Famous American Poets

American author

American fantasy and science fiction author

American writer and poet

American singer-songwriter

American rapper, hip-hop producer, recording artist, and entrepreneur

American sociologist, historian, activist and writer

American writer, poet

American singer, musician, composer and actress

American actor

American socialite

American singer, songwriter, and dancer

American writer

American writer and Church of Scientology founder

American professional wrestler

American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist

American singer, songwriter, and actress

American rocket engineer

American poet, essayist, naturalist, and abolitionist

American feminist, writer, artist, and lecturer

American-born poet, painter, aesthetic theorist, composer, and filmmaker

American singer and actor

American novelist, essayist and academic

American composer and lyricist

American poet and writer

Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer

Russian writer

American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer

American singer, songwriter and actress

American Imagist poet

Musician

American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer

American activist and convicted felon who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army

American tennis player and writer

American author

American author and journalist

19th century Christian hymnist

American avant-garde composer

American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist

American rapper

American actor