When we asked what Poets & Writers could do to support their writing practice, time and again writers expressed a desire for a more tangible connection to other writers. disappearance of the world's most famous mystery writer – … potentially the inspiration for Sherlock's last name) was a very popular poet in the 19th century. 15 Writers Who Were Also Medical Doctors. May 19, 2016. Representative Authors: Dr. Elaine Aron, Sandi Ault, Kim Boyce, Robin Chotzinoff, Margaret Leslie Davis, María Amparo Escandón, Tom Fields-Meyer, Tanya Ward Goodman, Joy Nicholson, Christopher Noxon, Dr. Barry Prizant, Louise Steinman, Terry Theise, Diana Wells Poets & Writers Live is an initiative developed in response to interviews and discussions with writers from all over the country. Leslie Scalapino (1944–2010), American poet, writer, and playwright; associated with Language poets and Beat poets Maurice Scève (c. 1500–1564), French poet Hermann Georg Scheffauer (1876–1927), American poet, architect, and short story writer This form of literature has also been used to tell stories, the best example of which the two poems Iliad and The Odyssey, written by Homer, are the best examples. Popular Poets: Langston Hughes Shel Silverstein Pablo Neruda Maya Angelou Edgar Allan Poe Robert Frost Emily Dickinson Elizabeth Barrett Browning E. E. Cummings Walt Whitman William Wordsworth … A poem usually has certain characters that define it, some of which are things like the rhyme scheme, symbolism, rhetoric, rhythm and even irony. Read a selection of articles and features about famous British authors, poets and.