Bard Hedd Wyn was killed in action in France in 1917.
Louise Glück was photographed outside her home in Cambridge, Mass., after being named the 2020 Nobel laureate in literature.
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Sylvia Plath left behind a complicated legacy. Contemporary writers influenced by her work must juggle inspiration with some problematic imagery – as a poetry expert explains.
Could the pugnacious writer ever have imagined that he would one day become a cult hero?
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Ada Limón is the first woman of Mexican ancestry to be named U.S. poet laureate. Through her understanding of social media and the power of connection, she strives to make poetry accessible to everyone.
Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame Said, known as Hadraawi, in 2013.
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