Craig Arnold, American poet, born 1967
John Ashbery, American poet, born 1927
Michael Ashby, English poet
James Atlas, American writer, born 1949
Margaret Atwood, Canadian poet, born 1939
W. H. Auden, Anglo-American poet, born 1907
Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru, born 1872
Rose Auslander, German-English poet, born 1901
Alfred Austin, English poet, born 1835
Teresa of Avila, Roman Catholic saint, born 1515
Naomi Ayala, American poet, born 1964
Sarah Aziz, Indian poet
Lamma Bada Yatathana, Andalusian love poem
Peter Bakowski, Australian poet, born 1954
