Writer/Poet Graves & Memorials

Edgar Allan Poe

1809–1849 (age 40)

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, and critic who pioneered the modern detective story and became a master of...

Sumner Lincoln Fairfield

1803–1844 (age 41)

Cypress Grove Cemetery

Sumner Lincoln Fairfield (1803-1844) was a writer and poet from Warwick who died at age 41.

Helen Hunt Jackson

1830–1885 (age 55)

Evergreen Cemetery

Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885) was an Amherst-based writer and poet.

Paul Hamilton Hayne

1830–1886 (age 56)

Magnolia Cemetery

Paul Hamilton Hayne was a Charleston resident and notable figure from 1830 to 1886.

Eugene Field

1850–1895 (age 45)

Church of the Holy Comforter Courtyard

Eugene Field (1850-1895) was a St. Louis-based writer and poet famous for his children's literature and journalism.

Josephine Preston Peabody

1874–1922 (age 48)

Wenham Cemetery

Josephine Preston Peabody was a New York City-based writer and poet who lived from 1874 to 1922 and was buried in Wenham...

Max Ehrmann

1872–1945 (age 73)

Highland Lawn Cemetery

Max Ehrmann was an American writer and poet best known for his inspirational essay 'Desiderata.'

Ernest Thayer

1863–1940 (age 77)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Ernest Thayer was an American writer best known for his 1888 baseball poem 'Casey at the Bat,' living from 1863 to 1940.

Maxwell Bodenheim

1892–1954 (age 62)

Cedar Park Cemetery

Maxwell Bodenheim (1892-1954) was an American poet, novelist, and playwright associated with the Greenwich Village liter...

Patrick MacGill

1889–1963 (age 74)

Fall River

Patrick MacGill was an Irish writer and poet from Glenties who lived from 1889 to 1963.

Delmore Schwartz

1913–1966 (age 53)

Cedar Park Cemetery

Delmore Schwartz (1913-1966) was a Brooklyn-born American poet, short story writer, and literary critic of significant i...

Arna Bontemps

1902–1973 (age 71)

Greenwood Cemetery

Arna Bontemps (1902-1973) was an Alexandria-born writer and poet of the Harlem Renaissance.

Yakov-Simha Avidor

1905–1979 (age 74)

New Montefiore Cemetery

Yakov-Simha Avidor (1905-1979) was a Yiddish writer and poet from Liachavičy.

Djuna Barnes

1892–1982 (age 90)

Greenwich Village

Djuna Barnes was an American modernist writer, poet, and playwright known for her experimental works.

Berry Fleming

1899–1989 (age 90)

Summerville Cemetery

Berry Fleming was an American writer and poet from Augusta, Georgia who lived from 1899 to 1989.

Izydora Kosach-Borysova

1888–1980 (age 92)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Izydora Kosach-Borysova (1888-1980) was a Ukrainian writer and poet known by the pen name Lesya Ukrainka.

Pierre Lachambeaudie

1806–1872 (age 66)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Pierre Lachambeaudie was a French writer from Montignac-Lascaux known for his fables and poetry.

Anna de Noailles

1876–1933 (age 57)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Anna de Noailles was a French writer and poet born in Paris's 7th arrondissement who lived from 1876 to 1933.

Henri de Régnier

1864–1936 (age 72)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Henri de Régnier (1864-1936) was a French writer and poet from Honfleur, member of the Académie française.

André Lamandé

1886–1933 (age 47)

Loupiac

André Lamandé was a French writer and poet active in the early 20th century, living from 1886 to 1933.