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Was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet.Wright first emerged on the literary scene in 1956 with T

Was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet.Wright first emerged on the literary scene in 1956 with The Green Wall, a collection of formalist verse that was awarded the prestigious Yale Younger Poets Prize. But by the early 1960's, Wright, increasingly influenced by the Spanish language surrealists, had dropped fixed meters. His transformation achieved its maximum expression with the publication of the seminal The Branch Will Not Break (1963), which positioned Wright as curious counterpoint to the Beats and New York schools, which predominated on the American coasts.

Was an American novelist, writer, playwright, poet, essayist, and civil rights activist.

Was an American novelist, writer, playwright, poet, essayist, and civil rights activist.

Was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. Blish also wrote literary criticism of scienc

Was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. Blish also wrote literary criticism of science fiction using the pen-name William Atheling Jr.

Is an American poet, born in Boise, Idaho.[1] He is best known for his eclectic poetry, ranging from

Is an American poet, born in Boise, Idaho.[1] He is best known for his eclectic poetry, ranging from New York School inspired experiments to formal verse and narrative poems. He received his M.F.A. and Ph. D. from Indiana University, and he currently is t

Was a Scottish-born Australian poet, author of Convict Once.Stephens migrated to Queensland, Austral

Was a Scottish-born Australian poet, author of Convict Once.Stephens migrated to Queensland, Australia, in 1866 for health reasons. He was a tutor with the family of a squatter for some time and in 1873 entered the Queensland education department. He had experience as a teacher at Stanthorpe and was afterwards in charge of the school at Ashgrove, near Brisbane. Representations were then made to the premier, Sir Thomas McIlwraith, that a man of Stephens's ability was being wasted in a small school, and in 1883 a position was found for him as a correspondence clerk in the colonial secretary's department. He afterwards rose to be undersecretary to the chief secretary's department. Before coming to Australia Stephens had done a little writing for popular magazines, and in 1871 his first volume of poems, Convict Once,

Is an American journalist and the news anchor for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS. Lehrer is als

Is an American journalist and the news anchor for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS. Lehrer is also an acclaimed author, writing both non-fiction and fiction which draws on his life experiences and his interests in history and politics. He has served as moderator for several U.S. Presidential debates, most recently in the 2004 election year between George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry. It was announced in August 2008 that Lehrer will also be the moderator for the first Presidential Debate of 2008. The debate, featuring senators John McCain and Barack Obama, will be hosted by the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS on September 26, 2008.[1]

Was an Irish poet.Mangan began submitting verses to various Dublin publications, the first being pub

Was an Irish poet.Mangan began submitting verses to various Dublin publications, the first being published in 1818. From 1820 onwards he adopted the middle name of "Clarence". In 1830 he began producing translations from German, a language he had taught h

Is an American evangelical Christian and chairman of the board of Focus on the Family, a nonprofit o

Is an American evangelical Christian and chairman of the board of Focus on the Family, a nonprofit organization he founded in 1977, from which he has never drawn a salary, but which has promoted his related books and publications, yielding him royalties only for sales through other venues.[1] As part of his role in the organization, he produces the daily radio program Focus on the Family, which is broadcast in more than a dozen languages and on over 7,000 stations worldwide, and heard daily by more than 220 million people in 164 countries, according to Focus on the Family's own statements.

Was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who owned several newspapers in the United State

Was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who owned several newspapers in the United States including the Huntington Herald-Press in Indiana and the Wickenburg Sun in Arizona. He was the father of Dan Quayle, the 44th Vice-President of the United States.After the war, Quayle married Corrine Pulliam, the daughter of wealthy newspaper publisher Eugene C. Pulliam, at Indiana University. Their marriage united two families that shared a strong passion for the newspaper business. Pulliam is the daughter of Eugene C. Pulliam, former owner of the Indianapolis Star and The Indianapolis News and the half-sister of Eugene S. Pulliam, for whom the school of journalism at Butler University is named.

Is an Australian author. James Cowan is author of a number of internationally acclaimed books, inclu

Is an Australian author. James Cowan is author of a number of internationally acclaimed books, including A Troubadour

Was a Canadian poet, playwright and literary critic. He was born in Easthope, Ontario.He taught at t

Was a Canadian poet, playwright and literary critic. He was born in Easthope, Ontario.He taught at the University of Manitoba and the University of Western Ontario for a total of 40 years. He received his doctorate under the supervision of Northrop Frye.

Is a Canadian poet and publisher.Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Deahl grew up in the city and in

Is a Canadian poet and publisher.Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Deahl grew up in the city and in and around the Laurel Highlands region of the Appalachian Mountains. He moved to Canada in 1970 and holds dual American/Canadian citizenship. He is a found

Was a popular United States poet and novelist.

Was a popular United States poet and novelist.

Is an American writer.Ellroy is a best-selling crime writer and essayist with a "telegraphic" writin

Is an American writer.Ellroy is a best-selling crime writer and essayist with a "telegraphic" writing style, which omits words other writers would consider necessary, and often features sentence fragments. Other hallmarks of his work include dense plotting and a relentlessly pessimistic worldview.

Is a British novelist and short story writer. He was a prominent member of the New Wave in science f

Is a British novelist and short story writer. He was a prominent member of the New Wave in science fiction. His best known books are the controversial Crash, and the autobiographical novel Empire of the Sun, both of which have been adapted to film.

Who also wrote under the names James L. Docherty, Ambrose Grant, and Raymond Marshall.Chase, a Londo

Who also wrote under the names James L. Docherty, Ambrose Grant, and Raymond Marshall.Chase, a London-born son of a British colonel serving in the colonial Indian Army who intended his son to have a scientific career, was initially raised at the King's School, Rochester, Kent and later studied in Calcutta. He left home at the age of 18 and became at different times a broker in a bookshop, a children's encyclopedia salesman, and a book wholesaler before capping it all with a writing career that produced more than 80 mystery books. In 1933, Chase married Sylvia Ray, who gave him a son.

Was an American writer born in Hamburg, Germany of American parents. Aside from two years at busines

Was an American writer born in Hamburg, Germany of American parents. Aside from two years at business school in Chicago, Schmitz lived in Germany until 1938, leaving before World War II broke out in Europe in 1939. During World War II, Schmitz served as an aerial photographer in the Pacific for the United States Army Air Corps. After the war, he and his brother-in-law ran a business which manufactured trailers until they broke up the business in 1949.

Was a Scottish poet and novelist who wrote in both Scots and English.Hogg was born in a farm near Et

Was a Scottish poet and novelist who wrote in both Scots and English.Hogg was born in a farm near Ettrick Forest in Selkirk and baptized there on 9 December. He had little formal education, and became a shepherd, living in grinding poverty, hence his nick

Was a British author and journalist best known for his Kramer and Zondi mysteries set in South Afric

Was a British author and journalist best known for his Kramer and Zondi mysteries set in South Africa.James McClure was born and raised in South Africa and educated in Pietermaritzburg, Natal at Scottsville School (1947-51), Cowan House (1952-54), and Maritzburg College (1955-58). He worked first as a commercial photographer with Tom Sharpe, who later wrote a series of celebrated comic novels, and then as a teacher of English and art at Cowan House in 1959-63, before becoming a crime reporter and photographer for the Natal Witness in his hometown of Pietermaritzburg.

Was a composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. With long time collaborat

Was a composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. With long time collaborator Noble Sissle, Blake wrote the Broadway musical Shuffle Along in 1921; this was one of the first Broadway musical ever to be written and directed by African Americans. Blake's compositions included such hits as, "Bandana Days", "Charleston Rag", "Love Will Find A Way", "Memories of You", and "I'm

Was a Scottish-Australian author and artist.Nisbet was born at Stirling, Scotland. At 16 years of ag

Was a Scottish-Australian author and artist.Nisbet was born at Stirling, Scotland. At 16 years of age he came to Australia and stayed about seven years, during which he travelled widely. On returning to Scotland he was for eight years art master in the Watt College and the old school of arts. He travelled in Australia and New Guinea again during 1886, and paid another visit to Australia in 1895. He had studied painting under Sam Bough, R.S.A., but does not appear to have had any success; in a volume called Where Art Begins, published by him in 1892, he speaks with bitterness on the chances of success in painting.

Was a Pulitzer Prize winning American poet. His poetry falls into two distinct bodies of work: the p

Was a Pulitzer Prize winning American poet. His poetry falls into two distinct bodies of work: the polished and formalist (if deeply emotional) lyric poetry of his early career, and the epic narrative of occult communication with spirits and angels, titled The Changing Light at Sandover, which dominated his later career.

Was a poet, a controversial figure in New Zealand society.Baxter was born in Dunedin to Archibald Ba

Was a poet, a controversial figure in New Zealand society.Baxter was born in Dunedin to Archibald Baxter and Millicent Brown and grew up near Brighton. He was named after James Keir Hardie, a founder of the British Labour Party. His father had been a cons

Better known by his professional name of Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist.McK

Better known by his professional name of Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist.McKay is best known for hosting ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961–1998). His "...thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat" introduction for that program has passed into American pop culture. He is also known for television coverage of twelve Olympic Games, and for his reporting on the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Was an American poet and literary book publisher who founded New Directions Publishers.He was born i

Was an American poet and literary book publisher who founded New Directions Publishers.He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Henry Hughart and Marjory Rea Laughlin. Laughlin's family had made its fortune with the Jones and Laughlin Steel Com