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.

Vladimir Holan
Czech
CzechCzech poet and translator.

Albert Knapp
Germany
GermanyGerman poet

Valery Bryusov
Poet

Nikolay Zerov
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian literary critic, poet - master of sonnets

Hadamar Laber
Germany
GermanyGerman poet.

Don Black
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish poet

Eugenio De Signoribus
Italy
ItalyItalian poet.

Victor Jara
Chile
ChileChilean poet, theater director, singer, dancer

Yaroslav Seyfert
Czech poet, Nobel laureate in 1984.

Dmitriy Kovalev
Russian Soviet lyric poet, translator

Maria Grabovskaya
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian Russian-speaking poetess

Yaroslav Smelyakov
Poet

Andrey Pumpurs
Latvia
LatviaLatvian poet, author of the epic "Lachplesis". The case is unique: only the Latvian people can boast that they know the name of the author of their folk epic, who, by the way, is an officer in the Russian army.

Andre Breton
France
FranceFrench poet, one of the founders of surrealism

Elena Axelrod
Israel
IsraelSoviet poetess and translator

Veniamin Jacq
Russian Soviet poet

Alexander Velichansky
Russian poet and translator. Author of the lyrics to the song "To the Music of Vivaldi".

Boris Poplavskiy
France
FranceProminent poet and prose writer of the Russian diaspora

Michele Cappellari
Italy
ItalyItalian poet.

Felix Krivin
Israel
IsraelRussian and Israeli writer, poet, prose writer

Naftaly Hertzs-Imber
USA
USAPoet

Hartley Coleridge
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish poet

Alexander Pope
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish poet and satirist

Novella Matveeva
Russia
RussiaPoetess

Rafal Wojaczek
Poland
PolandPolish poet

Lee Gurga
USA
USAAmerican poet haijin

Masedonio Fernandes
Argentina
ArgentinaArgentine poet

William Bryant
USA
USAAmerican poet and journalist

Imants Ziedonis
Latvia
LatviaLatvian poet

Sebastian Brant
Germany
GermanyGerman scientist, humanist, poet.

Rainer Maria Rilke
Austria
AustriaAustrian poet

Nazim Hikmet
Turkey
TurkeyTurkish writer

Sabirian Mukhametkulov
Bashkir poet

Oyar Vatsietis
Latvia
LatviaLatvian poet

Maya Angelou
USA
USAPoet, memoirist, novelist, educator, playwright, director, actress, historian, filmmaker and civil rights activist

Petr Orlov
Ukraine
UkraineSoviet and Ukrainian writer, poet, translator

Albertus Ines
Poland
PolandPolish poet

Ellie Greenwich
USA
USAMusician, songwriter

Heinrich Anacker
Switzerland
SwitzerlandGerman writer and poet

Horace
Italy
ItalyAncient Roman poet of the "golden age" of Roman literature

Robert Wace
12th century Norman poet

Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
Israel
IsraelJewish liturgical poet

Ales Staver
Belarus
BelarusBelarusian Soviet poet.

Anthony Hecht
USA
USAAmerican poet and critic

Rose Auslander
Germany
GermanyGerman poetess of Jewish origin

Theodor Kramer
Austria
AustriaAustrian poet

Durs Grunbein
Germany
GermanyGerman poet and translator.

Vera Pavlova
Russia
RussiaPoetess

Andre Bouchet
France
FranceFrench poet

Evgeniy Horvath
Germany
GermanyRussian poet, then German artist