Female poets

Believe that poetry is a man's domain? Think again! Here's a provocative list of 5 incredible female poets who outshone their male peers and defied societal norms to make their mark in the world of literature.

I Hear the Words of Love | Horatius Bonar

Inspired by National Poetry Day, Greta Bellamacina spotlights five of the best

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Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton have become cultural jokes for teen girl angst. How can we reclaim their complicated literary legacies?

Poetry by Elinor Wylie | Classic Literature | Women's Literature | Author | Poet

Hannah Arendt

There are few poets whose words settle into my soul the way Mary Oliver’s do.

Women have often been omitted from histories, but the work of female poets can give students a needed perspective.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861) was an English poet of the Victorian era. Among all female poets of the English-speaking world in the 19th century, none was held in higher critical esteem or was more admired for the independence and courage of her views than Elizabeth Barrett Browning.