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.

Yanis Sudrabkalns
Yanis Sudrabkalns
Latvia
Latvian Soviet poet.
Olga Anstey
Olga Anstey
Ukraine
Russian and Ukrainian poetess and translator
Vasiliy Belov
Vasiliy Belov
Russia
Prose writer
Jose Iglesias De las Casas
Jose Iglesias De las Casas
Spain
Spanish poet.
Georg Weerth
Georg Weerth
Germany
German poet. Engels called him 'the first and most significant poet of the German proletariat'. Friend of K. Marx and F. Engels. In the pre-revolutionary and revolutionary years, he devoted his work entirely to the proletariat.
Tatiana Galushko
Tatiana Galushko
Russia
Poetess
Meysey Goto
Meysey Goto
Japan
Japanese writer
Edmund Spencer
Edmund Spencer
Great Britain
English poet, contemporary of Shakespeare
Pavel Grushko
Pavel Grushko
Russia
Poet
Jure KASTELAN
Jure KASTELAN
Croatia
One of the greatest poets of Croatia
Francis Ponge
Francis Ponge
France
French poet and essayist.
Edmond Rostand
Edmond Rostand
France
French poet, playwright, author of plays: "Cyrano de Bergerac", "Eaglet", etc.
Aloiziy Felinskiy
Aloiziy Felinskiy
Poland
Polish poet, playwright, translator, literary theorist.
Eslyam Zikibaev
Eslyam Zikibaev
Kazakhstan
Famous Kazakh poet and writer.
Heinrich Seidel
Heinrich Seidel
Germany
German poet, copper engraver, engineer by profession
Yaroslav Smelyakov
Yaroslav Smelyakov
Poet
Cheslav Milosh
Cheslav Milosh
Poland
Polish-American poet of Lithuanian origin, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1980.
Christine De Pizan
Christine De Pizan
France
French medieval writer of Italian origin
Paul Celan
Paul Celan
Romania
Poet, translator
Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin
Great Britain
English poet
Sholpan Imanbayeva
Sholpan Imanbayeva
Kazakhstan
Kazakh Soviet poetess.
Novella Matveeva
Novella Matveeva
Russia
Poetess
Elena Axelrod
Elena Axelrod
Israel
Soviet poetess and translator
Ovanes Tumanian
Ovanes Tumanian
Armenia
Armenian poet, publicist, public figure; his work is considered the pinnacle of Armenian poetry.
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
Joaquim Braga
Joaquim Braga
Portugal
Portuguese writer
Rose Auslander
Rose Auslander
Germany
German poetess of Jewish origin