Famous Poets
In 1978, this poet, with North Carolina ties, wrote “You may write me down in history / With your bitter, twisted lies, / You may trod me in the very dirt / But still, like dust, I'll rise.”
Who was Maya Angelou?
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold"
What is The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
This author won the Pulitzer Prize in 2007 for a book about a young girl growing up in Maycomb, Alabama, during the Great Depression, with her lawyer father who defends a Black man falsely accused of rape by a white woman, highlighting the themes of racism and prejudice in the South.
Who was Harper Lee?
Scout Finch
What is To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee?
This author had a strong disliking towards her creation, Hercule Poirot.
Often referred to as the “New England Mystic” or the “Belle of Amherst,” this Amherst, Massachusetts, native, wrote her poetic fragments on anything from envelope flaps to grocery receipts and often stored them in her apron pocket or inside books in her home library.
Who was Emily Dickinson?
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
What is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee?
This author was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2004 for her 1818 book about a gifted scientist who succeeds in giving life to a being he created
Who was Mary Shelley?
Jo March
What is Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
This author never married, but was engaged for one night.
Who was Jane Austen?
This poet married Robert Browning in 1846 in a secret courtship and has a collection of poetry called “Sonnets from the Portuguese”.
Who was Elizabeth Barrett Browning?
“Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow”
What is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
This author was the first black American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature for her book Beloved.
Who was Toni Morrison?
Esperanza Cordero
What is The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros?
This author was the child of one of the first feminist authors
Who was Mary Shelley?
This West Africa native, kidnapped at an early age, is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry.
Who was Phyllis Wheatley?
"I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me"
Who is Maya Angelou?
This author’s play about a Black family in 1950s Chicago who receive a life insurance payout after their father's death won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play of the Year in 1959.
Who was Lorraine Hansberry?
Jane Bennet
What is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen?
This author regularly saved animals and was an avid animal lover.
Who was Emily Bronte?
Hailing from the island of Lesbos, this Greek lyric poet, often touted as the “Tenth Muse,” has work that exists now in mostly fragmentary form.
Who was Sappho?
“Forever is composed of now.”
Who is Emily Dickinson
This author was the first American Woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature for her novel The Good Earth
Who was Pearl Buck?
Scarlett O’Hara
What is Gone With The Wind by Margret Mitchell?
This author is multilingual, speaking six languages
Who is Maya Angelou?