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.

Jumaniyaz Jabbarov
Jumaniyaz Jabbarov
Uzbekistan
People's poet of Uzbekistan.
Cecilija Dinere
Cecilija Dinere
Latvia
Latvian writer, poet, prose writer and translator
Yankev Groper
Yankev Groper
Israel
Jewish poet
Jorge Barbosa
Jorge Barbosa
Poet and writer from Cape Verde.
Iakov Shogolev
Iakov Shogolev
Ukraine
Little Russian poet
Boris Kornilov
Boris Kornilov
Russian poet
Tadeusz Borowski
Tadeusz Borowski
Poland
Polish poet and novelist
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
Naftali Herz Imber
Naftali Herz Imber
USA
Jewish poet, author of the lyrics of "Hatikva" - the anthem of the Zionist movement
Bogdan Kravtsiv
Bogdan Kravtsiv
Ukraine
Ukrainian literary figure, poet and translator
Angelo Poliziano
Angelo Poliziano
Italy
Poet, humanist, court poet, friend of Lorenzo de' Medici, teacher of his sons.
Carole Sager
Carole Sager
USA
Poet-songwriter
Ilyas Dzhansugurov
Ilyas Dzhansugurov
Kazakh Soviet poet, classic of Kazakh literature
Vincent Voiture
Vincent Voiture
France
French poet, member of the French Academy
Beda Weber
Beda Weber
Germany
German spiritual writer and poet
Victor Korzh
Victor Korzh
Ukraine
Ukrainian poet, literary scholar
Elza Rosenberg-Plekshan (Aspazija)
Elza Rosenberg-Plekshan (Aspazija)
Latvia
Latvian poetess, playwright, wife of Jan RAINIS
Walter Lowenfels
Walter Lowenfels
USA
American poet and essayist
Ruben Dario
Ruben Dario
Nicaragua
Nicaraguan poet
Jose Ernandas
Jose Ernandas
Argentina
Argentine poet
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Germany
German poet, novelist and playwright
Dilan Tomas
Dilan Tomas
Great Britain
English poet.
Vadim Gardner
Vadim Gardner
USA
Russian poet
Irina Ivanchenko
Irina Ivanchenko
Ukraine
Ukrainian poetess
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore
Ireland
Irish poet
Rinat Arkhipov
Rinat Arkhipov
Tatar and Russian poet
Jacques Carel
Jacques Carel
France
French poet.
Christina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti
Great Britain
English artist and poet
Teodor Bujnicki
Teodor Bujnicki
Poland
Polish poet, satirist and journalist
Peter Balakian
Peter Balakian
USA
American poet, writer and explorer.
Jean Galbert Campistron
Jean Galbert Campistron
France
French poet.
Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau
France
French avant-garde writer, film director, actor and artist.
Maria Kuntsevich
Maria Kuntsevich
Poland
Prose writer, essayist, translator of English, French and Scandinavian literature.
Natalia Arsenyeva
Natalia Arsenyeva
Belarus
Belarusian poetess.
 Ibycus
Ibycus
Greece
Greek lyricist
Decimus Magnus Ausonius
Decimus Magnus Ausonius
A late Latin poet who was called in modern times "the first French poet" (for his local patriotism), although he wrote in Latin
William Cowper
William Cowper
Great Britain
English poet
Masedonio Fernandes
Masedonio Fernandes
Argentina
Argentine poet
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope
Great Britain
English poet and satirist
Ambrose Philips
Ambrose Philips
Great Britain
English poet and politician.
Salvatore Quazimodo
Salvatore Quazimodo
Italy
Italian poet, Nobel laureate 1959.
Cleobulus
Cleobulus
Greece
In the 6th century BC, one of the "seven Greek sages", the son of Evagoras, was the ruler (tyrant) of the Rhodian city of Lindos in Rhodes
Maxine Kumin
Maxine Kumin
USA
American writer and poet
Zinaida Volkonskaya
Zinaida Volkonskaya
Russia
Princess, Russian writer
Elizabeth Carter
Elizabeth Carter
Great Britain
English poet and translator.
Bakhtiyar Wahabzade
Bakhtiyar Wahabzade
Azerbaijan
People's poet of Azerbaijan
Endre Ady
Endre Ady
Hungary
Hungarian poet and publicist, whose works reflected the rebellious world of the turn of the century, with its insights and its delusions.
Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick
Great Britain
English poet