Literary Library

Robert Hayden

August 4, 1913 - February 25, 1980African-American poet and educatorAuthor of "Angle of Ascent: New and Selected Poems", "American Journal: Poems" ...

Marvin Bell

August 3, 1937 - December 14, 2020American poet, editor and teacherAuthor of "The Book of the Dead Man", "Nightworks: Poems 1962 - 2000" and "Mars ...

Hayden Carruth

August 3, 1921 - September 29, 2008American poet, literary critic and professorAuthor of "Scrambled Eggs & Whiskey" (for which he won the Nati...

Stephen Sandy

August 2, 1934 - November 7, 2016American poet and professorAuthor of "The Thread", "Weathers Permitting" and "Netsuke Days: Poems" #literarycalen...

Madison Smartt Bell

August 1, 1957 - American novelist and professorAuthor of "Save Me, Joe Louis", "All Souls' Rising" (for which he was a finalist for the National B...

Hugh Seidman

August 1, 1940 - November 9, 2023American poet and professorAuthor of "Collecting Evidence", "Blood Lord" and "Throne Falcon Eye"Won 3 National End...

Herman Melville

August 1, 1819 - September 28, 1891American novelist, short story writer, poet, teacher, lecturer, sailor and customs inspectorAuthor of "Typee: A...

Ismail al-Faruqi

January 1, 1921 - May 27, 1986Palestinian-American philosopher, professor and writerAuthor of "Christian Ethics", "Cultural Atlas of Islam" and "T...

Machi Tawara

December 31, 1962 - Japanese writer, translator, poet and teacherAuthor of "Salad Anniversary", "The Palm of the Wind's Heart" and "Chocolate Revo...

Henry Carter Adams

December 31, 1851 - August 11, 1921American economist, writer and professorAuthor of "Lectures on Political Economy", "The Science of Finance" and...

Clarence Major

December 31, 1936 - African-American poet, painter, novelist, teacher and editorAuthor of "All-Night Visitors", "My Amputations", "Dirty Bird Blue...

Julia Briggs

December 30, 1943 - August 16, 2007English professor, literary critic and biographerAuthor of "Night Visitors: The Rise and Fall of the English Gho...