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  1. 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.
  2. al-Sabur, Salah Abd   Africas. Born: 1931, Died: 1981 (modern), 10 poems.
  3. Allen, Samuel   Born: 1917, 2 poems.
  4. Aurobindo, Sri   Asian. Born: 1872, Died: 1950, 32 poems.
  5. Bamford, Samuel   English. Born: 1788, Died: 1872, 110 poems.
    Samuel Bamford, was born on February 28th, 1788 in Middleton, near Manchester. Samuel's father, Daniel, was a handloom weaver of muslin, part-time schoolteacher, and a composer of religious songs.
  6. Baring-Gould, Sabine   English. Born: 1834, Died: 1924, 4 poems.
    Sabine Baring-Gould was a prolific writer. At one point there were more books listed under his name in the British Museum Library than under that of any other English writer.
  7. Baxter, Sylvester   Americas. Born: 1830, Died: 1930, 1 poems.
  8. Baylis, Samuel Mathewson   Americas. Born: 1854, Died: 1941, 1 poems.
  9. Beadle, Samuel Alfred   Americas. Born: 1859, Died: 1934, 66 poems.
    Samuel Alfred Beadle was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 17, 1857. He moved, with his family, to Jackson, Mississippi after the Civil War ..
  10. Beckett, Samuel   English. Born: 1906, Died: 1989 (modern), 3 poems.
  11. Benet, Stephen Vincent   Americas. Born: 1898, Died: 1943, 43 poems.
    American poet, novelist, and writer of short stories, best-known for John Brown'S Body, a long epic poem on the Civil War, which Benét wrote in France. Benét received two Pulitzer prizes for his poetry.
  12. Bergbo, Skogekar   European. Born: 1619, Died: 1684, 0 poems.
  13. Berryhill, Samuel Newton   Americas. Born: 1832, Died: 1887, 2 poems.
  14. Betjeman, Sir John   English. Born: 1906, Died: 1984 (modern), 50 poems.
    In 1969, he was knighted, and when Cecil Day Lewis died in 1972, Jb was made Poet Laureate.
  15. Bharati, Subramania   Asian. Born: 1882, Died: 1921, 1 poems.
    Bharati captured the imagination of the Tamil people.  His collection of songs on national unity, Swadesha Geetangal (meaning songs on Indian nationalism), was first published in 1908 which was followed by Janma Bhoomi (meaning motherland), published
  16. Bhattacharya, Sukanta   Asian. Born: 1926, Died: 1947, 3 poems.
  17. Biller, Sarah   27 poems.
  18. Bishop, Samuel   English. Born: 1731, Died: 1795, 1 poems.
  19. Blamire, Susanna   Born: 1747, Died: 1794, 96 poems.
  20. Blanchard, Samuel Laman   English. Born: 1803, Died: 1845, 6 poems.
  21. Blicher, Steen Steensen   European. Born: 1782, Died: 1848, 3 poems.
  22. Bolton, Sarah Knowles   Americas. Born: 1841, Died: 1916, 2 poems.
  23. Bowden, Samuel   English. Born: 1700, Died: 1800, 33 poems.
  24. Boyce, Samuel   English. Born: 1675, Died: 1775, 1 poems.
  25. Boyle, Sarah Roberts   Americas. Born: 1812, Died: 1869, 1 poems.
  26. Boyse, Samuel   English. Born: 1708, Died: 1749, 4 poems.
  27. Brant, Sebastian   European. Born: 1458, Died: 1521, 5 poems.
    The work to which Brant owes his fame is the "Narrenschiff" (Ship of Fools), a long didactic, allegorical poem, in which the follies and vices of the time are satirized.
  28. Bristowe, Sybil   English. 1 poems.
  29. Brock, Sallie A   Americas. Born: 1800, Died: 1900, 1 poems.
  30. Brown, Sterling   Americas. Born: 1901, Died: 1989 (modern), 10 poems.
    Brown is known for his frank, unsentimental portraits of black people and their experiences...
  31. Browne, Sir Thomas   English. Born: 1605, Died: 1682, 2 poems.
  32. Buddha, Lord Siddhartha   Asian. 1 poems.
  33. Butler, Samuel   English. Born: 1612, Died: 1680, 15 poems.
    This Samuel Butler is sometimes called Hudibras Butler to distinguish him from his 19th Century secret sharer, who wrote Erewhon and The Way of All Flesh.
  34. Byers, Samuel Hawkins Marshall   Americas. Born: 1838, Died: 1933, 2 poems.
  35. Cannell, Skipwith   Americas. Born: 1887, Died: 1957 (modern), 2 poems.
  36. Carr, Sir John   English. Born: 1732, Died: 1807, 104 poems.
  37. Casement, Sir Roger   Born: 1864, Died: 1916, 1 poems.
  38. Chattopadhyay, Shakti   Asian. Born: 1933, Died: 1995 (modern), 5 poems.
  39. Chauhan, Subhadra Kumari   Asian. Born: 1904, Died: 1948, 2 poems.
  40. Chernyi, Sasha   Asian. Born: 1880, Died: 1932, 7 poems.
  41. Chryssomallis, Stelios   European. Born: 1836, Died: 1918, 0 poems.
  42. Ciminelli, Serafino dei   European. Born: 1466, Died: 1500, 0 poems.
  43. Claussen, Sophus Niels Christen   European. Born: 1865, Died: 1931, 3 poems.
  44. Cleghorn, Sarah Norcliffe   Americas. Born: 1876, Died: 1959 (modern), 6 poems.
  45. Cobb, Samuel   English. Born: 1675, Died: 1713, 1 poems.
  46. Coleridge, Sara   English. Born: 1802, Died: 1852, 5 poems.
    Sara was the fourth child and only daughter of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
  47. Coleridge, Samuel Taylor   English. Born: 1772, Died: 1834, 176 poems.
    Though he's really only known today for his poetry, though Col's contributions to the field of criticism and our language were many. For instance, he not only coined the word 'selfless,' he introduced the word 'aesthetic' to the English language
  48. College, Stephen   English. Born: 1635, Died: 1681, 2 poems.
  49. Columbus, Samuel   European. Born: 1642, Died: 1679, 0 poems.
  50. Colvill, Samuel   English. Born: 1673, Died: 1707, 1 poems.
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