Maria van Daalen
(The Netherlands, 1950)
Maria van Daalen made her début as a poet in 1989 with Raveslag (The Beat of the … |
Mangalesh Dabral
(India, 1948)
Mangalesh Dabral was born in the village of Kafalpani in the northern Indian state of … |
David Dabydeen
(Guyana, 1956)
David Dabydeen emigrated at an early age to England, where he won a scholarship for … |
Kreek Daey Ouwens
(The Netherlands, 1942)
Kreek (her given names are Elisabeth Hubertina Louisa) Daey Ouwens published her first … |
Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir
(Iceland, 1930)
Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir was born near Seydisfjördur in the Eastern Fjords, grew up in a … |
Vasant Abaji Dahake
(India, 1942)
Born in 1942, Vasant Abaji Dahake is a well-known Marathi poet, critic, essayist, … |
Gro Dahle
(Norway, 1962)
Gro Dahle made her debut with the poetry collection Audiens (Audience) in 1987, … |
Mamang Dai
(India, 1957)
Mamang Dai is a poet and novelist. She lives in Itanagar in the North-east Indian state … |
Jean Daive
(France, 1941)
Author of over fifteen collections of poetry and seven volumes of fiction, Jean Daive … |
Sapardi Djoko Damono
(Indonesia, 1940)
Sapardi Djoko Damono was born in Solo, Central Java, on 20 March 1940, and spent his … |
Ailbhe Darcy
(Ireland, 1981)
Ailbhe Darcy was born in Dublin in 1981, raised there, and currently lives in South … |
Keki Daruwalla
(India, 1937)
Keki Daruwalla is a leading figure in Indian poetry in English today. He is the … |
Najwan Darwish
(Palestine, 1978)
Najwan Darwish (1978) is one of the foremost Arabic-language poets of his generation. … |
Mahmoud Darwish
(Palestine, 1941–2008)
Mahmoud Darwish has published over two dozen collections of poetry as well as several … |
Nitoo Das
(India, 1972)
Nitoo Das was selected by poet Meena Kandasamy for the special edition of PIW India, … |
Kathryn Daszkiewicz
(United Kingdom, 1961)
Kathryn Daszkiewicz was born and brought up in Gosforth, near Newcastle, in the north … |
Luke Davies
(Australia, 1962)
Luke Davies is a critically acclaimed poet, novelist, and screenplay writer, with … |
Kwame Dawes
(Ghana, 1962)
“There are certain moments that demand a sermon, a lecture, a balled fist, a bowl … |
Maung Day
(Burma, 1979)
Maung Day is a Myanmar-born poet, editor, and visual and performing artist based in … |
Milo De Angelis
(Italy, 1951)
Milo De Angelis was born in Milan where he currently lives and works. De Angelis … |
Luís Vaz de Camões
(Portugal, 1524/5–1580)
Generally regarded as the greatest poet of the Portuguese language, at least until … |
Herman De Coninck
(Belgium, 1944–1997)
On 22 May 1997, when Herman De Coninck died in Lisbon of a cardiac arrest during a … |
Celia de Fréine
(Ireland, 1948)
Celia de Fréine is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and poet who writes in … |
Jos De Haes
(Belgium, 1920–1974)
The Flemish poet Jos de Haes left a modest, idiosyncratic, body of work that … |
Louis De Paor
(Ireland, 1961)
Louis de Paor was born in Cork in 1961. Despite being a decade younger than the … |
John F. Deane
(Ireland, 1943)
John F. Deane is one of the most gifted and influential poets in Ireland, not only … |
Ellen Deckwitz
(Netherlands, 1982)
She was convincingly crowned national slam champion in 2009; then two years later she … |
Jules Deelder
(The Netherlands, 1944)
Jules Deelder is undoubtedly one of the Netherlands’ best-known poets. He owes … |
Adhavan Deetchanya
(India, 1964)
Adhavan Deetchanya (born 1964) is a Tamil writer of poetry and short fiction. Since his … |
Michel Deguy
(France, 1930)
Michel Deguy, born in Paris in 1930, stretches the very concept of poetry. Winner of … |
Serge Delaive
(Belgium, 1965)
Serge Delaive is a poet, novelist and photographer. Born in Liège, as the … |
Greg Delanty
(Ireland, 1958)
Greg Delanty is one of the most important lyric poets of Southern Ireland. Although the … |
Meira Delmar
(Colombia, 1922–2009)
Meira Delmar is the pseudonym that the fifteen year old Olga Chams Eljach used … |
Paul Demets
(Belgium, 1966)
Paul Demets made his debut as a poet in 1999 with the remarkable collection De … |
Fernando Denis
(Colombia, 1968)
The highly praised poetry of José Luis González Sanjuan, whose pen name is Fernando … |
Dubravko Detoni
(Croatia, 1937)
Dubravko Detoni (born in Križevci, Croatia, 1937) is a composer, pianist and writer. … |
Bernard Dewulf
(Belgium, 1960)
To regularly grace the front page of a quality newspaper for years: for many writers … |
Imtiaz Dharker
(India, 1954)
The poetry of Imtiaz Dharker has travelled an interesting path – from the trauma … |
Namdeo Dhasal
(India, 1949)
Born in 1949, Namdeo Dhasal is Maharashtra’s leading Dalit poet and the only Indian … |
Saroop Dhruv
(India, 1948)
Saroop Dhruv is a Gujarati poet, playwright and cultural activist, based in Ahmedabad. … |
W.S. Di Piero
(USA, 1945)
Poet, critic and essayist W.S. Di Piero spent the first 21 years of his life in South … |
José Luis Díaz Granados
(Colombia, 1946)
Born in Santa Marta, on the Caribbean coast, Díaz Granados, a poet, novelist and … |
Federico Díaz-Granados
(Colombia, 1974)
Born in Bogotá, Federico Díaz-Granados published his first book when he was 21 years … |
Adam Dickinson
(Canada, 1974)
Adam Dickinson mixes his words like a chemist mixes solutions. Deliberately … |
Lidija Dimkovska
(Macedonia, 1971)
Lidija Dimkovska was born in Skopje in 1971. Apart from poetry she writes essays, works … |
Kiki Dimoula
(Greece, 1931)
Kiki Dimoula’s mature poetry added an altogether new dimension to Modern Greek poetry. … |
Ramy Ditzanny
(Israel, 1950)
With seven books of poetry to date, Ramy Ditzanny's oeuvre includes a wide range of … |
Hemant Divate
(India, 1967)
Hemant Divate is a poet, publisher and vice president of a marketing firm. He has been … |
Angifi Proctor Dladla
(South Africa, 1950)
Angifi Proctor Dladla was born on 24 November 1950 in Thaka township in Gauteng, … |
Ricardo Domeneck
(Brazil, 1977)
Ricardo Domeneck (Bebedouro, 1977) is one of the most prolific and versatile of a … |
Katie Donovan
(Ireland, 1962)
Katie Donovan, born 1962, grew up on a farm in County Wexford and is now based in a … |
Maura Dooley
(United Kingdom, 1957)
Maura Dooley (1957) is of Irish extraction, but was born in the English town of Truro. … |
Dolores Dorantes
(Mexico, 1973)
“I might attempt to define these books,” Dolores Dorantes writes in the … |
Theo Dorgan
(Ireland, 1953)
Theo Dorgan was born in 1953 into a large working-class family on Cork City’s … |
Shai Dotan
(Israel, 1969)
Shai Dotan was born in Eilat, the resort town at the southernmost tip of Israel, to … |
Finuala Dowling
(South Africa, 1962)
Born in Cape Town in 1962, Finuala was the seventh of eight children of radio … |
Ulrike Draesner
(Germany, 1962)
The language Ulrike Draesner spoke on returning to her native Munich in 1984, after a … |
Jane Draycott
(United Kingdom, 1954)
Jane Draycott was born in 1954 and studied at King’s College, London, and then Bristol … |
Ruy Duarte de Carvalho
(Portugal, 1941)
Ruy Duarte de Carvalho was born in Santarém, Portugal in 1941. He grew up in the … |
Charles Ducal
(Belgium, 1952)
It isn’t often that a pig farmer writes poetry, but Flanders has an extraordinary … |
Carol Ann Duffy
(United Kingdom, 1955)
Carol Ann Duffy is a Scottish poet and playwright. She is Professor of Contemporary … |
Laurie Duggan
(Australia, 1949)
Laurie Duggan was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1949 and now lives in England. He has … |
Ian Duhig
(United Kingdom, 1954)
Duhig is known as a modern balladeer, using folklore and medieval stories to satirise … |
Arjen Duinker
(The Netherlands, 1956)
Arjen Duinker was born in Delft in 1956 and studied psychology and philosophy. He has … |
Gloria Dünkler
(Chile, 1977)
Gloria Dünkler is the descendant of artisans, musicians and fishermen. She … |
Helen Dunmore
(United Kingdom, 1952)
Helen Dunmore was born in Yorkshire and studied at the University of York. She began to … |
Stephen Dunn
(USA, 1939)
Stephen Dunn’s unadorned language lends itself to poems of calm observation and … |
Duo Duo
(China, 1951)
Duo Duo 多多 (penname for Li Shizheng 栗世征) grew up in the years when China was going … |
Jacques Dupin
(France, 1927–2012)
It is important, I believe, to assess what contemporary French poetry owes to the … |
Eva Durán
(Colombia, 1976)
The poet and journalist Eva Durán was born in Cartagena. She has worked in the media … |