1954 in Poetry - Births

Births

Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:

• March 26 – Dorothy Porter (died 2008), Australian
• April 17 – Erin Mouré, Canadian
• May 25 – Alexei Parshchikov (died 2009), Russian poet, critic and translator who emigrated to the United States in 1991
• July 19 – Jane Eaton Hamilton, Canadian short story writer, poet and photographer
• July 31 – Kim Addonizio, American poet and novelist
• August 6 – Lorna Dee Cervantes, American
• August 8 – Yu Jian, China
• August 15 – Mary Jo Salter, American
• October 15 – Peter Bakowski, Australian
• November 10 – Joy Goswami, Indian Bengali poet (a man)
• December 5 – Lynda Hull, American
• December 20 – Sandra Cisneros, American poet and author

• Also:
  • Catherine Anderson (poet), American
  • David Baker, American
  • Robert Boates, Canadian
  • Janet Charman, New Zealand
  • Cornelius Eady, African American poet
  • David Hallett, Australian
  • Kevin Hart, Australian
  • Sotiris Kakisis, Greek
  • Jan Heller Levi, American
  • Thylias Moss, African American poet, writer, and playwright
  • Luis J. Rodriguez, American poet, novelist, journalist, critic, and columnist
  • Stephen Sartarelli, poet and translator
  • Vijay Seshadri poet, essayist, and literary critic
  • Deb Westbury, Australian