1948 in Poetry - Births

Births

Years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:

• January 31 – Albert Goldbarth, American
• March 5 – Leslie Marmon Silko, Native American writer, a figure in what has been called the Native American Renaissance
• April 6 – Anna Couani, Australian poet and teacher
• May 24 – Lorna Crozier, Canadian poet
• May 29 – David Waltner-Toews, Canadian poet, writer, veterinary epidemiologist
• June 29 – John Ash British poet and writer
• July 7 – Stephen Ratcliffe U.S. poet and publisher
• August 1 – Frank Stanford (died 1978), American poet
• October 3 – Barrett Watten an American poet
• October 7 – Diane Ackerman an American author, poet, and naturalist
• October 18 – Ntozake Shange (pronounced En-toe-ZAHK-kay SHONG-gay) née Paulette Williams, an African American playwright, performance artist, writer and poet

• Also:
  • R. S. Gwynn, American poet and anthologist associated with New Formalism
  • Lawrence Joseph, American poet, writer, essayist, critic, lawyer, and law professor
  • Brian Henderson (writer)
  • Yitzhak Laor, Israeli poet, author, and journalist
  • David Lehman, series editor for The Best American Poetry book series and American poet
  • Anna Mioduchowska
  • John Oughton
  • Sherod Santos
  • Heather McHugh
  • Timothy Steele, American poet and academic