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Pérez Bonalde, Juan Antonio b. January 30, 1846 d. October 4, 1892
Poet. Probably the most outstanding Venezuelan romantic poet of the XIX Century. Among his poems are: "Vuelta a la Patria," "Flor," "Poema del Niágara," and "Por Siempre Jamás." He also translated to Spanish the Edgar Allan Poe´s poem "The Raven." (Bio by: 380W)
National Pantheon, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Field, Eugene b. September 3, 1850 d. November 4, 1895
U.S. poet and journalist, best known, to his disgust, as the 'poet of childhood'. Field attended several colleges but took no degree; at the University of Missouri he was known less as a student than as a prankster. After his marriage in 1873, Field did editorial work for a variety of newspapers, including the Denver Tribune.
Holy Comforter Church, Kenilworth, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: In the courtyard
Lugones, Leopoldo b. May 13, 1874 d. February 18, 1938
Poet, Author. First an anarchist, then a socialist, finally a fascist, he was a friend of Rubén Darío and the outstanding modernista poet of Argentina. Some of his books: "Las Montañas de Oro," "Los Crepúsculos del Jardín," "La Guerra Gaucha," "Las Fuerzas Extrañas," among others. (Bio by: 380W)
Cause of death: Suicide
Cementerio de Villa María del Rio Seco, Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
Bryant, William Cullen b. November 3, 1794 d. June 12, 1878
Poet, Editor. His first poem, "Thanatopsis," was published when the poet was 17 years old. His first book of poetry was published in 1821, though it earned him less than $15. He continued writing, building a national reputation as a "fireside poet," while working to make ends meet. He practiced law for a short time in Massachusetts before moving to New York to work as an editor. Eventually, he became editor-in-chief of the New York Evening Post, a post he held for 50 years. After his death, a...[Read More] (Bio by: Midnightdreary)
Roslyn Cemetery, Roslyn, Nassau County, New York, USA
Rossetti, William Michael b. 1801 d. 1886
Writer and critic. He was best-known as the co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848, and edited the Brotherhood's literary magazine, "The Germ". He was born in London, the son of Italian scholar Gabriel Rossetti and was the brother of poet and artist Gabriel Dante Rossetti and poet Christina Georgia Rossetti. In 1874, he married Lucy Maddox Brown, daughter of the artist Ford Maddox Brown. He wrote many biographies and critcisms, ranging from poet Algernon Swinburne to artist James...[Read More] (Bio by: s.canning)
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, Greater London, England
Hooft, Johan Geraard Adriann 'T 'Jotie 'T Hooft' b. May 9, 1956 d. October 5, 1977
Poet, Writer. He was a very talented neo-romantic poet who died at the age of 21. After his death he became a kind of cult figure. He was however quite known already during his short career. There have been written some books on him recently, including an edition of his poems and an edition on his letters.
Cause of death: Overdosed on cocaine
Oudenaarde Cemetery, Oudenaarde, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Plot: Close to the left wall upon entering the park-entry (side-Dijkstraat)
Ficke, Arthur Davison b. 1883 d. November 30, 1945
Poet. He was a friend and lover of Edna St. Vincent Millay, and a famous poet in his own right. He served in World War I first as an Army captain in the Ordnance Deparment, stationed in France. In 1918 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and Judge Advocate. He died of lung cancer complicated by a long bout with tuberculosis. (Bio by: Dustin Oliver)
Non-Cemetery Burial, Buried at the Ficke estate, Hardhack, in Hillsdale, New York.
Murger, Henri b. March 27, 1822 d. January 28, 1861
Writer born to a poor family who left school at 13. His experiences as a would be poet in Paris led to his writing 'Scenes de la vie de Boheme' in which he portrayed himself as the poet Rodolphe. The success of these sketches led to fame and reasonable fortune; they were the basis for Puccini's opera 'La Boheme'. (Bio by: David Conway)
Cimetiere de Montmartre, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Plot: Division 5
Hopkins, Gerard Manley [memorial] b. July 28, 1844 d. June 8, 1889
Poet. His most famous works include "The Wreck of the Deutschland", "God's Grandeur" and "The Windhover". His poems were virtually unknown until they were published long after his death by the poet Robert Bridges. Hopkins became a Jesuit priest in 1882 and is buried in the Jesuit plot at Glasnevin Cemetery.
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Greater London, England
Plot: Poets Corner
Hopkins, Gerard Manley b. July 28, 1844 d. June 8, 1889
Poet. His most famous works include "The Wreck of the Deutschland", "God's Grandeur" and "The Windhover". His poems were virtually unknown until they were published long after his death by the poet Robert Bridges. Hopkins became a Jesuit priest in 1882 and is buried in the Jesuit plot at Glasnevin Cemetery.
Cause of death: Typhoid
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Plot: Jesuit plot
Castillo, Cátulo (Ovidio Cátulo González) b. August 6, 1906 d. October 19, 1975
Poet, tango composer. He honored the tango with a vast influential work, being as well outstanding his contribution as composer. He managed to be, at the same time of being a inspired musician and poet, a well-known boxing fighter, that even won the feather weight Argentine championship. (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio de la Chacarita, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina
Plot: Panteón SADAIC (Soc. Argentina de Autores y Compositores), 2S 2 #103
Ursachi, Mihai b. February 17, 1941 d. March 10, 2004
Romanian Poet. He was an acclaimed poet and head of the national theater in Iasi, who was imprisoned in 1961 for trying to flee then-communist Romania by swimming across the Danube River. He later moved to the United States, but returned to Romania after the fall of communism in 1990. He died in Iasi, Romania, of heart disease at the age of 63. (Bio by: Always with Love)
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Setterlind, Bo b. 1923 d. 1991
Swedish Poet and Author. Made his debut 1948 with the collection of poems ”Månvagga” (Mooncradle). Altogether he released over 70 books during his career, containing 40 collections of poems, novels, short-stories, travelbooks and debate scriptures. He was a religious poet, who wrote about the beauty of nature as a gift from God; love and death. Many of his poems are to be found in obituaries. (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
Wallinska Kyrkogården, Västerås, Vastmanlands Lan, Sweden
De Deus, João b. March 7, 1830 d. January 10, 1896
Poet. João de Deus Ramos was born in São Bartolomeu de Messines in the province of Algarve. He completed his baccalaureat in law at the University of Coimbra in 1859. A unanimously popular figure of his age, he was honored at national level in 1895 one year before his death. Although he worked as a journalist, he is still remembered more as a great lyrical poet and the teacher who perfected a method of teaching reading that was published as "Cartilha Maternal" in 1876. It was an immediate...[Read More] (Bio by: F G)
Panteao Nacional, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Slowacki, Juliusz b. September 4, 1809 d. April 4, 1849
Poet. He is the considered the second National Poet of Poland after Adam Mickiewicz. His work, typified with poems, plays and sonnets, included "Balladyna", "My Testament", "King Ghost", " Fantazy", "Kordian"," Beniowski" , "Agamemnon’s Tomb", "Silver Dream of Salomea ", "Hymn", "Lilia Weneda", "Anhelli". He is buried in Wawel Cathedral, in the same crypt as Mickiewicz. (Bio by: Kasia)
Wawel Cathedral, Krakow, Malopolskie, Poland
Crowell, Grace Noll b. October 31, 1877 d. March 31, 1969
Poet. She published over thirty-five books of poetry, stories for children, and poem and prose devotions. Her "Songs for Courage" went into twenty-five printings. In 1935 he was designated Poet Laureate of Texas. Dale Carnegie called her "one of the most beloved poets in America." In the early 1940s she was called "the most popular writer of verse in America."
Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Plot: Mausoleum: Beatitudes NE S36 Crypt E
Flores, Celedonio Esteban b. August 3, 1896 d. July 28, 1947
Poet and Lyricist. Like other famous tango lyricists composers, Flores was both an educated and popular poet. His most creative period extended until the early 1930s. Carlos Gardel recorded 21 themes written by Celedonio Flores, including one of the most successful tangos ever existing, "Mano a Mano." (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio de la Chacarita, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina
Plot: Sección 2, Manzana 7, Calle 49 y 6
Silva, Medardo Ángel b. June 8, 1898 d. June 10, 1919
Poet. He is considered the leading representative of the Modernism Movement in Ecuador. He was nicknamed "El Niño Poeta" (The Child Poet). At young age, he was thrown from the school because he took the long hair and he never returned. Among his works "El Árbol del Bien y del Mal," "Aniversario," "María Jesús" and "Trompetas de Oro." Unexpectedly, he commited suicide by gunshot. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio General de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador
Barton, Bernard b. January 31, 1784 d. February 19, 1849
Poet. Like John Greenleaf Whittier in America, he is known as "The Quaker Poet". He was born in Carlisle, but became apprenticed to a shopkeeper in Suffolk. In 1806, he moved to Woodbridge in the same county, where, with his brother, he founded a coal and corn merchants. At about this time, he married ; unfortunately, within the year, his wife died in childbirth. Barton then re-located to Liverpool, but soon returned to Woodbridge to take up a post as clerk in Alexander's Bank. In his free time...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Quaker Burial Ground, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Manzi, Homero b. November 1, 1907 d. May 3, 1951
Poet and Tango Lyricist. His original name was Homero Nicolás Manzione. He was a poet who never published a book. His poetry was evidenced only through his songs, the suburban neighborhood was his great stage. Manzi´s rich and extensive production includes a number of outstanding tangos as "Abandono", "Malena", "Mañana zarpa un barco", "El último organito", and "Ché bandoneón" among others. (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio de la Chacarita, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina
Plot: Panteón SADAIC (Soc. Argentina de Autores y Compositores), 1s 1 #12

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