authors english

ambrose bierce (realist)

is known for his very cynical works

richard blanco

the first inaugural poet who was the youngest, immigrant, latino, and openly gay

arna bontemps (harlem renaissance)

wrote about slave rebellions and his poems show a value for endurance and dignity

stephen crane (naturalist)

first realistic war novel publishised

countee cullen (harlem renaissance)

wrote poetry in universal terms and wanted black and whites to be equal in society

E.E. cummings (modernist)

innocent , childlike and playful poetry ; is famous for lowercase i ; wrote poetry in simple subjects

natalie diaz (new voices)

developed her own language ; makes constant mention of language in poetry

emily dickinson (realist)

made poems that were very compressed and intense

gregory djanikian (new voices)

poems portray a multitude of emotions all at the same time ; talks about the American idiom and focuses on th elegacies of family and culture

james thurber (stream on consciousness)

the greatest american humorist ; pokes fun at human nature with his male character being shy and submissive men, while females are dominant

jean toomer (harlem renaissance)

wrote works about the african american experiences and was on a quest for spiritual englighment

natasha trethewey (new voices)

blends free and traditional poetry ; writes about american racial identities

mark twain (realist)

the first major writer to come from west of mississippi ; the first depiction of a slave clinging to hope ; the first writer accurately depict speech dialect

walt whitman (realist)

invented catalogs and popularized free verse

thornton wilder

used scene less stages in his production and used the omniscient stage manager

tennessee williams (southern gothic )

is th emost important figure in the 20th century american drama

robert pinsky (new voices )

served as poet laureate of the 3 us terms ; is famous for his translations of dante’s interno and believes poetry should be read aloud

katherine ann porter (stream of consciousness)

always wrote the ending of the story first and attempts to disillusion her readers ; went to mexico to write about the revolution ; wrote a story about death after her close encounter with it in the spanish flu pandemic

ezra pound (imagist)

the creator of imagnism ; was a radical fascist who was arrested by the us after ww2

e.a. robinson (naturalist)

the voices for the lost, sad, and defeated ; created stories about the lives of people in a fictional town

carl sandburg (imagist)

the poet of the american people ; wrote poetry depicting american agriculture, life, and nature ; wrote a history biography for Abraham Lincoln

joyce sutphen (new voices)

encourages writers to read ; references classical literature in her various works

ernest hemingway (modernest)

invented the “code hero” ; used a simple and direct way of writing

garrett hongo (new voices)

writes about the disparities of asian americans and immigrants

langston hughes (naturalist)

the first black american to earn a living solely from writing ; refused to different between his experiences as a black american and what the common black american faced

jack london (naturalist)

wrote stories based on his adventures of the sea and klondike ; he was also a radical socialist who reported on san francisco earthquakes

m. scott monday (new voices)

blended native american oral tradition with european literature ; devoted to safeguarding indian cultural traditions

theodore dreiser (naturalist)

wrote obscene novels and was a member of the communist party

louise erdrich (magic realism)

talks about the disparities between white and native americans while focusing on family bonds and kinship

martin espada (new voices)

wrote poetry about the working class experiences and disparities latinos face ; is similar to walt whitman

william faulkner (southern gothic )

wrote largely about the south and the poor white man after the civil war ; wrote complex and elaborate clauses that were multi layered

f. scott fitzgerald (modernist)

wrote novels bout the jazz age ; his stories were a symbol of his life ; suffered from alcoholism

robert frost (modernist)

wrote jrk’s ingaural poem ; wrote poems about common objects in new Hampshire settings

joy harjo (new voices)

first native american to be poet laureate ; poetry talks about landscapes in alaska and hawaii and the native american heritage

amy tan (essay)

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