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.

Semen Sborzunov
Russia
RussiaSoviet and Russian writer.

Anne Bronte
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish writer and poetess

Viktor Grabovski
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian poet, translator, literary critic, literary critic, journalist

Geinrich Bebel
Germany
GermanyGerman humanist poet, translator, satirist, teacher.

Dimitrie Anghel
Romania
RomaniaRomanian poet.

Konstanty Galczynski
Poland
PolandPolish poet, one of the greatest national lyricists of the 20th century

Giuliano Cassiani
Italy
ItalyItalian poet.

Dmitriy Karachoban
Moldova
MoldovaGagauz Soviet poet, prose writer, painter and film director.

John Dryden
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish playwright, poet, critic, a prominent representative of the era of classicism

Tatiana Schepkina-Kupernik
Poetess

Armel Guerne
France
FranceSwiss and French poet, translator, essayist

Caterina Davinio
Italy
ItalyPoet, writer, multimedia artist.

Geoffrey Chaucer
Great Britain
Great BritainThe most prominent of the English poets of the Middle Ages, the largest figure in English literature.

Konstantin Gamsahurdia
Georgia
GeorgiaGeorgian classic writer, father of the former President of Georgia.

Habriela Mistral
Chile
ChileChilean poetess, Nobel laureate 1945.

Stanislav Grohovyak
Poland
PolandPolish poet.

Margarete Susman
Germany
GermanyGerman poet, essayist, literary scholar.

Nikifor Vasyanka
Chuvash poet

Frantsisk Bogushevich
Belarus
BelarusBelarusian poet

Dniprova Chayka
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian writer and poetess.

Giuseppe Chiarini
Italy
ItalyItalian poet and critic.

Amadis Jamyn
France
FranceFrench poet of the 16th century.

Pierre Gringoire
France
FranceMedieval French poet and writer of popular farces

Nicolae Labis
Romania
RomaniaRomanian poet.

Ibycus
Greece
GreeceGreek lyricist

Muin Bsisu
Poet

Amir Khusrau
India
IndiaIndian and Tajik-Persian poet, scholar, musician

Ray Evans
USA
USAAmerican songwriter

Abay Kunanbaev
Kazakhstan
KazakhstanKazakh poet

Pavlo Tichina
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian poet, translator, academician of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

Mak Dizdar
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnian poet of the second half of the 20th century

Gao Xingjian
China
ChinaChinese novelist, short story writer, playwright and critic. Winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Literature

Michael Golodniy
Russia
RussiaSoviet poet.

Ilyas Dzhansugurov
Kazakh Soviet poet, classic of Kazakh literature

Gyula Illyes
Hungary
HungaryHungarian poet, writer and translator

Friedrich Wilhelm Weber
Germany
GermanyGerman poet.

Zrubavel Gilad
Israel
IsraelIsraeli poet.

Abdumalik Bahori
Tajikistan
TajikistanTajik poet, writer and playwright.

Sofia Romma
USA
USAPoetess

Violet Kazue De Cristoforo
Japan
JapanJapanese-American poet and haiku writer

Juliusz Slowacki
Poland
PolandAn outstanding romantic poet

Gennadiy Klevko
Belarusian poet, translator

Davtak Kertog
Armenia
ArmeniaArmenian lyric poet of the 7th century

Elishka Krasnogorskaya
Czech
CzechCzech writer, translator, poet, playwright and librettist.

Lyubov Krichevskaya
Poetess and writer

Milena Makarova
Latvia
LatviaLatvian poet and translator

Lorenzo Mascheroni
Italy
ItalyItalian scientist and poet

Elena Tager
Russian poet, prose writer, memoirist

Vladislav Bronevsky
Poland
PolandPolish poet

Thomas MacGreevy
Ireland
IrelandIrish poet and writer