Famous Poets

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	Abercrombie, Lascelles About Poet \| Poems	A British poet and literary critic.
	Adams, Sarah Fuller Flower About Poet \| Poems	An English poet.
	Agustini, Delmira About Poet \| Poems	An Uruguayan poet considered one of the greatest female Latin American poets of the early 20th c.
	Aiken, Conrad About Poet \| Poems	A Pulitzer Prize-winning American author.
	Akhmatova, Anna About Poet \| Poems	One of the greatest Russian poets of the 20th-century.
	Alcott, Louisa May About Poet \| Poems	An American novelist, best known for the novel Little Women.
	Aldington, Richard About Poet \| Poems	An English writer and poet.
	Alger, Julie Hill About Poet \| Poems	An American poet.
	Alighieri, Dante About Poet \| Poems	An Italian Florentine poet. His greatest work is la Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy).
	Allingham, William About Poet \| Poems	An Irish man of letters and poet.
	Amichai, Yehuda About Poet \| Poems	An Israeli poet considered by many to be the greatest modern Israeli poet.
	Amis, Kingsley About Poet \| Poems	An English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher.
	Ammons, Archie Randolph (A. R.) About Poet \| Poems	An American author and poet.
	Angelou, Maya About Poet \| Poems	Pulitzer Prize-winning African American author and an important figure in the American Civil Rights.
	Apollinaire, Guillaume About Poet \| Poems	A poet, writer, and art critic. Among the foremost French poets of the early 20th century.
	Arnold, Matthew About Poet \| Poems	An English poet and cultural critic.
	Arp, Jean Hans About Poet \| Poems	A German-French sculptor, painter, and poet.
	Ashbery, John About Poet \| Poems	An American poet.
	Auden, Wystan Hugh (W. H.) About Poet \| Poems	An English poet, often cited as one of the most influential of the 20th century.
	Austen, Jane About Poet \| Poems	An English novelist and poet

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