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Sam Greenlee

July 13, 1930 –May 19, 2014

Jeff Griggs

March 27, 196) –

Kevin Guilfoile

July 16, 1968–

John Guzlowski

1948–

Susan Hahn

November 11, 1951–

Herbie Hancock

April 12, 1940- –

Lorraine Hansberry

May 9, 1930–January 12, 1965

Harry Hansen

December 26, 1884–January 3, 1977

Frank Harris

February 14, 1855–August 26, 1931

Claire Hartfield

July 3, 1957–

Ronne Hartfield

March 17, 1936–

Alice Judson Ryerson Hayes

1922 –October 13, 2006

Glenn Head

May 14, 1958- –

Ben Hecht

February 28, 1894 –April 18, 1964

Robert Hellenga

August 5, 1941–

Ernest Hemingway

July 21, 1899 –July 2, 1961

Aleksandar Hemon

September 9, 1954–

Essex Hemphill

April 16, 1957–November 4, 1995

David Hernandez

May 1, 1946 –February 25, 2013

Robert Herrick

April 21, 1868–December 23, 1938

Seymour Hersh

April 8, 1937- –

Maria Hinojosa

July 2, 1961-–

Edward Hirsch

January 20, 1950–

Nicole Hollander

April 25, 1939–

Hugh Holton

1947–May 18, 2001

Jerome Holtzman

July 12, 1926–July 19, 2008

Jessica Hooper

September 5, 1976-–

Bette Howland

January 28, 1937–December 13, 2017

John Hughes

February 18. 1950–August 6, 2009

Langton Hughes

February 1, 1902 –May 22, 1967

Irene Hunt

May 18, 1907–May 18, 2001

Luisa Aguilar Igloria

September 3, 1961–

Eugene Izzi

March 23, 1953 –December 7, 1996

Angela Jackson

July 25, 1951–

Scott Jacobs

March 27, 1950–October 21, 2021

Julie James

November 5, 1974-–

Margo Jefferson

October 17, 1947-–

Tyehimba Jess

December 19, 1965-–

Charles Johnson

April 23, 1948–

Fenton Johnson

May 7, 1888 –September 17, 1958

John H. Johnson

January 19, 1918 –Aug. 8, 2005

Elizabeth Orton Jones

June 25, 1910–May 10, 2005

James Jones

November 6, 1921–May 9, 1977

Al Jourgensen

Oct. 9, 1958- –

Lois Wille

September 19, 1931–

Ward Just

September 5, 1935–December 19, 2019

Rick Kaempfer

July 28, 1963-–

Mohja Kahf

January 1, 1967–

Stuart Kaminsky

September 20. 1934–October 9, 2009

Mackinley Kantor

February 4, 1904–October 11, 1977

Ann Durkin Keating

January 21, 1957–

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