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  2. Mahmoud Darwish - Wikipedia

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    Mahmoud Darwish ( Arabic: مَحمُود دَرْوِيْش, romanized : Maḥmūd Darwīsh; 13 March 1941 – 9 August 2008) was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as Palestine's national poet. [1] In 1988, Darwish wrote the Palestinian Declaration of Independence, which was a declaration for the creation of a State of Palestine.

  3. High Flight - Wikipedia

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    High Flight has been a favourite poem amongst both aviators and astronauts. It is the official poem of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The poem has to be recited from memory by fourth-class cadets at the United States Air Force Academy, where it can be seen on display in the Cadet Field House.

  4. Robert Frost - Wikipedia

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    Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in the United States. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them to examine complex social ...

  5. Langston Hughes - Wikipedia

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    James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 [1] – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. One of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the period that ...

  6. W. B. Yeats - Wikipedia

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    W. B. Yeats. William Butler Yeats [a] (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist and writer, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival, and along with Lady Gregory founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chief during its early years.

  7. Nikki Giovanni - Wikipedia

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    Nikki Giovanni. Yolande Cornelia " Nikki " Giovanni Jr. [1] [2] (born June 7, 1943) is an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. One of the world's most well-known African-American poets, [2] her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers topics ranging from race and social issues ...

  8. Amador Daguio - Wikipedia

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    Amador Daguio was born on January 8, 1912, in Laoag, Ilocos Norte. [1] [2] His family moved to Lubuagan, Mountain Province, where his father was an officer in the Philippine Constabulary . He graduated with honors in 1924 at the Lubuagan Elementary School as valedictorian. Daguio was already writing poems in elementary school, according to his ...

  9. Gary Soto - Wikipedia

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    Soto became the sponsor for the Pattonville High School Spanish National Honor Society in 2009. Soto lives in northern California, dividing his time between Berkeley and Fresno, but is no longer teaching. Work. Soto's poetry focuses on daily experiences, often reflecting on his life as a Mexican American. Regarding his relationship with the ...

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