Oksana Zabuzhko
(Ukraine, 1960)
Oksana Zabuzhko was born in 1960 and lives in Kyiv. She is a graduate of the Department …
Natan Zach
(Germany, 1930)
Natan Zach was born in 1930 in Berlin to a German father and an Italian mother; he …
Adam Zagajewski
(Poland, 1945)
Adam Zagajewski (1945) is a poet, essayist, novelist and translator. Very soon after …
Anka Zagar
(Croatia, 1954)
Anka Zagar was born in 1954 in Zamost, in the Gorski Kotar region of Croatia. She …
Dane Zajc
(Slovenia, 1929)
Dane Zajc worked as a librarian and editor for several literary magazines. He made his …
Nurit Zarchi
(Mandatory Palestine, 1941)
Nurit Zarchi was born in 1941 in Jerusalem. Her father was an author (Israel Zarchi) …
Anat Zecharya
(Israel, 1974)
Anat Zecharya is an outspoken young poet who writes forthrightly about …
Valentino Zeichen
(Italy, 1938)
Valentino Zeichen has lived in Rome since he was twelve, although he spent the greater …
Zelda
(Ukraine, 1914)
A spiritual poet who attracted secular readers too, Zelda was born in 1914 in …
Zeyar Lynn
(Myanmar Burma, 1959)
Zeyar Lynn is a poet, critic, writer, translator and language instructor who lives in …
Serhiy Zhadan
(Ukraine, 1974)
Serhiy Zhadan is the most popular poet of the post-independence generation in Ukraine. …
Zhai Yongming
(China, 1955)
Turn out all the lights and close all the curtains! Although her name means “eternal …
Zhang Zao
(China, 1962–2010)
By turns erotic and enigmatic, Zhang Zao’s poetry is driven by two compulsions: …
Zheng Min
(China, 1920)

Zheng Xiaoqiong
(China, 1980)
Zheng XIaoqiong 郑小琼’s poetry exploded on the Chinese literary scene when it won …
Tinofireyi Dennis Zhou
(Zimbabwe)
Tinofireyi Dennis Zhou (a.k.a. Aero5ol) is a Zimbabwean Artivist who uses the urban …
Phillip Zhuwao
(Zimbabwe, 1971–1994)
Phillip Zhuwao was born in 1971 on a commercial farm to the north of Harare, Zimbabwe. …
Musaemura Zimunya
(Zimbabwe, 1949)
Musaemura Zimunya was born in 1949 in Mutare in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He …
Ariel Zinder
(USA, 1973)
Ariel Zinder was born in 1973 in Berkeley, California, where his Israeli father was …
Jerry Zondo
(Zimbabwe, 1957)
Jerry Zondo is a lecturer in the Department of African Languages and Literature at the …
Mona Zote
(India, 1973)
Mona Zote lives in Aizawl in the Northeast Indian state of Mizoram. She describes …
José Zuleta Ortiz
(Colombia, 1960)
A poet and short story writer, José Zuleta Ortiz has published five books of poetry and …
Uroš Zupan
(Slovenia, 1963)
The best poet of his generation, Uroš Zupan writes his poetry in the tradition of the …
B. Zwaal
(Netherlands, 1944)
B. Zwaal (Vlaardingen, 1944) is a poet. For many years, however, he was the director of …
 

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