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.

Eugene Dabit
France
FranceFrench writer.

Edouard D'Anglemont
France
FranceFrench poet of the 19th century

Miha Kastelic
Austria
AustriaKhorutani writer

Olga Arkhangelskaya
Ukraine
UkraineBlogger and poetess

Gamarnis-Beyim Abrakhanova
Azerbaijan
AzerbaijanAzerbaijani poetess

Rasul Gamzatov
Russia
RussiaRussian poet, publicist and political figure.

Dino Campana
Italy
ItalyItalian poet

Visente Alejksandre-i-Merlo
Spain
SpainSpanish poet, Nobel Prize for Literature, 1977

Jacques de Cassan
France
FranceFrench writer of the 17th century

John Donne
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish poet

Ana Blandiana
Romania
RomaniaRomanian poet, essayist.

Adam Billaut
France
FranceFrench poet of the 17th century.

Gwendolyn Brooks
USA
USAAmerican poet

Iosif Baltsan
Moldova
MoldovaMoldavian Soviet poet.

Nazim Hikmet
Turkey
TurkeyTurkish writer

France Preseren
Slovenia
SloveniaOutstanding Slovenian poet

Ingeborg Bachmann
Austria
AustriaAustrian writer.

Etim Emin
Lezgin poet

Silva Kaputikyan
Armenia
ArmeniaThe largest Armenian poetess of the 20th century, writer and publicist, academician, winner of numerous international awards.

Ada Vladimirova
Russian poetess, translator

Natalia Astafieva
Poland
PolandRussian and Polish poet, translator.

Attar Faridaddin
Persian Sufi poet, author of numerous poems and verses

Alexander Koniskiy
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian poet, prose writer

Aleksey Mateevich
Moldova
MoldovaMoldovan poet and translator

Silvina Ocampo
Argentina
ArgentinaArgentine poet and writer

Lawrence Brezove
Czech writer and chronicler of the Hussite Wars

Alain Lille
France
FranceFrench theologian and poet

William Allingham
Great Britain
Great Britain19th century English poet.

Alkey
Greece
GreeceAncient Greek poet

Thomas Chatterton
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish poet

Kristijonas Donelaitis
Lithuania
LithuaniaLithuanian poet, Lutheran pastor. Founder of Lithuanian fiction

Octavio Paz
Mexico
MexicoMexican poet and essayist, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1990

Janos Batsanyi
Hungary
HungaryHungarian poet-commoner.

Eliza Grinblat
USA
USAAmerican Jewish poet and songwriter

Heinrich Heine
Germany
GermanyGerman poet

Simon Osiashvili
Ukraine
UkrainePoet, songwriter

Ion Heliade-Radulescu
Romania
RomaniaRomanian poet

Cheslav Milosh
Poland
PolandPolish-American poet of Lithuanian origin, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1980.

Charles Baudelaire
France
FranceFrench poet, creator of the sensational book 'Flowers of Evil'

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

Ortensio Paravisino
Spain
SpainSpanish orator and poet

Robert Calvert
Great Britain
Great BritainPoet, writer, songwriter and vocalist

Arkady Shteinberg
Russia
RussiaPoet

Vincent Dunin-Martsinkevich
Belarus
BelarusBelarusian writer and playwright, classic of Belarusian literature.

Wawrzyniec Korwin
Poland
PolandA 16th-century Polish writer known as Novoforensis

Vladimir Burich
Russia
RussiaRussian poet, versifier, translator; theorist and promoter of free verse

Sara Coleridge
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish poetess, daughter of the poet Samuel Coleridge

Elizabeth Browning
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish poetess

John Cleveland
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish poet

Sidney Lanier
USA
USAAmerican poet and musician