1953 in Poetry - Births

Births

• January 7 – Dionne Brand, Canadian poet, novelist, and non-fiction writer born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago before moving to Canada
• January 12 – David Brooks, Australian
• February 18 – Peter Robinson, English
• February 27 – Brad Leithauser, American
• July 20 – Joseph Bathanti, American poet, novelist, professor; North Carolina Poet Laureate, 2012–2014
• July 29 – Frank McGuinness, Irish playwright, translator and poet
• August 10 – Mark Doty, American
• November 19 – Tony Hoagland, American
• Also:
  • Alison Brackenbury, English
  • Adeeb Kamal Ad-Deen, Iraqi, Arabic-language poet living in Australia
  • Antonis Fostieris, Greek
  • Jane Hirshfield, American poet and translator
  • Chris Mansell, female Australian poet and publisher
  • Ian McBryde, Canadian-born poet living in Australia
  • Gjertrud Schnackenberg, American