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.

Thomas Chatterton
Thomas Chatterton
Great Britain
English poet
Simon Osiashvili
Simon Osiashvili
Ukraine
Poet, songwriter
Ion Heliade-Radulescu
Ion Heliade-Radulescu
Romania
Romanian poet
Robert Calvert
Robert Calvert
Great Britain
Poet, writer, songwriter and vocalist
Arkady Shteinberg
Arkady Shteinberg
Russia
Poet
Wawrzyniec Korwin
Wawrzyniec Korwin
Poland
A 16th-century Polish writer known as Novoforensis
Jean Vauquelin de la Fresnaye
Jean Vauquelin de la Fresnaye
France
French poet
Jordje Balashevich
Jordje Balashevich
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Outstanding Serbian songwriter and singer.
Konrad Fussesbrunnen
Konrad Fussesbrunnen
Germany
German poet of the heyday of medieval poetry
Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop
USA
American poet
Jumaniyaz Jabbarov
Jumaniyaz Jabbarov
Uzbekistan
People's poet of Uzbekistan.
Cecilija Dinere
Cecilija Dinere
Latvia
Latvian writer, poet, prose writer and translator
Jorge Barbosa
Jorge Barbosa
Poet and writer from Cape Verde.
Iakov Shogolev
Iakov Shogolev
Ukraine
Little Russian poet
Nikolay Ribalko
Nikolay Ribalko
Ukraine
Ukrainian poet.
Edmond Rostand
Edmond Rostand
France
French poet, playwright, author of plays: "Cyrano de Bergerac", "Eaglet", etc.
Luis Antonio de Villena
Luis Antonio de Villena
Spain
Spanish poet, novelist, essayist and translator
Bogdan Kravtsiv
Bogdan Kravtsiv
Ukraine
Ukrainian literary figure, poet and translator
Vincent Voiture
Vincent Voiture
France
French poet, member of the French Academy
Beda Weber
Beda Weber
Germany
German spiritual writer and poet
Dilan Tomas
Dilan Tomas
Great Britain
English poet.
Vadim Gardner
Vadim Gardner
USA
Russian poet
Rinat Arkhipov
Rinat Arkhipov
Tatar and Russian poet
Jacques Carel
Jacques Carel
France
French poet.
Teodor Bujnicki
Teodor Bujnicki
Poland
Polish poet, satirist and journalist
Peter Balakian
Peter Balakian
USA
American poet, writer and explorer.
Maria Kuntsevich
Maria Kuntsevich
Poland
Prose writer, essayist, translator of English, French and Scandinavian literature.
Natalia Arsenyeva
Natalia Arsenyeva
Belarus
Belarusian poetess.
William Cowper
William Cowper
Great Britain
English poet
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope
Great Britain
English poet and satirist
 Euripides
Euripides
Greece
Athenian tragic poet
Robert Henryson
Robert Henryson
Great Britain
One of the first major Scottish Renaissance poets.
Panteleimon Kulish
Panteleimon Kulish
Ukraine
Talented Little Russian poet, publicist and historian
Tomas Lermont
Tomas Lermont
Great Britain
The poet is considered the founder of Scottish literature
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.
Christine Lavant
Christine Lavant
Austria
Austrian poetess.
Rae Armanyrout
Rae Armanyrout
USA
American poet
Fridrih Klopstock
Fridrih Klopstock
Germany
Poet of the Age of Enlightenment
Johann Hlderlin
Johann Hlderlin
Germany
German poet
Nikifor Vasyanka
Nikifor Vasyanka
Chuvash poet
Peter Gulak-Artemovsky
Peter Gulak-Artemovsky
Ukraine
Ukrainian writer, poet, fabulist
Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska
Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska
Poland
Polish poetess
Max Kalbeck
Max Kalbeck
Germany
German poet, musicologist, music critic
Yakov Lipkin
Yakov Lipkin
Poet, prose writer, translator, philosopher
Hans Vilhelm Kaalund
Hans Vilhelm Kaalund
Denmark
Danish lyricist
Poulin Klavin
Poulin Klavin
Latvia
Lviv poetess and translator.
Oleg Grigoriev
Oleg Grigoriev
Russia
Poet
Lea Goldberg
Lea Goldberg
Israel
Israeli poet, literary scholar, translator, critic
 Alkman
Alkman
Greece
An ancient Greek poet of the second half of the 7th century BC, a representative of choral lyric poetry.
John Gower
John Gower
Great Britain
English poet