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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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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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Delmira Agustini
Agustini, Delmira - October 24, 1886 – July 6, 1914
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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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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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