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Behn, Aphra

(Encyclopedia) Behn, AphraBehn, Aphraăfˈrə bān, bēn [key], 1640–89, first professional female English author. Little is known of her early life, but there is evidence that c.1658 she married a London…

Aphra Behn

Name at birth: Aphra JohnsonIn the 1660s, Aphra Behn served as a spy in Belgium for King Charles II, who had just gained the throne of England after the rule of the Cromwells. By 1670 her first play…

Southerne, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Southerne, ThomasSoutherne, Thomassŭᵺˈərn [key], 1660–1746, English dramatist, b. Ireland. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he moved to London where he pursued a career as a writer…

Killigrew, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Killigrew, ThomasKilligrew, Thomaskĭlˈəgr&oomacr;ˌ [key], 1612–83, English dramatist and theater manager, b. London. Before the closing of the theaters by the Puritans in 1642, he…

Quotations from Classic Love Poems

Celebrating the spirit of love Compiled by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Read some of the most popular love poems of all time by a poets ranging from Shakespeare to Nikki Giovanni. Shall I compare…

Eberhart, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Eberhart, RichardEberhart, Richardĕbˈərhärtˌ [key], 1904–2005, American poet, b. Austin, Minn., grad. Dartmouth (1926) and Cambridge (1929, 1933). He taught at various universities…

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…

Bogan, Louise

(Encyclopedia) Bogan, LouiseBogan, Louisebōˈgən [key], 1897–1970, American poet and critic, b. Livermore, Maine. She spent much of her life in New York City and was for many years poetry editor for…

Moore, Marianne

(Encyclopedia) Moore, Marianne, 1887–1972, American poet, b. St. Louis, grad. Bryn Mawr College, 1909. She lived mostly in New York City, working first as a librarian and then as editor of the Dial…

Aiken, Conrad

(Encyclopedia) Aiken, ConradAiken, Conradāˈkĭn [key], 1889–1973, American author, b. Savannah, Ga., grad. Harvard, 1912. Aiken is best known for his poetry, which often is preoccupied with the sound…