Modernist & 20Th Century Poets
17 entries in the Modernist & 20Th Century Poets compendium.
Saint-John PerseFrench poet-diplomat awarded the 1960 Nobel Prize in Literature.Salvatore QuasimodoSicilian-Greek poet of classical fire and tragic experienceSasha ChornyRussian satirist and poet known for his sharp, popular verses.Sergei YeseninRussian lyric poet of peasant origins, known for his nostalgic and critical verses on village life and…Sohrab SepehriIranian poet and painter of modern Persian verse.Srečko KosovelSlovenian modernist poet and avant-garde constructivist.Stephen SpenderEnglish poet, novelist, and essayist on social injustice.Sully PrudhommeFirst Nobel laureate in Literature, French poet and essayist.Tomas TranströmerSwedish poet and psychologist, Nobel laureate in literature.Valery BryusovRussian Symbolist poet, editor, and translator.Velimir KhlebnikovRussian Futurist poet and playwright, inventor of zaum.Vicente AleixandreSpanish poet of the Generation of '27, Nobel laureate in 1977, known for surrealistic and nature-infused…Vladimir MayakovskyRussian Futurist poet and playwright who navigated revolution, censorship, and acclaim.W. H. AudenBritish-American poet noted for stylistic and technical achievement across political, moral, love, and…Wallace StevensAmerican modernist poet and insurance executive.Wisława SzymborskaPolish poet of ironic precision and winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature.Zbigniew HerbertPolish poet, essayist, and moralist of the post-war era.
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