron was born in Louisiana. She was a businesswoman, and was accomplished in music and poetry. She lived to be 98 years old and she died in her home state of Louisiana.
  6. Aasen, Ivar Andreas   European. Born: 1813, Died: 1896, 3 poems.
    Norwegian teacher, poet
  7. Aazer, Kafeel   Asian. 2 poems.
  8. Abai, Kunanbaev Ibragim   Asian. Born: 1845, Died: 1904, 3 poems.
    Also known as Abay Kunanbayev
  9. Abbey, Henry   Americas. Born: 1842, Died: 1911, 6 poems.
  10. Abbot, John   English. Born: 1588, Died: 1650, 7 poems.
  11. Abbott, Howard S   Americas. Born: 1862, Died: 1944, 2 poems.
    Howard S Abbott was born on September 15, 1862 (sometimes credited to 1864) in Minnesota.
  12. Abbott, J H M   Oceania. Born: 1874, Died: 1953, 1 poems.
  13. Abbott, Claude Colleer   English. Born: 1889, Died: 1971 (modern), 1 poems.
    Poet, academic and collector.
    Noted for his editing of the letters of literary figures.
  14. Abdy, Maria   English. Born: 1797, Died: 1867, 3 poems.
  15. Abelard, Pierre   European. Born: 1079, Died: 1142, 1 poems.
  16. Abercrombie, Lascelles   English. Born: 1881, Died: 1938, 10 poems.
    Abercrombie's conviction that poetry was going through an exciting period of change, and his effort to develop (in theory and practice) the concept of realism in poetry, had an important effect on subsequent literary developments.
  17. Abrahams, Lionel   Africas. Born: 1928, Died: 2004 (modern), 10 poems.
  18. Abrahamson, W H F   European. Born: 1744, Died: 1812, 3 poems.
  19. Abram, Joze   European. Born: 1875, Died: 1938, 0 poems.
  20. Abravanel, Judah   European. Born: 1460, Died: 1535, 1 poems.
  21. Abreu, Casimiro Jose Marques de   Americas. Born: 1837, Died: 1860, 0 poems.
  22. Abu Madi, Ilya   Asian. Born: 1890, Died: 1957 (modern), 1 poems.
  23. Achelley, Thomas   English. Born: 1568, Died: 1595, 2 poems.
  24. Achterberg, Gerrit   European. Born: 1905, Died: 1962 (modern), 27 poems.
  25. Ackerley, J R   English. Born: 1896, Died: 1967 (modern), 1 poems.
  26. Ackermann, Louise-Victorine Choquet   European. Born: 1813, Died: 1890, 4 poems.
  27. Ackland, Valentine   English. Born: 1906, Died: 1969 (modern), 1 poems.
    Primarily known as an early lesbian rights activist, as well as for her staunch criticism of Britain's policy of non-intervention during the Spanish Civil War.
  28. Acklom, George Moreby   Americas. Born: 1870, 1 poems.
    Minor Canadian Poet.
  29. Acorn, Milton   Americas. Born: 1923, Died: 1986 (modern), 5 poems.
    Milton James Rhode Acorn was born on March 30, 1923, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He was the eldest of five children born to Robert and Helen (Carbonell) Acorn.
  30. Acton, Eliza   English. Born: 1799, Died: 1859, 63 poems.
    Eliza Acton wrote what was probably the first basic cookbook for the housewife rather than the trained chef with a full kitchen staff, 'Modern Cookery for Private Families' (London, 1845)
  31. Acuna, Manuel   Americas. Born: 1849, Died: 1873, 1 poems.
  32. Adamian, Bedros   European. Born: 1849, Died: 1891, 1 poems.
  33. Adams, Sarah Flower   English. Born: 1805, Died: 1848, 6 poems.
    Her feminism and professionalism, the nature of her work, and her unconventional lifestyle were all grounded in Unitarianism, the most progressive and liberating ideology of the 19th century.
  34. Adams, Bill   Americas. Born: 1879, Died: 1953, 23 poems.
  35. Adams, Franklin P.   Americas. Born: 1881, Died: 1960 (modern), 166 poems.
    Adams' poetry is light and conventionally rhymed. He hated free verse  and was never slow in expressing this opinion. His verse is collected  in 10 volumes
  36. Adams, Francis William Lauderdale   Oceania. Born: 1862, Died: 1893, 92 poems.
    The brief, brave life of Francis William Lauderdale Adams— —makes a dramatic and remarkable story. Adams  was a brilliant English writer who championed the cause of nationalism and socialism in Australia in the 1880's.
  37. Adams, Arthur   Oceania. Born: 1872, Died: 1936, 77 poems.
    Writer of works for children. Arthur Adams edited three collections of well-known nursery rhymes which were set to music. They were published by Allan's the Australian Music company.
  38. Adams, Henry Brooks   Americas. Born: 1838, Died: 1918, 1 poems.
  39. Adams, John Quincy   Americas. Born: 1767, Died: 1848, 18 poems.
    Sixth president of the United States of America.
  40. Adams, Oscar Fay   Americas. Born: 1855, Died: 1919, 77 poems.
    Oscar Fay Adams was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1855. He graduated from New Jersey State Normal School. Died in 1919.
  41. Adams, Leonie   Americas. Born: 1899, Died: 1988 (modern), 19 poems.
  42. Adams, Mary Mathews   Americas. Born: 1840, Died: 1902, 1 poems.
  43. Adams, Charles Follen   Americas. Born: 1842, Died: 1918, 4 poems.
  44. Adams, John   English. Born: 1805, Died: 1882, 1 poems.
  45. Adamson, Bartlett   Oceania. Born: 1884, Died: 1951, 4 poems.
  46. Adamson, Henry   European. Born: 1581, Died: 1627, 9 poems.
  47. Adamson, Reverend John   English. Died: 1670, 6 poems.
  48. Adanac, Ian   1 poems.
  49. Adcock, Arthur St. John   English. Born: 1864, Died: 1930, 2 poems.
  50. Addison, Joseph   English. Born: 1672, Died: 1719, 17 poems.
    In the year of his graduation he published his Account of the Greatest English Poets. Through Dryden, to whom he addressed some complimentary verses, he was introduced to Tonson, who set him to work translating Juvenal, Persius, Virgil, and Heredotus
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