Some of the following poets adorned the Oxford Professor of Poetry Chair:
A) James Fenton
B) Margaret Atwood
C) Seamus Heaney
D) Anne Sexton
E) Paul Muldoon
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is A, C and E.

The Oxford Professor of Poetry is an academic chair at the University of Oxford, established in 1708. It is one of the most prestigious poetry professorships in the world, elected by members of the university convocation. Let us examine each of the poets listed in the question:
• A) James Fenton: He is a renowned English poet, journalist, and literary critic who served as the Oxford Professor of Poetry from 1994 to 1999.
• B) Margaret Atwood: She is a highly celebrated Canadian poet, novelist, and literary critic. While she has received numerous international awards, she has never held the Oxford Professor of Poetry chair.
• C) Seamus Heaney: The famous Irish poet and Nobel Laureate served as the Oxford Professor of Poetry from 1989 to 1994.
• D) Anne Sexton: She was an influential American poet known for her highly personal, confessional verse. She did not hold the Oxford Professor of Poetry chair.
• E) Paul Muldoon: He is an Irish poet who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and served as the Oxford Professor of Poetry from 1999 to 2004.

Thus, among the options, only James Fenton (A), Seamus Heaney (C), and Paul Muldoon (E) have held the prestigious Oxford Professor of Poetry chair.