Literary Library

Arthur Hugh Clough

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1819 - November 13, 1861English poet, educator and assistant to Florence NightingaleAuthor of "Dipsychus" and "Amours De Voyage"
Educator England English Poem Poet Poetry Teacher

Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

by Angela Beck
November 1, 1636 - March 13, 1711French poet and criticAuthor of "Satires", "The Art of Poetry" and "Le Lutrin: An Heroick Poem"
Critic France French Poem Poet Poetry

Margaret Taylor Burroughs

by Angela Beck
November 1, 1915 - November 21, 2010African-American visual artist, writer, poet, educator and arts organizerAuthor of "Jasper, the Drummin' Boy",...
Africa African American Art Artist Arts Poem Poet Poetry Visual Artist

Georg Philipp Harsdorffer

by Angela Beck
November 1, 1607 - September 17, 1658German poet and translatorAuthor of more than 47 volumes of poetry and prose including "Frauenzimmer Gesprech...
German Germany Poem Poet Poetry Translator

Stephen Crane

by Angela Beck
November 1, 1871 - June 5, 1900American poet, novelist and short story writerAuthor of "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets", "The Red Badge of Courage"...
Novel Novelist Poem Poet Poetry Short Story

C. K. Williams

by Angela Beck
November 4, 1936 - September 20, 2015American poet, critic and translatorAuthor of "Flesh and Blood" (for which he was a finalist for the Pulitzer...
Critic Poem Poet Poetry Pulitzer Prize Translator