Famous poets

person who writes poetry

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Guillaume Apollinaire

Guillaume Apollinaire

1880 – 1918 · Age 38
Deceased
Giacomo Casanova

Giacomo Casanova

1725 – 1798 · Age 73
Deceased
Charles Bukowski

Charles Bukowski

1920 – 1994 · Age 73
Deceased
Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille

1606 – 1684 · Age 78
Deceased
Tomas Tranströmer

Tomas Tranströmer

1931 – 2015 · Age 83
Deceased
Menander

Menander

Deceased
Lucian of Samosata

Lucian of Samosata

0120 – 0200 · Age 80
Deceased
Miguel Ángel Asturias

Miguel Ángel Asturias

1899 – 1974 · Age 74
Deceased
Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe

1930 – 2013 · Age 82
Deceased
Eugène Ionesco

Eugène Ionesco

1909 – 1994 · Age 84
Deceased
Peter Abelard

Peter Abelard

1079 – 1142 · Age 63
Deceased
Louise Glück

Louise Glück

1943 – 2023 · Age 80
Deceased
Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall

1887 – 1985 · Age 97
Deceased
Johann Gottfried Herder

Johann Gottfried Herder

1744 – 1803 · Age 59
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Juan Ramón Jiménez

Juan Ramón Jiménez

1881 – 1958 · Age 76
Deceased
Halldór Laxness

Halldór Laxness

1902 – 1998 · Age 95
Deceased
Sándor Petőfi

Sándor Petőfi

1823 – 1849 · Age 26
Deceased
Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe

1564 – 1593 · Age 29
Deceased
Apuleius

Apuleius

0125 – 0170 · Age 45
Deceased
Stanisław Lem

Stanisław Lem

1921 – 2006 · Age 84
Deceased
Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams

1911 – 1983 · Age 71
Deceased
Alexander Blok

Alexander Blok

1880 – 1921 · Age 40
Deceased
John Donne

John Donne

1572 – 1631 · Age 59
Deceased
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

1931 – 2015 · Age 83
Deceased
Humphry Davy

Humphry Davy

1778 – 1829 · Age 50
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q49757