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Old-poets matching 'B' by name

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  1. Adamian, Bedros   European. Born: 1849, Died: 1891, 1 poems.
  2. Adams, Bill   Americas. Born: 1879, Died: 1953, 23 poems.
  3. Adamson, Bartlett   Oceania. Born: 1884, Died: 1951, 4 poems.
  4. al-Haidari, Buland   Asian. Born: 1926, Died: 1996 (modern), 4 poems.
    Iraqi poet known for modernizing Arabic literature
  5. al-Sayyab, Badr Shakr   Asian. Born: 1926, Died: 1964 (modern), 1 poems.
  6. Alcazar, Baltazar de   Born: 1530, Died: 1606, 10 poems.
  7. Allwood, Brian   English. Born: 1920, Died: 1944, 2 poems.
  8. Alver, Betti   European. Born: 1906, Died: 1989 (modern), 1 poems.
  9. Argensola, Bartolome Leonardo de   European. Born: 1562, Died: 1631, 2 poems.
  10. Aribau, Bonaventura Carles   European. Born: 1798, Died: 1862, 0 poems.
  11. Bain, Bruce   English. Born: 1921, Died: 1985 (modern), 2 poems.
  12. Bairyu,   Asian. Born: 1804, Died: 1863, 1 poems.
  13. Balassa, Balint   European. Born: 1554, Died: 1594, 2 poems.
  14. Banneker, Benjamin   Americas. Born: 1731, Died: 1806, 2 poems.
    Publisher of an Almanac, vocal opponent of slavery, and street designer for the District of Columbia
  15. Barnes, Barnabe   English. Born: 1571, Died: 1609, 7 poems.
  16. Barton, Bernard   English. Born: 1784, Died: 1849, 5 poems.
    Bernard Barton, an English poet, was born at Carlisle on the 3Ist of January 1784. His parents were Quakers, and he was commonly known as the Quaker poet.
  17. Baughan, Blanche Edith   Oceania. Born: 1870, Died: 1958 (modern), 6 poems.
    Blanche Baughan became interested in developing a style of poetry relevant to a new colony. Her earliest published New Zealand poems, 'Young Hotspur' and 'The old place', were first published in the London Spectator in 1902
  18. Bech, Bodil   European. Born: 1889, Died: 1942, 1 poems.
  19. Bennett, Billy   English. Born: 1887, Died: 1942, 55 poems.
  20. Bergman, Bo Hjalmar   European. Born: 1869, Died: 1967 (modern), 2 poems.
  21. Bernard of Cluny,   European. Born: 1050, Died: 1150, 2 poems.
  22. Bharatidasan,   Asian. Born: 1891, Died: 1964 (modern), 0 poems.
  23. Bhartrihari,   Asian. Born: 570, Died: 651, 11 poems.
    Complications of love life inspired Bhartrihari to become a recluse and a poet. The opening verse of his Vairagyashatak begins with a lament and ends with a wry curse-Yam chintyami satamtam mayi sa virakta ( The one I pine for is indifferent to me)
  24. Bhaskaracharya,   Asian. Born: 1114, Died: 1185, 1 poems.
  25. Bihari,   Asian. Born: 1595, Died: 1664, 1 poems.
    Bihari Lal Chaube was born in Govindpur, near Gwalior, and spent his boyhood at Orchha.
  26. Bilhana,   Asian. 1 poems.
  27. Bion of Smyrna,   European. Born: -325, Died: -255, 2 poems.
  28. Birtles, Bert   Oceania. Born: 1900, Died: 1994 (modern), 1 poems.
  29. Bjornson, Bjornstjerne   European. Born: 1832, Died: 1910, 131 poems.
  30. Blind Hary,   English. Born: 1440, Died: 1492, 12 poems.
  31. Blunt , Bruce   Born: 1899, Died: 1957 (modern), 1 poems.
  32. Boake, Barcroft Henry   Oceania. Born: 1866, Died: 1892, 37 poems.
    He had little choice but to return to surveying in the Riverina where he began to write poetry based on his bush experiences. His work first appeared in the "Sydney Mail
  33. Bonnallack, B G   English. Born: 1907, 1 poems.
    Educated at Mill Hill and Clare College, Cambridge. Served with the Honourable Artillery Company in Europe.
  34. Booth, Barton   English. Born: 1730, Died: 1830, 1 poems.
  35. Boothby, Brooke   Born: 1743, Died: 1824, 8 poems.
  36. Boye, Birgitte   European. Born: 1742, Died: 1824, 1 poems.
  37. Braley, Berton   Americas. Born: 1882, Died: 1966 (modern), 3 poems.
  38. Brand, Barbarina   English. Born: 1768, Died: 1854, 1 poems.
  39. Brawley, Benjamin   Americas. Born: 1882, Died: 1939, 2 poems.
  40. Brazdzionis, Bernardas   European. Born: 1907, Died: 2002 (modern), 6 poems.
  41. Brecht, Bertolt   European. Born: 1898, Died: 1956 (modern), 39 poems.
    Bertolt Brecht's genius was for language. However, because this language is built upon a certain bold and direct simplicity, his plays often lose something in the translation from his native German.
  42. Brierley, Ben   English. Born: 1825, Died: 1896, 2 poems.
  43. Brockes, Barthold   European. Born: 1680, Died: 1747, 2 poems.
  44. Bunting, Basil   English. Born: 1900, Died: 1985 (modern), 13 poems.
    The autobiographical poem, Briggflatts, is acknowledged as the British poet Basil Bunting's (1900-1994) masterpiece. The book was officially published by the Fulcrum Press in 1966; however, the published version was preceded by this privately-issued,
  45. Burgh, Benedict   English. Born: 1466, Died: 1483, 1 poems.
  46. Carman, Bliss William   Born: 1861, Died: 1929, 120 poems.
    Carman authored more than 50 volumes of poetry in his lifetime and became recognized, after his coast-to-coast tour in 1921 reading his poetry, as Canada's unofficial poet laureate.
  47. Cattafi, Bartolo   European. Born: 1922, Died: 1979 (modern), 3 poems.
  48. Cendrars, Blaise   European. Born: 1887, Died: 1961 (modern), 1 poems.
  49. Clark, Badger   Americas. Born: 1883, Died: 1957 (modern), 28 poems.
  50. Clark, Benjamin Cutler   Americas. Born: 1825, Died: 1875, 62 poems.
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