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
Semen Sborzunov
Russia
Soviet and Russian writer.
Anne Bronte
Anne Bronte
Great Britain
English writer and poetess
Viktor Grabovski
Viktor Grabovski
Ukraine
Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, literary critic, journalist
Geinrich Bebel
Geinrich Bebel
Germany
German humanist poet, translator, satirist, teacher.
Dimitrie Anghel
Dimitrie Anghel
Romania
Romanian poet.
Konstanty Galczynski
Konstanty Galczynski
Poland
Polish poet, one of the greatest national lyricists of the 20th century
Giuliano Cassiani
Giuliano Cassiani
Italy
Italian poet.
Dmitriy Karachoban
Dmitriy Karachoban
Moldova
Gagauz Soviet poet, prose writer, painter and film director.
John Dryden
John Dryden
Great Britain
English playwright, poet, critic, a prominent representative of the era of classicism
Tatiana Schepkina-Kupernik
Tatiana Schepkina-Kupernik
Poetess
Armel Guerne
Armel Guerne
France
Swiss and French poet, translator, essayist
Caterina Davinio
Caterina Davinio
Italy
Poet, writer, multimedia artist.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer
Great Britain
The most prominent of the English poets of the Middle Ages, the largest figure in English literature.
Konstantin Gamsahurdia
Konstantin Gamsahurdia
Georgia
Georgian classic writer, father of the former President of Georgia.
Habriela Mistral
Habriela Mistral
Chile
Chilean poetess, Nobel laureate 1945.
Stanislav Grohovyak
Stanislav Grohovyak
Poland
Polish poet.
Margarete Susman
Margarete Susman
Germany
German poet, essayist, literary scholar.
Nikifor Vasyanka
Nikifor Vasyanka
Chuvash poet
Frantsisk Bogushevich
Frantsisk Bogushevich
Belarus
Belarusian poet
Dniprova Chayka
Dniprova Chayka
Ukraine
Ukrainian writer and poetess.
Giuseppe Chiarini
Giuseppe Chiarini
Italy
Italian poet and critic.
Amadis Jamyn
Amadis Jamyn
France
French poet of the 16th century.
Pierre Gringoire
Pierre Gringoire
France
Medieval French poet and writer of popular farces
Nicolae Labis
Nicolae Labis
Romania
Romanian poet.
 Ibycus
Ibycus
Greece
Greek lyricist
Muin Bsisu
Muin Bsisu
Poet
Amir Khusrau
Amir Khusrau
India
Indian and Tajik-Persian poet, scholar, musician
Ray Evans
Ray Evans
USA
American songwriter
Abay Kunanbaev
Abay Kunanbaev
Kazakhstan
Kazakh poet
Pavlo Tichina
Pavlo Tichina
Ukraine
Ukrainian poet, translator, academician of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Mak Dizdar
Mak Dizdar
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian poet of the second half of the 20th century
Gao Xingjian
Gao Xingjian
China
Chinese novelist, short story writer, playwright and critic. Winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Literature
Michael Golodniy
Michael Golodniy
Russia
Soviet poet.
Ilyas Dzhansugurov
Ilyas Dzhansugurov
Kazakh Soviet poet, classic of Kazakh literature
Gyula Illyes
Gyula Illyes
Hungary
Hungarian poet, writer and translator
Friedrich Wilhelm Weber
Friedrich Wilhelm Weber
Germany
German poet.
Zrubavel Gilad
Zrubavel Gilad
Israel
Israeli poet.
Abdumalik Bahori
Abdumalik Bahori
Tajikistan
Tajik poet, writer and playwright.
Sofia Romma
Sofia Romma
USA
Poetess
Violet Kazue De Cristoforo
Violet Kazue De Cristoforo
Japan
Japanese-American poet and haiku writer
Juliusz Slowacki
Juliusz Slowacki
Poland
An outstanding romantic poet
Gennadiy Klevko
Gennadiy Klevko
Belarusian poet, translator
Davtak Kertog
Davtak Kertog
Armenia
Armenian lyric poet of the 7th century
Elishka Krasnogorskaya
Elishka Krasnogorskaya
Czech
Czech writer, translator, poet, playwright and librettist.
Lyubov Krichevskaya
Lyubov Krichevskaya
Poetess and writer
Milena Makarova
Milena Makarova
Latvia
Latvian poet and translator
Lorenzo Mascheroni
Lorenzo Mascheroni
Italy
Italian scientist and poet
Elena Tager
Elena Tager
Russian poet, prose writer, memoirist
Vladislav Bronevsky
Vladislav Bronevsky
Poland
Polish poet
Thomas MacGreevy
Thomas MacGreevy
Ireland
Irish poet and writer