William Rose Benét (2 Februari 1886 – 4 Mei 1950) alikuwa mshairi na mhariri kutoka nchi ya Marekani. Mwaka wa 1942 alipokea Tuzo ya Pulitzer ya Ushairi. Wiliama Benet alizaliwa jijini New York, akiwa mtoto wa kanali wa jeshi James Walker Benét na mke wake, Frances Neill (née Rose), ni mjukuu wa brigedia wa jeshi la Marekani Stephen Vincent Benet. Alipata elimu katika shule ya The Albany Academy, Albany, baadaye Sheffield Scientific School ya Yale University alipokuwa akiandika mashairi katika majarida ya chuo. Mwaka 1924 alianza kufanya tahakiki ya mashairi katika magazeti na kuyahariri mpaka alipofikwa na mauti. Merchants of Cathay 1913 The Great White Wall: A Poem 1916 Perpetual Light: A Memorial 1919 Moons of Grandeur: A Book of Poems 1920 Dry Points: Studies in Black and White 1921 The Flying King of Kurio: A Story of Children 1926 Wild Goslings: A Selection of Fugitive Pieces 1927 Starry Harness 1933 Pocket University: Guide to Daily Reading 1934 Golden Fleece: A Collection of Poems and Ballads Old and New 1935 Great Poems of the English Language 1936 Mad Blake: A Poem 1937 Day of Deliverance: A Book of Poems in Wartime 1940 The Dust Which is God: A Novel in Verse 1941 The Stairway of Surprise: Poems 1947 Timothy's Angels, Verse 1947 The Spirit of the Scene 1951 The First Person Singular 1971 The Prose and Poetry of Elinor Wylie 1974 "William Rose Benét".