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
Vladimir Holan
Czech
Czech poet and translator.
Albert Knapp
Albert Knapp
Germany
German poet
Valery Bryusov
Valery Bryusov
Poet
Nikolay Zerov
Nikolay Zerov
Ukraine
Ukrainian literary critic, poet - master of sonnets
Hadamar Laber
Hadamar Laber
Germany
German poet.
Don Black
Don Black
Great Britain
English poet
Eugenio De Signoribus
Eugenio De Signoribus
Italy
Italian poet.
Victor Jara
Victor Jara
Chile
Chilean poet, theater director, singer, dancer
Yaroslav Seyfert
Yaroslav Seyfert
Czech poet, Nobel laureate in 1984.
Dmitriy Kovalev
Dmitriy Kovalev
Russian Soviet lyric poet, translator
Maria Grabovskaya
Maria Grabovskaya
Ukraine
Ukrainian Russian-speaking poetess
Yaroslav Smelyakov
Yaroslav Smelyakov
Poet
Andrey Pumpurs
Andrey Pumpurs
Latvia
Latvian 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
Andre Breton
France
French poet, one of the founders of surrealism
Elena Axelrod
Elena Axelrod
Israel
Soviet poetess and translator
Veniamin Jacq
Veniamin Jacq
Russian Soviet poet
Alexander Velichansky
Alexander Velichansky
Russian poet and translator. Author of the lyrics to the song "To the Music of Vivaldi".
Boris Poplavskiy
Boris Poplavskiy
France
Prominent poet and prose writer of the Russian diaspora
Michele Cappellari
Michele Cappellari
Italy
Italian poet.
Felix Krivin
Felix Krivin
Israel
Russian and Israeli writer, poet, prose writer
Naftaly Hertzs-Imber
Naftaly Hertzs-Imber
USA
Poet
Hartley Coleridge
Hartley Coleridge
Great Britain
English poet
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope
Great Britain
English poet and satirist
Novella Matveeva
Novella Matveeva
Russia
Poetess
Rafal Wojaczek
Rafal Wojaczek
Poland
Polish poet
Lee Gurga
Lee Gurga
USA
American poet haijin
Masedonio Fernandes
Masedonio Fernandes
Argentina
Argentine poet
William Bryant
William Bryant
USA
American poet and journalist
Imants Ziedonis
Imants Ziedonis
Latvia
Latvian poet
Sebastian Brant
Sebastian Brant
Germany
German scientist, humanist, poet.
Rainer Maria Rilke
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austria
Austrian poet
Nazim Hikmet
Nazim Hikmet
Turkey
Turkish writer
Sabirian Mukhametkulov
Sabirian Mukhametkulov
Bashkir poet
Oyar Vatsietis
Oyar Vatsietis
Latvia
Latvian poet
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
USA
Poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, playwright, director, actress, historian, filmmaker and civil rights activist
Petr Orlov
Petr Orlov
Ukraine
Soviet and Ukrainian writer, poet, translator
Albertus Ines
Albertus Ines
Poland
Polish poet
Ellie Greenwich
Ellie Greenwich
USA
Musician, songwriter
Heinrich Anacker
Heinrich Anacker
Switzerland
German writer and poet
 Horace
Horace
Italy
Ancient Roman poet of the "golden age" of Roman literature
Robert Wace
Robert Wace
12th century Norman poet
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
Israel
Jewish liturgical poet
Ales Staver
Ales Staver
Belarus
Belarusian Soviet poet.
Anthony Hecht
Anthony Hecht
USA
American poet and critic
Rose Auslander
Rose Auslander
Germany
German poetess of Jewish origin
Theodor Kramer
Theodor Kramer
Austria
Austrian poet
Durs Grunbein
Durs Grunbein
Germany
German poet and translator.
Vera Pavlova
Vera Pavlova
Russia
Poetess
Andre Bouchet
Andre Bouchet
France
French poet
Evgeniy Horvath
Evgeniy Horvath
Germany
Russian poet, then German artist