Abdelkarim Tabbal
(Morocco, 1931)
Born in Shefshaoun, Morocco in 1931. He studied in Karaouine university where he got …
Chimako Tada
(Japan, 1930–2003)
Sometimes writers who inhabit the margins of the literary world are the ones who …
Inuo Taguchi
(Japan, 1967)
Inuo Taguchi (whose pen name literally means Dog Man) was born in 1967, a few years …
Juan Diego Tamayo
(Colombia, 1968)
After graduating in Linguistics and Literature at the Universidad Pontificia …
Ryuichi Tamura
(Japan, 1923–1998)
Ryuichi Tamura is universally regarded as one of the most important poets of post-WWII …
Yosuke Tanaka
(Japan, 1969)
Yosuke Tanaka was born in Tokyo in 1969 and made his debut as a poet in the prestigious …
Dezsö Tandori
(Hungary, 1938)

Shuntaro Tanikawa
(Japan, 1931)
Shuntaro Tanikawa has been a phenomenon in Japan since the publication of his first …
Beaven Tapureta
(Zimbabwe, 1975)
Beaven Tapureta (1975) was born in 1975 in Chitungwiza. He holds a diploma in …
Christophe Tarkos
(France, 1963–2004)
Born in Martigues in 1963, Christophe, who had not yet selected the name Tarkos, spent …
Gonçalo M. Tavares
(Portugal, 1970)
Gonçalo M.Tavares teaches epistemology (the theory of knowledge) at the University of …
Yoko Tawada
(Japan, 1960)
Multilingual double-talents often convey the impression that they can do everything …
Paulo Teixeira
(Mozambique, 1962)
Paulo Teixeira was born in what is now called Maputo, Mozambique. He is seen as the …
Toon Tellegen
(The Netherlands, 1941)
Toon Tellegen, born in Den Briel, is considered one of The Netherlands’ finest …
Kate Tempest
(United Kingdom, 1985)
The poet and rapper Kate Tempest is only in her 20s but well on her way to …
Habib Tengour
(Algeria, 1947)
Habib Tengour grew up in eastern Algeria, where he became fascinated by the …
Hans Tentije
(The Netherlands, 1944)
Hans Tentije chose as a motto for his 1987 collection Schemeringen (Twilights) …
Valeria Tentoni
(Argentina, 1985)
Valeria Tentoni, born in Bahía Blanca, 1985, is a writer and journalist.
Anand Thakore
(India, 1971)
Anand Thakore is a poet and Hindustani classical vocalist – and an …
Anitha Thampi
(India, 1968)
Anitha Thampi (born 1968) is a Malayalam poet with two collections of poetry to her …
Chouchanik Thamrazian
(Armenia, 1978)
Chouchanik Thamrazian grew up in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, where she was born in …
Jeet Thayil
(India, 1959)
Jeet Thayil was nearly born in the middle of the Muhattapuzha River. The current has …
ko ko thett
(Burma, 1972)
Poet, translator and editor ko ko thett was born in Rangoon (Yangon) in 1972. In 1995, …
Jeroen Theunissen
(Belgium, 1977)
Most people associate poetry with rhyme and romance, with emotion and personal …
Peter Theunynck
(Belgium, 1962)
Peter Theunynck’s body houses twin souls: a virtuoso aesthete and a contrary …
Thi Mar Win
(Burma, 1982)
Thi Mar Win is from Shwebo, Sagaing Region of Upper Burma. Her family moved to Mandalay …
Vincent Tholomé
(Belgium, 1965)
Author, performing artist and literary critic, Vincent Tholomé was born in …
Sigurbjörg Þrastardóttir
(Iceland, 1973)

Tian Yuan
(China, 1965)
Born in 1965 in Henan Province, China, Tian Yuan first came to Japan as a …
Thomas Tidholm
(Sweden, 1943)

Umar Timol
(Mauritius, 1970)
Why does a poet from an island with a Dutch name write in French? Mauritius was …
Tin Moe
(Burma, 1933–2007)
“Poetry is my breath; poems are my bread,” Tin Moe once declared. He …
Ottó Tolnai
(Hungary, 1940)
Ottó Tolnai studied Hungarian literature and philosophy in Novi Sad and Zagreb. He …
Willem van Toorn
(The Netherlands, 1935)
Willem van Toorn has published novels, stories and poetry collections since his début …
Truong Tran
(Vietnam, 1969)
Truong Tran, a poet and visual artist, was born in Saigon in 1969. He is the author of …
Tomas Tranströmer
(Sweden, 1931–2015)
Few poets have been more widely translated than the Swede Tomas Tranströmer, whose …
John Tranter
(Australia, 1943)
Since the late 1960s, John Tranter has been the established agent provocateur of …
Troubadour poetry
(Portugal)
While the poetry of the Provençal troubadours has been widely translated and justly …
Galsan Tschinag
(Mongolia, 1944)
Galsan Tschinag whose name in his native Tuvan language is Irgit Shynykbai-oglu …
Tsotso magazine
(Zimbabwe)
In 1989, the very young publishing company, Baobab Books, held a workshop for young and …
Yukio Tsuji
(Japan, 1939–2000)
Yukio Tsuji was born in downtown Tokyo in 1939. He grew up there without seeing his …
Vrouwkje Tuinman
(Netherlands, 1974)
If there’s one word that defines the poetry and prose of Vrouwkje Tuinman, it …
Leo Tuor
(Switzerland, 1959)
Leo Tuor was born in Rabius in the Swiss canton Graubünden. He studied philosophy, …
Răzvan Ţupa
(Romania, 1975)
Among the most important Romanian literary figures who began publishing after 2000, a …
Sirkka Turkka
(Finland, 1939)
Sirkka Turkka often seems to have more of a soft spot for animals than for people. …
Brian Turner
(USA, 1967)
Brian Turner was born in Visalia in California. He gained his MA in poetry writing from …
Hone Tuwhare
(New Zealand, 1922–2008)
Hone Tuwhare, a Maori-poet, was born in Kaikohe, in northern New Zealand. When he was …
 

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