Kanaka Ha. Ma.
(India, 1964)
Kanaka Ha. Ma. (born 1964) is a critically acclaimed Kannada poet. Based in Mumbai, …
Dorian Haarhoff
(South Africa, 1944)
Dorian Haarhoff, a South African/Namibian poet, facilitates creative writing and …
Hadewijch
(Belgium, c. 1240)
Hadewijch is at the very heart of literature from the low countries. This mystic from …
Jen Hadfield
(United Kingdom, 1978)
Nothing is permanent in the poetry of Jen Hadfield (‘I don’t know what it …
Lloyd Haft
(USA, 1946)
Lloyd Haft (Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 1946) moved from the United States to the Netherlands …
Gili Haimovich
(Israel, 1974)
Expressive arts therapist Gili Haimovich is a bilingual Hebrew-English poet. As a …
Jalal el- Hakmaoui
(Morocco, 1957)
Born in Casablanca, Morocco in 1957. Poet and translator. He is one of the major young …
Megan Hall
(South Africa, 1972)
Megan Hall was born and grew up in Cape Town, and studied English and Latin at the …
Alan Halsey
(United Kingdom, 1949)
Born in London in 1949, Halsey ran the Poetry Bookshop in Hay-on-Wye for almost twenty …
Micha Hamel
(Netherlands, 1970)
Micha Hamel is a composer-conductor and poet. He composes orchestral works, songs and …
Amanda Hammar
(Zimbabwe, 1959)
Amanda Hammar, who was born and educated in Zimbabwe, is now a Professor at the …
Philip Hammial
(USA, 1937)
Martin Duwell recently commented in Jacket that the ‘keynote’ to Philip …
Han Dong
(China, 1961)
Han Dong was born on 17 May 1961 in Nanjing. At the height of the Cultural Revolution, …
Han Lynn
(Burma, 1986)
Han Lynn is a Burmese poet and translator. After growing up in Kalaw, a picturesque …
Inger Elisabeth Hansen
(Norway, 1950)
Inger Elisabeth Hansen’s language glows through poetry that is buoyed by a rare …
Israel Har
(Poland, 1932)
Israel Har was born in 1932, in the city of Chelm in Poland.
Kerry Hardie
(Singapore, 1951)
Kerry Hardie was born in Singapore in 1951 and grew up in County Down. Once a …
Hedva Harechavi
(Mandatory Palestine, 1941)
Painter and poet Hedva Harechavi was born on Kibbutz Degania B, and has lived since …
Elma van Haren
(The Netherlands, 1954)
The poetry that Elma van Haren has published until now in six collections for adults …
James Harpur
(Britain, 1956)
James Harpur was born in Britain in 1956 to an Irish father and a British mother and …
Martin Harrison
(United Kingdom, 1949–2014)
A poet and critic, Martin Harrison lives in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. He …
J.S. Harry
(Australia)
Did Peter Henry really meet a young Wittgenstein in Vienna in 1902 or at another time …
David Harsent
(United Kingdom, 1942)
David Harsent won the 2005 Forward Prize for Legion, which was also shortlisted for the …
Kevin Hart
(Australia, 1954)
Kevin Hart is a prodigious figure on the international intellectual landscape. His …
Michael Hartnett
(Ireland, 1941–1999)
Michael Hartnett was born in Croom, County Limerick, in 1941. He was one of the most …
Lee Harwood
(United Kingdom, 1939)
Lee Harwood’s poetry presents a haunting pleasure to the reader – images and openings …
Anjum Hasan
(India, 1972)
Anjum Hasan writes poetry, fiction and criticism in English. Her first book of poetry, …
Sharron Hass
(Israel, 1966)
The forces of intellect, myth and emotion vie for attention in the poetry of Sharron …
Robert Hass
(USA, 1941)
Born in San Francisco in 1941, Robert Hass is a poet of the personal and of the …
Christian Hawkey
(USA, 1969)
Christian Hawkey, a poet and translator of German poetry, was born in Hackensack, New …
He Xiaozhu
(China, 1963)
He Xiaozhu is a poet of the periphery in China, both imagined and real. Born in 1963 to …
Seamus Heaney
(Ireland, 1939–2013)
Seamus Heaney was born between Toomebridge and Castledawson in Northern Ireland in …
Olli Heikkonen
(Finland, 1965)
According to a female reviewer, Olli Heikkonen belongs to the threatened species of …
Herberto Helder
(Portugal, 1930–2015)
Born in Funchal (Madeira Island) in 1930. After having abandoned both his Law and …
Cecil Helman
(South Africa, 1944)
Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Cecil Helman qualified as a medical doctor before …
Raúl Henao
(Colombia, 1944)
Raúl Henao. “Poet by trade and one of singular vision. A magician with words and …
Paul Henry
(United Kingdom, 1959)
Paul Henry was born in 1959 and lives in Newport, South Wales. He is a Welsh speaker …
Kerstin Hensel
(Germany, 1961)
Kerstin Hensel was born in 1961 in Karl-Marx-Stadt in the German Democratic Republic. …
Toeti Heraty
(Indonesia, 1933)

WN Herbert
(United Kingdom, 1961)
WN Herbert – called by Don Paterson “One maverick genius of a …
Zbigniew Herbert
(Poland, 1924–1998)

Tracey Herd
(United Kingdom, 1968)
Tracy Herd was born in 1968 in East Kilbride. She now lives in Dundee where she works …
Anna Herman
(Israel, 1973)
In early 2015, as this profile was being prepared, poet Anna Herman was awarded the …
Stefan Hertmans
(Belgium, 1951)
Stefan Hertmans is professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. He is considered one …
Judith Herzberg
(The Netherlands, 1934)
Judith Herzberg is one of the most famous living poets in the Netherlands; a selection …
Tsjêbbe Hettinga
(The Netherlands, 1949–2013)
Hettinga was born in Burchwert, a small village in the province of Friesland in the …
Bob Hicok
(USA, 1960)
Bob Hicok’s poems are humorous, but while the reader might chuckle at the speaker’s …
Michael D. Higgins
(Ireland, 1941)
Michael D. Higgins, poet and President of Ireland, was born in Limerick in 1941. He was …
Fiona Hile
(Australia, 1969)
Published by Vagabond in 2012, Fiona Hile’s The Family …
Popati Hiranandani
(India, 1924–2005)
Popati Hiranandani was a versatile Sindhi writer who authored over sixty books in her …
Jane Hirshfield
(USA, 1953)
Frequently short and spare, Jane Hirshfield’s poems highlight the smallest …
Tony Hoagland
(United States, 1953)
Tony Hoagland was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and attended Williams College, …
Wim Hofman
(The Netherlands, 1941)
Wim Hofman is best known as a writer of children’s books and as a visual artist. His …
L.K. Holt
(Australia, 1982)
L.K. (Lucy) Holt was born in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia, spent her childhood in …
Miroslav Holub
(Czechoslovakia, 1923–1998)
Miroslav Holub (1923-1998) was dichter, prozaïst, essayist en immunoloog, en …
Peter Holvoet-Hanssen
(Belgium, 1960)
Peter Holvoet-Hanssen worked as a dolphin keeper before debuting in 1998 with the …
Eleanor Hooker
(Ireland, 1963)
For those familiar with the Irish literary scene, it is understood that describing a …
Maryam Hooleh
(Iran, 1978)
Maryam Hooleh was born in 1978 in Tehran and started writing from an early …
Joseph Horgan
(United Kingdom, 1964)
Born to Irish parents and raised in Birmingham, England, Joseph Horgan has lived in …
Ranjit Hoskote
(India, 1969)
Born in 1969, Ranjit Hoskote is a Mumbai-based poet, art theorist, independent curator …
Pilote le Hot
(France, 1966)
Pilote le Hot left school at sixteen and has since collaborated in various music, …
Chenjerai Hove
(Zimbabwe, 1956–2015)
Born near Zvishavane in 1956, poet, novelist and social commentator Chenjerai Hove now …
Fanny Howe
(USA, 1940)
Fanny Howe is the author of more than twenty books of poetry and prose. In a 2004 …
Sarah Howe
(Hong Kong, 1983)
Sarah Howe is a British poet, academic and editor. Born in Hong Kong to an English …
Hsia Yü (Xia Yu)
(Taiwan, 1956)
Hsia Yü studied film and drama at the National Taiwan Academy of the Arts. Besides …
Hu Xudong
(China, 1974)
Hu Xudong began writing modern poetry as a student at Peking University when, without …
Frieda Hughes
(United Kingdom, 1960)
Frieda Hughes published six children’s books before she finally summoned enough courage …
Norbert Hummelt
(Germany, 1962)
The poems of Norbert Hummelt leave a gentle, melancholic impression. Nevertheless, he …
Yair Hurwitz
(Mandatory Palestine, 1941–1988)
Yair Hurwitz was born in Tel Aviv in 1941. He died in 1988 at the tragically early age …
Aamer Hussein
(Pakistan, 1955)
Aamer Hussein was born in Karachi and after a short period studying in India moved to …
Elin Ap Hywel
(United Kingdom, 1962)
Elin Ap Hywel received Welsh as her native language when she was born in Colwyn Bay, …
Tone Hødnebø
(Norway, 1962)
Tone Hødnebø was born in Oslo and grew up in Tønsberg, a coastal …
 

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