Rui Pires Cabral
(Portugal, 1967)
Rui Pires Cabral was born in a small city in northeastern Portugal. He lives in Lisbon, … |
A. M. Pires Cabral
(Portugal, 1941)
The author of some forty books of poetry, fiction and essays, A. M. Pires Cabral was … |
Olivier Cadiot
(France, 1956)
Olivier Cadiot is a writer, poet, dramatist and translator. His first book of poems, … |
Michelle Cahill
(India)
Michelle Cahill is a Goan-Anglo-Indian writer who lives in Sydney. She writes poetry, … |
Damaris Calderón
(Cuba, 1967)
Damaris Calderón was born in Havana. In 1988 she published her first volume of … |
Kimberly Campanello
(United States, 1980)
Shit makes me involuntarily hungry. (‘Consent’) The opening two … |
Remco Campert
(The Netherlands, 1929)
Remco Campert was born in The Hague, 1929, son of poet Jan Campert and actress Joekie … |
Harkaitz Cano
(Spain, 1975)
Harkaitz Cano (Lasarte, 1975) studied law at the University of the Basque Country. He … |
Vahni Capildeo
(Trinidad, 1973)
Vahni Capildeo arrived in the UK in 1991 from Trinidad, where she was born. After … |
Margarita Cardona
(Colombia, 1949)
Margarita Cardona Villa was born in Medellín, Colombia, in August 1949. Her work has … |
T. Carmi
(USA, 1925–1994)
Carmi’s background was international; he absorbed French and English, as well as … |
María Mercedes Carranza
(Colombia, 1945–2003)
María Mercedes Carranza was born in Bogotá in 1945, the same city where she took her … |
Anne Carson
(Canada, 1950)
Anne Carson has been teaching classical Greek literature at leading universities in … |
Ciaran Carson
(Northern Ireland, 1948)
Ciaran Carson was born and grew up in Belfast, where Irish was the first language of … |
Nina Cassian
(Romania, 1924–2014)
Nina Cassian went to the United States as a visiting professor in 1985, determined to … |
Constantine Cavafy
(Egypt, 1863)
In Alexandria, Egypt, on the southeastern periphery of the Greek diaspora where he … |
Branko Čegec
(Croatia, 1957)
The writer, editor, critic, anthologist, essayist and translator Branko Čegec (1957) … |
Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos
(Portugal, 1923–2006)
Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos has remained, his whole life long, an ‘amateur’ of art … |
Ruxandra Cesereanu
(Romania, 1963)
Ruxandra Cesereanu is one of the most important contemporary Romanian writers. She was … |
Nirendranath Chakravarti
(India, 1924)
Nirendranath Chakravarti, born in 1924, is a senior Bengali poet who has published more … |
Raquel Chalfi
(Mandatory Palestine)
The author of nine books of poetry, Raquel Chalfi was born in Israel and lives in Tel … |
Amarjit Chandan
(Nairobi, 1946)
Amarjit Chandan is a noted Punjabi poet and essayist. He is the author of eight … |
Geet Chaturvedi
(India, 1977)
Geet Chaturvedi is a critically acclaimed Hindi poet and novelist based in Bhopal, … |
Bernice Chauly
(Malaysia, 1968)
Bernice Chauly is a writer, poet and educator. For over 20 years, she has worked … |
Aung Cheimt
(Burma, 1948)
Aung Cheimt was born in 1948 and was educated at four or five different schools as a … |
Chen Kehua
(Taiwan, 1961)
Chen Kehua was born in Hualian on the east coast of Taiwan in 1961 and currently works … |
Chen Li
(Taiwan, 1954)
Chen Li studied and taught English in his native town of Hualian on the east coast of … |
Fredy Chicangana
(Colombia, 1964)
Born in the Yanakuna county, in the south-east of the country, Fredy Chicangana whose … |
Paul Chidyausiku
(Zimbabwe, 1927)
Paul Chidyausiku was born in 1927 in Chinamora near Harare (then Salisbury), a grandson … |
Batsirai E. Chigama
(Zimbabwe)
Batsirai E. Chigama is a name largely associated with spoken word in Zimbabwe. Her work … |
Joyce Chigiya
(Zimbabwe, 1960)
Joyce Chigiya is a student as well as a mentor of language arts. She is a teacher … |
Julius Chingono
(Zimbabwe, 1946–2011)
Julius Chingono's poetry has been published in several anthologies of Shona poetry … |
Kayo Chingonyi
(Zambia, 1987)
Kayo Chingonyi was born in Mufulira, Zambia in 1987 and moved to Newcastle in the UK at … |
Taurai Lovemore Chinyanganya
(Zimbabwe, 1964)
Taurai Lovemore Chinyanganya gained a BA (Hons) in English and a Grad. CE from the … |
Chirikure Chirikure
(Zimbabwe, 1962)
Chirikure Chirikure is perhaps best known as one of Zimbabwe's most talented … |
Dilip Chitre
(India, 1938–2009)
Since this page was first published in February 2009, Dilip Chitre has passed … |
Christopher Chiwanza
(Zimbabwe)
In his own words, Christopher Chiwanza writes,“I am cocky, amusing, … |
Yvette Christiansë
(South Africa, 1954)
Yvette Christiansë is a South African-born poet and novelist whose writing explores the … |
Rune Christiansen
(Norway, 1963)
Rune Christiansen was born in Bergen in western Norway in 1963 and made his debut with … |
Ruy Cinatti
(United Kingdom, 1915–1986)
Ruy Cinatti was born in London but came as a child to Lisbon, where he later studied at … |
Polly Clark
(Canada, 1968)
Polly Clark was born in Toronto, Canada and brought up in Britain. She has published … |
Gillian Clarke
(Wales, 1937)
Gillian Clarke was born in Cardiff in 1937 and is a poet, playwright, editor, … |
Hugo Claus
(Belgium, 1929–2008)
Hugo Claus was the wonder boy of Flemish literature for more than half a century. Apart … |
Brendan Cleary
(Ireland, 1958)
Like many others, I first encountered the poetry of Brendan Cleary in the pages of the … |
Joshua Clover
(USA, 1962)
Poet, critic, journalist and ‘antagonist’ Joshua Clover was born in 1962 in … |
Michael Coady
(Ireland, 1939)
Michael Coady was born in 1939 in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, where he has lived … |
Ali Cobby Eckermann
(Australia, 1963)
Ali Cobby Eckermann is a Yankunytjatjara / Kokatha kunga (woman) born on Kaurna land … |
Mandy Coe
(United Kingdom, 1957)
Mandy Coe is the author of six books: four collections of prize-winning poetry, one … |
Rui Cóias
(Portugal, 1966)
Born and raised in Lisbon, Rui Cóias studied law at the University of Coimbra, … |
Dan Coman
(Romania, 1975)
Dan Coman was born on 27 July 1975 in Gersa. His first collection of poetry … |
Mauricio Contreras
(Colombia, 1960)
A chemist by training, Mauricio Contreras teaches in several schools in Bogotá. For … |
Michael Cope
(South Africa, 1952)
Michael Cope was born in Cape Town in 1952. His father was the distinguished novelist … |
Julia Copus
(United Kingdom, 1969)
Julia Copus is often described as a musical poet, a characteristic she shares with her … |
Luz Helena Cordero
(Colombia, 1961)
Luz Helena Cordero Villamizar was born in Bucaramanga and is a professional … |
Andrea Cote
(Colombia, 1981)
Andrea Cote was born in the oil port of Barrancabermeja on the banks of the Magdalena … |
Ramón Cote Baraibar
(Colombia, 1963)
Ramón Cote, born in Cúcuta, Colombia, studied Art History in the Complutense University … |
Eduardo Cote Lamus
(Colombia, 1928–1964)
Poet, diplomat and politician, Eduardo Cote Lamus was born in Cúcuta, did an … |
Ann Cotten
(USA, 1982)
Born in Iowa in 1982, Ann Cotten moved to Vienna with her parents at the age of five. … |
Eva Cox
(Belgium, 1970)
Eva Cox is a late-bloomer. She began writing poetry just before she turned thirty, in … |
MTC Cronin
(Australia, 1963)
MTC Cronin has published six books and three booklets of poetry, the most recent being … |
Crossing Borders poets
(Zimbabwe, 2001)
Below is a selection of work by ten young Zimbabwean participants of the Crossing … |
Gastão Cruz
(Portugal, 1941)
Gastão Cruz was born in 1941 in Faro, the capital city of the Algarve, Portugal’s … |
Briceida Cuevas Cob
(Mexico, 1969)
Briceida Cuevas Cob is a Maya poet born in Tepakan, Calkiní, in the province of … |
Patrick Cullinan
(South Africa, 1932–2011)
Patrick Cullinan spent most of his life writing verse. Born in Pretoria in 1932, he … |
James Cummins
(Jordan, 1981)
James Cummins was born in the Middle East, but because of his pale skin and ginger … |
Paula Cunningham
(Ireland, 1963)
Paula Cunningham was brought up in Omagh, County Tyrone, and has spent much of her … |