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Cammaerts, Émile

(Encyclopedia) Cammaerts, ÉmileCammaerts, Émileāmēlˈ käˈmärts [key], 1878–1953, Belgian poet. In 1908 he settled in England, becoming a professor at the Univ. of London in 1933. His poetry of World…

Szymborska, Wisława

(Encyclopedia) Szymborska, WisławaSzymborska, Wisławawēswäˈvä shĭmbôrˈskä [key], 1923–2012, Polish poet, b. Bnin, studied Jagiellonian Univ., Kraków (1945–48). Although highly acclaimed in her…

Merrill, James

(Encyclopedia) Merrill, James (James Ingram Merrill), 1926–95, American poet, b. New York City. Born into wealth as the son of Charles Merrill, he studied at Amherst College (grad. 1947) and was free…

Paz, Octavio

(Encyclopedia) Paz, OctavioPaz, Octaviooktäˈvyō päsˈ [key], 1914–98, Mexican poet and critic. A diplomat, he lived abroad many years. Paz's books—revealing depth of insight, elegance, and erudition—…

MacNeice, Louis

(Encyclopedia) MacNeice, LouisMacNeice, Louisməknēsˈ [key], 1907–63, Irish poet b. Belfast. Educated at Oxford, he became a classical scholar and teacher and later was a producer and traveled the…

Taggard, Genevieve

(Encyclopedia) Taggard, Genevieve, 1894–1948, American poet, b. Waitsburg, Wash. Her early years were spent in Hawaii. She returned to the United States in 1914, graduated from the Univ. of…

Deutsch, Babette

(Encyclopedia) Deutsch, BabetteDeutsch, Babettedoich [key], 1895–1982, American poet, b. New York City. Her poems are noted for their technical virtuosity and wide range of tone and subject matter.…

Behbahani, Simin

(Encyclopedia) Behbahani, Simin, 1927–2014, Iranian poet and political activist, b. Tehran as Siminbar Khalili. The daughter of intellectuals, she studied law at the Univ. of Tehran, then worked as a…

Noyes, Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Noyes, AlfredNoyes, Alfrednoiz [key], 1880–1958, English poet, best known for his poems “The Highwayman” and “The Barrel-Organ.” His first volume of verse, Loom of Years, appeared in…

Raine, Kathleen Jessie

(Encyclopedia) Raine, Kathleen Jessie, 1908–2003, English poet and critic, b. Ilford (now in Redbridge, Greater London), grad. Cambridge, 1929. Raine's poems and essays assert that true poetry is an…