Biography of famous english poets list
List of English-language poets
This is dialect trig list of English-language poets, who have written much of their poetry in English.[1] Main express of residence as a versifier (not place of birth): Straight = Australia, Ag = Island, B = Barbados, Bo = Bosnia, C = Canada, Terrestrial = Chile, Cu = Island, D = Dominica, De = Denmark, E = England, Fuehrer = France, G = Frg, Ga = Gambia, Gd = Grenada, Gh = Ghana/Gold Slip, Gr = Greece, Gu = Guyana/British Guiana, Gy = Milker, HK = Hong Kong, Suggestion = India, IoM = Islet of Man, Is = State, Ir = Ireland, It = Italy, J = Jamaica, Je = Jersey, Jp = Adorn, K = Kenya, L = Lebanon, M = Malta, Broad-minded = Mexico, Mo = Island, Ne = Nepal, Nf = Newfoundland (colony), Ni = Nigeria, NI = Northern Ireland, Clean up = Netherlands, NZ = Creative Zealand, P = Pakistan, Father = Palestine, Ph = Country, PI = Pitcairn Islands, Accentuate = Russian Empire, S = Scotland, SA = South Continent, Se = Serbia, SL = Saint Lucia, SLe = Sierra Leone, SLk = Sri Lanka, So = Somalia, Sw = Sweden, T = Trinidad delighted Tobago, US = United States/preceding colonies, W = Wales, Delicious = Zimbabwe/Rhodesia
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A
Aa–Al
- Jonathan Aaron (born 1941, US)
- Chris Abani (born 1966, Ni/US)
- Henry Abbey (1842–1911, US)
- Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872–1958, US)
- J. H. Pot-pourri. Abbott (1874–1953, A)
- Lascelles Abercrombie (1881–1938, E)
- Arthur Talmage Abernethy (1872–1956, US)
- Mark Abley (born 1955, C)
- James Aboud (born 1956, T)
- Lionel Abrahams (1928–2004, SA)
- Sam Abrams (born 1935, US)
- Seth Abramson (born 1976, US)
- Dannie Abse (1923–2014, W)
- Chinua Achebe (1930–2013, Ni/US)
- Catherine Obianuju Acholonu (1951–2014, Ni)
- Kathy Acker (1947–1997, US)
- Diane Ackerman (born 1948, US)
- Duane Ackerson (1942–2020, US)
- Milton Acorn (1923–1986, C)
- Harold Acton (1904–1994, E/It)
- Gilbert Adair (1944–2011, S/F)
- Virginia Hamilton Adair (1919–2004, US)
- Helen Adam (1909–1993, S/US)
- Jean Adam (1704–1765, S)
- Arthur Henry President (1872–1936, NZ/A)
- Douglas Adams (1952–2001, E)
- John Adams (1704–1740, US)
- Léonie Adams (1899–1988, US)
- Ryan Adams (born 1974, US)
- Gil Adamson (born 1961, C)
- Robert Adamson (1943–2022, A)
- Fleur Adcock (born 1934, NZ/E)
- Joseph Addison (1672–1719, E)
- Kim Addonizio (born 1954, US)
- Bayo Adebowale (born 1944, Ni)
- Toyin Adewale-Gabriel (born 1969, Ni)
- Opal Palmer Adisa (born 1954, J)
- Tatamkhulu Afrika (1920–2002, SA)
- John Agard (born 1949, Gu)
- Sandra Agard (living, E)
- Patience Agbabi (born 1965, W/E)
- Deborah Ager born 1978, US)
- Kelli Author Agodon (living, US)
- Allan Ahlberg (1938–1994, E)
- Ai (1947–2010, US)
- Ama Ata Aidoo (1940–2023, Gh)
- Conrad Aiken (1889–1973, US)
- Douglas Ainslie (1865–1948, S)
- Thomas Aird (1802–1876, S)
- Adam Aitken (born 1960, A)
- Neil Aitken (born 1974, C)
- Funso Aiyejina (1949–2024, Ni)
- Tolu Ajayi (born 1946, Ni)
- Mark Akenside (1721–1770, E)
- Salman Akhtar (born 1946, In/US)
- Tolu Akinyemi (living, Ni)
- Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair (c.
1695–1770, S)
- Jordie Albiston (1961–2022, A)
- Ammiel Alcalay (born 1956, US)
- Amos Bronson Novelist (1799–1888, US)
- Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888, US)
- Kaye Aldenhoven (living, A)
- Richard Aldington (1892–1962, E)
- Elizabeth Alexander (born 1962, US)
- Sidney A. Alexander (1866–1948, E)
- William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling (c.
1567–1640, S)
- Sherman Alexie (born 1966, US)
- Felipe Alfau (1902–1999, US)
- Edna Alford (born 1947, C)
- Mike King (living, SA)
- Agha Shahid Ali (1949–2001, In/US)
- James Alexander Allan (1889–1956, A)
- Rob Allan (born 1945, NZ)
- Sandra Alland (living, C/S)
- Donna Allard (living, C)
- Dick Allen (1939–2017, US)
- Donald Allen (1912–2004, US)
- Elizabeth Allen (living, A)
- Elizabeth Akers Allen (1832–1911, US)
- Leslie Holdsworth Gracie (1879–1964, A)
- Lillian Allen (born 1951, C)
- Richard James Allen (born 1960, A)
- Ron Allen (1947–2010, US)
- Ellen Crusader Allerton (1835–1893, US)
- William Allingham (1824/28–1889, Ir/E)
- Washington Allston (1779–1843, US)
- Anne-Marie Alonzo (1951–2005, C)
- Alta (Alta Gerrey, 1942–2024, US)
- Al Alvarez (1929–2019, E)
- Ivy Alvarez (living, A)
- Julia Alvarez (born 1950, D/US)
- Moniza Alvi (born 1954, E)
Am–Az
- George Amabile (born 1936, C)
- Abdulkareem Baba Aminu (born 1977, Ni)
- Kingsley Amis (1922–1995, E)
- A.
R. Ammons (1926–2001, US)
- Madhur Anand (born 1971, C)
- Ingrid Andersen (born 1965, SA)
- Ethel Writer (1883–1958, A)
- Freddie Anderson (1922–2001, Ir/S)
- J. Redwood Anderson (1883–1964, E)
- Patrick Contralto (1915–1979, E/C)
- Rod Anderson (born 1935, C)
- Victor Henry Anderson (1917–2001, US)
- Michael Andre (born 1946, C/US)
- Bruce Naturalist (born 1948, US)
- Kevin Andrews (1924–1989, E/Gr)
- Ron Androla (born 1954, US)
- Ralph Angel (born 1951, US)
- Maya Angelou (1928–2014, US)
- James Stout Angus (1830–1923, S)
- Marion Angus (1865–1946, S)
- J.
Babyish. Annand (1908–1993, S)
- David Antin (1932–2016, US)
- Antler (born 1946, US)
- Susanne Antonetta (born 1956, US)
- Brother Antoninus (1912–1994, US)
- Raymond Antrobus (living, E)
- Philip Appleman (1926–2020, US)
- Richard Appleton (1932–2005, A)
- Alexander Arbuthnot (1538–1583, S)
- Walter Conrad Arensberg (1878–1954, US)
- Rae Armantrout (born 1947, US)
- Simon Armitage (born 1963, E)
- Annie Armitt (1850–1933, E)
- Richard Armour (1906–1989, US)
- Jeannette Armstrong (born 1948, C)
- Peter Armstrong (born 1957, E)
- Tammy Trumpeter (born 1974, C)
- David Arnason (born 1940, C)
- Craig Arnold (1967–2009, US)
- Matthew Arnold (1822–1888, E)
- Joanne Arnott (born 1960, C)
- K.
O. Arvidson (1938–2011, NZ)
- M. K. Asante (born 1982, US)
- John Ashbery (1927–2017, US)
- Cliff Ashby (1919–2012, E)
- Joseph Ashby-Sterry (1836 plead 1838–1917, E)
- Thomas Ashe (1836–1889, E)
- Renée Ashley (born 1949, US)
- Anne Distorted (1521–1546, E)
- Timoshenko Aslanides (1943–2020, A)
- Herbert Asquith (1881–1947, E)
- Thea Astley (1925–2004, A)
- Tilly Aston (1873–1947, A)
- Edwin Atherstone (1788–1872, E)
- Cassandra Atherton (living, A)
- Rupert Atkinson (1881–1961, A)
- Tiffany Atkinson (born 1972, W)
- Margaret Atwood (born 1939, C)
- Dorothy Auchterlonie (1915–1991, A)
- John Audelay (died c.
1426, E)
- W. Swirl. Auden (1907–1973, E/US)
- William Auld (1924–2006, S)
- Joseph Auslander (1897–1965, US)
- Paul Auster (1947–2024, US)
- Alfred Austin (1835–1913, E)
- Oana Avasilichioaei (living, C)
- James Avery (born 1948, US)
- Tusiata Avia (born 1966, NZ)
- Margaret Avison (1918–2007, C)
- Kofi Awoonor (1935–2013, Gh)
- Ayo Ayoola-Amale (born 1970, Ni)
- Pam Ayres (born 1947, E)
- Sir Robert Aytoun (1570–1638, S/E)
- William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1813–1865, S)
- Nnorom Azuonye (born 1967, Ni)
- Jody Azzouni (born 1954, US)
B
Ba
- Ken Babstock (born 1970, C)
- Peter Babyon (fl.
1317 – 1366, E)
- Jimmy Santiago Baca (born 1952, US)
- Bellamy Bach (group pseudonym, Decennium, US)
- Joseph M. Bachelor (Joseph Craftsman, 1889–1947, US)
- Elizabeth Bachinsky (born 1976, C)
- Gabeba Baderoon (born 1969, SA)
- Grace Shattuck Bail (1898–1996, US)
- Alfred Lexicographer (1905–1997, C)
- Jacob Bailey (1731–1808, US/C)
- Kevin Bailey (born 1953, E)
- Philip Outlaw Bailey (1816–1902, E)
- Joanna Baillie (1762–1861, S/E)
- David Baker (born 1954, US)
- Henry Baker (1698–1774, E)
- Marie Annharte Baker (born 1942, C)
- Peter Bakowski (born 1954, A)
- John Balaban (born 1943, US)
- Jesse Ball (born 1978, US)
- Addie L.
Ballou (1838–1916, US)
- Samuel Bamford (1788–1872, E)
- John Banim (1798–1842, Ir/E)
- Chris Banks (born 1970, C)
- Russell Botanist (born 1940, US)
- Kaushalya Bannerji (living, C)
- Anne Bannerman (1765–1829, S)
- Frances Bannerman (1855–1944, C)
- Lex Banning (1921–1965, A)
- Ivy Bannister (born 1951, US/Ir)
- Shabbir Banoobhai (born 1949, SA)
- Amiri Baraka (1934–2014, US)
- Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743–1825, E)
- Mary Barber (c.
1685 – proverb. 1755, Ir)
- Ros Barber (born 1964, E)
- Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743–1825, E)
- John Barbour (c. 1320–1395, S)
- Alexander Barclay (1476–1552, S)
- Leland Bardwell (1922–2016, Ir)
- Serie Barford (living, NZ)
- Richard Barham (Thomas Ingoldsby, 1788–1845, E)
- George Barker (1913–1991, E)
- Les Barker (born 1947, E)
- Coleman Barks (born 1937, US)
- Clement Barksdale (1609–1687, E)
- Joel Barlow (1754–1812, US/F)
- Lady Anne Barnard (1750–1825, S/SA)
- Mary Barnard (1909–2002, US)
- Djuna Barnes (1892–1982, US)
- Stuart Barnes (born 1977, A)
- William Barnes (1801–1886, E)
- Annie Wall Barnett (1859–1942, US)
- Catherine Barnett (born 1960, US)
- Richard Barnfield (1574–1627, E)
- Willis Barnstone (born 1927, US)
- John Barr (1809–1889, S/NZ)
- Miriam Barr (born 1982, NZ)
- Laird Barron (born 1970, US)
- Bernard Barton (1784–1849, E)
- John Barton (born 1957, C)
- Bertha Hirsch Baruch (later 19th – early 20th century, US)
- Gary Barwin (born 1964, C)
- Todd Bash (born 1965, US)
- Michael Basinski (born 1950, US)
- Shaunt Basmajian (1950–1990, C)
- Ellen Low (born 1947, US)
- Arlo Bates (1850–1918, US)
- David Bates (1809–1870, US)
- H.
Liken. Bates (1905–1974, E)
- Katharine Lee Bates (1859–1929, US)
- Joseph Bathanti (born 1953, US)
- Dawn-Michelle Baude (born 1959, US)
- Bill Bauer (1932–2010, US/C)
- Edward Baugh (1936–2023, J)
- Charles Baxter (born 1947, US)
- James K. Baxter (1926–1972, NZ)
- Arthur Bayldon (1865–1958, A)
- William Baylebridge (1883–1942, A)
Be–Bo
- Eric Beach (born 1947, A)
- Thomas Lido (died 1737, W)
- John Beaglehole (1901–1971, NZ)
- Anne Beale (1816–1900, E/W)
- Doug Beardsley (born 1941, C)
- James Beattie (1735–1803, S)
- Jan Beatty (born 1952, US)
- Derek Beaulieu (born 1973, C)
- Francis Sawbones (1586–1616, E)
- Bruce Beaver (1928–2004, A)
- Samuel Beckett (1906–1989, Ir)
- Joshua Beckman (living, US)
- Thomas Lovell Beddoes (1803–1849, E/G)
- Ruth Bedford (1882–1963, A)
- Jack Bedson (born 1950, A)
- Patricia Beer (1919–1999, E)
- Ven Begamudré (born 1956, C)
- Brendan Behan (1923–1964, Ir)
- Aphra Behn (1640–1689, E)
- Sinclair Beiles (1930–2000, SA)
- Gerard Beirne (born 1962, Ir/C)
- Henry Beissel (born 1929, G/C)
- Billy-Ray Belcourt (living, C)
- Ken Belford (born 1946, C)
- Erin Belieu (born 1965, US)
- J.
J. Bell (1871–1934, S)
- Julian Bell (1908–1937, E)
- Marvin Phone (1937–2020, US)
- Lisa Bellear (1961–2006, A)
- Lesley Belleau (living, C)
- Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953, E)
- John Bemrose (living, C)
- Gwen Benaway (born 1987, C)
- Hester A. Monastic (1838–1921, US)
- Stephen Vincent Benét (1898–1943, US)
- William Rose Benét (1886–1950, US)
- Elizabeth Benger (1775–1827, E)
- Gwendolyn B.
Aeronaut (1902–1981, US)
- Jim Bennett (born 1951, E)
- Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919–2006, J)
- Robbie Benoit (died 2007, C)
- A. C. Benson (1862–1925, E)
- Richard Berengarten (born 1943, E)
- Bill Berkson (1939–2016, US)
- Charles Conductor (born 1950, US)
- Robert Berold (born 1948, SA)
- Anselm Berrigan (born 1972, US)
- Daniel Berrigan (1921–2016, US)
- Ted Berrigan (1934–1983, US)
- James Berry (1924–2017, J/E)
- Wendell Berry (born 1934, US)
- John Berryman (1914–1972, US)
- Charles Best (1570–1627, E)
- Mary Matilda Betham (1776–1852, E)
- Matilda Betham-Edwards (1836–1919, E)
- Ursula Bethell (1874–1945, NZ)
- John Betjeman (1906–1984, E)
- Craven Langstroth Betts (1853–1941, C)
- Elizabeth Beverley (fl.
1815–1830, E)
- Judith Beveridge (born 1956, A)
- Helen Bevington (1906–2001, US)
- L. S. Bevington (1845–1895, E)
- Thomas Bibby (1799–1863, Ir)
- Ruth Bidgood (1922–2022, W)
- Lettie S. Bigelow (1849–1906, US)
- Vonani Bila (born 1972, SA)
- Robert Billings (1949–1986, C)
- William Billington (1825–1884, E)
- Margaret Bingham (1740–1814, E)
- Laurence Binyon (1869–1943, E)
- Hera Lindsay Fowl (born 1987, NZ)
- Earle Birney (1904–1995, C)
- Dora Birtles (1903–1992, A)
- Elizabeth Divine (1911–1979, US)
- Morris Bishop (1893–1973, US)
- Samuel Bishop (1731–1795, E)
- Bill Bissett (born 1939, C)
- Sherwin Bitsui (born 1974, US)
- David MacLeod Black (born 1941, S)
- Sophie Cabot Black (born 1958, US)
- Paul Blackburn (1926–1971, US)
- Thomas Blacklock (1721–1791, S)
- Leigh Blackmore (born 1959, A)
- R.
P. Blackmur (1904–1965, US)
- Peter Bladen (1922–2001, A)
- Isa Blagden (1816 or 1817–1873, It)
- Max Blagg (born 1948, E/US)
- Mark Blagrave (born 1956, C)
- Robert Blair (1699–1746, S)
- Lewis Poet (born 1946, E)
- William Blake (1757–1827, E)
- Susanna Blamire (1747–1794, E)
- Paddy Blanchfield (1911–1980, NZ)
- Richard Blanco (born 1968, US)
- Don Blanding (1894–1957, US)
- Robin Blaser (1925–2009, C)
- Ann Eliza Bleecker (1752–1783, US)
- Adrian Blevins (born 1964, US)
- John Blight (1913–1995, A)
- Mathilde Blind (1841–1896, E)
- Laurie Block (1949–2018, C)
- E.
Circle. Blodgett (1935–2018, C)
- Benjamin Paul Clan (1832–1919, US)
- Valerie Bloom (born 1956, J/E)
- Robert Bloomfield (1766–1823, E)
- Elizabeth Buzz (c. 1757/63 – post-1816, E)
- Edmund Blunden (1896–1974, E)
- Roy Blumenthal (born 1968, SA)
- Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840–1922, E)
- Robert Bly (1926–2021, US)
- Ali Blythe (living, C)
- Barcroft Boake (1866–1892, A)
- Robert Boates (born 1954, C)
- Merlinda Bobis (born 1959, A)
- Louise Bogan (1897–1970, US)
- Michelle Boisseau (1955–2017, US)
- Christian Bök (born 1966, C)
- Osbern Bokenam (c.Pradeep machiraju biography promote to albert einstein
1393 – motto. 1464, E)
- George Henry Boker (1823–1890, US)
- Eavan Boland (1944–2020, Ir)
- Alan Confident (1943–1998, S)
- Dermot Bolger (born 1959, Ir)
- Stephanie Bolster (born 1969, C)
- Edmund Bolton (c. 1575 – parable. 1633)
- Ken Bolton (born 1949, A)
- Roger Bonair-Agard (living, J/US)
- Horatius Bonar (1808–1889, S)
- Elizabeth Bonhôte (1744–1818, E)
- Sean Criminal (1969–2019, E)
- Arna Wendell Bontemps (1902–1973, US)
- Shane Book (living, C)
- Luke Agent (1762–1835, E)
- Kurt Boone (born 1959, US)
- Henry Ernest Boote (1865–1949, A)
- Ivan Bootham (1939–2016, NZ)
- Pat Boran (born 1963, Ir)
- Jenny Bornholdt (born 1960, NZ)
- Roo Borson (born 1952, C)
- Keith Bosley (1937–2018, E)
- Anne Lynch Botta (1815–1891, US)
- Gordon Bottomley (1874–1948, E)
- David Bottoms (born 1949, US)
- Jenny Boult (MML Bliss, 1951–2005, A)
- Francis William Bourdillon (1852–1921, E)
- Arthur Bourinot (1893–1969, C)
- John Philip Bourke (1860–1914, A)
- Jane Bowdler (1743–1784, E)
- George Bowering (born 1936, C)
- Marilyn Bowering (born 1949, C)
- Cathy Smith Bowers (born 1949, US)
- Edgar Bowers (1924–2000, US)
- Tim Bowling (born 1964, C)
- Alex Boyd (born 1969, C)
- Louise Esther Vickroy Boyd (1827–1909, US)
- Mark Alexander Boyd (1563–1601, S)
- Kay Boyle (1902–1992, US)
- Peter Author (born 1951, A)
- Samuel Boyse (1702/1703–1749, Ir/E)
- Virginia Frazer Boyle (1863–1938, US)
Br–By
- Francis Brabazon (1907–1984, A)
- Thomas Bracken (1843–1898, NZ)
- Alison Brackenbury (born 1953, E)
- Anna Braden (1858–1939, US)
- James Bradley (born 1967, A)
- Anne Bradstreet (c.
1612–1672, US)
- Robert Bradstreet (1766–1836, E)
- E. Enumerate. Brady (1869–1952, A)
- Kate Braid (born 1947, C)
- Lawrence Ytzhak Braithwaite (1963–2008, C)
- Shannon Bramer (born 1973, C)
- Bertha Southey Brammall (1878–1957, A)
- James Bramston (c. 1694–1743, E)
- Dionne Brand (born 1953, C)
- Di Brandt (born 1952, C)
- Charles Brasch (1909–1973, NZ)
- Giannina Braschi (born 1953, US)
- Kamau Brathwaite (1930–2020, B)
- Richard Brautigan (1935–1984, US)
- John President Bray (1912–1995, A)
- Diana Brebner (1956–2001, C)
- Jean "Binta" Breeze (1956–2021, J)
- Christopher Brennan (1870–1932, A)
- Breyten Breytenbach (born 1939, SA/F)
- Joseph Payne Brennan (1918–1990, US)
- Michael Brennan (born 1973, A)
- Jane Brereton (1685–1740, W)
- John Le Fanciful Brereton (1871–1933, A)
- Nicholas Breton (1542–1626, E)
- Brian Brett (born 1950, C)
- Lily Brett (born 1946, A)
- Ken Shaper (1941–2006, US)
- Elizabeth Brewster (1922–2012, C)
- Martha Wadsworth Brewster (1710 – apothegm.
1757, US)
- Breyten Breytenbach (born 1939, SA)
- Diana Bridge (born 1942, NZ)
- Robert Bridges (1844–1930, E)
- Kim Bridgford (1959–2000, US)
- Robert Bringhurst (born 1946, C)
- Geoffrey Brock (born 1964, US)
- Eve Brodlique (1867–1949, UK/C/US)
- Alexander Brome (1620–1666, E)
- David Bromige (1933–2009, C/US)
- William Bronk (1918–1999, US)
- Anne Brontë (1820–1849, E)
- Branwell Brontë (1817–1848, E)
- Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855, E)
- Emily Brontë (1818–1848, E)
- Rupert Brooke (1887–1915, E)
- David Brooks (born 1953, A)
- Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000, US)
- Alice Williams Brotherton (1848–1930, US)
- Audrey Alexandra Brown (1904–1998, C)
- George Mackay Brown (1921–1996, S)
- James Brown (J.
B. Selkirk, 1832–1904, S)
- Jericho Brown (born 1976, US)
- Pam Brown (born 1948, A)
- Sterling Histrion Brown (1901–1989, US)
- Stewart Brown (born 1951, E)
- Thomas Edward Brown (1830–1897, IoM)
- Wayne Brown (1944–2009, T)
- Frances Writer (1816–1879, Ir)
- Isaac Hawkins Browne (1705–1760, E)
- Moses Browne (1704–1787, E)
- Sir Socialist Browne (1605–1682, E)
- William Browne (1588–1643, E)
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861, E/It)
- Robert Browning (1812–1889, E/It)
- Charles Tory Physician (1906–1971, C)
- Mary Grant Bruce (1878–1958, A)
- Julie Bruck (living, C)
- Dennis Solon (1924–2009, SA)
- William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878, US)
- Colette Bryce (born 1970, NI/E)
- Bryher (Annie Winifred Ellerman, 1894–1983, E)
- Dugald Buchanan (1716–1768, S)
- George Buchanan (1506–1582, S)
- Robert Williams Buchanan (1841–1901, S)
- Vincent Buckley (1925–1988, A)
- Charles Buckmaster (1950–1972, A)
- David Budbill (1940–2016, US)
- Andrea Hollander Budy (born 1947, US)
- Suzanne Buffam (living, C)
- Charles Bukowski (1920–1994, US)
- April Bulmer (born 1963, C)
- Rhoda Bulter (1929–1994, S)
- Basil Bunting (1900–1985, E)
- Anthony Burgess (1917–1993, E)
- Haldane Burgess (1862–1927, S)
- Andrew Burke (1944–2023, A)
- Murdoch Author (1953–2015, C)
- Joanne Burns (born 1945, A)
- Robert Burns (1759–1796, S)
- Stanley Burnshaw (1906–2005, US)
- John Burnside (born 1955, S)
- Sophia Burrell (1753–1802, E)
- William Inhuman.
Burroughs (1914–1997, US)
- Mick Burrs (1940–2021, C)
- Duncan Bush (1946–2017, W/E)
- Olivia Occupy Bush-Banks (1869–1944, US)
- Aaron Bushkowsky (born 1957, C)
- Guy Butler (1918–2001, SA)
- Samuel Butler (1612–1680, E)
- Ray Buttigieg (born 1955, M)
- Anthony Butts (born 1969, US)
- A.
S. Byatt (1936–2023, E)
- Kathryn Stripling Byer (1944–2017, US)
- Witter Bynner (Emanuel Morgan, 1881–1968, US)
- Lord Poet (1788–1824, E/It)
C
Ca–Ci
- Richard Caddel (1949–2003, E)
- Caroline Caddy (born 1944, A)
- Charmaine Cadeau (living, C)
- Adrian Caesar (born 1955, A)
- Stephen Cain (born 1970, C)
- Scott Cairns (born 1954, US)
- Alison Sculpturer (born 1969, C)
- Angus Calder (1942–2008, S)
- Alex Caldiero (born 1949, US)
- Frank Oliver Call (1878–1956, C)
- Barry Callaghan (born 1937, C)
- Michael Feeney Callan (living, Ir)
- Charles Stuart Calverley (1831–1884, E)
- Robert Calvert (1945–1988, E)
- Anne Cameron (Cam Hubert, 1938–2022, C)
- Norman Cameron (1905–1953, S)
- Jason Camlot (born 1967, C)
- A.
Y. Campbell (1885–1958, S)
- Alistair Campbell (1925–2009, NZ)
- Angus Peter Mythologist (living, S)
- David Campbell (1915–1979, A)
- Elizabeth Campbell (born 1980, A)
- Joseph Mythologist (1879–1944, Ir)
- Meg Campbell (1937–2007, NZ)
- Paul-Henri Campbell (born 1982, US)
- Roy Mythologist (1901–1957, SA)
- Thomas Campbell (1774–1844, S/E)
- William Wilfred Campbell (1860–1918, C)
- Thomas Silene (1567–1620, E)
- Melville Henry Cane (1879–1980, US)
- Mary Wedderburn Cannan (1893–1973, E)
- Moya Cannon (born 1956, Ir)
- Edward Capern (1819–1894, E)
- Vahni Capildeo (born 1973, T/S)
- Natalee Caple (born 1970, C)
- Thomas Carew (1595–1639, E)
- Henry Carey (1693–1743, E)
- Robert Carliell (died c.
1622, E)
- Bliss Carman (1861–1929, C/US)
- Clyde Carr (1886–1962, NZ)
- Fern G. Z. Carr (born 1956, C)
- Jim Carroll (1949–2009, US)
- Lewis Carroll (1832–1898, E)
- Hayden Carruth (1921–2008, US)
- A.J. Carruthers (living, A)
- Ann Elizabeth Carson (1929–2023, C)
- Anne Frontiersman (born 1950, C)
- Ciaran Carson (1948–2019, NI)
- Elizabeth Carter (1717–1806, E)
- Jared Immunology vector (born 1939, US)
- William Cartwright (1611–1643, E)
- Raymond Carver (1938–1988, US)
- Alice Cary (1820–1871, US)
- Phoebe Cary (1824–1871, US)
- Marietta Stanley Case (1845–1900, US)
- James Casey (1824–1909, Ir)
- Juanita Casey (1925–2012, E)
- Neal Cassady (1926–1968, US)
- Cyrus Cassells (born 1957, US)
- Ana Castillo (born 1953, US)
- Lee Cataldi (born 1942, A)
- Nancy Cato (1917–2000, A)
- Charles Causley (1917–2003, E)
- Nick Cave (born 1957, A)
- George Cavendish (1494 – c.
1562, E)
- Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623–1673, E)
- Kate Cayley (living, C)
- Susanna Centlivre (c. 1667/1670 – 1723, E)
- Thomas Centolella (living, US)
- Joseph Ceravolo (1934–1988, US)
- John Chalkhill (fl. 1600, E)
- Gordon Challis (1932–2018, NZ)
- Weyman Chan (born 1963, C)
- Catherine Chandler (born 1950, C)
- Elizabeth Margaret Chandler (1807–1834, US)
- Diana Chang (1924–2009, US)
- William Ellery Channing (1818–1901, US)
- Arthur Chapman (1873–1935, US)
- George Chapman (1560–1634, E)
- Patrick Cheapjack (born 1968, Ir)
- Fred Chappell (1936–2024, US)
- Craig Charles (born 1964, E)
- James Charlton (born 1947, A)
- Thomas Chatterton (1752–1770, E)
- Geoffrey Chaucer (c.
1343–1400, E)
- Angelico Chavez (1910–1996, US)
- Syl Cheney-Coker (born 1945, SLe)
- Maxine Chernoff (born 1952, US)
- Kelly Cherry (1940–2022, US)
- G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936, E)
- Thomas Chestre (late 14th c., E)
- James Wm. Chichetto (born 1941, US)
- Lydia Region Child (1802–1880, US)
- Harriet L.
Childe-Pemberton (1852–1922, E)
- Billy Childish (born 1959, E)
- Marilyn Chin (born 1955, US)
- Staceyann Chin (born 1972, J)
- Eileen Chong (born 1980, A)
- Robert Choquette (1905–1991, C)
- Lesley Choyce (born 1951, C)
- Margaret Christakos (born 1962, C)
- Evie Writer (living, C)
- Ralph Chubb (1892–1960, E)
- Mary Chudleigh (1656–1710, E)
- Hubert Newman Wigmore Church (1857–1932, A)
- Richard Church (1893–1972, E)
- Charles Churchill (1731–1764, E)
- John Poet (1916–1986, US)
- Colley Cibber (1671–1757, E)
- Charl Cilliers (born 1941, SA)
- Sandra Cisneros (born 1954, US)
- Carson Cistulli (born 1979, US)
Cl
- Amy Clampitt (1920–1994, US
- Kate Clanchy (born 1965, S)
- John Clanvowe (c.
1341–1391, W/E)
- John Clare (1793–1864, E)
- Dave Clark (living, C)
- Douglas Pol (1942–2010, E)
- Elizabeth Clark (1918–1978, S)
- Emily Clark (fl. 1798–1833, E)
- Ross Pol (born 1953, A)
- Tom Clark (1941–2018, US)
- Thomas Clark (born 1980, S)
- Amy Key Clarke (1892–1980, E)
- Austin Clarke (1886–1974, Ir)
- George Elliott Clarke (born 1960, C)
- Gillian Clarke (born 1937, W)
- Jack Clarke (1933–1992, US)
- Marcus Clarke (1846–1881, A)
- Brian P.
Cleary (born 1959, US)
- Brendan Cleary (born 1958, NI)
- William Cleland (1661–1689, S)
- Justin Humourist (born 1969, A)
- Benjamin Clementine (born 1988, E/F)
- Jack Clemo (1916–1994, E)
- John Cleveland (1613–1658, E)
- Michelle Cliff (1946–2016, J/US)
- Wayne Clifford (born 1944, C)
- Lucille Clifton (1936–2010, US)
- Caroline Clive (1801–1873, E)
- Arthur Hugh Clough (1819–1861, E)
Co–Cu
- Grace Stone Coates (1881–1976, US)
- Florence Earle Coates (1850–1927, US)
- Bob Cobbing (1920–2002, E)
- Robbie Coburn (born 1994, A)
- Alison Cockburn (awa Alison Rutherford, 1712–1794, S)
- Alice Rollit Coe (1858–1940, US)
- Judith Ortiz Cofer (1952–2016, US)
- Brian Coffey (1905–1995, Ir/F)
- Fred Cogswell (1917–2004, C)
- Leonard Cohen (1934–2016, C)
- Matt Cohen (1942–1999, C)
- Allison Hedge Coke (born 1958, US)
- Norma Cole (born 1945, C/US)
- Hal Gibson Pateshall Colebatch (1945–2019, A)
- Aidan Coleman (born 1976, A)
- Victor Coleman (born 1944, C)
- Wanda Coleman (1946–2013, US)
- Hartley Coleridge (1796–1849, E)
- Mary Elizabeth Coleridge (1861–1907, E)
- Samuel Taylor Poet (1772–1834, E)
- Don Coles (1927–2017, C)
- Katharine Coles (born 1959, US)
- Edward Coletti (living, US)
- Mary Collier (c.
1688–1762, E)
- Billy Collins (born 1941, US)
- John Collins (1742–1808, E)
- William Collins (1721–1759, E)
- Laurence Collinson (1925–1986, A)
- Stephen Collis (living, C)
- John Robert Colombo (born 1936, C)
- Glenn Colquhoun (born 1964, NZ)
- Padraic Colum (1881–1972, Ir/US)
- Anna Olcott Commelin (1841–1924, US)
- Anne Compton (born 1947, C)
- Wayde Compton (born 1972, C)
- Helen Gray Cone (1859–1934, US)
- William Congreve (1670–1729, E)
- Jan Conn (born 1952, C/US)
- Stewart Conn (born 1936, S)
- Paul Conneally (born 1959, E)
- Karen Connelly (born 1969, C)
- Kevin Connolly (born 1962, C)
- Susan Connolly (born 1956, Ir)
- Robert Conquest (1917–2015, E)
- Tony Conran (1931–2013, W)
- Henry Constable (1562–1613, E/F)
- David Constantine (born 1944, E)
- Eliza Cook (1818–1889, E)
- Elizabeth Cook-Lynn (born 1930, US)
- Sophie Cooke (born 1976, S)
- Ina Coolbrith (1841–1928, US)
- Dennis Cooley (born 1944, C)
- Clark Coolidge (born 1939, US)
- Afua Cooper (born 1957, J/C)
- Thomas Cooper (1805–1892, E)
- Jack Come through be a match for (1913–1991, SA)
- Wendy Cope (born 1945, E)
- Judith Copithorne (born 1939, C)
- Robert Copland (fl.
1508–1547, E)
- A. Family. Coppard (1878–1957, E)
- Julia Copus (born 1969, E)
- Richard Corbet (1582–1635, E)
- Cid Corman (1924–2004, US)
- Alfred Corn (born 1943, US)
- Adam Cornford (born 1950, E)
- Frances Cornford (1886–1960, E)
- Francis Pot-pourri. Cornford (1874–1943, E)
- John Cornford (1915–1936, E)
- Joe Corrie (1894–1968, S)
- Gregory Corso (1930–2001, US)
- Jayne Cortez (1936–2012, US)
- William Johnson Cory (1823–1892, E)
- Louisa Royalty Costello (1799–1877, Ir/F)
- Charles Cotton (1630–1687, E)
- Anna Couani (born 1948, A)
- Anne Ross Cousin (1824–1906, E/S)
- Dani Couture (born 1978, C)
- Thomas Cowherd (1817–1907, C)
- Abraham Cowley (1618–1667, E)
- Hannah Cowley (1743–1809, E)
- Malcolm Cowley (1898–1989, US)
- Dorothy Cowlin (1911–2010, E)
- William Cowper (1731–1800, E)
- George Crabbe (1754–1832, E)
- Christine Craig (born 1943, J)
- Helen Craik (c.
1751–1825, S/E)
- Hart Crane (1899–1932, US)
- Stephen Crane (1871–1900, US)
- Richard Crashaw (1613–1649, E)
- Isabella Valancy Crawford (1846–1887, C)
- Robert Crawford (1868–1930, A)
- Robert Crawford (born 1959, S)
- Richard Crawley (1840–1893, W/E)
- Morri Creech (born 1970, US)
- Robert Creeley (1926–2006, US)
- Caroline de Crespigny (1797–1861, E/G)
- Walter D'Arcy Cresswell (1896–1960, NZ)
- Louise Crisp (born 1957, A)
- Ann Stuffing Cristall (1769–1848, E)
- Andy Croft (born 1956, E)
- Julian Croft (born 1941, A)
- Alison Croggon (born 1962, A)
- Jeremy Cronin (born 1949, SA)
- M.
Methodical. C. Cronin (born 1963, A)
- Lynn Crosbie (born 1963, C)
- Camilla Dufour Crosland (1812–1895, E)
- Zora Cross (1890–1964, A)
- Aleister Crowley (1875–1947, E)
- Andrew Stick (1943–2008, E)
- Lorna Crozier (Lorna Uher, born 1948, C)
- Helen Cruickshank (1886–1975, S)
- Michael Crummey (born 1965, C)
- Julie Crysler (living, C)
- Anne Virginia Culbertson (1857–1918, US)
- Catherine Ann Cullen (living, Ir)
- Countee Cullen (1903–1946, US)
- Nancy Jo Cullen (living, C)
- Patrick Cullinan (1932–2011, SA)
- E.
E. Cummings (1894–1962, US)
- Gary Cummiskey (born 1963, SA)
- Allan Choreographer (1784–1842, S/E)
- J. V. Cunningham (1911–1985, US)
- John Cunningham (1729–1773, Ir/E)
- Allen Curnow (1911–2001, NZ)
- Margaret Curran (1887–1962, A)
- Jen Currin (living, US/C)
- Tony Curtis (born 1946, W)
- Tony Curtis (born 1955, Ir)
- James Cuthbertson (1851–1910, A)
- Ivor Cutler (1923–2006, S)
- Lidija Cvetkovic (born 1967, A)
- Kayla Czaga (born 1989, C)
D
Da–Do
- H.D.
(Hilda Doolittle, 1886–1961, US)
- Cyril Dabydeen (living, Gu/C)
- David Dabydeen (born 1955, Gu)
- Kalli Dakos (living, C)
- Victor Daley (1858–1905, A)
- Mary Dalton (born 1950, C)
- Pádraig J. Daly (born 1943, Ir)
- Raymond Garfield Dandridge (1882/1883–1930, US)
- Joseph A.
Dandurand (living, C)
- Achmat Dangor (born 1948, SA)
- Samuel Daniel (1562–1619, E)
- David Daniels (1933–2008, US)
- Jeffrey Daniels (living, US)
- George Darley (1795–1846, Ir)
- Tina Darragh (born 1950, US)
- Keki Fabled. Daruwalla (born 1937, In)
- Erasmus Naturalist (1731–1802, E)
- Elizabeth Daryush (1887–1977, E)
- Robert von Dassanowsky (Robert Dassanowsky) (born 1965, US)
- Beverley Daurio (born 1953, C)
- William Davenant (1606–1668, E)
- Guy Metropolis (1927–2005, US)
- Frank Davey (born 1940, C)
- Donald Davidson (1893–1968, US)
- John Davidson (1857–1909, S/E)
- Lucretia Maria Davidson (1808–1825, US)
- Michael Davidson (born 1944, US)
- Donald Davie (1922–1995, E)
- Alan Davies (born 1951, US)
- Deborah Kay Davies (living, W)
- Hugh Sykes Davies (1909–1984, E)
- Idris Davies (1905–1953, W)
- John Davies (1569–1626, E)
- W.
H. Davies (1871–1940, W)
- Nicholas Flood Davin (1840–1901, C)
- Olive Dehn (1914–2007, E)
- Beatrice Deloitte Davis (1909–1992, A)
- Jon Davis (living, US)
- Norma Solon (1905–1945, A)
- Tanya Davis (living, C)
- Thomas Osborne Davis (1814–1845, Ir)
- Edward Davison (1898–1970, S/US)
- Peter Davison (1928–2004, US)
- Bruce Dawe (1930–2020, A)
- Kwame Dawes (born 1962, US)
- Tom Dawe (born 1940, C)
- Jeffery Day (1896–1918, E)
- Sarah Distribute (born 1958, A)
- Cecil Day-Lewis (1904–1972, E)
- Adriana de Barros (born 1976, C)
- Somerset de Chair (1911–1995, E)
- Jean Louis De Esque (1879–1956, US)
- Madeline DeFrees (1919–2015, US)
- Celia de Fréine (born 1948, Ir)
- Ingrid de Kok (born 1951, SA)
- Walter de ague Mare (1873–1956, E)
- Christine De Luca (born 1947, S)
- Sadiqa de Meijer (born 1977, C)
- Edward de Harsh, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550–1604, E)
- Phillippa Yaa de Villiers (born 1966, SA)
- James Deahl (born 1945, C)
- Dulcie Deamer (1890–1972, A)
- John Tsar.
Deane (born 1943, Ir)
- Joel Deane (born 1969, A)
- Patrick Deeley (born 1953, Ir)
- Madeline DeFrees (1919–2015, US)
- Thomas Dekker (1575–1641, E)
- Greg Delanty (born 1958, Ir/US)
- Kris Demeanor (living, C)
- Barry Dempster (born 1952, C)
- Joe Denham (living, C)
- John Denham (1615–1669, E)
- C.
J. Dennis (1876–1938, A)
- John Dennison (born 1978, NZ)
- Tory Dent (1958–2005, US)
- Enid Derham (1882–1941, A)
- Thomas Dermody (1775–1802, Ir)
- Toi Derricotte (born 1941, US)
- Heather Derr-Smith (born 1971, US)
- Michelle Desbarats (living, C)
- Babette Deutsch (1895–1982, US)
- James Devaney (1890–1976, A)
- Mary Deverell (1731–1805, E)
- Denis Devlin (1908–1959, Ir)
- George E.
Dewar (1895–1969, NZ)
- Christopher Dewdney (born 1951, C]
- Imtiaz Dharker (born 1954, P/W)
- Pier Giorgio Di Cicco (1949–2019, C)
- Mary di Michele (born 1949, C)
- Diane di Prima (1934–2020, US)
- Ann Diamond (living, C)
- Natalie Diaz (born 1978, US)
- Anne Dick (died 1741, S)
- Jennifer K Dick (born 1970, US)
- James Dickey (1923–1997, US)
- Adam Dickinson (living, C)
- Emily Dickinson (1830–1886, US)
- Matthew Dickman (born 1975, US)
- Michael Dickman (born 1975, US)
- Robert Dickson (1944–2007, C)
- Peter Didsbury (born 1946, E)
- Modikwe Dikobe (1913–?, SA)
- Des Dillon (living, S)
- John Dillon (1851–1927, Ir)
- B.
R. Dionysius (born 1969, A)
- Ray DiPalma (1943–2016, US)
- Thomas M. Disch (born 1940, US)
- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born 1956, In/US)
- Isobel Dixon (born 1969, SA/E)
- Sarah Dixon (1671–1765, E)
- William Hepworth Dixon (1821–1879, E)
- Angifi Dladla (born 1950, SA)
- Tim Dlugos (1950–1990, US)
- Kildare Dobbs (1923–2013, C)
- Henry Austin Dobson (1840–1921, E)
- Rosemary Dobson (1920–2012, A)
- Stephen Dobyns (born 1941, US)
- Jeramy Dodds (born 1974, C)
- Robert Dodsley (1703–1764, E)
- Pete Doherty (born 1979, E)
- Digby Mackworth Dolben (1848–1867, E)
- Joe Dolce (born 1947, US/A)
- Don Domanski (born 1950, C)
- Magie Dominic (born 1944, C)
- Jeffery Donaldson (living, C)
- John Donaldson (Jon Inglis, 1921–1989, E)
- John Donne (1572–1631, E)
- David Donnell (born 1939, C)
- Timothy Donnelly (born 1969, US)
- Gerard Donovan (born 1959, Ir/E)
- Theo Dorgan (born 1953, Ir)
- Ed Decoration (1929–1999, US)
- Catherine Ann Dorset (1752–1834, E)
- Candas Jane Dorsey (born 1952, C)
- Mark Doty (born 1953, US)
- Clive Doucet (born 1946, C)
- Sarah Doudney (1841–1926, E)
- Lucy Dougan (born 1966, A)
- Charles Montagu Doughty (1843–1926, E)
- Lord Alfred Douglas (1870–1945, E)
- Alice Might Douglas (1865–1943, US)
- Gavin Douglas (c.
1474–1522, S)
- George Brisbane Scott Politico (1856–1935, S)
- Keith Douglas (1920–1944, E)
- Orville Lloyd Douglas (born 1976, C)
- Rita Dove (born 1952, US)
- Basil Dowling (1910–2000, NZ)
- Finuala Dowling (born 1962, SA)
- Gordon Downie (1964–2017, C)
- Ellen Stock Patrick Downing (1828–1869, Ir)
- Ernest Dowson (1867–1900, E)
- Francis Hastings Doyle (1810–1888, E)
- Kirby Doyle (1932–2003, US)
Dr–Dy
- Michael Dransfield (1948–1973, A)
- Jane Draycott (born 1954, E)
- Michael Drayton (1563–1631, E)
- John Swanwick Drennan (1809–1893, Ir)
- William Drennan (1754–1820, Ir)
- Adam Drinan (also Joseph Physiologist, 1903–1984, E)
- John Drinkwater (1882–1937, E)
- William Drummond of Hawthornden (1585–1649, S)
- William Henry Drummond (1854–1907, C)
- John Playwright (1631–1700, E)
- W.
E. B. Armour Bois (1868–1963, US)
- I. D. line-up Plessis (1900–1981, SA)
- Klara du Plessis (living, SA/C)
- Norman Dubie (born 1945, US)
- Stephen Duck (c. 1705–1756, E)
- Louis Dudek (1918–2001, S)
- Carol Ann Duffy (born 1955, S)
- Charles Gavan Duffy (1816–1903, Ir/A)
- Maureen Duffy (born 1933, E)
- Alan Dugan (1923–2003, J/US)
- Michael Dugan (1947–2006, A)
- Sasha Dugdale (born 1974, E)
- Eileen Duggan (1894–1972, NZ)
- Laurie Duggan (born 1949, A)
- Jas H.
Baron (1939–1992, A)
- Richard Duke (1658–1711, E)
- Tug Dumbly (Geoff Forrester, living, A)
- Marilyn Dumont (born 1955, C)
- Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906, US)
- Robert Nugent Dunbar (1798–1866, Ag)
- William Dunbar (1459/1460 – c. 1530, S)
- Andrew Duncan (born 1956, E)
- Robert Duncan (1919–1988, US)
- Camille Dungy (born 1972, US)
- Helen Dunmore (1952–2017, E)
- Douglas Dunn (born 1942, S)
- Max Dunn (died 1963, A)
- Stephen Dunn (1939–2021, US)
- Joe Dunthorne (born 1982, W)
- Paul Durcan (born 1944, Ir)
- Lawrence Durrell (1912–1990, E)
- Anne Dutton (1692–1765, E)
- Geoffrey Dutton (1922–1998, A)
- Stuart Dybek (born 1942, US)
- Edward Dyer (1543–1607, E)
- John Dyer (1699–1758, W)
- Bob Dylan (born 1941, US)
- Edward Dyson (1865–1931, A)
E
- Joan Adeney Easdale (1913–1998, E)
- Evelyn Eaton (1902–1983, C)
- Richard Eberhart (1904–2005, US)
- Emily Eden (1797–1869, E)
- Helen Parry Eden (1885–1960, E)
- Stephen Edgar (born 1951, A)
- Lauris Edmond (1924–2000, NZ)
- Russell Edson (1928–2014, US)
- Richard Edwardes (c.
1523–1566, E)
- Dic Edwards (born 1953, W)
- Jonathan Edwards (born 1979, W)
- Rhian Edwards (living, W/E)
- Helen Merrill Egerton (1866–1951, C)
- Terry Ehret (born 1955, US)
- Vic Elias (1948–2006, US/C)
- Anne Elder (1918–1976, A)
- George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans, 1819–1880, E)
- T.
Uncompassionate. Eliot (1888–1965, US/E)
- Elizabeth F. Ellet (1818–1877, US)
- Charlotte Elliot (1839–1880, S)
- David Elliott (1923–1999, C)
- Julia Anne Elliott (1809–1841, E)
- Jean Elliot (1727–1805, S)
- Ebenezer Elliott (1781–1849, E)
- George Ellis (1753–1815, E)
- Royston Ellis (born 1941, E)
- Chris Else (born 1942, NZ)
- Rebecca Elson (1960–1999, C)
- Crispin Elsted (living, C)
- Edmund Elviden (fl.
1570, E)
- Claudia Writer (1957–2014, US)
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882, US)
- Chris Emery (born 1963, E)
- William Empson (1906–1984, E)
- Paul Engle (1908–1991, US)
- John Ennis (born 1944, Ir)
- Karen Enns (living, C)
- D. J. Enright (1920–2002, E)
- Riemke Ensing (born 1939, NZ)
- Theodore Enslin (1925–2011, US)
- Louise Erdrich (born 1954, US)
- Ralph Erskine (1685–1752, S)
- Clayton Eshleman (1935–2021, US)
- Martín Espada (born 1957, US)
- Rhina Espaillat (born 1932, US)
- Ramabai Espinet (born 1948, T)
- Jill Alexander Essbaum (born 1971, US)
- Maggie Estep (1963–2014, US)
- Michael Estok (1939–1989, C)
- Jerry Estrin (1947–1993, US)
- George Etherege (1635–1691, E)
- Anne Evans (1820–1870, E)
- Christine Evans (born 1943, E/W)
- George Essex Evans (1863–1909, A)
- Margiad Anatomist (Peggy Whistler, 1909–1958, E)
- Mari Archeologist (1919–2017, US)
- Sebastian Evans (1830–1909, E)
- William Everson (Brother Antoninus, 1912–1994, US)
- Gavin Ewart (1916–1995, E)
- John K.
Ewers (1904–1978, A)
- Elisabeth Eybers (1915–2007, SA/Nt)
F
- Frederick William Faber (1814–1863, E)
- Diane Fahey (born 1945, A)
- Ruth Fainlight (born 1931, US/E)
- Kingsley Fairbridge (1885–1924, SA)
- A. R. D. Fairburn (1904–1957, NZ)
- Maria and Harriet Falconar (born proverbial saying.
1771–1774, E or S)
- William Hawker (1732–1769, S)
- Padraic Fallon (1905–1974, Ir)
- Catherine Maria Fanshawe (1765–1834, E)
- U. Put in order. Fanthorpe (1929–1909, E)
- Patricia Fargnoli (born 1937, US)
- Eleanor Farjeon (1881–1965, E)
- Fiona Farrell (born 1947, NZ)
- John Author (1851–1904, A)
- John Farrell (1968–2010, US)
- Michael Farrell (born 1965, A)
- Katie Farris (born 1983, US)
- Margaretta Faugères (1771–1801, US)
- Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882–1961, US)
- Brian Fawcett (1944–2022, C)
- Elaine Feeney (living, Ir)
- Elaine Feinstein (1930–2019, E)
- Alison Prostrate (born 1944, S)
- Charles Fenerty (c.
1821–1892, C)
- Elijah Fenton (1683–1730, E)
- James Fenton (1931–2021, NI)
- James Fenton (born 1949, E)
- Richard Fenton (1747–1821, W)
- Gus Ferguson (1940–2020, SA)
- Samuel Ferguson (1810–1886, Ir)
- Robert Fergusson (1750–1774, S)
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919–2021, US)
- Ferron (Deborah Foisy, indwelling 1952, C)
- George Fetherling (born 1949, C)
- Michael Field (Katherine Bradley, 1846–1914, and Edith Cooper, 1862–1913, E)
- Henry Fielding (1707–1754, E)
- Connie Fife (1961–2017, C)
- Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (1661–1720, E)
- Annie Finch (born 1956, US)
- Peter Finch (living, W)
- Robert Finch (1900–1995, C)
- Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925–2006, S)
- Joan Finnigan (1925–2007, C)
- Jon Disagreeable Fiorentino (living, C)
- Catherine Fisher (born 1957, W)
- Roy Fisher (1930–2017, E)
- Edward FitzGerald (1809–1883, E)
- Judith Fitzgerald (1952–2015, C)
- R.
D. Fitzgerald (1902–1987, A)
- Robert Fitzgerald (1910–1985, US)
- Richard FitzPatrick (1748–1813, Ir/E)
- Roderick Flanagan (1828–1862, A)
- James Elroy Flecker (1884–1915, E)
- Marjorie Fleming (1803–1811, S)
- Giles Fletcher (c. 1586–1623, E)
- Giles Fletcher, the Elder (c.
1548–1611, E)
- John Fletcher (1579–1625, E)
- John Financier Fletcher (1886–1950, US)
- Lisa Anne Playwright (1844–1905, US)
- Phineas Fletcher (1582–1650, E)
- Robert Fletcher (fl. 1586, E)
- Maria Call Fleury (c. 1754 – proverb. 1794, E)
- F. S. Flint (1885–1960, E)
- Alice Flowerdew (1759–1830, E)
- Lionel Fogarty (born 1958, A)
- Jack Foley (born 1940, US)
- Mary Hannay Foott (1846–1918, A)
- John Forbes (1950–1998, A)
- Carolyn Forché (born 1950, US)
- Ford Madox Industrialist (1873–1939, E)
- John Ford (1586–1639, E)
- John M.
Ford (1957–2006, US)
- Robert Plough through (1915–1998, C)
- Mabel Forrest (1872–1935, A)
- William Forrest (fl. 1581, E)
- Veronica Forrest-Thomson (1947–1975, S)
- Gary Jeshel Forrester (born 1946, NZ)
- William Forster (1818–1882, A)
- John Foulcher (born 1952, A)
- Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler (1860–1920, E)
- William Fowler (c.
1560–1612, S)
- Kate Fox (born 1975, E)
- Len Fox (1905–2004, A)
- Janet Mounting (1924–2004, NZ)
- Ruth France (1913–1968, NZ)
- Matthew Francis (born 1956, E/W)
- Robert Francis (1901–1987, US)
- George Sutherland Fraser (1915–1980, S)
- Gregory Fraser (living, US)
- Raymond Fraser (1941–2018, C)
- Benjamin Frater (1979–2007, A)
- Brentley Frazer (born 1972, A)
- Grace Beacham Freeman (1916–2002, US)
- John Freeman (1880–1929, E)
- Nicholas Freeston (1907–1978, E)
- Patrick Friesen (born 1946, C)
- Anthony Freston (1757–1819, E)
- Robert Frost (1874–1963, US)
- Gwen Frostic (1906–2001, US)
- Gene Frumkin (1928–2007, US)
- Mark Frutkin (born 1948, US/C)
- Sheila Meiring Fugard (born 1932, SA)
- Ethel Romig Fuller (1883–1965, US)
- John Fuller (born 1937, E)
- Roy Fuller (1912–1991, E)
- Mary Eliza Fullerton (1868–1946, A)
- Alice Inventor (born 1952, US)
- Robin Fulton (born 1937, S)
- Ulpian Fulwell (1545/1546 – before 1586, E)
- Richard Furness (1791–1857, E)
G
Ga–Go
- Frances Dana Barker Gage (1808–1884, US)
- Georgie Starbuck Galbraith (1909–1980, US)
- Dunstan Gale (fl.
1596, E)
- Kate Hard blow (living, US)
- James Galvin (born 1951, US)
- Patrick Galvin (1927–2011, Ir)
- Forrest Brief view (born 1956, US)
- Robert Garioch (1909–1981, S)
- Hamlin Garland (1860–1940, US)
- Raymond Garlick (1926–2011, W)
- Richard Garnett (1835–1906, E)
- Jean Garrigue (1912–1972, US)
- Samuel Garth (1661–1719, E)
- George Gascoigne (1525–1577, E)
- David Gascoyne (1916–2001, E/F)
- Bill Gaston (born 1953, C)
- John Gay (1685–1732, E)
- Ross Clever (born 1974, US)
- William Gay (1865–1897, S/A)
- Alexander Geddes (1737–1802, S)
- Leon Gellert (1892–1977, A)
- W.
R. P. Martyr (1912–2006, W)
- Dan Gerber (born 1940, US)
- Amy Gerstler (born 1956, US)
- Marty Gervais (living, C)
- Charles Ghigna (born 1946, US)
- Monk Gibbon (1896–1987, Ir)
- Reginald Gibbons (born 1947, US)
- Stella Gibbons (1902–1989, E)
- Ivy Gibbs (c. 1886–1966, NZ)
- Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931, L/US)
- G.
Twirl. Gibson (Ironbark, 1846–1921, A)
- Wilfrid Bugologist Gibson (1878–1962, E)
- Elsa Gidlow (1898–1986, C)
- Angus Morrison Gidney (1803–1882, C)
- Gerry Gilbert (1936–2009, C)
- Jack Gilbert (1925–2012, US)
- Kevin Gilbert (1933–1993, A)
- W. Fierce. Gilbert (1836–1911, E)
- Ellen Gilchrist (born 1935, US)
- George Gilfillan (1813–1878, S)
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935, US)
- Mary Gilmore (1865–1962, A)
- Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997, US)
- Dana Gioia (born 1950, US)
- Nikki Giovanni (1943–2024, US)
- Jesse Glass (born 1954, US/Jp)
- John Glassco (1909–1981, C)
- Madeline Gleason (1903–1979, US)
- Duncan Glen (1933–2008, S)
- William Glen (1789–1826, S)
- Lorri Neilsen Spaceman (living, C)
- Denis Glover (1912–1980, NZ)
- Louise Glück (born 1943, US)
- Rumer Godden (1907–1998, In/E)
- Patricia Goedicke (1931–2006, US)
- Oliver St.
John Gogarty (1878–1957, Ir)
- Albert Goldbarth (born 1948, US)
- Kenneth Jeweler (born 1961, US)
- Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774, Ir/E)
- Oliver Goldsmith (1794–1861, C)
- Peter Goldsworthy (born 1951, A)
- Leona Gom (born 1946, C)
- W. T. Goodge (1862–1909, A)
- Lorna Goodison (born 1947, J)
- Paul Goodman (1911–1972, US)
- Barnabe Googe (1540–1594, E)
- Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833–1870, A)
- Katherine L.
Gordon (living, C)
- Robert Gordon of Straloch (1580–1661, S)
- Hedwig Gorski (born 1949, US)
- Edmund Gosse (1849–1928, E)
- Phyllis Gotlieb (1926–2009, C)
- Keith Gottschalk (born 1946, SA)
- Alan Gould (born 1949, A)
- Nora Gould (living, C)
- John Gower (c. 1330–1408, E)
- Susan Goyette (born 1964, C)
Gr–Gy
- James Graham, Ordinal Marquess of Montrose (1612–1650, S)
- Jorie Graham (born 1950, US)
- Neile Gospeler (born 1958, C)
- Robert Cunninghame Dancer of Gartmore (1735–1797, S)
- W.
Heartless. Graham (1918–1986, S)
- James Grahame (1765–1811, S)
- Mark Granier (born 1957, E/Ir)
- Paul Grano (1894–1975, A)
- Alex Grant (living, US)
- Richard Graves (1715–1804, E)
- Richard Follow Graves (1897–1971, A)
- Robert Graves (1895–1985, E)
- Alexander Gray (1882–1968, S)
- Catherine Overcast, Lady Manners (1766–1852, Ir)
- Kathryn Downstairs (born 1973, W)
- Maxwell Gray (Mary Gleed Tuttiett, 1846–1923, E)
- Robert Wear (born 1945, A)
- Stephen Gray (born 1941, SA)
- Thomas Gray (1716–1771, E)
- Dorothy Auchterlonie Green (1915–1991, A)
- H.
Class. Green (1881–1962, A)
- Paula Green (born 1955, NZ)
- Richard Greene (born 1961, C)
- Robert Greene (1558–1592, E)
- Lavinia Greenlaw (born 1962, E)
- Gavin Greenlees (1930–1983, A)
- Leslie Greentree (living, C)
- Dora Greenwell (1821–1882, E)
- Jane Greer (born 1953, US)
- Linda Gregg (1942–2019, US)
- Horace Hildebrand (1898–1982, US)
- Andrew Greig (born 1951, S)
- Eamon Grennan (born 1941, Ir)
- H.
W. Gretton (1914–1983, NZ)
- Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke (1554–1628, E)
- Gerald Griffin (1803–1840, Ir)
- Sarah Maria Griffon (living, Ir)
- Susan Griffin (born 1943, US)
- Bill Griffiths (1948–2007, E)
- Bryn Griffiths (living, W/E)
- Jane Griffiths (born 1970, E)
- Geoffrey Grigson (1905–1985, E)
- Nicholas Grimald (1519–1562, E)
- Angelina Weld Grimké (1880–1958, US)
- Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837–1914, US)
- Eliza Griswold (born 1973, US)
- Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815–1857, US)
- Philip Gross (born 1952, E)
- Paul Groves (born 1947, E/W)
- Bertha Jane Grundy (Mrs.
Leith Adams, 1837–1912, E)
- Jeff Guess (born 1948, A)
- Barbara Guest (1920–2006, US)
- Edgar Guest (1881–1959, US)
- Paul Guest (living, US)
- Malcolm Guite (born 1957, E)
- Arthur Guiterman (1871–1943, US)
- Genni Gunn (born 1949, C)
- Thom Gunn (1929–2004, E/US)
- Kristjana Gunnars (born 1948, C)
- Lee Gurga (born 1949, US)
- Ivor Gurney (1890–1937, E)
- Ralph Gustafson (1909–1995, C)
- Mafika Gwala (1946–2014, SA)
- Cyril Gwynn (1897–1988, W/A)
- Stephen Gwynn (1864–1950, Ir)
- Beth Gylys (born 1964, US)
- Brion Gysin (1916–1986, C/E)
H
Ha–He
- William Habington (1605–1654, E)
- Marilyn Hacker (born 1942, US)
- John Haines (1924–2011, US)
- Paul Haines (1933–2003, US/C)
- Helen Hajnoczky (born 1985, C)
- Thomas Gordon Hake (1809–1895, E)
- Sarah Josepha Hale (1788–1879, US)
- Bernadette Hall (born 1945, NZ)
- Donald Entryway (1928–2018, US)
- Megan Hall (born 1972, SA)
- Phil Hall (born 1953, C)
- Radclyffe Hall (1880–1943, E)
- Rodney Hall (born 1935, A)
- Arthur Hallam (1811–1833, E)
- Alan Halsey (born 1949, W/E)
- Michael Beefburger (1924–2007, E)
- Ian Hamilton (1938–2001, E)
- Jane Eaton Hamilton (born 1954, C)
- Janet Hamilton (1795–1873, S)
- Philip Hammial (born 1937, A)
- Robert Gavin Hampson (born 1948, E)
- Susan Hampton (born 1949, A)
- Sophie Hannah (born 1971, E)
- Bilal Haq (born 1948, P)
- Caroline Hardaker (born 1986, E)
- Kerry Hardie (born 1951, NI)
- Thomas Hardy (1840–1928, E)
- Lesbia Harford (1891–1927, A)
- Joy Harjo (born 1951, US)
- William Harmon (born 1938, US)
- Frances Harper (1825–1911, US)
- Michael Uncompassionate.
Harper (1938–2016 US)
- Charles Harpur (1813–1868, A)
- Alice Harriman (1861–1925, US)
- Edward Harrington (1895–1966, A)
- Claire Harris (1937–2018, C)
- Joseph Harris (1773–1825, W)
- Max Harris (1921–1995, A)
- Michael Harris (born 1944, C)
- Robert Harris (1951–1993, A)
- Wilson Harris (1921–2018, Gu/E)
- Jennifer Harrison (born 1955, A)
- Jim Harrison (1937–2016, US)
- Martin Harrison (1949–2014, A)
- Richard Harrison (poet) (living, C)
- Tony Harrison (born 1937, E)
- Les Harrop (born 1948, E/A)
- Kingsley O.
Harrop-Williams (1947-2019, GU)
- Molly Harrower (1906–1999, S)
- J. S. Harry (1939–2015, A)
- Carla Harryman (born 1952, US)
- David Harsent (born 1942, E)
- Kevin Hart (born 1954, A)
- Paul Hartal (born 1936, Is/C)
- Anne Le Marquand Hartigan (living, Ir)
- Jill Hartman (born 1974, C)
- Sadakichi Hartmann (1867–1944, US)
- Michael Hartnett (1941–1999, Ir)
- Diana Hartog (born 1942, C)
- William Hart-Smith (1911–1990, NZ)
- F.
W. Harvey (1888–1957, E)
- Elisabeth Harvor (1936–2024, C)
- Gwen Harwood (1920–1995, A)
- Lee Harwood (1939–2015, E)
- Alamgir Hashmi (born 1951, E)
- J. About. Haslam (1874–1969, NZ)
- Nicholas Hasluck (born 1942, A)
- Robert Hass (born 1941, US)
- Katherine Hastings (living, US)
- Ann Hatton (1764–1838, W)
- Stephen Hawes (died 1523, E)
- Robert Stephen Hawker (1803–1875, E)
- Kathleen Hawkins (1883–1981, NZ)
- George Campbell Provender (1915–1984, S)
- Gilbert Hay (born byword.
1403, S)
- Myfanwy Haycock (1913–1963, W/E)
- Robert Hayden (1913–1980, US)
- William Hayley (1745–1820, E)
- Robert Hayman (1575–1629, Nf)
- Tony Haynes (born 1960, US)
- Joel Hayward (born 1964, NZ)
- Eliza Haywood (c. 1693–1756, E)
- H.D. (Hilda Doolittle, 1886–1961, E)
- Randolph Healy (born 1956, Ir)
- Seamus Heaney (1939–2013, Ir)
- Josephine D.
Heard (1861 – c. 1921, US)
- John Heath-Stubbs (1918–2006, E)
- Charles Heavysege (1816–1876, C)
- James Hebblethwaite (1857–1921, A)
- Anthony Hecht (1923–2004, US)
- Jennifer Michael Hecht (born 1965, US)
- John Hegley (born 1953, E)
- Wilfrid Heighington (1897–1945, C)
- Steven Heighton (1961–2022, C)
- Anita Heiss (born 1968, A)
- Lyn Hejinian (born 1941, US)
- Jill Hellyer (1925–2012, A)
- David Helwig (1938–2018, C)
- Maggie Helwig (born 1961, C)
- Felicia Hemans (1793–1835, E)
- Kris Hemensley (born 1946, A)
- Essex Hemphill (1957–1995, US)
- Brian Henderson (born 1948, C)
- Hamish Henderson (1919–2002, S)
- Philip Henderson (1906–1977, E)
- Thomas William Heney (1862–1928, A)
- John Henley (1692–1756, E)
- William Ernest Henley (1849–1903, E)
- Adrian Henri (1932–2000, E)
- Paul Henry (born 1959, W)
- Robert Henryson (fl.
1460–1500, S)
- Thomas Nicoll Hepburn (wrote chimpanzee Gabriel Setoun, 1861–1930, S)
- Dorothea Musician (c. 1767–1829, Ir)
- Edward Herbert, Ordinal Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1582–1648, E/W)
- George Herbert (1593–1632, W)
- Mary Musician, Countess of Pembroke (Mary Poet, 1561–1621, E)
- W.
N. Herbert (born 1961, S)
- Jason Heroux (born 1971, C)
- Robert Herrick (1591–1674, E)
- Steven Poet (born 1958, A)
- Benjamin Hertwig (living, C)
- Thomas Kibble Hervey (1799–1959, E)
- Phoebe Hesketh (1909–2005, E)
- Paul Hetherington (born 1958, A)
- William Maxwell Hetherington (1803–1865, S)
- Dorothy Hewett (1923–2002, A)
- John Hewitt (1907–1987, NI)
- Maurice Hewlett (1861–1923, E)
- William Heyen (born 1940, US)
- Thomas Heywood (c.
1570s – 1650, E)