Ethna Carbery was the pen name used by a 19th century Irish poet and journalist whose short life was ended by illness at the age of 35. Some of her work was set to music by the likes of Ivor Gurney and she collaborated on the production of two Irish Nationalist magazines with her friend Alice Milligan. She was born Anna Johnston on ...
Anna Laetitia Waring was a Welsh-born poet known primarily for her hymn writing who came from a literary family background, with both her father Elijah and her Uncle Samuel having had works of literature published. She was a studious young woman who learned Hebrew for the sole purpose of being able to read the Old Testament in its original form. She always ...
Arthur James Marshall Smith, more often referred to as A J M Smith, was a 20th century Canadian poet, anthologist and critic. Although a naturalised American he spent most of his life in Eastern Canada. He had a short spell in Britain where he attended the University of Edinburgh but the major part of his further education was at McGill University in ...
Anne Killigrew was a 17th century English poet who lived a tragically short life, cut short by smallpox. Her poetry was much admired by contemporaries such as John Dryden although none were published until a year after her death in 1685. Dryden compared her work to that of the ancient Greek poet Sappho. He obviously thought a great deal about her, ...
Anne Kingsmill Finch was a high-born English poet who held the title Countess of Winchelsea. Unusually for someone in her position she took great interest in the political and social climate found in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Her output of poetry was considerable and she was known for her skill in using Augustan form and diction in her writing. ...
