Robert Lowell is the founder of the confessional poetry movement which emphasizes the intimate and often unflattering details about the poet's personal life.

• Poet, Anti-War Activist, Civil Rights Activist
  (1917–1977)

Willa Cather was a writer of poetry and novels known for such works as O Pioneers! and My Antonia.

• Author, Poet
  (1873–1947)

Maya Angelou was a poet and award-winning author known for her acclaimed memoir 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' and her numerous poetry and essay collections.

• Civil Rights Activist, Author, Poet
  (1928–2014)

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edna Ferber wrote books and plays that became movies like 'Show Boat,' 'Giant' and 'Stage Door.'

• Writer
  (1885–1968)

William Schuman was a Pulitzer-winning composer and the first president of New York's Lincoln Center.

• Songwriter
  (1910–1992)

Virgil Thomson was a composer, conductor and musical critic known for his work in opera.

• Songwriter, Conductor, Critic
  (1896–1989)

Author Norman Mailer used a style combining fiction and journalism to write the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Executioner's Song.

• Journalist, Author
  (1923–2007)

Gwendolyn Brooks was a postwar poet best known as the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize, for her 1949 book Annie Allen.

• Poet
  (1917–2000)