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Born July 22, 1849 • New York City • New York
Died November 19, 1887 (aged 38) • New York City • New York • (Anniversary in 6 days)
Notable Works “The New Colossus”

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Robert Bly
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Pound, Ezra
Ezra Pound
American poet
U.S. poet laureate Arthur Sze
Arthur Sze
American poet
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Marie Ponsot
American writer, critic, teacher, and translator
Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo
American author, academic, musician and artist
Maggie Nelson
Maggie Nelson
American writer
Kenneth Rexroth and his daughter
Kenneth Rexroth
American poet and painter
Robert Lowell, c. 1960
Robert Lowell
American poet
Merwin, W.S.
W.S. Merwin
American poet and translator
Author Sandra Cisneros stands outdoors with arms crossed, wearing a patterned brown shawl, large earrings, turquoise bracelet, and pink ribbons in her hair.
Sandra Cisneros
American author
H.D.
H.D.
American poet
Hearn, Lafcadio
Lafcadio Hearn
British-born writer and translator
Elizabeth Bishop, 1938
Elizabeth Bishop
American poet
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Robert Hass
American poet and translator
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John Ciardi
American poet and critic
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Anthony Hecht
American poet
Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver
American poet
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Louis Zukofsky
American poet
Michael Strange
Michael Strange
American writer and performer
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William Meredith
American poet

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