Poets - Poetry International

Monica Aasprong

The work of the Norwegian poet Monica Aasprong (Kristiansund, 1969) is characterised by …

Constantin Abăluţă

(Romania, 1938)

(Nigeria, 1966)

Ali Abdolrezaei

Ali Abdolrezaei was born in 1969 in Northern Iran and graduated in Mechanical …

Lionel Abrahams

(South Africa, 1928–2004)

Lionel Abrahams was born in Johannesburg in 1928 of Jewish immigrants from Lithuania. …

(United Kingdom, 1923–2014)

Dannie Abse was an esteemed poet, author, playwright and former doctor. He was a hugely …

Mohammed Abu-Talib

(Morocco, 1930)

Mohammed Abu-Talib was born in the thirties in Fes, Morocco. In his native city, he …

Laura Accerboni

Laura Accerboni is an observer. Her work is known to be as cool as it is lucid: she …

Shimon Adaf was born in 1972 in Sderot, a small town in Southern Israel. Adaf’s parents …

(Australia, 1943)

Born in Sydney, Adamson grew up in Neutral Bay and on the Hawkesbury River, New South …

(New Zealand, 1934)

Fleur Adcock has been one of the most influential poets in Britain in the past thirty …

(Nigeria, 1969)

Toyin Adewale was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, also the birthplace of Nobel laureate Wole …

The poetry of the Syrian-Lebanese poet Adonis perpetually poses questions, questions …

Nazih Abou Afach

Nazih Abou Afach is unfortunately unable to attend the festival in person. …

(Pakistan, 1956)

Ishrat Afreen is an Urdu poet and women’s rights activist, named one of the five …

Tatamkhulu Afrika

(Egypt, 1920–2002)

Novelist and prize-winning poet, Tatamkhulu Afrika was born in Egypt in 1920 and came …

Patience Agbabi

(United Kingdom, 1965)

Patience Agbabi is one Britain’s most prominent spoken word poets and a tireless …

Palestinian-Israeli poet and playwriter Ayman Agbaria was born in Umm Al-Fahm (Israel) …

William Agudelo

(Colombia, 1942)

A self-taught musician, sculptor and poet, William Agudelo has lived in Nicaragua since …

(Australia, 1960)

In a recent outing with Aitken, you can find “The Hybrid Vigor Institute is dedicated/ …

Amanda Aizpuriete

Sascha Aurora Akhtar

(Pakistan, 1976)

Sascha Aurora Akhtar was born in Pakistan, and was educated there and in the USA. Her …

Humberto Ak'abal

(Guatemala, 1952)

Humberto Ak’abal is a Guatemalan poet. He was born in Momostenango, in Quetzaltenango …

Fadhil al-Azzawi

Fadhil al-Azzawi was born in Kirkuk, in northern Iraq. He studied English at Baghdad …

Mohamed Al-Harthy

Mohamed Al-Harthy studied geology and marine science and started his career in a …

Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi

Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi was born in Sudan in 1969 and grew up in Omdurman-Khartoum where he …

Ahmed al-Shahawi

Ahmed al-Shahawi (1960) is one of Egypt’s most important poets today. He was born in …

Meena Alexander

Meena Alexander is a New York-based poet, novelist and essayist. She has authored …

Pierre Alferi was born on 10 April, 1963, in Paris as Pierre Derrida. Originally it …

Taha Muhammad Ali

(Mandatory Palestine, 1931–2011)

Taha Muhammad Ali was born in 1931 in a village in Galilee [then Saffuriya in Mandatory …

(Bangladesh, 1958)

Mir Mahfuz Ali was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1958. He studied at Essex University …

Eugenijus Ališanka

(Lithuania, 1960)

Eugenijus Ališanka was born in 1960 in Barnaul, Siberia, the son of exiled …

It’s a quarter pastthe fear of being terrorisedand forty-five minutes tothe sadism …

(Mandate Palestine, 1931)

It is certainly time to honor Aharon Almog, as his daughter Eliana suggests in her …

Nathan Alterman

Nathan Alterman was born in 1910 in Warsaw, Poland, settled in Tel Aviv in 1925 and …

(Pakistan, 1954)

Moniza Alvi was born in Lahore in Pakistan, the daughter of a Pakistani father and an …

Rati Amaghlobeli

(Georgia, 1977)

The Georgian poet Rati Amaghlobeli published his first poems while still studying …

Malika Amar Sheikh

Malika Amar Sheikh is a reputed writer in Marathi. Her various collections, including …

Ana Luísa Amaral

(Portugal, 1956)

Ana Luísa Amaral (1956) teaches English literature at the University of Porto. She …

Roberto Amato was born in Viareggio where he lives and works. He is considered among …

(Germany, 1924–2000)

Yehuda Amichai was selected from our festival archives by 2014 festival poet Alfred …

Dvora Amir was born in Jerusalem during the 1948 War of Independence. Her parents came …

Dana Amir was born in Haifa in 1966 to a Polish mother and a Bulgarian father, both …

Manolis Anagnostakis

(Greece, 1925–2005)

Manolis Anagnostakis was born in Thessaloniki in 1925. He studied medicine and …

Anamika is a Delhi-based poet who writes in Hindi. A lecturer at the Department of …

Barbra Breeze Anderson

(Zimbabwe, 1991)

Barbra Breeze Anderson is a performance poet, designer and project coordinator. She …

Ursula Andkjær Olsen

(Denmark, 1970)

Ursula Andkjær Olsen was born in 1970 in Copenhagen. She studied music theory and …

Eugénio de Andrade

(Portugal, 1923–2005)

Eugénio de Andrade (the pseudonym of José Fontinhas) was arguably …

Yuri Andrukhovych

(Ukraine, 1960)

Ukrainian poet, prose writer and essayist Yuri Andrukhovych was born in 1960 in …

Antonella Anedda

“This is my understanding of writing: to write in order to disappear, so that life is …

George Mario Angel Quintero

The son of Colombian parents, George Mario Angel Quintero was born in 1964 San …

(The Netherlands, 1946)

Initially, Robert Anker wrote poems like those of Christ van Geel – small, …

Boujema El Aoufi

(Morocco, 1961)

Boujema El Aoufi was born in 1961 in Taza, Morocco. He is a poet, translator, and art …

(United Kingdom, 1961)

Born in 1961, Ifor ap Glyn is a poet, playwright, historian, producer and current …

Shulamit Apfel was born in a displaced persons camp in Cyprus to Russian and Romanian …

Vito Apüshana (Miguel Ángel López)

(Colombia, 1965)

A poet of the Wayuu Nation in northern Colombia, Miguel Ángel López, or, in Wayuu, Vito …

Arai Takako was born in 1966 in Kiryū, a city in central Japan known for textile …

José Manuel Arango

(Colombia, 1937–2002)

José Manuel Arango studied philosophy and education, and became master in philosophy …

Jotamario Arbeláez

(Colombia, 1944)

Jotamario Arbeláez is the main exponent of the nadaísta movement, a group of …

Mehrdad Arefani

Geographic references play a large role in Arefani’s poetry, owing to his nomadic life. …

(Australia, 1972)

“. . . the poet must stake everything against the world in order to …

(The Netherlands, 1929)

Armando has been publishing poetry since 1954. His Collected Poems were …

Rae Armantrout, one of the founding members of the West Coast group of Language poets, …

(USA, 1967–2009)

Craig Arnold earned his BA in English from Yale University and his PhD in creative …

(Armenia, 1978)

Vahe Arsen (whose official name is Vahe Arsenyan) was born and raised in Yerevan, the …

(United Kingdom, 1970)

Mona Arshi began writing poetry in 2008, after working as a human rights lawyer for …

(Colombia, 1909–1974)

The poetry of Aurelio Arturo is both a world and a frame of mind. It is a dazzling and …

John Ashbery is recognized as one of the greatest twentieth-century American poets. He …

Adi Assis, a poet of both social parody and personal pain, earns his living as a …

José Asunción Silva

(Colombia, 1865–1896)

Colombia’s most celebrated poet was born in Bogotá, into a rich family, and after a …

Raghavan Atholi

Raghavan Atholi is a poet and sculptor. One of the early names associated with the rise …

Tiffany Atkinson

(Germany, 1972)

Tiffany Atkinson was born in 1972 in Berlin to an army family and has lived in Wales …

(Mandatory Palestine, 1934–1995)

The concise epithet ‘wordman’ – an invented compound word, in Hebrew, …

(Ghana, 1935–2013)

Kofi Awoonor was born George Awoonor-Williams in Wheta, Ghana, to Ewe parents. He …

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