Sitwell, Edith. 1887-1964. English poet. Still Falls the Rain.

Skelton, John. c1460-1529. English satirical poet. Tutor, adviser to Henry VIII.

Solon. 630-560BC. Athenian democratic lawgiver, poet. Equality of all citizens before the law. Trial by jury. -“Call no man happy until he is dead.”

Sopho. c650BC. Greek lyric poet.

Sophocles. c495-406BC. Greek tragic poet. Introduced third actor to tragedy. Antigone 442. Oedipus Rex 427.

Spenser, Edmund. 1552-99. English poet: Faerie Queen 1590. “The poet’s poet”.

Stesichorus. c632-556BC. Innovative Greek lyric poet.

Strauss, Richard. 1864-1949. Traditional German composer of symphonic poems, operas. Don Juan 1889. Salome 1905. Also Sprach Zarathustra 1909.

Suckling, John. 1609-42. English poet, lyricist. Invented cribbage.

Sully-Prudhomme. 1839-1907. French Parnassian philosophical poet.

Swinburne, Algernon. 1837-1909. English poet. Song of Italy.

Symons, Arthur. 1865-1945. British Symbolist poet.

Synge, John. 1871-1909. Irish poet, dramatist. Riders to the Sea 1904. Playboy of the Western World 1907.

Taliesin. -601. Welsh poet. Book of Taliesin.

Tannhäuser. c1200-70. German legendary knight, poet who lived in the court of Venus.

Tarkovsky, Andrei. 1932-86. Russian poetic filmmaker. Stalker. Sacrifice.

Tasso, Torquato. 1544-95. Italian poet. Jerusalem Liberated 1581.

Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. 1809-92. English poet laureate. Charge of the Light Brigade 1855. Enoch Arden 1864. Crossing the Bar.

Terpsichore. The Muse of dancing and lyric poetry.

Theocritus. c310-250BC. Greek originator of pastoral poetry.

Thomas, Dylan. 1914-53. Welsh poet. Under Milk Wood 1953.

Thomas, James. 1700-48. British poet. Seasons. Rule Britannia.

Thomas the Rhymer. 13C Scottish magician, prophet, and poet.

Troubadours. 11-13C. Wandering lyric poets of south France and Italy.

Trouvères. 11-13C. Lyric poets of north France. Imitated troubadours.

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