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Home » Famous Poets » 20th Century

20th Century Famous Poets

See also Top 10 Poets of the 20th Century

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Bertus Aafjes

Aafjes, Bertus - May 12, 1914 – April 23, 1993
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Chris Abani

Abani, Chris - December 27, 1966 – Present
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Lascelles Abercrombie

Abercrombie, Lascelles - January 9, 1881 – October 27, 1938
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Dannie Abse

Abse, Dannie - born 1923
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Milton Acorn

Acorn, Milton - 1923 – 1986
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Léonie Adams

Adams, Léonie - 1899 – 1988
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Ryan Adams

Adams, Ryan - born 1974
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Fleur Adcock

Adcock, Fleur - born 1934
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Kim Addonizio

Addonizio, Kim - born 1954
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Endre Ady

Ady, Endre - 1877 – 1919
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Kedarnath Agarwal

Agarwal, Kedarnath - 1911 – 2000
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Jyoti Prasad Agarwala

Agarwala, Jyoti Prasad - June 17, 1903 – January 17, 1951
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James Agee

Agee, James - 1909 – 1955
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Dritëro Agolli

Agolli, Dritëro - born 1931
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Delmira Agustini

Agustini, Delmira - October 24, 1886 – July 6, 1914
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Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi

Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Riaz - 1941 – 2001
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Conrad Aiken

Aiken, Conrad - August 5, 1889 – August 17, 1973
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Bella Akhmadulina

Akhmadulina, Bella - 1937 – 2010
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Anna Akhmatova

Akhmatova, Anna - June 23, 1889 – March 5, 1966
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Javed Akhtar

Akhtar, Javed - 1945 –
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Richard Aldington

Aldington, Richard - July 8, 1892 – July 27, 1962
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Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Aldrich, Thomas Bailey - November 11, 1836 – March 1907
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Vicente Aleixandre

Aleixandre, Vicente - 1898 – 1984
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Meena Alexander

Alexander, Meena - February 17, 1951 - November 21, 2018
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James Alexander Allan

Alexander Allan, James - 1889 – 1956
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Sherman Alexie

Alexie, Sherman - Born on October 7, 1966
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Julie Hill Alger

Alger, Julie Hill - March 13, 1927 – December 29, 1994
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Muhammad Ali

Ali, Muhammad - January 17, 1942 – Present
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Damaso Alonso

Alonso, Damaso - 1898 – 1990
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Natan Alterman

Alterman, Natan - 1910 – 1970
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Al Alvarez

Alvarez, Al - born 1929
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Yehuda Amichai

Amichai, Yehuda - 1924 – 2000
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Kingsley Amis

Amis, Kingsley - April 16, 1922 – October 22, 1995
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Majeed Amjad

Amjad, Majeed - 1914 – 1974
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A R Ammons

Ammons, A R - February 18, 1926 – February 25, 2001
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Pita Amor

Amor, Pita - May 30, 1918 – May 8, 2000
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Alfred Andersch

Andersch, Alfred - 1914 – 1980
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Catherine Anderson

Anderson, Catherine - 1954 - Present
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Maya Angelou

Angelou, Maya - April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014
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Sherley Anne Williams

Anne Williams, Sherley - August 25, 1944 – July 6, 1999
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Hugh Antoine d'Arcy

Antoine d'Arcy, Hugh - 1843 – 1925
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Brother Antoninus

Antoninus, Brother - 1912 – 1994
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Chairil Anwar

Anwar, Chairil - 1922 – 1949
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Johannes Anyuru

Anyuru, Johannes - born 1979
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Guillaume Apollinaire

Apollinaire, Guillaume - August 26, 1880 – November 9, 1918
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Maja Apostoloska

Apostoloska, Maja - born 1976
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Pawlu Aquilina

Aquilina, Pawlu - 1929 – 2009
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Louis Aragon

Aragon, Louis - 1897 – 1982
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Tudor Arghezi

Arghezi, Tudor - 1880 – 1967
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Rae Armantrout

Armantrout, Rae - born 1947
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Simon Armitage

Armitage, Simon - born 1963
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Martin Armstrong

Armstrong, Martin - 2 October 1882 – 24 February 1974
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Sir Edwin Arnold

Arnold, Sir Edwin - 1832 – 1904
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Jean Arp

Arp, Jean - September 16, 1886 – June 7, 1966
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Antonin Artaud

Artaud, Antonin - 1896 – 1948
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Kumaran Asan

Asan, Kumaran - 1873 – 1924
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John Ashbery

Ashbery, John - July 28, 1927 – Present
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Clark Ashton Smith

Ashton Smith, Clark - 1893 – 1961
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Margaret Atwood

Atwood, Margaret - November 18, 1939 – Present
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Wystan Hugh (W H) Auden

Auden, Wystan Hugh (W H) - February 21, 1907 – September 29, 1973
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Alfred Austin

Austin, Alfred - May 3, 1835 – June 2, 1913
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Margaret Avison

Avison, Margaret - 1918 – 2007
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Krayem Awad

Awad, Krayem - born 1948
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Gennady Aygi

Aygi, Gennady - 1934 – 2006
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Pam Ayres

Ayres, Pam - March 14, 1947 – Present
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Kaifi Azmi

Azmi, Kaifi - January 14, 1919 – May 10, 2002
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Ken Babstock

Babstock, Ken - born 1970
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Ingeborg Bachmann

Bachmann, Ingeborg - June 25, 1926 – October 17, 1973
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George Bacovia

Bacovia, George - 1881 – 1957
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Julio Baghy

Baghy, Julio - 1891 – 1967
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Philip James Bailey

Bailey, Philip James - 1816 – 1902
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John Balaban

Balaban, John - born 1943
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Jesse Ball

Ball, Jesse - born 1978
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Konstantin Balmont

Balmont, Konstantin - 1867 – 1942
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Imamu Amiri Baraka

Baraka, Imamu Amiri - October 7, 1934 – Present
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Porfirio Barba-Jacob

Barba-Jacob, Porfirio - 1883 – 1942
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George Barker

Barker, George - 1913 – 1991
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Les Barker

Barker, Les - born 1947
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Michael Basinski

Basinski, Michael - born 1950
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Ellen Bass

Bass, Ellen - born 1947
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Henry Bataille

Bataille, Henry - April 4, 1872 – March 2, 1922
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Rudolf Baumbach

Baumbach, Rudolf - 1840 – 1905
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Eric Baus

Baus, Eric - born 1975
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George Bazeley Scurfield

Bazeley Scurfield, George - 1920 – 1991
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Kunwar Bechain

Bechain, Kunwar - 1942 –
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Nicolaas Beets

Beets, Nicolaas - 1814 – 1903
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Erin Belieu

Belieu, Erin - born 1967
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Marvin Bell

Bell, Marvin - born 1937
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Gioconda Belli

Belli, Gioconda - born 1948
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Xuan Bello

Bello, Xuan - born 1965
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Hilaire Belloc

Belloc, Hilaire - July 27, 1870 – July 16, 1953
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Stephen Vincent Benet

Benet, Stephen Vincent - July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943
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William Rose Benet

Benet, William Rose - February 2, 1886 — May 4, 1950
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Jim Bennett

Bennett, Jim - born 1951
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Bo Bergman

Bergman, Bo - 1869 – 1967
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David Berman

Berman, David - January 4, 1967 – Present
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Charles Bernstein

Bernstein, Charles - born 1950
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Daniel Berrigan

Berrigan, Daniel - born 1921
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Wendell Berry

Berry, Wendell - August 5, 1934 – Present
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John Berryman

Berryman, John - October 25, 1914 – January 7, 1972
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