International Who's Who In Poetry 2005

A unique and comprehensive guide to more than 4,000 contemporary poets worldwide The 13th edition of theInternational Who's Who in Poetryis a unique and comprehensive guide to both well-known and up-and-coming poets worldwide. Providing both a historical and current guide to poetry, this resource includes: * Over 4,000 biographical entries providing full career history and publication details * An extensive directory of Poets Laureate of the United Kingdom and USA, Oxford University professors of poetry, poet winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature, winners of the Pulitzer Prize for American Poetry and of the King's/Queen's Gold medal, and other poetry prizes * A summary of poetic forms and rhyme schemes * A complete historical listing of over 8,000 important and influential authors and poets of the last 3,000 years * An international appendices section lists prizes and past prize-winners, organizations, magazines, and publishers