Writers and poets

Six Tips on Writing from John Steinbeck | Brain Pickings

Welcome to the official Dylan Thomas website, where you will discover the work and life of Dylan Thomas, one of the finest poets the world has ever seen.

Over 3K readers have voted on the 70+ people on Hottest Dead Writers. Current Top 3: Jack Kerouac, Ernest Hemingway, Anton Chekhov

Too readily classified, or dismissed, as a Southern Gothicist, Carson McCullers (1917–1967) is one of the most radical writers of the American

“Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard.” ― Anne Sexton, American, poet, writer, Pulitzer Prize winner

Have you read any Irish poetry? Are you familiar with some of Ireland's more famous poets, including William Butler Yeats, Seamus Heaney and Patrick Kavanagh? The poetry of all three seems to evoke a special affinity for the beauty and soul of Ireland that makes the Emerald Isle so special for so many. Discover more about these 3 Irish poets by clicking on the blog post below. #WorldPoetryDay #IrishPoets #IrishPoetry

William Faulkner, age 33, modeling the open-collar look in this publicity shot for his novel “Sanctuary.” Photo by J. R. Cofield of Oxford, Mississippi. © The Cofield Collection. The Cofields were family friends, and photographed Faulkner over the years from 1930 to 1962. * “Man knows so little about his fellows. In his eyes all men or women act upon what he believes would motivate him if he were mad enough to do what that other man or woman is doing.” —“Light in August” (1932) * “William…

What do Charles Bukowski, Joyce Carol Oates, and Edgar Allan Poe have in common? They love cats. Writers and cats go together like salt and pepper, and here are 16 of our favorite pairs.

A list of books Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde collected in prison, including work by Dante, Gauthe, Baudelaire and Wordsworth.

Does reading poetry intimidate you? Did you know reading poetry can make you a better writer though? Try reading the accessible but brilliant works of these five African-American poets to make your writing shine!