Roy A. Childs Jr.
(1949-1992) Essayist. Roy Childs was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Miami, Florida.
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Joe Conley
(1928-2013) Author. Joe Conley was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Newbury Park, California.
William Y. Cooper
(1934-2016) Author. William Y. Cooper was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He moved to Buffalo, New York when he was 20 and lived there most of his life and died there.
George Cooper
(1840-1927) Poet. George Cooper was born in and died in New York City. He wrote many hymns, verses for children, and other songs.
Edwin Hubbell Chapin
(1814-1880) Poet. Edwin Hubbell Chapin was born in Union Village, New York, and died in Pigeon Cove, Rockport, Massachusetts. He wrote the poem “Burial at Sea.”
John Vance Cheney
(1848-1922) Poet, essayist. John Vance Cheney was born in Groveland, New York.
Ella Maria Dietz Clymer
(1847-1920) Ella Maria Dietz Clymer was born in New York City and died in Greater London, England.
Jane Elizabeth Conklin
(1831-1914) Poet, religious writer. Jane Elizabeth Conklin was born in and died in Utica, New York.
Thomas John Carlisle
(1913-1992) Poet. Thomas John Carlisle was born in Plattsburgh, New York.
Michael Castro
(1945-2018) Poet. Michael Castro was born in New York. He was the first Poet Laureate of St. Louis, Missouri.