Poet Graves & Memorials

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1807–1882 (age 75)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

One of the most popular American poets of the 19th century, author of Paul Revere's Ride and The Song of Hiawatha.

Henry Clay Brockmeyer

1826–1906 (age 80)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Poet, politician, and philosopher.

Ina Coolbrith

1841–1928 (age 87)

Mountain View Cemetery

California's first poet laureate.

Amanda Ruter Dufour

1822–1899 (age 77)

Rock Creek Cemetery

American poet of the 19th century.

Annis Boudinot Stockton

1736–1801 (age 65)

Christ Church, Philadelphia

Annis Boudinot Stockton was a poet and intellectual who hosted a prominent literary salon in New Jersey.

Lucretia Maria Davidson

1808–1825 (age 17)

Riverside Cemetery

Lucretia Maria Davidson (1808-1825) was a Plattsburgh resident who died at the young age of 17.

McDonald Clarke

1798–1842 (age 44)

Green-Wood Cemetery

McDonald Clarke was a Bath resident and poet who lived from 1798 to 1842 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.

Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton

1759–1846 (age 87)

King's Chapel Burying Ground

Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton was an American poet and writer who was a prominent literary figure in late 18th-century ...

Phoebe Caryary

1824–1871 (age 47)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Phoebe Cary was an American poet and writer who lived from 1824 to 1871.

María Bibiana Benítez

1783–1873 (age 90)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

María Bibiana Benítez was a Puerto Rican poet and intellectual who lived from 1783 to 1873.

Jones Very

1813–1880 (age 67)

Peabody

Jones Very (1813-1880) was a Salem-born poet and mystic who was buried in Peabody.

John Godfrey Saxe

1816–1887 (age 71)

Green-Wood Cemetery

John Godfrey Saxe was an American poet and humorist from Vermont known for his witty verse and literary contributions.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1807–1882 (age 75)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator born in Portland in 1807 who became one of the most widely ...

Emily Dickinson

1830–1886 (age 56)

Amherst West Cemetery

Emily Dickinson was an American poet from Amherst, Massachusetts, now recognized as one of the most important figures in...

James Barron Hope

1829–1887 (age 58)

Elmwood Cemetery

James Barron Hope (1829-1887) was an American poet and writer.

Christopher Pearse Cranch

1813–1892 (age 79)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Christopher Pearse Cranch was an American poet, painter, and transcendentalist who lived from 1813 to 1892.

Anne Lynch Botta

1815–1891 (age 76)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Anne Lynch Botta was an American poet, editor, and literary salon hostess from Bennington who lived from 1815 to 1891.

John Greenleaf Whittier

1807–1892 (age 85)

Union Cemetery

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) was an influential American poet, abolitionist, and Quaker reformer.

James Madison Bell

1826–1902 (age 76)

Oak Woods Cemetery

James Madison Bell (1826-1902) was a Gallipolis resident and poet.

Richard Henry Stoddard

1825–1903 (age 78)

Oakland Cemetery

Richard Henry Stoddard (1825-1903) was an American poet, editor, and man of letters from Hingham.

Trumbull Stickney

1874–1904 (age 30)

Old North Cemetery

Trumbull Stickney was a Geneva resident and poet who lived from 1874 to 1904.

John James Piatt

1835–1917 (age 82)

Spring Grove Cemetery

John James Piatt was a Dearborn County native who lived from 1835 to 1917.

Helen Kendrick Johnson

1844–1917 (age 73)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Helen Kendrick Johnson (1844-1917) was a Hamilton-born poet and literary figure of the 19th century.

Adelaide Crapsey

1878–1914 (age 36)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Adelaide Crapsey was a Brooklyn-born poet and writer who lived from 1878 to 1914.

Amy Lowell

1874–1925 (age 51)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Amy Lowell was an American poet, critic, and leading figure of the Imagist movement.

Morris Rosenfeld

1862–1923 (age 61)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Morris Rosenfeld was a Yiddish poet and labor activist from Stare Boksze who lived from 1862 to 1923.

Vachel Lindsay

1879–1931 (age 52)

Oak Ridge Cemetery

Vachel Lindsay was an American poet and performer known for his energetic verse and contributions to early 20th-century ...

Sara Teasdale

1884–1933 (age 49)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Sara Teasdale was an acclaimed American poet known for her lyrical verse who lived from 1884 to 1933.

Lucy Adeline Terry

1872–1947 (age 75)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Lucy Adeline Terry was an African American poet and writer active in the 19th century.

Edwin Markham

1852–1940 (age 88)

Calvary Cemetery

Edwin Markham (1852-1940) was an American poet and social reformer best known for his poem 'The Man with the Hoe.'

William Rose Benét

1886–1950 (age 64)

Ferncliff Cemetery

William Rose Benét was an American poet, editor, and critic who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1942.

Jack Spicer

1925–1965 (age 40)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Jack Spicer was an influential American poet and literary figure who lived from 1925 to 1965.

E. E. Cummings

1894–1962 (age 68)

Forest Hills Cemetery

E. E. Cummings (1894-1962) was an American modernist poet, painter, and playwright.

Kenneth Fearing

1902–1961 (age 59)

Forest Home Cemetery

Kenneth Fearing was an Oak Park resident and poet who lived from 1902 to 1961.

Frank O'Hara

1926–1966 (age 40)

Green River Cemetery

Frank O'Hara was an influential American poet and art critic associated with the New York School of abstract expressioni...

Robert Frost

1874–1963 (age 89)

Old Bennington Cemetery

Robert Frost was an American poet born in San Francisco who lived from 1874 to 1963.

Theodore Roethke

1908–1963 (age 55)

Oakwood Cemetery

Theodore Roethke (1908-1963) was a renowned American poet from Saginaw who lived to age 55.

Ralph Hodgson

1871–1962 (age 91)

Pleasant Grove Cemetery

Ralph Hodgson (1871-1962) was from Darlington and was buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

Winfield Townley Scott

1910–1968 (age 58)

Santa Fe Memorial Gardens

Winfield Townley Scott was a Haverhill-born poet who lived from 1910 to 1968.

Vivian Yeiser Laramore

1892–1975 (age 83)

Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum

Vivian Yeiser Laramore was a St. Louis resident who lived from 1892 to 1975.

Marianne Moore

1887–1972 (age 85)

Evergreen Cemetery

Marianne Moore (1887-1972) was a renowned American modernist poet and writer from Kirkwood.

Anne Sexton

1928–1974 (age 46)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Anne Sexton (1928-1974) was an acclaimed American confessional poet and Pulitzer Prize winner.

Ogden Nash

1902–1971 (age 69)

East Cemetery

Ogden Nash was an American poet and humorist famous for his witty, unconventional light verse and satirical poetry.

Charles Olson

1910–1970 (age 60)

Beechbrook Cemetery

Charles Olson (1910-1970) was a Worcester resident and prominent modernist poet.

Robert Lowell

1917–1977 (age 60)

Stark Cemetery

Robert Lowell was an acclaimed American poet and literary figure of the 20th century known for his confessional poetry.

Anne Spencer

1882–1975 (age 93)

Forest Hill Burial Park

Anne Spencer was a Henry County poet and civil rights advocate who lived from 1882 to 1975.

Nick Virgilio

1928–1989 (age 61)

Harleigh Cemetery

Nick Virgilio was a Camden resident and poet who lived from 1928 to 1989.

Billy Collins

1961–1984 (age 23)

Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery

Billy Collins was an American poet who served as U.S. Poet Laureate and is known for his accessible, humorous verse.

Robert Hayden

1913–1980 (age 67)

Fairview Cemetery

Robert Hayden (1913-1980) was a Detroit-based poet and educator known for his historical verse.

Margaret Junkin Preston

1820–1897 (age 77)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Margaret Junkin Preston (1820–1897) was a celebrated Southern poet and author widely remembered as the 'Poet Laureate ...