Poetry

Discover a world of poetic brilliance with our curated list of celebrated poets. Explore the works of literary giants, from Shakespeare to Maya Angelou, and delve into the minds of those who have shaped the art of verse. Find inspiration, emotion, and timeless expression in the words of these renowned poets.

Yosa Buson
Yosa Buson
Japan
Japanese poet of the 18th century, master of the haiku genre
Irina Ivanchenko
Irina Ivanchenko
Ukraine
Ukrainian poetess
Anthony Hecht
Anthony Hecht
USA
American poet and critic
Ilmari Kianto
Ilmari Kianto
Finland
Finnish writer and poet.
Elza Rosenberg-Plekshan (Aspazija)
Elza Rosenberg-Plekshan (Aspazija)
Latvia
Latvian poetess, playwright, wife of Jan RAINIS
Naevius Gnaeus
Naevius Gnaeus
Italy
Roman poet
Vladimir Gippius
Vladimir Gippius
Russian poet of the Silver Age, literary scholar
Ai Qing
Ai Qing
China
Chinese poet.
Kalman Kalocsay
Kalman Kalocsay
Hungary
Poet and translator in Esperanto
William Allingham
William Allingham
Great Britain
19th century English poet.
Mirra Lohvitskaya
Mirra Lohvitskaya
Russia
A talented poetess (1869-1905), daughter of the famous scientist and lawyer A. V. Lokhvitsky.
Vazha-Pshavela
Vazha-Pshavela
Georgia
Georgian writer and poet of the 19th century
Vladimir Pecherin
Vladimir Pecherin
Russia
Russian religious thinker, poet
Djoomart Bokonbaev
Djoomart Bokonbaev
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz Soviet poet
Joachim Du Bellay
Joachim Du Bellay
France
French poet
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Germany
German poet, novelist and playwright
Anatoliy Bahuta
Anatoliy Bahuta
Ukraine
Ukrainian poet.
Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam
Tajikistan
Tajik poet of the beginning of the millennium
Nikolay Vorobyov
Nikolay Vorobyov
Ukraine
Ukrainian poet.
Gottfried Benn
Gottfried Benn
Germany
German essayist, short story writer and expressionist poet
Victor Jara
Victor Jara
Chile
Chilean poet, theater director, singer, dancer
Albert Knapp
Albert Knapp
Germany
German poet
Tomas Transtromer
Tomas Transtromer
Sweden
Swedish poet, psychologist and translator, winner of the Neustadt Literary Prize in 1990 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2011.
Veronica Gambara
Veronica Gambara
Italy
Italian poet and statesman of the Renaissance
Paul Celan
Paul Celan
Romania
Poet, translator
Joaquim Braga
Joaquim Braga
Portugal
Portuguese writer
Rose Auslander
Rose Auslander
Germany
German poetess of Jewish origin
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy
Great Britain
English writer. His heart was buried in the grave of his first wife and his ashes were placed next to Charles DICKENS in Westminster Abbey.
Natalia Arsenyeva
Natalia Arsenyeva
Belarus
Belarusian poetess.
Mikhail Kulesh
Mikhail Kulesh
Belarus
Belarusian writer
Gerry Goffin
Gerry Goffin
USA
American poet, songwriter
Gaius Rabirius
Gaius Rabirius
Italy
Roman epic poet
Iakov Shogolev
Iakov Shogolev
Ukraine
Little Russian poet
Robert Henryson
Robert Henryson
Great Britain
One of the first major Scottish Renaissance poets.
Lu Xun
Lu Xun
China
Chinese writer
Christine De Pizan
Christine De Pizan
France
French medieval writer of Italian origin
Yury Andruhovich
Yury Andruhovich
Ukraine
Ukrainian poet, prose writer, translator, essayist.
Fransua Arman Sulli-Prudom
Fransua Arman Sulli-Prudom
France
French poet, first Nobel laureate in literature
Taisa Bondar
Taisa Bondar
Belarus
Author of six books of poetry and prose in the Belarusian language
Lev Losev
Lev Losev
USA
Famous Russian poet, literary critic, essayist
Beda Weber
Beda Weber
Germany
German spiritual writer and poet
Cheslav Milosh
Cheslav Milosh
Poland
Polish-American poet of Lithuanian origin, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1980.
Bantsion Fradkin
Bantsion Fradkin
Ukraine
Jewish poet, playwright, translator
Georgos Seferis
Georgos Seferis
Greece
Greek poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate in Literature 1963
Lydia Koidula
Lydia Koidula
Estonia
Estonian poetess, prose writer, founder of Estonian drama
Francisco Quevedo
Francisco Quevedo
Spain
Spanish poet and novelist
Teodor Bujnicki
Teodor Bujnicki
Poland
Polish poet, satirist and journalist
Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet
USA
The first American poetess
Baba Taher
Baba Taher
One of the early representatives of Persian poetry, a mystic. Much of his biography remains unclear.
Kosta Hetagurov
Kosta Hetagurov
Russia
Ossetian poet