Amiri Baraka: Poet, playwright and civil rights campaigner whose work made him a central figure in the Black Arts Movement

Obituary of Amiri Baraka in The Independent by Marcus Williamson

Toyo Shibata: Poet who published her first collection at the age of 98

Obituary of Toyo Shibata in The Independent by Marcus Williamson

Dick McBride: One of the last of the Beat poets

Obituary of Dick McBride in The Independent by Marcus Williamson

Louis Simpson: Acclaimed poet, critic and translator

Obituary of Louis Simpson in The Independent by Marcus Williamson

Derick Thomson: Poet and champion of the Gaelic language

Obituary of Derick Thomson in The Independent by Marcus Williamson

Obituary: Professor Derick Thomson; writer and scholar who was the most important voice in Gaelic poetry in the 20th century

Obituary of Derick Thomson in The Scotsman by Marcus Williamson

Adrienne Rich: Poet whose work fused the personal and the political

Obituary of Adrienne Rich in The Independent by Marcus Williamson

Dorothea Tanning: Painter, sculptor and poet whose work crossed artistic boundaries

Obituary of Dorothea Tanning in The Independent by Marcus Williamson

Andrée Chedid: Award-winning writer whose sparse language grappled with the human condition

Obituary of Andrée Chedid in The Independent by Marcus Williamson

Bella Akhmadulina: Poet who helped liberate Russian literary consciousness following the end of Stalin's rule

Obituary of Bella Akhmadulina in The Independent by Marcus Williamson

Andrei Voznesensky: Poet who fought against artistic censorship in the Soviet Union

Obituary of Andrei Voznesensky in The Independent by Marcus Williamson

Peter Orlovsky: Beat poet and life partner of Allen Ginsberg

Obituary of Peter Orlovsky in The Independent by Marcus Williamson