Famous Poets & Poetry: Classical Era
Classic poets are the ones which started it all. They created and wrote many of the genres you think about when it comes to poetry. Other than Shakespeare, these poets generally aren't given the attention they deserve.
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Dante Alighieri
Known as "the Supreme Poet".
Known as "the Supreme Poet".
Anne Bradstreet
The first American poet.
The first American poet.
Catullus
One of the most liberal poets.
One of the most liberal poets.
Geoffrey Chaucer
The father of English literature.
The father of English literature.
John Donne
A priest and metaphysical poet.
A priest and metaphysical poet.
Ben Jonson
An English Renaissance author.
An English Renaissance author.
Lao Tzu
The founder of philosophical Taoism.
The founder of philosophical Taoism.
Christopher Marlowe
A principal Elizabethan writer.
A principal Elizabethan writer.
Andrew Marvell
An English metaphysical poet.
An English metaphysical poet.
John Milton
A preeminent English authors.
A preeminent English authors.
Mawlawi Rumi
A Persian poet from the Sufism school.
A Persian poet from the Sufism school.
Sappho
One of the "nine lyric poets".
One of the "nine lyric poets".
Shakespeare
The Bard of Avon.
The Bard of Avon.