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Fletcher, John Gould

(Encyclopedia) Fletcher, John Gould, 1886–1950, American poet, b. Little Rock, Ark., educated (1903–7) at Harvard. After traveling throughout Europe, he became a leader of the imagists in England.…

Fröding, Gustaf

(Encyclopedia) Fröding, GustafFröding, Gustafgŭsˈtäv fröˈdĭng [key], 1860–1911, Swedish lyric poet. His first two volumes of poems, Guitar and Concertina (1891) and New Poems (1894), both translated…

Giraldus Cambrensis

(Encyclopedia) Giraldus CambrensisGiraldus Cambrensisjĭrălˈdəs kămbrĕnˈsĭs [key], c.1146–1223, Norman-Welsh churchman and historian, also called Gerald of Wales and Gerald de Barri. He was associated…

Valera y Alcalá Galiano, Juan

(Encyclopedia) Valera y Alcalá Galiano, JuanValera y Alcalá Galiano, Juanhwän välāˈrä ē älkäläˈ gälyäˈnō [key], 1824–1905, Spanish writer and diplomat. Of a leading liberal family, Valera was a…

Ukrainka, Lesia

(Encyclopedia) Ukrainka, LesiaUkrainka, Lesialāsˈyə &oobreve;krīnˈkə [key], 1871–1913, Ukrainian poet and dramatist, whose original name was Larysa Kvitka-Kosach. Ukrainka spent most of her life…

Taylor, Bayard

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Bayard, 1825–78, American journalist and author, b. Kennett Square, Pa. His romantic verse in Ximena … and Other Poems (1844) secured him a long-standing assignment as…

Boscán Almogáver, Juan

(Encyclopedia) Boscán Almogáver, JuanBoscán Almogáver, Juanhwän bōskänˈ älmôgäˈvĕr [key], c.1495–1542, Spanish poet. A Catalan aristocrat, Boscán was a literary figure at the court of Ferdinand V. He…

Trakl, Georg

(Encyclopedia) Trakl, GeorgTrakl, Georggāôrk träkˈəl [key], 1887–1914, Austrian expressionist poet. Trakl's work, influenced by French impressionist poetry, reveals his disgust with imperialistic…

Wright, James

(Encyclopedia) Wright, James, 1927–80, American poet, b. Ohio. He studied at Kenyon College and the Univ. of Washington. Wright was the master of an elegant, beautifully controlled style. His early…

Apollo

(Encyclopedia) ApolloApolloəpŏlˈō [key], in Greek religion and mythology, one of the most important Olympian gods, concerned especially with prophecy, medicine, music and poetry, archery, and various…