Literary Library

Sarah Orne Jewett

by Angela Beck
September 3, 1849 - June 24, 1909American novelist, short story writer and poetAuthor of "A Country Doctor", "A White Heron" and "Betty Leicester"
Author Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story

Eugene Field

by Angela Beck
September 2, 1850 - November 4, 1895American children's poetry writer and journalistBest known for his poems "Wynken, Blynken and Nod" and "Little...
Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Poem Children's Poet Journalist Poem Poet Poetry

William Blake

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1757 - August 12, 1827English poet, painter and printmakerAuthor of "Songs of Innocence and of Experience", "The Marriage of Heaven a...
England English Painter Poet Poetry Printmaker

Owen Dodson

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1914 - June 21, 1983African-American poet, novelist, playwright and professorAuthor of "Boy at the Window", "The Confession Stone: Son...
African American Drama Novel Novelist Playwright Poet Poetry Professor Theater Theatre Yale

Nikolai Nekrasov

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1821 - December 27, 1877 (Russian Old Style)Russian poet, writer, critic and publisherAuthor of "The Railway", "Russian Women" and "W...
Critic Poet Poetry Publisher Russia Russian Russian History

Lance Jeffers

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1919 - African-American poet, short fiction writer and novelistAuthor of "My Blackness is the Beauty of This Land", "O Africa, Where I...
African American Novel Novelist Poet Poetry

Gavin Geoffrey Dillard

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1954 - American poet and songwriterAuthor of "Notes from a Marriage", "In the Flesh: Undressing for Success" and "A Day for a Lady: A...
Gay LGBTQ Poem Poems Poet Poetry Songwriter

Dennis Brutus

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1924 - December 26, 2009South African activist, educator, journalist and poetAuthor of "Letters to Martha: And Other Poems from a Sou...
Activist Africa African Educator Journalist Poet Poetry Political Activist South Africa South African

Alexander Alexandrovich Blok

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1880 - August 7, 1921Russian poet, publicist, playwright, translator and literary criticAuthor of "The City", "Faina" and "Mask of Snow"
Critic Literary Critic Playwright Poet Poetry Publicist Russia Russian Translator

James Agee

by Angela Beck
November 27, 1909 - May 16, 1955American novelist, poet, screenwriter and film criticAuthor of "Knoxville: Summer of 1915", "The African Queen" (Sc...
Film Film Critic Novel Novelist Poet Poetry Pulitzer Prize Screenwriter

David Rakoff

by Angela Beck
November 27, 1964 - August 9, 2012Canadian-American writer of prose and poetry, journalist, essayist and actorAuthor of "Fraud", "Don't Get Too Co...
Actor Canada Canadian Canadian-American Essayist Essays Journalist News Poet Poetry

William Cowper

by Angela Beck
November 26, 1731 - April 25, 1800English poet and hymnodistAuthor of the poems "Light Shining Out of Darkness", "The Negro's Complaint" and "On R...
England English Hymns Poet Poetry