The Greatest Poets Of Their Time

Do you appreciate the art of aesthetic writing?

It’s all thanks to the adorable souls that came before us for having laid a strong foundation onto which modern poetry thrives.

They owed their lives to the pen, we owe them respect.

I don’t know whether I should call them the greatest writers of all time, but “pioneers of penned creativity” is close to the explanation. If you asked most of the budding poets, am sure they will tell you they are greatly inspired by the likes of William Shakespeare, T.S Eliot, mention your favorite.

These guys had a strong influence yet am sure they would have had a louder voice if they hadn’t only lived in the technological dark ages. I mean, these guys had nothing even close to the internet we have nowadays. They lived in an era less of radios and TVs. But still, they said all they had to say through their feathers and scrolls.

Long live thee national assets!!

1. William Shakespeare:

Having written the world’s most famous love story; “Romeo and Juliet”, there is not even a single reason why Shakespeare wouldn’t top this list. Known for the Shakespeareans, It’s no doubt that he’s one of the greatest poets this world ever had. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England in 1564. Though popularly known for his plays, Shakespeare was so made of a poet. He wrote 154 sonnets during his lifetime. Have you read “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”. If not, check it out.

P.S: Shakespeare is the most quoted author of all time. Second to only the Bible.

2. Emilly Dickinson:

Born On December 10th, 1830 in Amherst Massachusetts, Dickinson wrote about 1800 poems during her lifetime though only 10 of these were published when she was still alive. Popularly known for “Hope is the thing with feathers”, Dickinson, unfortunately, died in 1886.

3. Robert Frost:

Being born in 1874, Robert Frost is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the 18th century with four Pultizer prizes for poetry and a congressional gold medal. He was born and lived in San Francisco till 1963 the year he died. Frost had been nominated the Poet Laureate of Vermont two years before his death.

4. William Wordsworth:

William Wordsworth was a renounced English romance writer. He wrote a lot of romance poems during his career. He was born in 1770 in Cumberland, England. He is well known for “Fill your paper with breathings of your hand” — William Wordsworth.

Wordsworth died in 1850.

5. Dante Alighieri:

“Durante di Alighiero Degli Alighieri” famously known as Dante Alighieri is one of the greatest poets this world ever had. He was born in Florence, Italy, c.1265. His poetry has been with us for more than 800 years. He is widely known for his “Divine Comedy”.

6. Edgar Allan Poe:

Born in 1809, He is one of the greatest poets America ever had. Though his writing style is a bit hard to digest, you will appreciate the beauty of its silver linings when you do. Edgar Allan Poe died in 1849.

7: Maya Angelou:

She is a highly appreciated American poet. Born in 1920, Angelou died in 2014. She was awarded a Pultizer prize and a national medal of arts by former American president Clinton and a presidential medal of freedom by former American President Barrack Obama.

Other highly recognizable and Instrumental poets;

Neruda Pablo

T.S Eliot

Slyvia Plath

Joseph Brodsky

Ben Jonson

Allen Ginsberg

Andrew Marvell

Anna Akhmatova

Kahil Gibran

Langston Hughes

John Dryden

Lord Byron

Ezra Pound

Luis Borges

Walter Scott

Lucille Clifton

Stevie Smith

Robert Henik

Robert Browning

George Trakl

Garcia Lorca

Stephen Spender

GM Hopkins

Ogden Nash

Alexander Pushkin

Kobayashi Issa

William Blake

John Donne

Ricardo Eliecer

Tupac Shakur

Name your favorite!!

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