Ann Kelly Cox About me Normal, Illinois By this poet Lesson PlanEkphrasis: Using Art to Inspire Poetry Edward Thomas Born to Welsh parents in London, Edward Thomas has been cited as one of the most important English poets of his period. Though a prolific writer… Edmund Waller Like many other English poets of his day, Edmund Waller (1606-1687) was swept up in the political turmoil of the English Civil War. In the 1640s,… Layli Long Soldier Layli Long Soldier earned a BFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts and an MFA with honors from Bard College. She is the author of the…