Jónas Hallgrímsson, is one of the most well-known and respected Icelandic poets. He is considered to be one of the founding fathers of romanticism in Iceland. His poetry was heavily influenced by the iconic Icelandic scenery and he is accredited with introducing a number of foreign meters, including pentameters to Icelandic poetry. He was also an author and a naturalist, as well ...
John Van Alstyne Weaver was an American screenwriter, novelist and poet at the beginning of the 21st century. A poet of the Carl Sandburg and Ring Lardner school, Weaver wrote his poetry about the average person on the street, using the dialect and vernacular of the working man. H.L Mencken, whose interest he attracted, with his work, believed that he was ...
James Oppenheim was the founder and chief editor of an important literary magazine of the early 20th century; The Seven Arts. However, he was perhaps best known as an American poet and novelist, with over 14 published novels and several collections of poetry. He also contributed many short stories, articles and even poems to a number of important American publications during his ...
Named after Father James A. Ryder S.J, the 20th President of Georgetown University, James Ryder Randall was a 19th century poet. He was also an American newspaper editor and correspondent as well as doing short stint as a teacher. He is best remembered for Maryland, My Maryland; the poem he wrote which eventually became the war hymn for the Confederacy. Born in Baltimore, ...
James Smetham was a follower of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and an English engraver and painter of the Pre-Raphaelite era. His career as a portrait painter had slow to take off due to photography developing at the time; something that had an impact on other artists during this period. This led to him being forced to take up a position as a ...
