ᐅWilliam Blake

William Blake was an English poet, painter and printmaker. He is considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age.

ᐅWilliam Butler Yeats

William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. In 1923, he was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Literature.

ᐅWilliam Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams was an American poet. His literary work reflected modernism and Imagism. He was also a pediatrician and general practitioner of medicine.

ᐅWilliam Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.

ᐅWilliam Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.

ᐅWilfred Owen

Wilfred Owen was an English poet and soldier. He was one of the leading poets of the First World War. His shocking, realistic war poetry makes him stand apart.

ᐅStephen Collins Foster

Stephen Collins Foster was a gifted American songwriter. He was born in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania in United States of America. Many of his songs are popular even today. He is known as the 'Father of American Music'

ᐅSwami Vivekananda

Vivekananda also known as Swami Vivekananda, born Narendra Nath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century. He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India, and contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India. Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission. He is perhaps best known for his inspiring speech in which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893. Vivekananda conducted hundreds of public and private lectures and classes, disseminating tenets of Hindu philosophy in the United States, England and Europe. In India, Vivekananda is regarded as a patriotic saint.

ᐅSylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry.

ᐅPercy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets. Mythological themes and figures from Greek poetry are prominent in his works.

ᐅPhilip Larkin

Philip Larkin was one of the great English poets of the latter half of the 20th century. Humorous observation of human foibles and failings was a peculiar feature of his writing.

ᐅWalt Whitman

Walt Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. He is regarded by many the father of free verse. He was one of the many influential poets of US.

ᐅMary Howitt

Mary Howitt was an English poet, and author. She commenced writing verses at a very early age. She, along with her husband wrote over 180 books.

ᐅMax Ehrmann

Max Ehrmann was an American writer, poet, and attorney from Terre Haute, Indiana, widely known for his 1927 prose poem "Desiderata" (Latin: "things desired"). He often wrote on spiritual themes.

ᐅMaya Angelou

Maya Angelou born Marguerite Annie Johnson was an African-American author, poet, dancer, actress and singer. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.

ᐅSarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu was a child prodigy, Indian independence activist and poet. She was famously known as 'The Nightingale Of India'. Poetry was an integral part of her personality.

ᐅShams al-Din Hafiz

Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Shīrāzī known by his pen name Hāfez was a Persian poet. His collected works are regarded as a pinnacle of Persian literature and are to be found in the homes of most people in Iran, who learn his poems by heart and use them as proverbs and sayings to this day. His life and poems have been the subject of much analysis, commentary and interpretation, influencing post-fourteenth century Persian writing more than any other author. Themes of his ghazals are the beloved, faith, and exposing hypocrisy. His influence in the lives of Farsi speakers can be found in "Hafez readings" (fāl-e hāfez) and the frequent use of his poems in Persian traditional music, visual art, and Persian calligraphy.

ᐅH L Mencken

Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, critic of American life and culture, and scholar of American English. Known as the "Sage of Baltimore", he is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the first half of the twentieth century. Many of his books remain in print.