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Ono no Komachi

(Encyclopedia) Ono no KomachiOno no Komachiōˈnō nō kōˈmäˈchē [key], fl. c.833–857, Japanese poet. She was celebrated for her beauty and erotically charged poetry. Ranked among the most prominent…

Amru al-Kais

(Encyclopedia) Amru al-KaisAmru al-Kaisämˈr&oomacr; äl-kīs [key], fl. 6th cent., Arabic poet. His verse, like much of the poetry of the pre-Islamic period, is intensely subjective and…

Tyutchev, Feodor Ivanovich

(Encyclopedia) Tyutchev, Feodor IvanovichTyutchev, Feodor Ivanovichfyôˈdər ēväˈnəvĭch ty&oomacr;ˈchĭf [key], 1803–73, Russian lyric poet and essayist. Most of Tyutchev's adult life was spent…

Sidney, Sir Philip

(Encyclopedia) Sidney or Sydney, Sir Philip, 1554–86, English author and courtier. He was one of the leading members of Queen Elizabeth's court and a model of Renaissance chivalry. He served in…

Ammons, A. R.

(Encyclopedia) Ammons, A. R. (Archie Randolph Ammons), 1926–2001, American poet, b. Whiteville, N.C., grad. Wake Forest College (1949). He began writing poetry while serving in the Navy during World…

Quental, Antero de

(Encyclopedia) Quental, Antero deQuental, Antero deäntĕˈrō dĭ kēntälˈ [key], 1842–91, Portuguese poet. A brilliant student at the Univ. of Coimbra, he led the Coimbra dissidents in their opposition…

Altoaguirre, Manuel

(Encyclopedia) Altoaguirre, ManuelAltoaguirre, Manuelmänwĕlˈ ältōägēˈrā [key], 1904–59, Spanish poet, b. Málaga. With his contemporary Emilio Prados he founded the literary journal Litoral. His…

Garcilaso de la Vega, Spanish poet

(Encyclopedia) Garcilaso de la VegaGarcilaso de la Vegagärthēläˈsō ᵺā lä vāˈgä [key], 1503?–1536, lyric poet of the Spanish Golden Age, b. Toledo. Garcilaso, the embodiment of the cultured and gifted…

Guillén, Nicolás

(Encyclopedia) Guillén, NicolásGuillén, Nicolásnēkōläsˈ gēyānˈ [key], 1904–89, Cuban poet. A leading exponent of poesia negra—an Afro-Antillean genre developed in the Caribbean—Guillén writes poetry…

Takamura, Kotaro

(Encyclopedia) Takamura, KotaroTakamura, Kotarokōˈtäˈrō täˈkäˈm&oomacr;ˈrä [key], 1883–1956, Japanese poet and sculptor. After studying art in France, where he was profoundly influenced by Rodin…