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
Eugene Dabit
France
French writer.
Edouard D'Anglemont
Edouard D'Anglemont
France
French poet of the 19th century
Miha Kastelic
Miha Kastelic
Austria
Khorutani writer
Olga Arkhangelskaya
Olga Arkhangelskaya
Ukraine
Blogger and poetess
Gamarnis-Beyim Abrakhanova
Gamarnis-Beyim Abrakhanova
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani poetess
Rasul Gamzatov
Rasul Gamzatov
Russia
Russian poet, publicist and political figure.
Dino Campana
Dino Campana
Italy
Italian poet
Visente Alejksandre-i-Merlo
Visente Alejksandre-i-Merlo
Spain
Spanish poet, Nobel Prize for Literature, 1977
Jacques de Cassan
Jacques de Cassan
France
French writer of the 17th century
John Donne
John Donne
Great Britain
English poet
Ana Blandiana
Ana Blandiana
Romania
Romanian poet, essayist.
Adam Billaut
Adam Billaut
France
French poet of the 17th century.
Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks
USA
American poet
Iosif Baltsan
Iosif Baltsan
Moldova
Moldavian Soviet poet.
Nazim Hikmet
Nazim Hikmet
Turkey
Turkish writer
France Preseren
France Preseren
Slovenia
Outstanding Slovenian poet
Ingeborg Bachmann
Ingeborg Bachmann
Austria
Austrian writer.
Etim Emin
Etim Emin
Lezgin poet
Silva Kaputikyan
Silva Kaputikyan
Armenia
The largest Armenian poetess of the 20th century, writer and publicist, academician, winner of numerous international awards.
Ada Vladimirova
Ada Vladimirova
Russian poetess, translator
Natalia Astafieva
Natalia Astafieva
Poland
Russian and Polish poet, translator.
Attar Faridaddin
Attar Faridaddin
Persian Sufi poet, author of numerous poems and verses
Alexander Koniskiy
Alexander Koniskiy
Ukraine
Ukrainian poet, prose writer
Aleksey Mateevich
Aleksey Mateevich
Moldova
Moldovan poet and translator
Silvina Ocampo
Silvina Ocampo
Argentina
Argentine poet and writer
Lawrence Brezove
Lawrence Brezove
Czech writer and chronicler of the Hussite Wars
Alain Lille
Alain Lille
France
French theologian and poet
William Allingham
William Allingham
Great Britain
19th century English poet.
 Alkey
Alkey
Greece
Ancient Greek poet
Thomas Chatterton
Thomas Chatterton
Great Britain
English poet
Kristijonas Donelaitis
Kristijonas Donelaitis
Lithuania
Lithuanian poet, Lutheran pastor. Founder of Lithuanian fiction
Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz
Mexico
Mexican poet and essayist, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1990
Janos Batsanyi
Janos Batsanyi
Hungary
Hungarian poet-commoner.
Eliza Grinblat
Eliza Grinblat
USA
American Jewish poet and songwriter
Heinrich Heine
Heinrich Heine
Germany
German poet
Simon Osiashvili
Simon Osiashvili
Ukraine
Poet, songwriter
Ion Heliade-Radulescu
Ion Heliade-Radulescu
Romania
Romanian poet
Cheslav Milosh
Cheslav Milosh
Poland
Polish-American poet of Lithuanian origin, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1980.
Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire
France
French poet, creator of the sensational book 'Flowers of Evil'
Boris Poplavskiy
Boris Poplavskiy
France
Prominent poet and prose writer of the Russian diaspora
Ortensio Paravisino
Ortensio Paravisino
Spain
Spanish orator and poet
Robert Calvert
Robert Calvert
Great Britain
Poet, writer, songwriter and vocalist
Arkady Shteinberg
Arkady Shteinberg
Russia
Poet
Vincent Dunin-Martsinkevich
Vincent Dunin-Martsinkevich
Belarus
Belarusian writer and playwright, classic of Belarusian literature.
Wawrzyniec Korwin
Wawrzyniec Korwin
Poland
A 16th-century Polish writer known as Novoforensis
Vladimir Burich
Vladimir Burich
Russia
Russian poet, versifier, translator; theorist and promoter of free verse
Sara Coleridge
Sara Coleridge
Great Britain
English poetess, daughter of the poet Samuel Coleridge
Elizabeth Browning
Elizabeth Browning
Great Britain
English poetess
John Cleveland
John Cleveland
Great Britain
English poet
Sidney Lanier
Sidney Lanier
USA
American poet and musician