Giovanni della Casa was an Italian diplomat, bishop, & poet. He is known for his treatise on polite behavior, despite being an inquisitor

John Bartlett was a writer publisher and editor from Massachusetts. He published and edited Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations since 1855

Vladimir Mayakovsky (7 July, 1893 – 14 April, 1930) was a Russian poet, playwright, and actor. He was a famous figure in the Russian Futurist movement

Gunnar Björling (31 May, 1887 – 11 July, 1960) was a Finnish-Swedish poet and is considered to be the foremost modernist in these countries’ literature

Sir Arthur Wing Pinero was a playwright from England. He was considered one of the leading playwrights and made important contributions to the theater

Alfonso Reyes (17 May, 1889 – 27 December, 1959) was a Mexican writer and diplomat. He is considered to be one of the greatest Spanish language authors

Jayne Cortez (10 May, 1934 – 28 December, 2012 was poet, publisher, performer, and activist. She is part of the Black Arts movement canon.

May Sarton (3 May, 1912 – 16 July, 1995) was a writer, poet, journalist and memoirist. She is remembered for her excellent journals and memoirs

A.H. Raskin (26 April, 1911 – 22 December, 1993) was a reporter, writer, and assistant editor. He was a long time employee and contributor to the New York Times

Sarah Kemble Knight – teacher & diarist. Her journey from Boston to New York provides historians a first-hand accounts of traveling through Colonial New England