Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet, born 1843
Mary Ruefle, American poet, born 1952
Rumi, Persian poet, born 1207
Mary Jo Salter, American poet, born 1954
Sonia Sanchez, American poet, born 1934
Johannes Secundus, Dutch poet, born 1511
Izumi Shikibu, Japanese poet, born 976
Chu Shu-chen, Chinese poetess, born 1078
Anne Spencer, American poet, born 1882
Hannah Szenes, Hungarian Jewish poet, born 1921
Henry David Thoreau, American author, born 1817
Rose Hartwick Thorpe, American poet, born 1850
Tomas Transtromer, Swedish poet, born 1931
Padraig O Tuama, Irish poet, born 1928