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Labe,
Louise
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Labrie,
Pierre
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Pierre Labrie (23 April 1972— ) is a Québécois poet, born at Mont-Joli, Quebec. He now lives in Trois-Rivières.. poet from Quebec
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Laetitia Barbauld,
Anna
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Anna Laetitia Barbauld ( /br'bold/, by herself possibly /br'bo/, as in French, née Aikin; 20 June 1743 – 9 March 1825) was a prominent English Romantic poet, essayist, and children's author.. English poet essayist literary critic editor and children's author
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Laine,
Jarkko
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Jarkko Laine (17 March 1947 – 19 August 2006) was a Finnish poet and a writer of prose and plays. He also translated American literature to Finnish.. Finnish poet writer playwright
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Lally,
Michael
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Lamantia,
Philip
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Philip Lamantia (October 23, 1927 - March 7, 2005) was an American poet and lecturer. Lamantia's visionary poems were ecstatic, terror-filled, and erotic which explored the subconscious world of dreams and linked it to the experience of daily life.. American poet and lecturer
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Lamb,
Charles
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Charles Lamb (London, 10 February 1775 – Edmonton, 27 December 1834) was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847). Lamb has been referred to by E.V. Lucas, his principal biographer, as the most lovable figure in English literature, and his influence on the English essay form surely cannot be overestimated.. English essayist and poet
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Lamborn Wilson,
Peter
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Hakim Bey (born Peter Lamborn Wilson, 1945), is an American political writer, essayist, and poet, known for first proposing the concept of the Temporary Autonomous Zone (TAZ), based, in part, on a historical review of pirate utopias.. American political and cultural writer essayist and poet
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Landor,
Walter Savage
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. English writer and poet
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Langer,
Jiri Mordecai
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Lanier,
Sidney
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Laozi,
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Larkin,
Philip
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Philip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL is widely regarded as one of the great English poets of the latter half of the twentieth century.. English poet and novelist
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Laughlin,
James
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James Laughlin (October 30, 1914–November 12, 1997) was an American poet and literary book publisher who founded New Directions Publishers.. American poet publisher
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Laurence Dunbar,
Paul
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Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was a seminal African American poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dunbar gained national recognition for his 1896 "Ode to Ethiopia", one poem in the collection Lyrics of Lowly Life.. African American poet novelist and playwright
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Lauwereyns,
Jan
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Jan Lauwereyns (born 13 May 1969), full name Johan Marc José Lauwereyns, is a poet, essayist, and scientist. As a cognitive neuroscientist, he specializes in the voluntary control of attention and decision making. He has published articles in journals such as Nature, Neuron, and Trends in Cognitive Sciences, and the monograph The Anatomy of Bias with The MIT Press. As a multilingual poet, he gained an international reputation for innovative work.. Belgian poet writer and scientist
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Laux,
Dorianne
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Dorianne Laux (born January 10, 1952 Augusta, Maine) is an American poet.. American poet
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Lawrence,
D H
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Lawrence,
David Herbert
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Lawson,
Henry
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An Australian writer and poet.. Australian writer and poet; son of Louisa Lawson
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Lax,
Robert
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Robert Lax (1915–September 26, 2000) was an American poet, known in particular for his association with famed 20th century Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton. A third friend of his youth, whose work sheds light on both Lax and Merton, was Ad Reinhardt. During the latter period of his life, Lax resided on the island of Patmos, Greece. Considered by some to be a self-exiled hermit, he nonetheless welcomed visitors to his home on the island, but did nothing to court publicity or expand his literary career or reputation.. American poet; friend of Thomas Merton
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Layamon,
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Layton,
Irving
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Irving Peter Layton, OC (March 12, 1912 – January 4, 2006) was a Romanian-born Canadian poet. He was known for his "tell it like it is" style which won him a wide following but also made enemies. As T. Jacobs notes in his biography (2001), Layton fought Puritanism throughout his life:. Romanian-born Canadian poet
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Lazarus,
Emma
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Emma Lazarus was an American Jewish poet born in New York City. She is best known for "The New Colossus", a sonnet written in 1883; its lines appear on a bronze plaque in the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in 1912.. American poet; best known for her poem The New Colossus
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Lear,
Edward
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Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author, and poet, renowned today primarily for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form that he popularized.. British artist illustrator author and poet
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Lechon,
Jan
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Ledwidge,
Francis
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Francis Edward Ledwidge (19 August 1887 – 31 July 1917) was an Irish war poet from County Meath. Sometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was killed in action at the Battle of Passchendaele during World War I.. Irish war poet
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Lee,
David
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David Lee (born 1966) is an American poet.. American poet
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Lee,
Dennis
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Dennis Beynon Lee, OC, MA (born August 31, 1939) is a Canadian poet, teacher, editor, and critic born in Toronto, Ontario. He is also a children's writer, well known for his book of children's rhymes, Alligator Pie.. Canadian poet teacher editor and critic
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Lee,
Laurie
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Lee,
Li-Young
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Lehman,
David
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Leino,
Eino
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Eino Leino (6 July 1878, Paltamo, Kainuu - 10 January 1926, Tuusula, Uusimaa) was a Finnish poet and journalist and is considered one of the pioneers of Finnish poetry. His poems combine modern and Finnish folk elements. The style of much of his work is like the Kalevala and folk songs. Nature, love, and despair are frequent themes in Leino's work. He is beloved and widely read in Finland today.. Finnish poet and journalist
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Lenier,
Sue
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Susan Jennifer Lenier (born 9 October 1957) is an English writer. She published two books of poetry and a number of plays.. English poet and playwright
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Lenin,
Lalitha
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Lalitha Lenin (Malayalam: ; born 17 July 1946, Thrithalloor, Thrissur, Kerala) is a renowned Indian poet in Malayalam.. Indian poet
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Leonard,
John
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John Leonard (born 1965) is an Australian poet.. Australian
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Leopardi,
Giacomo
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. Italian poet essayist philosopher and philologist
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Lermontov,
Mikhail
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Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (Russian: ´ ´ ´, IPA: ; October 15 1814 – July 27 1841), a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", has become the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837. Lermontov is considered the supreme poet of Russian literature side by side with Pushkin and the greatest figure of Russian Romanticism. His influence on later Russian literature is still felt in modern times, not only through his poetry, but also through his prose, which has founded the tradition of Russian psychological novel.. Russian Romantic writer poet and painter
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Lerner,
Ben
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Benjamin S. Lerner (born February 4, 1979 in Topeka, Kansas) is an American poet, novelist, and critic. He was awarded the Hayden Carruth prize for his cycle of fifty-two sonnets, The Lichtenberg Figures. In 2004, Library Journal named it one of the year's twelve best books of poetry. The Lichtenberg Figures appeared in a German translation in 2010.. American poet novelist and critic
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Lesmian,
Boleslaw
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Lesser,
Rika
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Rika Lesser (born 1953 Brooklyn, New York) is a U.S. poet, and is a translator of Swedish and German literary works.. American poet translator
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Lessing,
Gotthold
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Levertov,
Denise
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. British-born American poet; associated with the Black Mountain poets
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Levi,
Primo
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Levin (poet),
Dana
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Levine,
Philip
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. American poet; 2011–2012 US Poet Laureate 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
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Levis,
Larry
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. American poet
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Levy,
Amy
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Levy,
D A
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Levy,
William
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William Levy (born January 10, 1939), known as the Talmudic Wizard of Amsterdam and Dr. Doo-Wop, is the author of such works as The Virgin Sperm Dancer, Wet Dreams, Certain Radio Speeches of Ezra Pound and Natural Jewboy.. magazine editor short story writer and poet
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Lewis,
C S
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an Irish author and scholar of mixed Irish, English, and Welsh ancestry.. novelist poet academic medievalist literary critic essayist lay theologian and Christian apologist from Belfast
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Lewis,
Saunders
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Saunders Lewis (born John Saunders Lewis) (15 October 1893 - 1 September 1985) was a Welsh poet, dramatist, historian, literary critic, and political activist. He was a prominent Welsh nationalist and a founder of the Welsh National Party (later known as Plaid Cymru). Lewis is usually acknowledged to have been among the most prominent figures of twentieth-century Welsh-language literature. Lewis was a 1970 Nobel nominee for literature, and in 2005 was voted 10th as Wales' 'greatest-ever person' in a BBC Wales poll.. Welsh poet dramatist historian literary critic and political activist
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Lewis,
Wyndham
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Percy Wyndham Lewis (18 November 1882 – 7 March 1957) was an English painter and author (he dropped the name 'Percy', which he disliked). He was a co-founder of the Vorticist movement in art, and edited the literary magazine of the Vorticists, BLAST. His novels include his pre–World War I–era novel Tarr (set in Paris), and The Human Age, a trilogy comprising The Childermass (1928), Monstre Gai and Malign Fiesta (both 1955), set in the afterworld. A fourth volume of The Human Age, The Trial of Man, was begun by Lewis but left in a fragmentary state at the time of his death. He also wrote two autobiographical volumes, Blasting and Bombardiering (1937) and Rude Assignment: A Narrative of my Career up-to-date (1950).. English painter and author
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Lezama Lima,
José
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José Lezama Lima (December 19, 1910 in Havana, Cuba - August 9, 1976 in Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban writer and poet who is considered one of the most influential figures in Latin American literature.. Cuban writer and poet
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Liardet,
Tim
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Lilburn,
Tim
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Tim Lilburn (born 27 June 1950) is a Canadian poet and essayist. He is the author of several critically acclaimed collections of poetry, including Kill-site, To the River, Moosewood Sandhills and his latest work Going Home. Successful even in the early stages of his career, Lilburn's second work, Tourist To Ecstasy, was shortlisted for the Governor's General's Award but failed to win.. Canadian poet and essayist
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Lindley,
John
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Lindsay,
Sarah
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Lindsay,
Vachel
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. American poet
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Livingston Jr,
Major Henry
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Lodge,
Thomas
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Thomas Lodge (c. 1558 – September 1625) was an English dramatist and writer of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.. English dramatist and writer of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods
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Logue,
Christopher
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Longfellow,
Henry Wadsworth
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An American poet.. American poet and educator
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Lorca,
Federico Garcia
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Lorde,
Audre
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. Caribbean-American writer poet librarian and activist
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Love Peacock,
Thomas
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Thomas Love Peacock (18 October 1785 – 23 January 1866) was an English satirist and author.. English poet novelist
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Lovelace,
Richard
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. English cavalier poet
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Lovell Beddoes,
Thomas
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Thomas Lovell Beddoes (June 30, 1803 – January 26, 1849) was an English poet and dramatist.. English poet dramatist and physician
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Lowell,
Amy
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. American poet of the imagist school; 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
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Lowell,
Robert
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Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV was an American poet, considered the founder of the confessional poetry movement. He was appointed the sixth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress where he served from 1947 until 1948. He won the Pulitzer Prize in both 1947 and 1974 and the National Book Award in 1960.. American poet confessional poetry movement; 1947 & 1974 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry; 1947 US Poet Laureate
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Loy,
Mina
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Mina Loy born Mina Gertrude Löwry (December 27, 1882 – September 25, 1966) was an artist, poet, playwright, novelist, Futurist, actress, Christian Scientist, designer of lamps, and bohemian. She was one of the last of the first generation modernists to achieve posthumous recognition. Her poetry was admired by T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, Basil Bunting, Gertrude Stein, Francis Picabia and Yvor Winters, among others.. English artist poet playwright novelist Futurist actress Christian Scientist designer of lamps and bohemian
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Luca,
Gherasim
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Gherasim Luca (or Gherashim Luca) (23 July 1913 – 9 February 1994) was a Surrealist theorist and Romanian poet. He is frequently cited in the works of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari.. Surrealist theorist and Romanian poet
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Lucan,
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Lucilius,
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Lucretius,
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Ludvig Runeberg,
Johan
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Johan Ludvig Runeberg (5 February 1804, Jakobstad – 6 May 1877, Porvoo) was a Finnish poet, and is the national poet of Finland. He wrote in the Swedish language.. Finnish poet; national poet of Finland wrote in the Swedish language
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Luis Rodríguez Pittí,
José
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José Luis Rodríguez Pittí (born 29 March 1971) is a contemporary writer and documentary photographer. He was born in Panamá.. Panamanian poet and artist
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Lumsden,
Roddy
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Lux,
Thomas
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. American poet
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Luzi,
Mario
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Mario Luzi (20 October 1914 – 28 February 2005) was an Italian poet.. Italian poet
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Lydgate,
John
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John Lydgate of Bury (c. 1370 – c. 1451) was a monk and poet, born in Lidgate, Suffolk, England.. English monk and poet
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Lyly,
John
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John Lyly (Lilly or Lylie) (c. 1553 or 1554 – November 1606) was an English writer, best known for his books Euphues,The Anatomy of Wit and Euphues and His England. Lyly's linguistic style, originating in his first books, is known as Euphuism.. English writer poet dramatist playwright and politician
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Lyttelton,
George
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George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton PC (17 January 1709 – 24 August 1773), known as Sir George Lyttelton, Bt between 1751 and 1756, was a British politician and statesman and a patron of the arts.. British politician poet statesman and a patron of the arts
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