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"My best poems were all written when I

felt the worst." Langston Hughes

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  • Will Carleton
    Will Carleton
    William McKendree Carleton was an American poet. His poems ...
  • Philip Freneau
    Philip Freneau
    Philip Freneau, born January 2, 1752 in New York and died ...
  • Kelle Groom
    Kelle Groom
    Kelle Groom is a poet and memoirist. She is the author of ...
  • Sherman Alexie
    Sherman Alexie
    Sherman Alexie is a contemporary native american poet and ...

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  • Anne Carson
    Anne Carson Poetry
    On October 8, 2026, the Swedish Academy awarded Carson the Nobel Prize, praising her “bold and inventive oeuvre.
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