Literary Library

John Myers Myers

January 11, 1906 - October 30, 1988American novelist, professor and poetAuthor of "Silverlock", "Doc Holliday" and "The Harp and the Blade"

Ernest Pascal

January 11, 1896 - November 4, 1966English-born American screenwriter, author, playwright and poetAuthor of "The Dark Swan", "Virgin Flame" and "Th...

Robinson Jeffers

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 

Vicente Huidobro

January 10, 1893 - January 2, 1948Chilean poet and magazine publisherAuthor of "Poemas Articos" and "Temblor de Cielo"Awarded the National Prize o...

Manuel Zeno Gandia

January 10, 1855 - January 30, 1930Puerto Rican physician, poet, journalist and politicianAuthor of "La Charca" (considered to be the first novel ...

Dennis Cooper

January 10, 1953 - American novelist, poet, critic, editor and performance artistAuthor of "Try", "My Loose Thread" and "Ugly Man: Stories"

Hayim Nachman Bialik

January 9, 1873 - July 4, 1934Ukrainian-born Jewish poetAuthor of "Tarnegolim Yehu-Shu'al", "Shirim" and "Knight of Onions and Knight of Garlic"Wr...

Francisco Gonzalez Bocanegra

January 8, 1824 - April 11, 1861Mexican poetWrote the lyrics for the Mexican National Anthem in 1853

Gaston Miron

January 8, 1928 - December 14, 1996Canadian poet, publisher and editorAuthor of "L' Homme Rapaille", "Counterpanes" and "Embers and Earth: Selecte...

Khalil Gibran

January 6, 1883 - April 10, 1931Lebanese-American writer, poet and artistAuthor of "Broken Wings", "The Madman" and "The Prophet"Born Gibran Khali...

Idris Davies

January 6, 1905 - April 6, 1953Welsh poetAuthor of "Wasteland of Wales", "Tonypandy and Other Poems" and "Selected Poems"

Hristo Botev

January 6, 1848 - June 1, 1876Bulgarian poet, revolutionary and journalistAuthor of the poems "My Prayer", "In the Tavern" and "Struggle" which we...