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Is an Irish poet born in Dublin. He has lived in the United States, except for brief periods, since

Is an Irish poet born in Dublin. He has lived in the United States, except for brief periods, since 1964. He was the Dexter M. Ferry Jr. Professor of English at Vassar College until his retirement in 2004.

Is an author, publisher, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Black Enterprise mag

Is an author, publisher, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Black Enterprise magazine.Graves was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of New York City. He is a 1958 alumnus of Morgan State University, having received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. He is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Was a distinguished Canadian poet. He was twice winner of the Governor General's Award for Literatur

Was a distinguished Canadian poet. He was twice winner of the Governor General's Award for Literature (for David and Other Poems, 1942, and for Now Is Time, 1945).

Is an Irish poet.Boland's father, Frederick Boland, was a career diplomat and her mother, Frances Ke

Is an Irish poet.Boland's father, Frederick Boland, was a career diplomat and her mother, Frances Kelly, was a noted post-expressionist painter. She was born in Dublin in 1944. At the age of six, she and her family moved to London, where Boland had her fi

Was an English poet, known as the Corn Law rhymer.Elliott was born at the New Foundry, Masbrough, in

Was an English poet, known as the Corn Law rhymer.Elliott was born at the New Foundry, Masbrough, in the Parish of Rotherham, Yorkshire. His father, (known as "Devil Elliott", for his fiery sermons) was an extreme Calvinist and a strong Radical, and was e

Is a German composer, conductor, arranger, and keyboard player.

Is a German composer, conductor, arranger, and keyboard player.

Was a German composer and writer on music. He studied in Hanover, Bielefeld and Cologne, and then be

Was a German composer and writer on music. He studied in Hanover, Bielefeld and Cologne, and then became a schoolteacher. From 1955 to 1969 he was a lecturer at the conservatory in Düsseldorf, and in 1952 he became a professor at the Municipal Music School in Leverkusen.

Born as Abid Ghoffar Aboe Dja'far in Wonodadi, Banjarnegara from a Javanese family, he is the younge

Born as Abid Ghoffar Aboe Dja'far in Wonodadi, Banjarnegara from a Javanese family, he is the youngest son of Aboe Ja'far and Saodah. He had many desires: engineer, doctor, and painter. But as it turned out, eventually he became a famous singer, although he only wants to be called a poet.

Is the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, and thus "first among equals" in the Eastern Orthodox

Is the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, and thus "first among equals" in the Eastern Orthodox Communion, since 2 November 1991. He is thus the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians around the world.[1][2][3][4]

Is an African American playwright.

Is an African American playwright.

Is an English television composer. His projects include the music for Blockbusters, Knightmare, One

Is an English television composer. His projects include the music for Blockbusters, Knightmare, One Foot in the Grave, That's My Dog, Catchphrase and The Hoobs. He could be compared to the American television composer, Edd Kalehoff.

Was romantic Malayalam poet who committed suicide at a young age. He along with his close friend Cha

Was romantic Malayalam poet who committed suicide at a young age. He along with his close friend Changampuzha Krishna Pillai brought in a new breath of life into the Malayalam poetry of the 1930's.[1] They are considered as Shelley and Keats of Malayalm poetry.[2]

Is a leading figure in modern Malayalam poetry. He has to his credit 19 books spreading over 300 poe

Is a leading figure in modern Malayalam poetry. He has to his credit 19 books spreading over 300 poems in 10 anthologies, 6 books of plays and a collection of essays.

A guitarist. Born in Puerto Rico, his family relocated to Europe soon after his birth. He was raised

A guitarist. Born in Puerto Rico, his family relocated to Europe soon after his birth. He was raised in Italy and Spain, and his father Francisco arranged private lessons for Eddie from the legendary classical guitar virtuoso, Andres Segovia. Benitez played his first concert at New York's Madison Square Garden in front of 20,000 fans at age of 14. Benitez signed with Fania/CBS records in 1976, his first release was "Nightlife", which he followed six months later with "Essence of Life." Both albums went gold and he later performed with such stars as Tito Puente and Mongo Santamaria. His music is a blend of smooth jazz, New Age, and Latin.

Was an Algerian born songwriter. In his career, he wrote more than 100 songs, including works for É

Was an Algerian born songwriter. In his career, he wrote more than 100 songs, including works for Édith Piaf and Céline Dion. He also wrote the title song for Charlie Chaplin's 1957 film A King in New York.

Is an Israeli-Canadian novelist born in Israel and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She currently

Is an Israeli-Canadian novelist born in Israel and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She currently lives in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.Her novels Ten Thousand Lovers, Look for Me and A Wall of Light form a trilogy about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the effects of war on ordinary lives. The novels broach difficult subjects, including the interrogation of Palestinians and the Separation Fence. All three books call for mutual understanding and an end to the post-67 Occupation.

Was a songwriter and recording artist from the 1940s-1960s, whose lifestyle in California was influe

Was a songwriter and recording artist from the 1940s-1960s, whose lifestyle in California was influential on the hippie movement. He refused to use capital letters to spell his name.Ahbez composed the song "Nature Boy", which became a #1 hit for eight weeks in 1948 for Nat "King" Cole. He lived a bucolic life. From at least as early as the 1940s, he travelled in sandals and wore shoulder-length hair and beard, and white robes. He camped out below the first L in the Hollywood sign above Los Angeles, studied Oriental mysticism, and claimed to live on three dollars a week, sleeping outdoors with his family, and eating vegetables, fruits, and nuts. He was known to friends as ahbe.

Was a prolific American poet who was popular in the first half of the 20th century and became known

Was a prolific American poet who was popular in the first half of the 20th century and became known as the People’s Poet.In 1891, Guest came with his family to the United States from England. After he began at the Detroit Free Press as a copy boy and then

Was an American poet, short-story writer, editor and literary critic, and is considered part of the

Was an American poet, short-story writer, editor and literary critic, and is considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and

Is an American author whose critically acclaimed and award winning fiction ranges through his countr

Is an American author whose critically acclaimed and award winning fiction ranges through his country’s social history from the Civil War to the present.

Was a French historian and intellectual. His first publication, the Tablettes du juif errant ("Table

Was a French historian and intellectual. His first publication, the Tablettes du juif errant ("Tablets of the Wandering Jew") ,which appeared in 1823, symbolized the progress of humanity [3] . He became impressed with German intellectual writing and undertook translating Johann Gottfried Herder's Ideen zur Philosophie der Geschichte der Menschheit ("Outlines of Philosophy of the History of Man") learnt German for the purpose, and published his work in 1827, and obtained through it considerable credit.

Was an Estonian writer and illustrator of children's books, with over 250 books to his name, through

Was an Estonian writer and illustrator of children's books, with over 250 books to his name, through 55 years of activity (1950-2005). His most famous creation is the Pokuraamat (the book of pokus).

Was a Brazilian journalist, publisher and writer, who became famous for his documentation of the cou

Was a Brazilian journalist, publisher and writer, who became famous for his documentation of the country's earliest social movements, particularly the communist, socialist and anarchist worker's and intellectual's activities and movements.As he entered the professional world, Edgard Leuenroth got interested in socialism and in the reivindications of the common worker. Once introduced to the anarchist movement, he remained a loyal member until his death.

Was an innovative French-born composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States

Was an innovative French-born composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States. After he arrived in the U.S.A. he commonly used the form 'Edgar' for his first name but reverted to 'Edgard', not entirely consistently, from the 1940s.[1] Varèse's music features an emphasis on timbre and rhythm. He was the inventor of the term "organized sound", a phrase meaning that certain timbres and rhythms can be grouped together, sublimating into a whole new definition of sound. His use of new instruments and electronic resources led to his being known as the "Father of Electronic Music" while Henry Miller described him as "The stratospheric Colossus of Sound".

Was a Chilean writer.

Was a Chilean writer.