I have for many years been in awe of the poet Stevie Smith, I can recognise everything in her poems, and having read her life story I recognise, even more, I have written a poem about her.
When it comes to Authors then it has to be CJ Sansom, his historical novels set during the Tudor period are so well researched, on top of that there is a murder mystery to be solved by a Lincolns Inn lawyer Matthew Shardlake, the series of books are amazing