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O'Driscoll,
Dennis
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Dennis O’Driscoll (born 1954) is an Irish poet.. Irish poet
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O'Hara,
Frank
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An American poet who was a key member of what was known as the New York School of poetry.. American writer poet and art critic; New York School
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of Rhodes,
Apollonius
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Apollonius Rhodius, also known as Apollonius of Rhodes (Latin; Greek p d Apollnios Rhódios), early 3rd century BCE - after 246 BCE, was a poet, and a librarian at the Library of Alexandria. He is best known for his epic poem the Argonautica, which told the mythological story of Jason and the Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece, and which is one of the chief works in the history of epic poetry.. poet and librarian at the Library of Alexandria
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of the Cross,
John
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John of the Cross (San Juan de la Cruz) (24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591), born Juan de Yepes Alvarez, was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic, Catholic saint, Carmelite friar and priest, born at Fontiveros, Old Castile.. Spanish mystic and poet
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Offen,
Ron
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Ronald C. “Ron” Offen (October 2, 1930—August 9, 2010) was an American poet, playwright, critic, editor, and theater producer. He received an A.A. from Wright College in Chicago and an M.A. in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago.. American poet playwright critic editor and theater producer
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Oguibe,
Olu
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The name Olu Oguibe, PhD., is legend in intellectual circles in Nigeria, most notably at the University of Nigeria where he set all sorts of academic records that continue to confound. The author of A Gathering Fear, A Song from Exile and Songs for Catalina, all collections of poetry, Olu has won all shades of grants, scholarships, academic and literary awards, including the All-Africa Okigbo Prize for Literature. Perhaps his most haunting poem, I Am Bound to This Land by Blood, is an anthem to the muses of pain and protest at literary gatherings. Oguibe is also a poet of the canvass, a visual artist who has had solo exhibitions the world over since 1988.
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Olds,
Sharon
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. American poet
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Olga,
Nolla,
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Oliver,
Mary
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. American poet; 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
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Olson,
Charles
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Charles Olson (27 December 1910 – 10 January 1970), was a second generation American modernist poet who was a link between earlier figures such as Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams and the New American poets, which includes the New York School, the Black Mountain School, the Beat poets, and the San Francisco Renaissance. Consequently, many postmodern groups, such as the poets of the Language School, include Olson as a primary and precedent figure. He described himself not so much as a poet or writer but as "an archeologist of morning.". American modernist poet
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Ondaatje,
Michael
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Onoe,
Saishu
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Saishu Onoe (, Onoe Saishu) (1876-1957) was a Japanese tanka poet and calligrapher.. Japanese poet
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Oppen,
George
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Orlovsky,
Peter
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An American poet best known for being the lover of Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg.. American poet and actor; lifelong partner of Allen Ginsberg
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Orr,
Gregory
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Gregory Orr (born 1947, Albany, NY) is an American poet. He received a B.A. degree from Antioch College and an M.F.A. from Columbia University. He is a professor of English at the University of Virginia where he founded the MFA Program in Writing in 1975, and served from 1978 to 2003 as Poetry Editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review. He is also a columnist and editor of the magazine, Sacred Bearings: A Journal for Survivors. He lives with his wife, the painter Trisha Orr, and their two daughters in Charlottesville, Virginia.. American poet
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Ortiz Cofer,
Judith
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Judith Ortiz Cofer (born in 1952) is an acclaimed Puerto Rican author. Her work spans a range of literary genres including poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays, and Young-adult fiction.. Puerto Rican poet and author
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Osiecka,
Agnieszka
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Agnieszka Osiecka (October 9, 1936 in Warsaw, Poland – March 7, 1997) She was a poet, writer, author of theatre and television screenplays, film director and journalist. She was a prominent Polish songwriter, having authored the lyrics to more than 2000 songs, and is considered an icon of Polish culture.. Polish poet writer author of theatre and television screenplays film director and journalist
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Oswald,
Alice
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Alice Oswald (born 1966) is a British poet who won the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2002.. British poet; 2002 T. S. Eliot Prize
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Otho Cresap Ord, II,
Edward
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Ovid,
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Owen,
Wilfred
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. English poet and soldier
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