1. Homer, the ancient Greek poet, wrote about events he personally witnessed.

2. Kalidasa, the poet, was probably a laborer.

3. A famous Japanese poet took his name from the banana tree.

4. Geoffrey Chaucer is buried in Westminster Abbey.

5. The first published African American poet was also a woman.

6. The poet Emily Dickinson was widely published during her lifetime.

7. The author of The Canterbury Tales is William Shakespeare.

8. Robert Burns wrote most of his poems in dialect.