Famous Poets

ROBERT FROST Born on March 26, 1874, Robert Lee Frost was one of the most legendary and famous English poets in the history of mankind. His poem 'The Road Not Taken' has touched millions of young minds and is one which requires no introduction. Having suffered a rough childhood, Robert lost his father to tuberculosis at the young and tender age of 11 years. Post this traumatic event, he moved to Massachusetts along with his family. His interest and passion for verse and poetry grew immensely during his high school years at Lawrence. Having covered a number of odd jobs including editor, teacher and cobbler, Robert published his first poem 'My Butterfly' in the New York newspaper. His poems are often known to use the theme of rural England to describe and make the reader familiar with deep philosophical themes. Filled with beautiful and captivating rhymes, his poems are some of the most beautiful works of the English language. Some of the poet's utterly famous works i

MARGARET ATWOOD Born on November 18 1939, Margaret Atwood is an utterly famous and inspiring Canadian poet, essayist, novelist, critic, teacher, inventor and environmental activist. Regarded as one of Canada's finest writers, she has published numerous works including 18 novels, 18 poetry books, 11 non-fiction books, 9 short fiction collections, 8 children's books, 2 graphic novels and various small editions of a combination of fiction and poetry. A voracious writer from the beginning, Atwood started writing plays and poems at the young age of 6. Having realized her passion for writing, she made up her mind to write professionally at the age of 16. Her fame as a poet grew after the publication of her collections, 'Double Persephone' and 'The Circle Game'. Her poems are characterized by their nature of duality presented as separation which leads the characters to be isolated from the natural world. Along with this, suffering is often experienced by the female cha

W. JADE AHER W. Jude Aher is a political activist, poet and hippie. A man of sheer determination and strong will, Aher faced various health difficulties during his lifetime, including repeated occurrences of stroke as well as multiple sclerosis. According to him, the obstacles in his course of life pave way for his writings. These struggles give him reasons to write. He firmly believes that one should never give up even when life is tough. The poet says "I create art not just words". Aher hopes that his art inspires people to face life's problems with a smile. A man of utter fame and honour, his work continues to inspire millions of young souls worldwide. 

CONRAD AIKEN Born on August 5 1889 in the country of Georgia, Conrad Potter Aiken was an American poet, short story writer, critic and writer. Having suffered a rough childhood, Aiken lost his parents at a young age of 11 when his father murdered his wife and then committed suicide himself. The horrified boy was utterly traumatized by this incident and much of his work in the field of philosophy was influenced by this episode. The orphaned boy was raised by his great-aunt and uncle in Massachusetts. A student of Harvard University, Aiken co-edited the 'Advocate' with his friend and colleague, T.S. Eliot. Along with this, Aiken also studied under the famous influencer, George Santayana. Strongly influenced by symbolism, his writings were philosophical with strong thoughts running through them. Aiken received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his Selected Poems in 1930. His autobiography, titled 'Ushant' was published in 1952. Some of his famous works include 'Earth T

RALPH ANGEL  Born in 1951 in the city of Washington, Ralph Angel was an utterly famous American poet and educator. A man of Sephardic Jewish descent, Ralph completed his early education in Seattle and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Washington while working for the Union Pacific Railroad. Besides this, Angel also received a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of California, Irvine. In the afterword to his translation of the Federico Garcia Lorca collection, Poema del cante jondo, Angel stated that he comes from a household of three languages, namely English, Hebrew and Ladino, one of which he could understand but not speak, one which he could sing but not understand and the other which was the language of his country. His poetry is set in a historical urban landscape. Some of his famous works include 'Your Moon', 'Exceptions and Melancholies: Poems 1986-2006', 'Twice Removed', 'In every direction' and 'Sampling'.

DEBORAH AGER Born in 1978, Deborah Ager is an American editor, poet and essayist. Married to writer Bill Beverly, Deborah lives in Hyattsville, Maryland with her husband and daughter, Olive. A graduate of the Newfield Network coaching school as well as a member of the International Coach Federation and Coachville, she earned a BA in English and a MFA in creative writing. She is the founder of the Book Activation and the Dream Client Formula. Besides this, she also founded the poetry magazine called '32 poems' in 2003 with the famous poet John Poch. Deborah has published three books and co-edited various anthologies, including 'Old Flame: 10 Years of 32 Poems Magazine' with Bill Beverly and John Poch and 'The Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry' with M.E. Silverman. She has won various awards and honours for her creditable contribution towards the English language, some of them being the Tennessee Williams scholarship to the Sewanee Writer