William Howe Cuyler Hosmer
(1814-1877) Poet. William Howe Cuyler Hosmer was born in and died in Avon, New York.
Type: NY State
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.
James Aldrich
(1810-1856) Poet. James Aldrich was born in Mattituck, New York, and died in New York City.
Richard (Dick) Stanley Allen
(1939-2017) Poet, critic. Dick Allen was born in Troy, New York, and died in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
David Fintz Altabé
(1929-2008) Poet. David Fintz Altabé was born in New York City. He taught at the City University of New York.
Alan Ansen
(1922-2006) Poet. Alan Ansen was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Athens, Greece. He was a friend to many of the Beat Generation writers.
Elise Justine Bayard
(1823-1853) Poet. Elise Justine Bayard was born in Fishkill, New York, and died in New York City. Her poems were published in The Knickerbocker, a literary magazine published in New York City, and the Literary World.