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- 2. The first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize, she was just 13 when her first published poem “Eventide” appeared in American Childhood
- 4. Although she has published a number of poems and poetry collections, this author is perhaps best known for her science fiction books, one of which inspired an Emmy award-winning television series starring Elizabeth Moss and Ann Dowd
- 6. This 19th century poet famously wrote, “I celebrate myself, and sing myself.”
- 8. A beloved writer of childrens’ poetry, perhaps best known for an equally sad and heartwarming book about a tree and a boy
- 9. This poet became the first published African American woman when a collection of her poetry was released in London in 1773
- 11. This poet, whose last name is almost exactly the same as his first, worked as a medical doctor in New Jersey for 40 years and later became an inspiration for the Beat generation
- 12. This New York Times bestselling author and illustrator released her first collection of poetry, "Milk and Honey," in 2014
- 13. This 20th century American poet is famously quoted as saying “Everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it and the imagination to improvise.”
- 14. This "Night Sky with Exit Wounds" author released his debut novel in 2019, which became an instant New York Times bestseller
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- 1. The author of two epic poems central to Greek literature
- 3. This poet travelled to 22 countries on tour with a theater group before her writing career took off with the publication of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
- 5. Although she is now known as one of the most important American poets, her first volume of poetry was not published until 1890, 4 years after her death
- 7. Her 2014 poetry collection, "Citizen: An American Lyric," was a finalist for the National Book Award
- 10. Richmond, VA is home to a museum dedicated to this “Tell-tale Heart” writer