Literary Library

Philip Larkin

by Angela Beck
August 9, 1922 - December 2, 1985English poet and writerAuthor of "A Girl in Winter", "The Whitsun Weddings" and "High Windows"Wrote under the pse...
British England English English Poetry Great Britain Poem Poems Poet Poetry

John Dryden

by Angela Beck
August 9, 1631 - May 12, 1700English poet, playwright and literary criticAuthor of "All For Love", "Essay of Dramatick Poesie" and "Absalom and Ac...
British British History Critic Drama Dramatist England English English Poetry Great Britain Literary Critic Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Poetry Theater Theatre

Jeanne Larson

by Angela Beck
August 9, 1950 - American poet, novelist, translator and essayistAuthor of "Silk Road: A Novel of Eighth-Century China", "Bronze Mirror" and "Manc...
China Eighth Century Essayist Essays Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Silk Road Translator

Count Miklos Zrinyi

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1620 - November 18, 1664Hungarian statesman, military leader and poetBest known for his epic poem "The Peril of Sziget"Became the Vicer...
Croatia Govern Government Government Official Hungarian Hungary Military Military Officer Poem Poems Poet Poetry Statesman

John Myers Myers

by Angela Beck
January 11, 1906 - October 30, 1988American novelist, professor and poetAuthor of "Silverlock", "Doc Holliday" and "The Harp and the Blade"
Educate Education Educator Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor School Teach Teacher Teaching

Ernest Pascal

by Angela Beck
January 11, 1896 - November 4, 1966English-born American screenwriter, author, playwright and poetAuthor of "The Dark Swan", "Virgin Flame" and "Th...
Author British Cannes Film Festival Drama Dramatist England English English-American Film Filmmaker Films Great Britain Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Screenwriter Theater Theatre

Robinson Jeffers

by Angela Beck
January 10, 1887 - January 20, 1962U. S. poet and playwrightAuthor of "The Wild God of the World" and "Stones of the Sur"Click Here to See Books 
Drama Dramatist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Theater Theatre

Vicente Huidobro

by Angela Beck
January 10, 1893 - January 2, 1948Chilean poet and magazine publisherAuthor of "Poemas Articos" and "Temblor de Cielo"Awarded the National Prize o...
Chile Chile's National Prize for Literature Chilean Chilean National Prize of Literature Magazine Magazine Publisher Magazines Poem Poems Poet Poetry Publisher

Manuel Zeno Gandia

by Angela Beck
January 10, 1855 - January 30, 1930Puerto Rican physician, poet, journalist and politicianAuthor of "La Charca" (considered to be the first novel ...
Doctor Govern Government Government Official Journalism Journalist Medical Medicine News Newspaper Newspapers Novel Novelist Physician Poem Poems Poet Poetry Political Politician Politics Puerto Rican Puerto Rico

Dennis Cooper

by Angela Beck
January 10, 1953 - American novelist, poet, critic, editor and performance artistAuthor of "Try", "My Loose Thread" and "Ugly Man: Stories"
Artist Critic Editing Editor Novel Novelist Perform Performance Performance Artist Play Plays Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Hayim Nachman Bialik

by Angela Beck
January 9, 1873 - July 4, 1934Ukrainian-born Jewish poetAuthor of "Tarnegolim Yehu-Shu'al", "Shirim" and "Knight of Onions and Knight of Garlic"Wr...
Hebrew Jewish Jews Poem Poems Poet Poetry Ukraine Ukrainian Yiddish

Francisco Gonzalez Bocanegra

by Angela Beck
January 8, 1824 - April 11, 1861Mexican poetWrote the lyrics for the Mexican National Anthem in 1853
Mexican Mexican National Anthem Mexico National Anthem Poem Poems Poet Poetry