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Victoria Chang

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Victoria Chang

Victoria Chang (born 1970) is an American poet, writer, editor, and professor. Her books include the poetry collections Circle (2005), Salvinia Molesta (2008), The Boss (2013), Barbie Chang (2017), Obit (2020), The Trees Witness Everything (2022), and With My Back to the World (2024). She is also...

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Maya Angelou

USA

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American...
W. B. Yeats

Ireland

W. B. Yeats

William Butler Yeats is one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century. Mainly a lyrical poet, but also a playwright, he exercised a l...
Ivor Gurney

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Ivor Gurney

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