Poet Graves & Memorials

Edwin Arlington Robinson

1869–1935 (age 66)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet known for his vivid portraits of New E...

Hart Crane

1899–1932 (age 33)

Park Cemetery

Hart Crane (1899–1932), the American poet from Garrettsville, rests in Park Cemetery.

Julia Boynton Green

1861–1957 (age 96)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Julia Boynton Green (1861-1957) was a New York City-born poet whose literary career and life concluded with interment at...

John Gould Fletcher

1886–1950 (age 64)

Mount Holly Cemetery

John Gould Fletcher (1886–1950) was a Little Rock-born poet and Pulitzer Prize winner interred at Mount Holly Cemetery...

Charles Badger Clark

1883–1957 (age 74)

Evergreen Cemetery

Beloved cowboy poet whose simple, heartfelt verses captured the American West.

Katherine Garrison Chapin

1890–1977 (age 87)

St. Thomas' Whitemarsh

Katherine Garrison Chapin (1890–1977) was a Waterford-born American poet whose work graces anthologies and who is buri...

Etheridge Knight

1931–1991 (age 60)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Etheridge Knight (1931–1991) was an African-American poet whose prison writings and spoken-word performances brought h...

James Merrill

1926–1995 (age 69)

Stonington Cemetery

James Merrill (1926–1995) was an influential American poet who is buried at Stonington Cemetery.

Margaret Walker

1915–1998 (age 83)

Garden Memorial Park

Margaret Walker, the Birmingham-born poet and novelist, was interred at Garden Memorial Park after her death in 1998.

Ed Dorn

1929–1999 (age 70)

Green Mountain Cemetery

Ed Dorn (1929-1999) was an American poet associated with the Black Mountain scene whose work blended Western themes with...

Jane Kenyon

1947–1995 (age 48)

Proctor Cemetery

Jane Kenyon (1947–1995) was an acclaimed American poet and translator whose work often reflected New England life and ...

James Schuyler

1923–1991 (age 68)

Little Portion Friary Cemetery

James Schuyler (1923–1991), the Chicago-born poet associated with the New York School, is buried at Little Portion Fri...

Allen Ginsberg

1926–1997 (age 71)

BNai Israel Cemetery

Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997) of Newark was a leading Beat Generation poet laid to rest at B'nai Israel Cemetery.

Albert Huffstickler

1927–2002 (age 75)

Santa Fe

Albert Huffstickler (1927–2002) was an American poet whose countercultural verse drew on life in the Southwest before ...

Anthony Hecht

1923–2004 (age 81)

Bard College

Anthony Hecht (1923–2004) was an American poet renowned for formal craftsmanship and meditations on war and memory.

Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel

1918–2007 (age 89)

Tulare

Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel (1918-2007) was an American poet whose work celebrated the American West and was buried in Tula...

Nader Naderpour

1929–2000 (age 71)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Nader Naderpour (1929-2000) was an influential Iranian poet whose modernist verse captured the emotional landscape of 20...

Robert Creeley

1926–2005 (age 79)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Robert Creeley (1926–2005) was an American poet associated with the Black Mountain College circle who was known for hi...

Francisco Matos Paoli

1915–2000 (age 85)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Francisco Matos Paoli (1915-2000) was a Puerto Rican poet, critic, and independence advocate whose work helped define mo...

Patricia Dobler

1939–2004 (age 65)

Calvary Catholic Cemetery

Patricia Dobler (1939-2004) was a Middletown-born American poet and educator whose mentoring helped elevate women’s vo...

Gwendolyn Brooks

1917–2000 (age 83)

Lincoln Cemetery

Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) of Topeka was a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet laid to rest at Lincoln Cemetery.

Mattie Stepanek

1990–2004 (age 14)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Mattie Stepanek was a child poet and peace advocate whose inspirational books and speeches touched audiences around the ...

Deborah Digges

1950–2009 (age 59)

Wildwood Cemetery

Deborah Digges (1950-2009), the poet and memoirist, lies at Wildwood Cemetery in Jefferson City.

Archie Randolph Ammons

1926–2001 (age 75)

Pleasant Grove Cemetery

Archie Randolph Ammons (1926–2001) was an American poet whose lyrical free-verse collections and decades of teaching i...

Mari Evans

1919–2017 (age 98)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Toledo-born poet Mari Evans (1919–2017) was interred at Crown Hill Cemetery.

Shirley LeFlore

1940–2019 (age 79)

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Shirley LeFlore (1940-2019) was a St. Louis poet and performance artist interred at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery...

Janine Pommy Vega

1942–2010 (age 68)

Woodstock Artists Cemetery

Janine Pommy Vega (1942–2010) was a celebrated poet associated with the Beat movement, penning several notable collect...

Donald Hall

1928–2018 (age 90)

Proctor Cemetery

Donald Hall (1928–2018) was an award-winning poet who spent his final days in Hamden before burial at Proctor Cemetery...

Richard Wilbur

1921–2017 (age 96)

Dawes Cemetery

Richard Wilbur (1921–2017) was a two-time U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet buried at Dawes Cemetery.

Silvester Brito

1937–2018 (age 81)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Silvester Brito was an American Chicano poet and educator whose work celebrated the Southwest and its people.

Juhan Liiv

1864–1913 (age 49)

Alatskivi

Juhan Liiv (1864-1913) was an Estonian from Alatskivi who was buried in his hometown.

Moshe Hameiri

1886–1947 (age 61)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Moshe Hameiri was a Hebrew poet born in Pinsk in 1886 who died in 1947 and was buried at the Mount of Olives Jewish Ceme...

Elisha Porat

1938–2013 (age 75)

Ein HaHoresh

Elisha Porat (1938-2013) was an Ein HaHoresh-born Israeli poet and writer buried in his hometown.

János Sziveri

1954–1990 (age 36)

Farkasréti Cemetery

János Sziveri (1954-1990) was a Hungarian poet from Mužlja who was laid to rest at Farkasréti Cemetery.

András Békés

1927–2015 (age 88)

Farkasréti Cemetery

András Békés (1927-2015) was a Hungarian poet and translator from Debrecen who was interred at Farkasréti Cemetery.

Jan Skácel

1922–1989 (age 67)

Brno Central Cemetery

Jan Skácel (1922-1989) was a Czech poet from Vnorovy known for his lyrical verse and buried at Brno Central Cemetery.

Xuan Dieu

1916–1985 (age 69)

Mai Dịch Cemetery

Xuan Dieu was a renowned Vietnamese romantic poet known for his love poetry and contributions to modern Vietnamese liter...

Innokenty Annensky

1855–1909 (age 54)

Kazanskoe cemetery (Pushkin)

Innokenty Annensky was a Russian poet, critic, and translator born in Omsk who became one of the most important figures ...

Edith Södergran

1892–1923 (age 31)

Roshchino

Edith Södergran (1892-1923) was a pioneering Swedish-Finnish modernist poet born in Saint Petersburg who revolutionized...

Stepan Shchipachev

1898–1980 (age 82)

Kuntsevo Cemetery

Stepan Shchipachev (1898-1980) was a Soviet poet known for his lyrical verse during the Soviet era.

Nikolay Starshinov

1924–1998 (age 74)

Troyekurovskoye cemetery

Nikolay Starshinov was a Russian poet born in Moscow in 1924 who wrote throughout the Soviet era until his death in 1998...

Arnaldo Fusinato

1817–1888 (age 71)

Campo Verano

Arnaldo Fusinato (1817-1888) was an Italian poet and patriot from Schio, best known for his patriotic verse during the R...

Abbé Delille

1738–1813 (age 75)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Abbé Delille was a French poet and translator renowned for his didactic poetry and translations of Virgil's Georgics.

Louis-Marcelin de Fontanes

1757–1821 (age 64)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Louis-Marcelin de Fontanes (1757-1821) was a French poet, literary figure, and politician from Niort who served as Grand...

Pierre-Jean de Béranger

1780–1857 (age 77)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780-1857) was a celebrated French lyric poet and chansonnier from Paris known for his popular...

Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle

1818–1894 (age 76)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle was a French Parnassian poet who lived from 1818 to 1894 and was born in Saint-Paul...

Sully Prudhomme

1839–1907 (age 68)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Sully Prudhomme (1839-1907) was a French poet from Paris who won the first Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901.

Stuart Merrill

1863–1915 (age 52)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Stuart Merrill (1863-1915) was an American-born symbolist poet who lived in France and was born in Hempstead.

Tristan Tzara

1896–1963 (age 67)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Tristan Tzara (1896-1963) was a Romanian-French poet and founder of the Dada movement, born in Moinești and buried at M...

Bernard Heidsieck

1928–2014 (age 86)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Bernard Heidsieck (1928-2014) was a Parisian sound poet and pioneer of poésie sonore who was buried in France.