20th-century american poets

E. E. Cummings

American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright

American writer, translator, illustrator, painter, intellectual, and teacher.

American writer known for her novels of life on the Great Plains, including O Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark, and My ntonia

American author and screenwriter

American poet and short-story writer

American novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and activist

American author best known for his children’s books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels

American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist

American novelist, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic

Spokane-Coeur d’Alene-Native American novelist, short story writer, poet, and filmmaker