| 100% | AUDRE | 5 | Poet and activist Lorde who wrote “Cables to Rage” |
| 54% | GRACEPALEY | 10 | Author and activist who wrote, “It is the poet’s responsibility to learn the truth from the powerless” |
| 48% | AUDRE | 5 | “Cables to Rage” poet Lorde |
| 46% | OSCAR | 5 | ___ Wilde, Irish poet and playwright who wrote many endearing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas |
| 46% | YEATS | 5 | Poet who wrote "I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree" |
| 41% | HOWE | 4 | Julia Ward ___, poet and activist known for writing the lyrics to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" |
| 41% | CORNELWEST | 10 | Philosopher and activist who wrote "Race Matters" |
| 40% | KEATS | 5 | Poet who wrote Ode to a Nightingale |
| 40% | PLATH | 5 | Poet who wrote "I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am" |
| 39% | TSELIOT | 7 | Poet who wrote about Grizabella and Mungojerrie |
| 39% | RILKE | 5 | Poet who wrote "The Sonnets to Orpheus" |
| 39% | POE | 3 | Poet who wrote "The Bells" and "The Raven" |
| 39% | NASH | 4 | Poet who wrote "The Cow" and "The Panther" |
| 38% | ADRIENNERICH | 12 | Poet and feminist who wrote “The moment of change is the only poem” |
| 38% | DONNE | 5 | Poet who wrote "To His Mistress Going to Bed" |
| 38% | OYD | 3 | Poet who wrote "Fortune and love favor the brave" |
| 38% | GRETATHUNBERG | 13 | Swedish environmental activist who wrote "No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference" and who turns 18 today (2 wds.) |
| 38% | PASTERNAK | 9 | Boris ___, famous poet and author who wrote only one novel, "Doctor Zhivago" |
| 38% | TWAIN | 5 | Mark who wrote, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness” |
| 38% | HEINE | 5 | Poet who wrote "Don't send a poet to London" |
| 38% | POPE | 4 | Poet who wrote "To err is human; to forgive, divine" |
| 38% | AUDEN | 5 | Poet who wrote "For the Time Being" and "Another Time" |
| 37% | SYLVIA | 6 | ___ Plath, famous poet and author who wrote only one novel, "The Bell Jar" |
| 37% | MILTON | 6 | Poet who wrote "They also serve who only stand and wait" |
| 37% | KIESE | 5 | Laymon who wrote “How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America” |
| 37% | OVID | 4 | Poet who wrote "If you want to be loved, be lovable" |
| 37% | PLATH | 5 | Poet who wrote, "The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt" |
| 37% | HOMER | 5 | Greek poet who wrote "Iliad" and "Odyssey" |
| 37% | POE | 3 | Who wrote "To Helen" and "For Annie" |
| 37% | MILNE | 5 | Author who wrote "Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?" |