List of English-language poets

This is a list of English language poets, defined as people (of any nationality, language group, or occupation) who have written at least one published collection of poetry in the English language.

English-language poets by nationality

 * List of African poets writing in English
 * List of Asian poets writing in English
 * List of Australian poets
 * List of British poets
 * List of Canadian poets
 * List of Caribbean poets
 * List of Indian poets writing in English
 * List of Irish poets
 * List of New Zealand poets
 * List of Nigerian poets
 * List of South African poets
 * List of U.S. poets

A-Ak

 * 1) Chris Abani (born 1966), Nigeria
 * 2) Francesca Abbate, United States
 * 3) Henry Abbey (1842-1911), United States
 * 4) Lascelles Abercrombie (1881-1938), England
 * 5) Lionel Abrahams (1928-2004), South Africa
 * 6) Sam Abrams (born 1935)
 * 7) Seth Abramson (born 1976), United States
 * 8) Dannie Abse (born 1923), Wales
 * 9) J.R. Ackerley (1896-1967), England
 * 10) Diane Ackerman (born 1956), United States
 * 11) Duane Ackerson (born 1942), United States
 * 12) Milton Acorn (1923-1986), Canada
 * 13) Mercedes de Acosta (1893-1968), United States
 * 14) Harold Acton (1904–1994), England
 * 15) Gilbert Adair (1944-2011), England
 * 16) Virginia Hamilton Adair (1913–2004), United States
 * 17) Helen Adam (1909–1993), Scotland / United States
 * 18) Arthur Henry Adams (1872–1936), New Zealand / Australia
 * 19) David Adams (born 1943), England
 * 20) Francis Adams (1862-1893), England / Australia
 * 21) John Adams (1704-1740), United States
 * 22) John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), United States
 * 23) Léonie Adams (1899–1988), United States
 * 24) Mary Electa Adams (1823-1898), Canada
 * 25) Sarah Flower Adams (1895-1848), England
 * 26) Robert Adamson (1852–1902), Australia
 * 27) Betty Adcock (born 1938), United States
 * 28) Fleur Adcock (born 1934), New Zealand / England
 * 29) Joseph Addison (1672–1719), England
 * 30) Kim Addonizio (born 1954), United States
 * 31) Toyin Adewale-Gabriel (born 1969), Nigeria
 * 32) AE (1867-1935), Ireland
 * 33) Tatamkulu Afrika (1920-2002), South Africa
 * 34) Smita Agarwal (born 1958), India
 * 35) James Agee (1909–1955), United States
 * 36) Kelli Russell Agodon (born 1969), United States
 * 37) Jack Agüeros (born 1934), United States
 * 38) Ai (1947-2010), United States
 * 39) Conrad Aiken (1889-1973), United States
 * 40) Hew Ainslie (1792-1878), Scotland
 * 41) Adam Aitken (born 1960), Australia
 * 42) Mark Akenside (1721–1770), England
 * 43) Ellery Akers (born 1946), United States
 * 44) Sascha Aurora Akhtar (born 1976), Pakistan / England
 * 45) Zoë Akins (1886-1958), United States
 * 46) Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm (born 1965), Canada
 * 47) John Akpata, Canada

Al-Am

 * 1) George Albon (born 1946), United States
 * 2) Sandra Alcosser (born 1944), United States
 * 3) Amos Bronson Alcott (1799-1888), United States
 * 4) Richard Aldington (1892-1962), England
 * 5) Dorothy Keeley Aldis (1896-1966), United States
 * 6) Elizabeth Alexander (born 1962), United States
 * 7) Meena Alexander (born 1951), United States
 * 8) Pamela Alexander (born 1948), United States
 * 9) Sidney A. Alexander (1866–1948), England
 * 10) Will Alexander (born 1948), United States
 * 11) Sir William Alexander, Earl of Stirling (ca.1570-1640)
 * 12) William Alexander (1824-1911), Ireland
 * 13) Sherman Alexie (born 1966, United States
 * 14) Felipe Alfau (1902-1999), Spain / United States
 * 15) Edna Alford (born 1947), Canada
 * 16) Henry Alford (1810-1871), England
 * 17) Agha Shahid Ali (1949-2001), United States
 * 18) Kazim Ali (born 1971), United States
 * 19) Karen Alkalay-Gut (born 1945), Israel
 * 20) James Alexander Allan (1889–1956), Australia
 * 21) Sandra Alland (born 1973), Canada
 * 22) Donna Allard, Canada
 * 23) William Allegrezza (born 1974), United States
 * 24) Dick Allen (born 1939), United States
 * 25) Donald Allen (1912–2004), United States
 * 26) Lillian Allen (born 1951), Canada
 * 27) Elizabeth Chase Allen (1832-1911), United States
 * 28) Leslie Holdsworthy Allen (1879–1964), Australia
 * 29) Richard James Allen (born 1960), Australia
 * 30) Ron Allen (born 1947), United States
 * 31) William Allingham (1824-1889), Ireland
 * 32) Drummond Allison (1921-1943), England
 * 33) Gillian Allnutt (born 1949), England
 * 34) Washington Allston (1779-1843), United States
 * 35) Laurence Alma-Tadema (1864-1940), England
 * 36) Melanie Almeder(born 1965), United States
 * 37) Bert Almon (born 1943), United States / Canada
 * 38) Alta (born 1942), United States
 * 39) Keith Althaus (born 1946), United States
 * 40) Howard Altmann, United States
 * 41) Alurista (born 1947), United States
 * 42) Al Alvarez (born 1929), England
 * 43) Julia Álvarez (born 1950), United States
 * 44) George Amabile (born 1936), Canada
 * 45) Mary Frances Ames (1853-1929), Canada
 * 46) NIcholas Amhurst (1697-1742), England
 * 47) Indran Amirthanayagam (born 1960)
 * 48) Kingsley Amis (1922–1995), England
 * 49) A.R. Ammons (1926-2001), United States
 * 50) Ray Amorosi (born 1946), United States

An-Az

 * 1) Lemon Andersen (born 1975), United States
 * 2) Doug Anderson (born 1943), United States
 * 3) Ethel Anderson (1883–1958), Australia
 * 4) James Anderson (1842-1823), Canada
 * 5) Patrick Anderson (1915-1979), Canada
 * 6) Robert T. Anderson (1880-1960), Canada
 * 7) Rod Anderson (born 1935), Canada
 * 8) Victor Anderson (1917-2001), United States
 * 9) Michael Andre (born 1946), Canada
 * 10) Bruce Andrews (born 1948), United States
 * 11) Kevin Andrews (1924-1989), United States / Greece
 * 12) Ron Androla (born 1954), United States
 * 13) Ralph Angel (born 1951), United States
 * 14) Maya Angelou (born 1928), United States
 * 15) Talvikki Ansel, United States
 * 16) David Antin (born 1932), United States
 * 17) Antler (born 1946), United States
 * 18) Yaseen Anwer (born 1989), India
 * 19) Philip Appleman (born 1926), United States
 * 20) Adrian Arancibia (born 1971), United States
 * 21) Walter Conrad Arensburg (1878-1954), United States
 * 22) Ken Arkind, United States
 * 23) Rae Armantrout (born 1947), United States
 * 24) Simon Armitage (born 1963), England
 * 25) Richard Armour (1906–1989), United States
 * 26) Jeannette Armstrong (born 1948), Canada
 * 27) Martin Armstrong (1882-1974), England
 * 28) David Arnason (born 1940), Canada
 * 29) Craig Arnold (1967-2009), United States
 * 30) Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904), England
 * 31) Matthew Arnold (1822–1888), England
 * 32) Joanne Arnott (born 1960), Canada
 * 33) Robert P. Arthur (born 1943), United States
 * 34) M.K. Asante (born 1982), United States
 * 35) John Ashbery (born 1927), United States
 * 36) Thomas Ashe (1836–1889), England
 * 37) Anne Askew (1520-1546), England
 * 38) John Askham (1825-1894), England
 * 39) Edwin Atherstone (1788–1872), England
 * 40) Margaret Atwood (born 1939), Canada
 * 41) Dorothy Auchterlonie (1915–1991), Australia
 * 42) W.H. Auden (1907–1973), England / United States
 * 43) Sri Aurobindo (1872–1950), India
 * 44) Joseph Auslander (1897–1965), United States
 * 45) Paul Auster (born 1947), United States
 * 46) Alfred Austin (1835-1913), England
 * 47) Margaret Avison (1918-2007), Canada
 * 48) Kofi Awoonor (born 1935), Ghana
 * 49) Sevan Aydinian (born 1983), United States
 * 50) Pam Ayres (born 1947), England
 * 51) Sir Robert Aytoun (1570–1638), Scotland
 * 52) William Aytoun (1813–1865), Scotland
 * 53) Jody Azzouni (born 1954), United States

B-Ba

 * 1) Lisa B, Canada
 * 2) Jimmy Santiago Baca (born 1952), United States
 * 3) Joseph M. Bachelor (1887-1947), United States
 * 4) Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626), England
 * 5) William Baer (born 1948)
 * 6) Alfred Bailey (1905-1997), Canada
 * 7) Jacob Bailey (1731-1808), Canada
 * 8) Kevin Bailey (born 1954), England
 * 9) Philip James Bailey (1816-1902), England
 * 10) Joanna Baillie (1762–1851), Scotland
 * 11) Martha Baird (1921-1981), United States
 * 12) Vyt Bakaitis (born 1940), United States
 * 13) David Baker (born 1954), United States
 * 14) John Balaban, (born 1943), United States
 * 15) Peter Balakian (born 1951), United States
 * 16) Jesse Ball (born 1978), United States
 * 17) Micah Ballard (born 1975), United States
 * 18) Mary Jo Bang (born 1946), United States
 * 19) John Banim (1798–1842), Ireland
 * 20) Chris Banks (born 1970), Canada
 * 21) Russell Banks (born 1940), United States
 * 22) Kaushalya Bannerji, Canada
 * 23) Frances Bannerman (1855-1940), Canada
 * 24) Lex Banning (born 1921), Australia
 * 25) Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones) (born 1934), United States
 * 26) Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743–1825), England
 * 27) Mary Barber (c.1685-c.1755), Ireland
 * 28) John Barbour (died 1395), Scotland
 * 29) Elsa Barker (1869-1954), United States
 * 30) George Barker (1913-1991), England
 * 31) Les Barker (born 1947), England
 * 32) Coleman Barks (born 1937), United States
 * 33) George Barlow (1847-1914), England
 * 34) George Barlow (born 1948), United States
 * 35) Joel Barlow (1754–1812), United States
 * 36) Lady Anne Barnard (1750-1825), England / South Africa
 * 37) Mary Barnard (1909–2002), Unites States
 * 38) Barnabe Barnes (1571-1609), England
 * 39) Djuna Barnes (1892–1982), United States
 * 40) William Barnes (1801–1886), England
 * 41) Catherine Barnett (born 1960), United States
 * 42) Richard Barnfield (1574–1620), England
 * 43) Willis Barnstone (born 1927), United States
 * 44) Candy Barr (1935-2005), United States
 * 45) John Barr (1809-1889), Scotland / New Zealand
 * 46) Syd Barret (1946-2006), England
 * 47) Laird Barron (born 1970), United States
 * 48) Gertrude Bartlett (1876-1942), Canada
 * 49) Bernard Barton (1784–1849), England
 * 50) Emily Mary Barton (1817-1909), Australia
 * 51) John Barton (born 1957), Canada
 * 52) Bertha Hirsch Baruch (fl. 1876-1908), United States
 * 53) Gary Barwin (born 1964), Canada
 * 54) Todd Bash (born 1965)
 * 55) Samiya Bashir, United States
 * 56) Michael Basinski (born 1950), United States
 * 57) Shaunt Basmajian (1950-1990), Canada
 * 58) Ellen Bass (born 1947), United States
 * 59) Thomas Bastard (1566-1618), England
 * 60) David Bates (1809–1870), United States
 * 61) Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929), United States
 * 62) Thomas Bateson (c.1570-1630), England
 * 63) Dawn-Michelle Baude (born 1959), United States
 * 64) Grace Bauer, United States
 * 65) William Bauer (1932-2010), Canada
 * 66) Eric Baus (born 1975), United States
 * 67) Isaac Rieman Baxley (1850-1920), United States
 * 68) Charles Baxter (born 1947), United States
 * 69) James K. Baxter (1926–1972), New Zealand
 * 70) Arthur Bayldon (1865–1958), Australia
 * 71) William Baylebridge (1883–1942), Australia

Be

 * 1) Abel Beach (1829-1899), United States
 * 2) Eric Beach (born 1947), Australia
 * 3) Joseph Warren Beach (1880-1957), United States
 * 4) Dan Beachy-Quick (born 1973), United States
 * 5) Doug Beardsley (born 1941), Canada
 * 6) Sandra Beasley (born 1980), United States
 * 7) James Beattie (1705-1803), Scotland
 * 8) Jan Beatty, United States
 * 9) Francis Beaumont (1584–1616), England
 * 10) Sir John Beaumont (1583-1627), England
 * 11) Bruce Beaver (1928–2004), Australia
 * 12) George Beck (1749-1812), United States
 * 13) Robin Becker (born 1951), United States
 * 14) Larry Beckett (born 1947), United States
 * 15) Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), Ireland
 * 16) Joshua Beckman (born 1971), United States
 * 17) Thomas Lovell Beddoes (1804-1849), England
 * 18) Randolph Bedford (1868-1941), Australia
 * 19) John Beecher (1904-1980), United States
 * 20) Henry Charles Beeching (1859-1919), England
 * 21) Patricia Beer (1919-1999), England
 * 22) Sir Max Beerbohm (1872-1956), England
 * 23) Ethel Lynn Beers (1827-1879), United States
 * 24) Philip Begho (born 1969), Nigeria
 * 25) Brendan Behan (1923–1964), Ireland
 * 26) Aphra Behn (1640–1689), England
 * 27) Henry Beissel (born 1929), Canada
 * 28) Ken Belford (born 1946), Canada
 * 29) Ben Belitt (1911-2003), United States
 * 30) Elana Bell, United States
 * 31) J.J. Bell (1871-1934), Scotland
 * 32) Martin Bell (1918-1978), England
 * 33) Marvin Bell (born 1937), United States
 * 34) Lisa Bellear (1961-2006), Australia
 * 35) Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953), France / England
 * 36) John Bemrose (born 1947), Canada
 * 37) Michael Benedikt (1935-2007), United States
 * 38) Stephen Vincent Benét (1898-1943), United States
 * 39) William Rose Benét (1886-1950), United States
 * 40) Park Benjamin, Sr. (1809-1864), United States
 * 41) Gwendolyn B. Bennett (1902–1981), United States
 * 42) Jim Bennett, (born 1951), England
 * 43) Stefanie Bennett (born 1945), Australia
 * 44) Robbie Benoit (died 2007), Canada
 * 45) A.C. Benson (1862-1925), England
 * 46) Mary Josephine Benson (1887-1965), Canada
 * 47) Elizabeth Bentley (1767-1839), England
 * 48) Nelson Bentley (1918-1990), United States
 * 49) Richard Berengarten (born 1943), England
 * 50) Caroline Bergvall (born 1962), England
 * 51) Bill Berkson (born 1939), United States
 * 52) David Berman (born 1967), United States
 * 53) April Bernard (born 1956), United States
 * 54) Charles Bernstein (born 1950), United States
 * 55) Steven "Jesse" Bernstein (1950-1991), United States
 * 56) Anselm Berrigan (born 1972), United States
 * 57) Daniel Berrigan (born 1921), United States
 * 58) Ted Berrigan (1934–1983), United States
 * 59) Francis Berry (1915-2006), England
 * 60) Wendell Berry (born 1934), United States
 * 61) John Berryman (1914–1972), United States
 * 62) Mei-mei Berssenbrugge (born 1947), United States
 * 63) Matilda Betham (1776-1852), England
 * 64) Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984), England
 * 65) Craven Langstroth Betts (1853-1941), Canada
 * 66) Reginald Dwayne Betts, United States
 * 67) Judith Beveridge (born 1956), England / Australia
 * 68) Helen Bevington (1906-2001), United States
 * 69) Paul Bewsher (1894-1966), England

Bi-Bl

 * 1) Jill Bialosky, United States
 * 2) Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914), United States
 * 3) Linda Bierds (born 1945), United States
 * 4) David Biespiel, United States
 * 5) George Bilgere (born 1951), United States
 * 6) Walter Billeter (born 1943), Australia
 * 7) Robert Billings (1949-1986), Canada
 * 8) Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), England
 * 9) Earle Birney (1904-1995), Canada
 * 10) Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979), United States
 * 11) John Peale Bishop (1892-1944), United States
 * 12) Judith Bishop (born 1972), Australia
 * 13) bill bissett (born 1939), Canada
 * 14) Samuel Bishop (1731–1795), England
 * 15) Sherwin Bitsui, (born 1975), United States
 * 16) Baxter Black (born 1945), United States
 * 17) D.M. Black (born 1941), Scotland
 * 18) Sophie Cabot Black (born 1958), United States
 * 19) Grace Blackburn (1865-1926), Canada
 * 20) Paul Blackburn (1926–1971), United States
 * 21) Thomas Blackburn (1916-1977), England
 * 22) John Stuart Blackie (1809-1895), Scotland
 * 23) Thomas Blacklock (1721–1791), Scotland
 * 24) Nicole Blackman (born 1971), United States
 * 25) R.D. Blackmore (1825-1900), England
 * 26) Sir Richard Blackmore (1654-1729), England
 * 27) Richard P. Blackmur (1904-1965), United States
 * 28) Peter Bladen (1922–2001), Australia
 * 29) Kimberly M. Blaeser, United States
 * 30) Robert Blair (1699-1746), Scotland
 * 31) William Blake (1757–1827), England
 * 32) Susanna Blamire (1747–1794), England
 * 33) Richard Blanco (born 1968), United States
 * 34) Don Blanding (1894-1957), United States
 * 35) Robin Blaser (1925-2009), Canada / United States
 * 36) Randy Blasing (born 1943), United States
 * 37) Anthony Bleecker (1770-1827), United States
 * 38) Adrian Blevins (born 1964), United States
 * 39) Jean Blewett (1872-1934), Canada
 * 40) John Blight (1913–1995), Australia
 * 41) Mathilde Blind (1841–1896), England
 * 42) Chana Bloch (born 1940), United States
 * 43) Laurie Block (born 1949), Canada
 * 44) E.D. Blodgett (born 1935), Canada
 * 45) Benjamin Paul Blood (1832–1919), United States
 * 46) Henry Ames Blood (1836-1900), United States
 * 47) Roberts Blossom (1924-2011), United States
 * 48) Edmund Blunden (1896–1974), England
 * 49) Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840–1922), England
 * 50) Robert Bly (born 1926), United States
 * 51) D.A. Blyler (born 1967), United States.

Bo

 * 1) Barcroft Boake (1866–1892), Australia
 * 2) Robert Boates (born 1954), Canada
 * 3) Maxwell Bodenheim (1892-1954), United States
 * 4) Jean Boese (1925-2004), United States
 * 5) Louise Bogan (1897-1970), United States
 * 6) Christian Bök (born 1966), Canada
 * 7) George Henry Boker (1823–1890), United States
 * 8) Eavan Boland (born 1944), Ireland
 * 9) Alan Bold (1943-1998), Scotland
 * 10) Stephanie Bolster (born 1969), Canada
 * 11) Edmund Bolton (?1575-1633?), England
 * 12) Ken Bolton (born 1949), Australia
 * 13) Horatius Bonar (1808–1889), Scotland
 * 14) Bruce Bond (born 1954), United States
 * 15) Sean Bonney, England
 * 16) Arna Wendell Bontemps (1902–1973), United States
 * 17) Philip Booth (1925-2007), United States
 * 18) Henry Ernest Boote (1866-1949), Australia
 * 19) Roo Borson (born 1952), Canada
 * 20) Keith Bosley (born 1937), England
 * 21) Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Belgium / United States
 * 22) Bruce Boston (born 1943), United States
 * 23) Gordon Bottomley (1874-1948), England
 * 24) David Bottoms (born 1949), United States
 * 25) Michael Boughn (born 1946), Canada
 * 26) Jenny Boully (born 1976), United States
 * 27) Jenny Boult (1951-2005), Australia
 * 28) Francis William Bourdillon (1852-1921), England
 * 29) Arthur Bourinot (1893-1969), Canada
 * 30) John Philip Bourke (1860–1914), Australia
 * 31) A.P. Bowen (born ca. 1899), United States
 * 32) George Bowering (born 1935), Canada
 * 33) Marilyn Bowering (born 1949), Canada
 * 34) Edgar Bowers (1924-2000), United States
 * 35) Fred G. Bowles (fl. 1899-1918), United States
 * 36) William Lisle Bowles (1762-1850), England
 * 37) Tim Bowling (born 1964), Canada
 * 38) Louise Morey Bowman (1891-1944), Canada
 * 39) Arthur Boyars (born 1925), England
 * 40) Alex Boyd (born 1969), Canada
 * 41) Mark Alexander Boyd (1563–1601), Scotland
 * 42) Thomas Boyd (1867-1927), Ireland
 * 43) Kay Boyle (1902–1992), United States
 * 44) Peter Boyle (born 1951), Australia

Br

 * 1) Francis Brabazon (1907-1984), Australia
 * 2) Thomas Bracken (1843–1898), New Zealand
 * 3) Gamaliel Bradford (1863-1932), United States
 * 4) George Bradley (born 1953), United States
 * 5) Anne Bradstreet (c. 1612–1672), United States
 * 6) E.J. Brady (1869–1952), Australia
 * 7) Nicholas Brady (1659-1726), Ireland / England
 * 8) Beverley Bie Brahic, Canada
 * 9) Kate Braid (born1947), Canada
 * 10) Richard Braithwait (1588-1673), England
 * 11) Lawrence Ytzhak Braithwaite (1963-2008), Canada
 * 12) William Stanley Braithwaite (1878-1962), United States
 * 13) Shannon Bramer (born 1973), Canada
 * 14) Dionne Brand (born 1953), Canada
 * 15) William Brandon (1914-1922), United States
 * 16) Di Brandt (born 1952), Canada
 * 17) Frederick Victor Branford (1892-1941), Scotland
 * 18) Charles Brasch (1909-1973), New Zealand
 * 19) Kamau Brathwaite (born 1930), Barbados
 * 20) Richard Brautigan (1935–1984), United States
 * 21) Kate Braverman (born 1950), United States
 * 22) Donari Braxton (born 1982), United States
 * 23) John Jefferson Bray (1912-1995), Australia
 * 24) Diana Brebner (1956-2001), Canada
 * 25) Jean "Binta" Breeze (born 1956), Jamaica
 * 26) Christopher Brennan (1870–1932), Australia
 * 27) Michael Brennan (born 1973), Australia
 * 28) Joseph Payne Brennan (1918–1990), United States
 * 29) Jane Brereton (1685-1740), England
 * 30) John Le Gay Brereton (1871–1933), Australia
 * 31) Nicholas Breton (1542–1626), England
 * 32) Brian Brett (born 1950), Canada
 * 33) Ken Brewer (1941–2006), United States
 * 34) Elizabeth Brewster (born 1922), Canada
 * 35) Martha Wadsworth Brewster (1710 - c.1757), United States
 * 36) Robert Bridges (1844–1930), England
 * 37) Kim Bridgford (born 1959), United States
 * 38) Robert Bringhurst (born 1946), Canada
 * 39) John Malcolm Brinnin (1916-1999), United States
 * 40) Edwin Brock (1927-1997), England
 * 41) Geoffrey Brock (born 1964), United States
 * 42) James Brock (born 1958), United States
 * 43) Lucie Brock-Broido (born 1956), United States
 * 44) Joseph Brodsky (1940–1996)
 * 45) Louis Daniel Brodsky (born 1941), United States
 * 46) Alexander Brome (1620-1666), England
 * 47) David Bromige (1933-2009), Canada
 * 48) William Bronk (1918–1999), United States
 * 49) Anne Brontë (1820-1849), England
 * 50) Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), England
 * 51) Emily Brontë (1818–1848), England
 * 52) Rupert Brooke (1887–1915), England
 * 53) Bertram Brooker (1888-1955), Canada
 * 54) Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000), United States
 * 55) Maria Gowen Brooks (?1794–1845)
 * 56) William Broome (1689-1745), England
 * 57) James Broughton (1913-1999), United States
 * 58) Olga Broumas (born 1949), United States
 * 59) Joel Brouwer (born 1968), United States
 * 60) Alice Brown (1856-1948), United States
 * 61) Audrey Alexandra Brown (1904-1998), Canada
 * 62) Fleda Brown (born 1944), United States
 * 63) George Mackay Brown (1921-1996), Scotland
 * 64) Harriet Brown (born 1958), United States
 * 65) Harry Brown (1917-1986), United States
 * 66) Pam Brown (born 1948), Australia
 * 67) Pete Brown (born 1940), England
 * 68) Rita Mae Brown (born 1944), United States
 * 69) Ronnie R. Brown (born 1946), Canada
 * 70) Sterling A. Brown (1901–1989), United States
 * 71) Stewart Brown (born 1951), England
 * 72) Thomas Edward Brown (1830–1897), Isle of Man
 * 73) Tom Brown (1662-1704), England
 * 74) Frances Browne (1816–1879), Ireland
 * 75) Francis Fisher Browne (1843-1913), United States
 * 76) Isaac Hawkins Browne (1705–1760), England
 * 77) William Browne (1588–1643), England
 * 78) Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861), England
 * 79) Robert Browning (1812–1889), England
 * 80) Alan Brownjohn (born 1931), England
 * 81) Charles Bruce (1906-1971), Canada
 * 82) Michael Bruce (1746-1767), Scotland
 * 83) Mary Brunton (1778-1818), Scotland
 * 84) Dennis Brutus (1924-2009). South Africa
 * 85) William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878), United States

Bu-By

 * 1) Jack Buck (1924-2002), United States
 * 2) Vincent Buckley (1925–1988), Australia
 * 3) Oni Buchanan (born 1975), United States
 * 4) Robert Williams Buchanan (1841-1901), Scotland
 * 5) Christopher Buckley (born 1948), United States
 * 6) Alice Mary Buckton (1867-1944), England
 * 7) David Budbill (born 1940), United States
 * 8) Rob Budde (born 1966), Canada
 * 9) Andrea Hollander Budy (born 1947)
 * 10) Suzanne Buffam (born 1972), Canada
 * 11) Charles Bukowski (1920–1994), United States
 * 12) A.H. Reginald Buller (1874-1944), England
 * 13) April Bulmer (born 1963), Canada
 * 14) Robert Bulwer-Lytton (1831-1891), England
 * 15) David R. Bunch (1925-2000), United States
 * 16) H.C. Bunner (1885-1896), United States
 * 17) Basil Bunting (1900–1985), England
 * 18) John Bunyan (1628-1688), England
 * 19) José Antonio Burciaga (1940-1996), United States
 * 20) Anthony Burgess (1917–1993), England
 * 21) Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), United States
 * 22) Johnny Burke (1851-1930), Canada
 * 23) Kenneth Burke (1897-1993), United States
 * 24) joanne burns (born 1945), Australia
 * 25) Ralph Burns (born 1949), United States
 * 26) Richard Burns (born 1943), England
 * 27) Robert Burns (1759–1796), Scotland
 * 28) Stanley Burnshaw (1906-2005), United States
 * 29) Amelia Josephine Burr (1878-1968), United States
 * 30) Lady Sophia Burrell (?1750-1802), England
 * 31) Mick Burrs (born 1940), Canada
 * 32) Maxwell Struthers Burt (1882-1954), United States
 * 33) Stephen Burt, United States
 * 34) Raegan Butcher (born 1969), United States
 * 35) Samuel Butler (1612-1680), England
 * 36) Ray Buttigieg (born 1955), United States
 * 37) W.E. Butts, United States
 * 38) Witter Bynner (1881-1968), United States
 * 39) William Byrd (1540-1623), England
 * 40) John Byrom (1692-1763), England
 * 41) George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788–1824), England
 * 42) Gilbert Byron (1903-1991), United States

Ca

 * 1) Richard Caddel (1949-2003), England
 * 2) Stephen Cain (born 1970), Canada
 * 3) Scott Cairns (born 1954), United States
 * 4) Alison Calder, Canada
 * 5) Alex Caldiero (born 1949), United States
 * 6) Barry Callaghan (born 1937), Canada
 * 7) Charles Stuart Calverley (1831–1884), England
 * 8) Ada Cambridge (1844-1926), England / Australia
 * 9) George Frederick Cameron (1854-1885), Canada
 * 10) Alistair Te Ariki Campbell (1925-2009), New Zealand
 * 11) A.Y. Campbell (1885-1958), Scotland
 * 12) James Edwin Campbell (1867-1896), United States
 * 13) Joseph Campbell (1879-1944), Ireland
 * 14) Roy Campbell (1901-1957), South Africa / England
 * 15) Mary Baine Campbell, United States
 * 16) Thomas Campbell (1777–1844), Scotland
 * 17) William Wilfred Campbell (?1860-1918), Canada
 * 18) Peter Campion (born 1976), United States
 * 19) Thomas Campion (1567–1620), England
 * 20) Rafael Campo (born 1964), United States
 * 21) Melville Henry Cane (1879-1980), United States
 * 22) May Wedderburn Cannan (1893–1973), England
 * 23) Skipwith Cannell (1887-1957), United States
 * 24) Edward Capern (1819-1894), England
 * 25) Natalee Caple (born 1970), Canada
 * 26) Garrett Caples (born 1972), United States
 * 27) Joe Cardarelli (1994-1994), United States
 * 28) Gladys Cardiff (born 1942), United States
 * 29) Dudley Carew (1903-1981), England
 * 30) Thomas Carew (1595–1639), England
 * 31) Henry Carey (1693–1743), England
 * 32) Paul Cargnello (born 1979), Canada
 * 33) Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scotland
 * 34) Bliss Carman (1861-1929), Canada / United States
 * 35) Neil Carpathios (born 1961), United States
 * 36) Edward Carpenter (1844-1929), England
 * 37) Henry Bernard Carpenter (1840-1890), Ireland
 * 38) J.D. Carpenter (born 1948), Canada
 * 39) Jim Carroll (1949-2009), United States
 * 40) Lewis Carroll (1832–1898), England
 * 41) Hayden Carruth, (1921-2008), United States
 * 42) William Herbert Carruth (1859-1924), United States
 * 43) Guy Wetmore Carryl (1873-1904), United States
 * 44) Anne Carson (born 1950), Canada
 * 45) Ciaran Carson (born 1948), Ireland
 * 46) Jared Carter (born 1939), United States
 * 47) William Cartwright (1611–1643), England
 * 48) Raymond Carver (1938–1988), United States
 * 49) Alice Cary (1820-1871), United States
 * 50) Phoebe Cary (1824-1871), United States
 * 51) Neal Cassady (1926-1968), United States
 * 52) Stacie Cassarino (born 1975). United States
 * 53) Cyrus Cassells (born 1957), United States
 * 54) Turner Cassity (1929-2009), United States
 * 55) Ana Castillo (born 1953), United States
 * 56) Sandra M. Castillo (born 1962), United States
 * 57) Edward Caswall (1814-1878), England
 * 58) Gary Catalano (1947-2002), Australia
 * 59) Lee Cataldi 1942), Australia
 * 60) Christopher Caudwell (1907-1937), England
 * 61) Charles Causley (1917–2003), England States
 * 62) Grace Cavalieri (born 1932).
 * 63) Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673), England
 * 64) Madison Cawein (1865-1914), United States

Ce-Cl

 * 1) William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1521-1598), England
 * 2) Thomas Centolella (born 1952), United States
 * 3) Joseph Ceravolo (1934-1988), United States
 * 4) Lorna Dee Cervantes (born 1954), United States
 * 5) John Chalkhill (fl. 1600?), England
 * 6) William Chamberlayne (1619-1659), England
 * 7) Tina Chang (born 1969), United States
 * 8) Victoria Chang (born 1970), United States
 * 9) William Ellery Channing (1818–1901), United States
 * 10) Arthur Chapman (1874-1935), United States
 * 11) George Chapman (1560-1634), England
 * 12) John Jay Chapman (1862-1933), United States
 * 13) Fred Chappell (born 1936), United States
 * 14) King Charles I (1600-1649), England
 * 15) Charles of Orleans (1394-1465), France / England
 * 16) Elizabeth Charles (1828-1896), England
 * 17) Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770), England
 * 18) Geoffrey Chaucer (?1343–1400), England
 * 19) Angelico Chavez (1910-1996), United States
 * 20) Alexander Chee, United States
 * 21) Colin Cheney (born 1978), United States
 * 22) John Vance Cheney (1848-1922), United States
 * 23) Syl Cheney-Coker (born 1945), Sierra Leone
 * 24) Edward Herbert, Baron of Cherbury (1583-1648), England
 * 25) Neeli Cherkovski (born 1945), United States
 * 26) Maxine Chernoff (born 1952), United States
 * 27) Bob Cherry, United States
 * 28) Kelly Cherry (born 1940), United States
 * 29) Nora Chesson (1871-1906), England
 * 30) G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936), England
 * 31) Henry Chettle (?1564-1607?), England
 * 32) Govinda Krishna Chettur (1898-1936)., India
 * 33) Dan Chiasson, United States
 * 34) James William Chichetto (born 1941), United States
 * 35) Wilfred Rowland Childe (1890-1952)
 * 36) Billy Childish (born 1959), England
 * 37) William Childress (born 1933), United States
 * 38) Steve Chimombo (born 1945), Malawi
 * 39) Marilyn Chin (born 1955), United States
 * 40) Frank Chipasula (born 1949), Malawi
 * 41) Margaret Christakos (born 1962), Canada
 * 42) Marcus B. Christian (1900-1976), United States
 * 43) Evie Christie (born 1979), Canada
 * 44) Chrystos (born 1946), United States
 * 45) Lady Mary Chudleigh (1656-1710), England
 * 46) Hubert Church (1857–1932), Australia
 * 47) Richard Church (1893-1972), England
 * 48) Charles Churchill (1731-1764), England
 * 49) John Ciardi (1916–1986), United States
 * 50) Colley Cibber (1671–1757), England
 * 51) Noah Cicero (born 1980), United States
 * 52) Sandra Cisneros (born 1954)
 * 53) Carson Cistulli (born 1979)
 * 54) Amy Clampitt (1920-1994), United States
 * 55) John Clare (1793–1864), England
 * 56) Alison Clark (born 1945), Australia
 * 57) Dave Clark, Canada
 * 58) Thomas A. Clark (born 1944), Scotland
 * 59) Tom Clark (born 1941), United States
 * 60) Walter Van Tilburg Clark (1909 - 1971)
 * 61) Amy Key Clarke (1892-1980), England
 * 62) Austin Clarke (1886–1974), Ireland
 * 63) George Elliott Clarke (born 1960), Canada
 * 64) Jack Clarke (1933-1992), United States
 * 65) John Cooper Clarke (born 1949), England
 * 66) Marcus Clarke (1846-1881), Australia
 * 67) Brendan Cleary (born 1958), England
 * 68) Ellen Mary Clerke (1840-1906), English
 * 69) John Cleveland (1613–1658), England
 * 70) Michelle Cliff born 1946), United States
 * 71) Wayne Clifford (born 1944), Canada
 * 72) Harry Clifton (born 1952), Ireland
 * 73) Lucille Clifton, (1936–2010), United States
 * 74) Arthur Hugh Clough (1819–1861), England

Co

 * 1) Florence Earle Coates (1850–1927), United States
 * 2) Grace Stone Coates (1881–1976), United States
 * 3) Bob Cobbing (1920-2002), England
 * 4) Stanton A. Coblentz (1896-1982), United States
 * 5) Catherine Cockburn (1649-1729), England
 * 6) Andrei Codrescu (born 1946), United States
 * 7) Judith Ortiz Cofer (born 1952), United States
 * 8) Brian Coffey (1905–1995), Ireland
 * 9) Robert P.T. Coffin (1892-1955), United States
 * 10) Fred Cogswell (1917-2004), Canada
 * 11) Ira Cohen (1935-2011), United States
 * 12) Leonard Cohen (born 1934), Canada
 * 13) Matt Cohen (1942-1999), Canada
 * 14) Nan Cohen (born 1968), United States
 * 15) Jim Cohn (born 1953), United States
 * 16) Kate Colby, United States
 * 17) Henri Cole (born 1956), United States
 * 18) Norma Cole (born 1945), United States
 * 19) Peter Cole (born 1957), United States
 * 20) Helena Coleman (1860-1953), Canada
 * 21) Wanda Coleman (born 1946), United States
 * 22) Hartley Coleridge (1796–1849), England
 * 23) Mary Elizabeth Coleridge (1861–1907), England
 * 24) Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), England
 * 25) Sara Coleridge (1802-1852), England
 * 26) Don Coles (born 1928), Canada
 * 27) Michael Collier (born 1953), United States
 * 28) W.E. Collin (1893-1984), Canada
 * 29) Billy Collins (born 1941), United States
 * 30) Martha Collins (born 1940), United States
 * 31) Mortimer Collins (1827-1876), England
 * 32) William Collins (1721–1759), England
 * 33) Laurence Collinson (1925-1986), Australia / England
 * 34) Jack Collom (born (1931), United States
 * 35) John Robert Colombo (born 1936), Canada
 * 36) Betsy Colquitt (1926-2009), United States
 * 37) Padraic Colum (1881-1972), Ireland
 * 38) Shanna Compton (born 1970), United States
 * 39) William Congreve (1670–1729), England
 * 40) Grace Hazard Conkling (1878-1958), United States
 * 41) Hilda Conkling (1910-1986), United States
 * 42) Jan Conn (born 1952), Canada
 * 43) Paul Conneally (born 1959), England
 * 44) Evan S. Connell (1924-2013), United States
 * 45) Leo Connellan  (1928-2001), United States
 * 46) Karen Connelly (born 1969), Canada
 * 47) Kevin Connolly (born 1962), Canada
 * 48) Tony Connor (born 1930), England
 * 49) Gillian Conoley (born 1955), United States
 * 50) Henry Constable (1562–1613), England
 * 51) Harriet Maxwell Converse (1836-1903), United States
 * 52) J. Gordon Coogler (1865-1901), United States
 * 53) Eliza Cook (1818–1889), England
 * 54) Edmund Vance Cooke (1886-1932), Canada
 * 55) Ina Coolbrith (1841-1928), United States
 * 56) Dennis Cooley (born 1944), Canada
 * 57) Clark Coolidge (born 1939), United States
 * 58) Afua Cooper (born 1957), Canada
 * 59) Dennis Cooper (born 1953), United States
 * 60) Jane Cooper (1924-2007), United States
 * 61) Thomas Cooper (1805–1892), England
 * 62) Jake Copass (1920-2006), United States
 * 63) Michael Cope (born 1952), South Africa
 * 64) Wendy Cope (born 1945), England
 * 65) Richard Corbet (1582–1635), England
 * 66) William Corbett (born 1942), United States
 * 67) Billy Corgan (born 1967), United States
 * 68) Hilary Corke (1921-2001), England
 * 69) Cid Corman (1924-2004), United States
 * 70) Alfred Corn (born 1943), United States
 * 71) Frances Cornford(1886-1960), England
 * 72) F.M. Cornford (1874-1943), England
 * 73) John Cornford (1916-1936), England
 * 74) Barry Cornwall (1787-1874), England
 * 75) William Cornysh (1465-1523), England
 * 76) Gregory Corso (1930–2001), United States
 * 77) Jayne Cortez (1934-2012), United States
 * 78) Adela Cory (1865-1904), England / India
 * 79) William Johnson Cory (1823–1892), England
 * 80) Louisa Stuart Costello (1799–1877), Ireland
 * 81) Joseph Seamon Cotter (1861-1949), Kentucky
 * 82) Charles Cotton (1630-1687), England
 * 83) Joe Cottonwood (born 1947), United States
 * 84) Anna Couani (born 1948), Australia
 * 85) Henri Coulette (1927-1988), United States
 * 86) Anne Ross Cousin (1824–1906), Scotland
 * 87) James H. Cousins (1873-1956), Ireland
 * 88) Francis Coutts (1852-1923), England
 * 89) Dani Couture (born 1978), Canada
 * 90) Elise Cowen (1933-1962), United States
 * 91) Thomas Cowherd (1817-1907), Canada
 * 92) Abraham Cowley (1618–1667), England
 * 93) Malcolm Cowley (1898-1989), United States
 * 94) William Cowper (1731–1800), England
 * 95) Louis O. Coxe (1918-1993), United States

Cr-Cu

 * 1) George Crabbe (1754–1832), England
 * 2) Michael Earl Craig, United States
 * 3) Sir Thomas Craig (1538-1608), Scotland
 * 4) Dinah Maria Craik (1826-1887), England
 * 5) Steven Cramer (born 1953), United States
 * 6) Christopher Pearse Cranch (1813-1892), United States
 * 7) Hart Crane (1899-1932), United States
 * 8) Stephen Crane, (1871-1900), United States
 * 9) Adelaide Crapsey (1878-1914), United States
 * 10) Douglas Crase (born 1944), United States
 * 11) Richard Crashaw (1613–1649), England
 * 12) Gary William Crawford (born 1953), United States
 * 13) Isabella Valancy Crawford (1850-1887), Canada
 * 14) Robert Creeley (1926-2005), United States
 * 15) Judson Crews (1917-2010), United States
 * 16) Iain Crichton Smith (1928-1998), Scotland
 * 17) Arthur Shearly Cripps (1869-1952), England
 * 18) Julian Croft (born 1941), Australia
 * 19) Alison Croggon (1962), Australia<
 * 20) M.T.C. Cronin (born 1963), Australia
 * 21) Lynn Crosbie (born 1963), Canada
 * 22) Ernest Howard Crosby (1856-1907), United States
 * 23) Harry Crosby (1898–1929), United States
 * 24) T.W.H. Crosland (?1865-1924), England
 * 25) Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), England
 * 26) Michael Crummey (born 1965), Canada
 * 27) Victor Hernandez Cruz (born 1949), United States
 * 28) Julie Crysler, Canada
 * 29) Brian Culhane (born 1954), United States
 * 30) Countee Cullen (1903–1946), United States
 * 31) E.E. Cummings (1894–1962), United States
 * 32) James Cummins (born 1948), United States
 * 33) Waring Cuney (1906-1976), United States
 * 34) Allan Cunningham (1784-1842), Scotland
 * 35) John Cunningham (1729–1773), Ireland
 * 36) J.V. Cunningham (1911–1985), United States
 * 37) Robert Cunninghame-Graham (1735-1797), Scotland
 * 38) Averill Curdy, United States
 * 39) Jen Currin (born 1972), Canada
 * 40) Sarah Anne Curzon (1833-1898), Canada
 * 41) Henry Cust (1861-1917), England
 * 42) Bloodgood Cutter (1817-1906), United States
 * 43) John Cutts (1661-1707), England

D.-Da

 * 1) H.D. (1886-1961), United States / England
 * 2) Christopher Dafoe (born 1936), Canada
 * 3) Fred D'Aguiar (born 1960), England
 * 4) Edward Dahlberg (1900-1977), United States
 * 5) Beverly Dahlen (born 1953), United States
 * 6) Kalli Dakos (born 1950), Canada
 * 7) Victor Daley (1858-1905), Australia
 * 8) Annie Charlotte Dalton (1865-1938), Canada
 * 9) Enid Dame (1943-2003), United States
 * 10) S. Foster Damon (1893-1971), United States
 * 11) Richard Henry Dana (1787-1879), United States
 * 12) George J. Dance (born 1953), Canada
 * 13) Joseph A. Dandurand, Canada
 * 14) Samuel Daniel (1562–1619), England
 * 15) Jim Daniels (born 1956), United States
 * 16) Kate Daniels (born 1953), United States
 * 17) Margaret Danner (1915-1984), United States
 * 18) Hugh Antoine d'Arcy (1843-1925), United States
 * 19) George Darley (1795–1846), Ireland
 * 20) Tina Darragh (born 1950), United States
 * 21) Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802), England
 * 22) Elizabeth Daryush (1887-1977), England
 * 23) Robert von Dassanowsky (born 1965), United States
 * 24) Beverley Daurio (born 1953), Canada
 * 25) Sir William Davenant (1606–1668), England
 * 26) Guy Davenport (1927-2005), United States
 * 27) Frank Davey (born 1940), Canada
 * 28) John Davidson (1837–1909), Scotland
 * 29) Michael Davidson (born 1944), United States
 * 30) Donald Davie (1922-1995), England
 * 31) Alan Davies (born 1951), United States
 * 32) Idris Davies (1905-1953), Wales
 * 33) Sir John Davies (1569–1626), England
 * 34) John Davies of Hereford (?1565-1618), England
 * 35) Luke Davies (born 1962), Australia
 * 36) Mary Carolyn Davies (1888-1940?), United States
 * 37) W.H. Davies (1871-1940), Wales
 * 38) Nicholas Flood Davin (1840-1901), Canada
 * 39) Christina Davis (born 1971), United States
 * 40) Dale Davis, United States
 * 41) Frank Marshall Davis (1905-1987), United States
 * 42) Gwen Davis (born 1936), United States
 * 43) Jack Davis (1917-2000), Australia
 * 44) Jon Davis, United States
 * 45) Jordan Davis (born 1970), United States
 * 46) Norma L. Davis (1905-1945), Australia
 * 47) Olena Kalytiak Davis (born 1963), United States
 * 48) Tanya Davis, Canada
 * 49) Thomas Davis (1814–1845), Ireland
 * 50) Edward Davison (1898-1970), Scotland
 * 51) Francis Davison (?1575-1621), England
 * 52) Walter Davison (1581-1608?), England
 * 53) Tom Dawe (born 1940), Canada
 * 54) Kwame Dawes (born 1962), Jamaica
 * 55) Clarence Day (1874-1935), United States
 * 56) Jeffrey Day (1896-1916), England
 * 57) Sarah Day (born 1958), Australia
 * 58) Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972), England

De

 * 1) James Deahl (born 1945), Canada
 * 2) Dulcie Deamer (1890-1972), Australia
 * 3) Jaime de Angulo (1887-1950), United States
 * 4) Connie Deanovich (born 1960), United States
 * 5) Geoffrey Dearmer (1893-1996), England
 * 6) Philip F. Deaver (born 1946), United States
 * 7) Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), England
 * 8) Madeline DeFrees (born 1919), United States
 * 9) Caridad de la Luz, (born 1977), United States
 * 10) Margaret Deland (1857-1945), United States
 * 11) Thomas Dekker (1575–1641), England
 * 12) Walter de la Mare (1873-1956), England
 * 13) Alison Hawthorne Deming (born 1946), United States
 * 14) Barry Dempster (born 1952), Canada
 * 15) Edwin Denby (1903-1983), United States
 * 16) John Denham (1615–1669), England
 * 17) Richard Denner (born 1941), United States
 * 18) Carl Dennis (born 1939), United States
 * 19) Reuel Denney (1913-1995), United States
 * 20) Tory Dent (1958-2005), United States
 * 21) Theodore Deppe (born 1950), United States
 * 22) Enid Derham (1882-1941), Australia
 * 23) Thomas Dermody (1775–1802), Ireland
 * 24) Henry Derozio (1809–1831), India
 * 25) Toi Derricote (born 1941), United States
 * 26) Heather Derr-Smith (born 1971), United States
 * 27) Michelle Desbarats, Canada
 * 28) Babette Deutsch (1895-1982), United States
 * 29) James Devaney (1890-1976), Australia
 * 30) Denis Devlin (1908–1959), Ireland
 * 31) Christopher Dewdney (born 1951), Canada
 * 32) Jamie DeWolf (born 1977), United States

Dh-Di

 * 1) Imtiaz Dharker (born 1954), Scotland
 * 2) Tsering Wangmo Dhompa, Tibet
 * 3) Ann Diamond (born 1951), Canada
 * 4) Pier Giorgio Di Cicco (born 1949), Canada
 * 5) Jennifer K. Dick (born 1970), United States / France
 * 6) Charles Dickens (1812-1870), England
 * 7) George Dickerson (born 1933), United States
 * 8) James Dickey (1923–1997), United States
 * 9) Emily Dickinson (1830–1886), United States
 * 10) Josephine Dickinson (born 1957), England
 * 11) Roger Dickinson-Brown (born 1944), United States / France
 * 12) Matthew Dickman, (born 1975), United States
 * 13) Michael Dickman, (born 1975), United States
 * 14) Peter Didsbury (born 1946), England
 * 15) Deborah Digges (1950-2009), United States
 * 16) Annie Dillard (born 1945), United States
 * 17) R.H.W. Dillard (born 1937), United States
 * 18) George H. Dillon (1906-1968), United States
 * 19) Mary di Michele (born 1949), Canada
 * 20) Desi Di Nardo (born 1972), Canada
 * 21) Ray DiPalma (born 1943), United States
 * 22) Emanuel di Pasquale (born 1943), United States
 * 23) W.S. Di Piero (born 1945), United States
 * 24) Diane di Prima (born 1934), United States
 * 25) Thomas M. Disch (1940–2008)
 * 26) Charlotte Eliza Dixon (fl. 1814-1830), Ireland
 * 27) Richard Watson Dixon (1833-1900), England
 * 28) Tim Dlugos (1950-1990), United States

Do

 * 1) Kildare Dobbs (born 1923), Canada
 * 2) Sydney Dobell (1824-1874), England
 * 3) Patricia Dobler (1939-2004), United States
 * 4) Austin Dobson (1840-1921), England
 * 5) Rosemary Dobson (born 1920), Australia
 * 6) Stephen Dobyns (born 1941), United States
 * 7) Will Dockery (born 1958), United States
 * 8) Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905)
 * 9) Jeramy Dodds (born 1974), Canada
 * 10) Charles Dodgson (1832-1898), England
 * 11) George Bubb Dodington (1691-1762), England
 * 12) Robert Dodsley (1703-1762), England
 * 13) Owen Dodson (1914-1983), United States
 * 14) Pete Doherty (born 1979), England
 * 15) John Dolan (born 1955), United States
 * 16) Digby Mackworth Dolben (1848-1867), England
 * 17) Nathan Haskell Dole (1852-1935), United States
 * 18) James B. Dollard (1872-1946), Canada
 * 19) Clara G. Dolliver (fl. 1848-1891), United States
 * 20) Don Domanski (born 1950), Canada
 * 21) Michael Donaghy (1954-2004), England
 * 22) Jeffery Donaldson, Canada
 * 23) John Donaldson, aka Jon Inglis (1921–1989), England
 * 24) John Donne (1572–1631), England
 * 25) David Donnell (born 1939), Canada
 * 26) Timothy Donnelly (born 1969), United States
 * 27) Theo Dorgan (born 1953), Ireland
 * 28) Sonya Dorman (1924-2005), United States
 * 29) Ed Dorn (1929–1999), United States
 * 30) Candas Jane Dorsey (born 1952), Canada
 * 31) Mark Doty (born 1953), United States
 * 32) Clive Doucet (born 1946), Canada
 * 33) Lord Alfred Douglas (1870-1945), England
 * 34) Gavin Douglas (?1475-1522), Scotland
 * 35) Keith Douglas (1920–1944), England
 * 36) Orville Lloyd Douglas (born 1976), Canada
 * 37) Franz Douskey, United States
 * 38) Rita Dove (born 1952), United States
 * 39) Edward Dowden (1843-1913), Ireland
 * 40) John Dowland (1563-1626), England
 * 41) Gwladys Downes (botn 1915), Canada
 * 42) Gordon Downie (born 1964), Canada
 * 43) Ernest Dowson (1867–1900), England
 * 44) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), Scotland / England
 * 45) Camilla Doyle (1888-1944), England
 * 46) Sir Francis Hastings Doyle (1810–1888) England
 * 47) Kirby Doyle (1932–2003), United States

Dr-Dy

 * 1) Joseph Rodman Drake (1795–1820), United States
 * 2) Augusta Theodosia Drane (1823-1894), England
 * 3) Michael Dransfield (1948-1973), Australia
 * 4) Michael Drayton (1563–1631), England
 * 5) Adam Drinan AKA Joseph Macleod (1903–1984), England
 * 6) John Drinkwater (1882-1937), England
 * 7) William Drummond of Hawthornden (1585–1649), Scotland
 * 8) William Henry Drummond (1854-1907), Canada
 * 9) John Dryden (1631–1700), England
 * 10) Norman Dubie (born 1945), United States
 * 11) Dorothea Du Bois (1728-1774), Ireland
 * 12) W.E.B. Du Bois (1868–1963), United States
 * 13) Bruce Ducker (born 1938), United States
 * 14) Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux (1857-1944), England
 * 15) Louis Dudek (1918-2001), Canada
 * 16) Peter Kane Dufault (born 1923), United States
 * 17) Carol Ann Duffy (born 1955), Scotland
 * 18) Charles Gavan Duffy (1816–1903), Ireland / Australia
 * 19) Alan Dugan (1923–2003), United States
 * 20) MIchael Dugan (1947-2006), Australia
 * 21) Laurie Duggan (born 1949), Australia
 * 22) Denise Duhamel (born 1961), United States
 * 23) Jas H. Duke (1939-1982), Australia
 * 24) Henry Dumas (1934-1968), United States
 * 25) Marilyn Dumont (born 1955), Canada
 * 26) Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906), United States
 * 27) William Dunbar (1465–1520), Scotland
 * 28) Alice Dunbar-Nelson (1875-1935), United States
 * 29) Andrew Duncan (born 1956), England
 * 30) Robert Duncan (1919–1988), United States
 * 31) John Duncombe (1729-1786), England
 * 32) William Arthur Dunkerley (1852-1941), England
 * 33) Jim Dunlap (born 1945)
 * 34) Douglas Dunn (born 1942), Scotland
 * 35) Max Dunn (died 1963), Australia
 * 36) Seán Dunne (1956–1995), Ireland
 * 37) Lord Dunsany (1878–1957), Ireland
 * 38) Rachel Blau DuPlessis (born 1941), United States
 * 39) James Duport (1606-1679), England
 * 40) Job Durfee (1790-1847), United States
 * 41) Thomas D'Urfey (1653-1723), England
 * 42) Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990), England
 * 43) Romesh Chunder Dutt (1848-1909), India
 * 44) Toru Dutt (1856-1877), India
 * 45) Geoffrey Dutton (1922-1998), Australia
 * 46) Paul Dutton (born 1947), Canada
 * 47) Stuart Dybek (born 1942), United States
 * 48) Edward Dyer (1543-1607), England
 * 49) John Dyer (1699-1757), Wales
 * 50) Bob Dylan (born 1941), United States
 * 51) Edward Dyson (1865-1931), Australia

E

 * 1) Cornelius Eady (born 1954), United States
 * 2) Pliny Earle (1809-1892), United States
 * 3) Elaine Goodale Eastman (1866-1953), United States
 * 4) Max Eastman (1883-1969), United States
 * 5) Arthur Eaton (1849-1947), Canada
 * 6) Evelyn Eaton (1902-1983), Canada
 * 7) Richard Eberhart (1904–2005), United States
 * 8) Russell Edson (born 1935), United States
 * 9) Richard Edwardes (c. 1523–1566), England
 * 10) kari edwards (1954-2006), United States
 * 11) Terry Ehret, (born 1955), United States
 * 12) W.D. Ehrhart (born 1948), United States
 * 13) Max Ehrmann (1872-1945), United States
 * 14) Larry Eigner (1927–1996), United States
 * 15) Loren Eiseley (1907-1977), United States
 * 16) Anne Elder (1918-1976), Australia
 * 17) Che Elias (born 1980), United States
 * 18) Vic Elias (1948-2006), Canada
 * 19) George Eliot (1819-1880), England
 * 20) T.S. Eliot (1888–1965), United States / England
 * 21) Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), England
 * 22) Ronda Eller (born 1965), Canada
 * 23) David Elliott (1923-1999), Canada
 * 24) David Elliott, United States
 * 25) Ebenezer Elliott (1781–1849), England
 * 26) Jean Elliot (1727–1805), Scotland
 * 27) Edwin Ellis (1848-1916), England
 * 28) Thomas Sayers Ellis, United States
 * 29) Rebecca Elson (1960-1999), Canada / United States
 * 30) James A. Emanuel (born 1921), United States
 * 31) Lynn Emanuel (born 1949), United States
 * 32) Claudia Emerson (born 1957), United States
 * 33) Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), United States
 * 34) Chris Emery (born 1963), England
 * 35) William Empson (1906–1984), England
 * 36) Anita Endrezze (born 1952), United States
 * 37) John Engels (1931-2007)
 * 38) Paul Engle (1908-1991), United States
 * 39) Thomas Dunn English (1819-1902), United States
 * 40) D.J. Enright (1920–2002), England
 * 41) Theodore Enslin (1925-2011), United States
 * 42) Daniel Mark Epstein, United States
 * 43) Elaine Equi, United States
 * 44) Louise Erdrich (born 1954), United States
 * 45) Clayton Eshleman (born 1935), United States
 * 46) Martín Espada (born 1957), United States
 * 47) Rhina Espaillat (born 1932), United States
 * 48) Willard R. Espy (1910-1999), United States
 * 49) Jill Alexander Essbaum (born 1971), United States
 * 50) Maggie Estep (born 1962), United States
 * 51) Jerry Estrin (1947–1993), United States
 * 52) Sir George Etherege (1635–1691), England
 * 53) David Allan Evans (born 1940), United States
 * 54) George Essex Evans (1863-1909), Australia
 * 55) Mari Evans (born 1923), United States
 * 56) Landis Everson (1926 –2007), United States
 * 57) R.G. Everson (1903-1992), Canada
 * 58) William Everson (1912-1994), United States
 * 59) Peter Everwine (born 1930), United States
 * 60) John K. Ewers (1904-1978), Australia

F-Fi

 * 1) Frederick William Faber (1814-1863), England
 * 2) Sir Geoffrey Faber (1889-1961), England
 * 3) Kathy Fagan, United States
 * 4) Diane Fahey (born 1945), Australia
 * 5) Chris Faiers (born 1948), Canada
 * 6) Harry Fainlight (1935-1982), England
 * 7) Ruth Fainlight (born 1931), England
 * 8) Kingsley Fairbridge (1885-1924), South Africa / England
 * 9) A.R.D. Fairburn (1904-1957), New Zealand
 * 10) B.H. Fairchild (born 1942), United States
 * 11) Margaret Fairley (1885-1968), Canada
 * 12) William Clark Falkner (1826 - 1899)
 * 13) Mildmay Fane (1600-1666?), England
 * 14) Roger Fanning (born 1962), United States
 * 15) Catherine Maria Fanshawe (1765-1834), England
 * 16) Sir Richard Fanshawe (1608-1666) England
 * 17) Norma Farber (1909-1984), United States
 * 18) Patricia Fargnoli (born 1937), United States
 * 19) Dorothy Farmiloe (born 1920), Canada
 * 20) John C. Farrar (1896-1974), United States
 * 21) J.P. Farrell (1968-2010), United States
 * 22) John Farrell (1851–1904), Australia
 * 23) William Faulkner (1897-1962), United States
 * 24) Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882-1961), United States
 * 25) Brian Fawcett (born 1944), Canada
 * 26) Kenneth Fearing (1902-1961), United States
 * 27) Frederick Feirstein (born 1940), United States
 * 28) Irving Feldman (born 1928), United States
 * 29) Mary Fell (born 1947), United States
 * 30) Owen Felltham (1602-1668), England
 * 31) Charles Fenerty (1821-1892), Canada
 * 32) James Fenton (born 1949), England
 * 33) Jesse Patrick Ferguson, Canada
 * 34) Sir Samuel Ferguson (1810–1886), Ireland
 * 35) Robert Fergusson (1750-1774), Scotland
 * 36) Paul Fericano (born 1951), United States
 * 37) Lawrence Ferlinghetti (born 1919), United States
 * 38) Ferron (born 1952), Canada
 * 39) David Ferry (born 1924), United States
 * 40) Douglas George Fetherling (born 1949), Canada
 * 41) Marya Fiamengo (born 1926), Canada
 * 42) Arthur Davison Ficke (1883-1945), United States
 * 43) Leslie Fiedler (1917-2003), United States
 * 44) Barron Field (1786-1846), Australia
 * 45) Edward Field (born 1924), United States
 * 46) Eugene Field (1850-1895), United States
 * 47) Michael Field, England
 * 48) Rachel Field (1894-1942), United States
 * 49) Darrell Figgis (1882-1925), Ireland
 * 50) Anne Finch (1661-1720), England
 * 51) Annie Finch (born 1956), United States
 * 52) Robert Finch (1900-1995), Canada
 * 53) Donald Finkel (1929-2008), United States
 * 54) Nikky Finney (born 1957), United States
 * 55) Joan Finnigan (1925-2007), Canada
 * 56) Jon Paul Fiorentino, Canada
 * 57) Susan Firer (born 1948), United States
 * 58) Zoketsu Norman Fischer (born 1946), United States
 * 59) Ann Fisher-Wirth (born 1947), United States
 * 60) Robert Fitterman (born 1959), United States
 * 61) Edward FitzGerald (1809-1883), England
 * 62) Judith Fitzgerald (born 1952), Canada
 * 63) Robert Fitzgerald (1910-1985), United States

Fl-Fy

 * 1) Bob Flanagan (1952-1996), United States
 * 2) Roderick Flanagan (1828-1862), Australia
 * 3) Thomas Flatman (1637-1688), England
 * 4) James Elroy Flecker (1884-1915), England
 * 5) Richard Flecknoe (?1600-1678?), England
 * 6) Giles Fletcher (?1548-1611), England
 * 7) Giles Fletcher (?1586-1623), England
 * 8) John Fletcher (1579-1625), England
 * 9) John Gould Fletcher (1886-1950), United States
 * 10) Phineas Fletcher (1582-1650), England
 * 11) Ralph Fletcher (born 1953), United States
 * 12) Roland Flint (1934-2001), United States
 * 13) Nick Flynn (born 1960), United States
 * 14) Jack Foley (born 1940), United States
 * 15) Eliza Lee Follen (1787-1860), United States
 * 16) Mary Hannay Foott (1846-1918), Australia
 * 17) Calvin Forbes (born 1945), United States
 * 18) Carolyn Forché (born 1950), United States
 * 19) Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939), England
 * 20) John Ford (1586-1637), England
 * 21) John M. Ford (1957-2006), United States
 * 22) Robert A.D. Ford (1915-1998), Canada
 * 23) William Forster (1818-1882), Australia
 * 24) Timothy Thomas Fortune (1856-1928), United States
 * 25) Sam Walter Foss (1858–1911), United States
 * 26) Sesshu Foster (born 1957),United States
 * 27) William Fowler (?1560-1612), Scotland
 * 28) Janet Frame (1924-2004), New Zealand
 * 29) FrancEyE (1922-2009), United States
 * 30) Robert Francis (1901-1987), United States
 * 31) Florence Kiper Frank (1885-1976), United States
 * 32) Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), United States
 * 33) David Fraser, Canada
 * 34) G.S. Fraser (1915-1980), Scotland
 * 35) Raymond Fraser (born 1941), Canada
 * 36) Robert Frazier (born 1951), United States
 * 37) Joseph Freeman (1897-1965), United States
 * 38) Percy French (1854-1920), Ireland
 * 39) Philip Freneau (1752–1832), United States
 * 40) Nora May French (1881-1907), United States
 * 41) J.H. Frere (1769-1846), England
 * 42) Patrick Friesen (born 1946), Canada
 * 43) Robert Frost (1874–1963), United States
 * 44) Gene Frumkin (1928-2007), United States
 * 45) Mark Frutkin (born 1948), Canada
 * 46) Nan Fry, United States
 * 47) Mary Elizabeth Frye (1905-2004), United States
 * 48) Joanna Fuhrman (born 1972), United States
 * 49) John Fuller (born 1937), England
 * 50) Mary E. Fullerton (1868-1946), Australia
 * 51) Alice Fulton (born 1952), United States
 * 52) Erica Funkhouser (born 1949), United States
 * 53) Richard Furness (1791–1857), England
 * 54) Joseph Furphy (1843-1912), Australia
 * 55) Sarah Fyge (1670-1723), England
 * 56) Rose Fyleman (1877-1957), England

Ga-Gi

 * 1) Jonathan Galassi (born 1949), United States
 * 2) Kate Gale (born 1965), United States
 * 3) Norman Gale (1862-1942), England
 * 4) Katherine Gallagher (born 1935), Australia / England
 * 5) Tess Gallagher (born 1943), United States
 * 6) John Galt (1779-1839), Scotland
 * 7) James Galvin (born 1951), United States
 * 8) Forrest Gander (born 1956), United States
 * 9) Diana Garcia (born 1950), United States
 * 10) Keith Garebian (born 1943), Canada
 * 11) Hamlin Garland (1880-1940), United States
 * 12) Richard Garnett (1835-1906), England
 * 13) George Garrett (1929-2008), United States
 * 14) Jean Garrigue (1914-1972), United States
 * 15) Deborah Garrison (born 1965), United States
 * 16) Sir Samuel Garth (1661-1719), England
 * 17) George Gascoigne (1525–1577), England
 * 18) David Gascoyne (1916–2001), England
 * 19) Bill Gaston (born 1953), Canada
 * 20) John Gay (1685–1732), England
 * 21) Ross Gay (born 1974), United States
 * 22) William Gay (1865–1897), Australia
 * 23) Gary Geddes (born 1940), Canada
 * 24) Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904–1991), United States
 * 25) Leon Gellert (1892-1977), Australia
 * 26) Dan Gerber (born 1940), United States
 * 27) Amy Gerstler (born 1956), United States
 * 28) Marty Gervais (born 1946), Canada
 * 29) David Gewanter (born 1954), United States
 * 30) Charles Ghigna (Father Goose) (born 1946), United States
 * 31) Khasiprasad Ghose (1809-1873), India
 * 32) Manmohan Ghose (1869-1924), India
 * 33) Robert Gibb (born 1946), United States
 * 34) Perceval Gibbon (1879-1926), South Africa
 * 35) Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), England
 * 36) Robert Gibbs (born 1930), Canada
 * 37) Dobby Gibson (born 1970), United States
 * 38) G.H. Gibson (1846-1921), Australia
 * 39) Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878-1962), England
 * 40) Angus Morrison Gidney (1803-1882), Canada
 * 41) Humphrey Gifford (died 1589), England
 * 42) William Gifford (1756-1826), England
 * 43) Christopher Gilbert (born 1949), United States
 * 44) Jack Gilbert (born 1925), United States
 * 45) Kevin Gilbert (1933-1993), Australia
 * 46) Ruth Gilbert (born 1917), New Zealand
 * 47) Sandra M. Gilbert (born 1936), United States
 * 48) Strickland Gillilan (1869-1954)
 * 49) Caroline Gilman (1794-1888), United States
 * 50) Dame Mary Gilmore (1865-1962), Australia
 * 51) Carmen Giménez Smith (born 1971), United States
 * 52) Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), United States
 * 53) Dana Gioia (born 1950), United States
 * 54) Nikki Giovanni (born 1943), United States
 * 55) Peter Gizzi (born 1959), United States

Gl-Go

 * 1) Renee Gladman (born 1971), United States
 * 2) Elton Glaser (born 1945), United States
 * 3) Jesse Glass (born 1954), United States
 * 4) John Glassco (1909-1981), Canada
 * 5) Greg Glazner, United States
 * 6) Susan Glickman (born 1953), Canada
 * 7) Denis Glover (1912–1980), New Zealand
 * 8) Louise Glück (born 1943), United States
 * 9) Harold Goad (1878-1956), England
 * 10) Sidney Godolphin (?1606-1643), England
 * 11) Patricia Goedicke (1931-2006), United States
 * 12) Oliver St. John Gogarty (1878-1957), Ireland
 * 13) Albert Goldbarth (born 1948), United States
 * 14) Louis Golding (1895-1958), England
 * 15) William Golding (1911-1993), England
 * 16) Douglas Goldring (1887-1960), England
 * 17) Kenneth Goldsmith (born 1961), United States
 * 18) Oliver Goldsmith (1730–1774), Ireland / England
 * 19) Oliver Goldsmith (1794-1861), Canada
 * 20) Laurence Goldstein (born 1943), United States
 * 21) Peter Goldsworthy (born 1951), Australia
 * 22) Leona Gom (born 1946), Canada
 * 23) Gabriel Gomez, United States
 * 24) Rigoberto González (born 1970), United States
 * 25) Dora Read Goodale (1866-1953), United States
 * 26) Kevin Goodan, United States
 * 27) W.T. Goodge (1862-1909), Australia
 * 28) Lorna Goodison (born 1947), Jamaica
 * 29) Alice Goodman (born 1952), United States
 * 30) Paul Goodman (1911-1972), United States
 * 31) Barnabe Googe (1540-1594), England
 * 32) Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-1870), Australia
 * 33) Alfred Gordon (1888-1959), Canada
 * 34) Armistead C. Gordon (1855-1931), United States
 * 35) Katherine L. Gordon, Canada
 * 36) Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926), Ireland
 * 37) Sir Arthur Gorges (?1569-1625), England
 * 38) Hedwig Gorski (born 1949), United States
 * 39) Sir Edmund Gosse (1849-1928), England
 * 40) Phyllis Gotlieb (1926-2009), Canada
 * 41) Alan Gould (born 1949), Australia
 * 42) Gerald Gould (1885-1936), England
 * 43) Janice Gould (born 1949), United States
 * 44) John Gower (1330-1408), England
 * 45) Sue Goyette (born 1964), Canada

Gr-Gy

 * 1) David Graham, United States
 * 2) Harry Graham (1874-1936), England
 * 3) James Graham (1612-1650), Scotland
 * 4) Neile Graham (born 1958), Canada
 * 5) Robert Cunninghame Graham (1735-1797), Scotland
 * 6) Jorie Graham (born 1950), United States
 * 7) W.S. Graham (1918-1986), Scotland
 * 8) James Grahame (1765-1811), Scotland
 * 9) Judy Grahn (born 1940), United States
 * 10) Paul Grano (1894-1975), Australia
 * 11) Jamie Grant (born 1949), Australia
 * 12) Richard Graves (1715–1804), England
 * 13) Richard Harry Graves (1898-1971), Australia
 * 14) Robert Graves (1895–1985), England
 * 15) David Gray (1838-1861), Scotland
 * 16) Jason Gray, United States
 * 17) John Henry Gray (1866-1934), England
 * 18) Thomas Gray (1716–1771), England
 * 19) H.M. Green (1881-1962), Australia
 * 20) Matthew Green (1696-1737), England
 * 21) Samuel Green (born 1948), United States
 * 22) Richard Greene (born 1961), Canada
 * 23) Robert Greene (1558–1592), England
 * 24) Lavinia Greenlaw (born 1962), England
 * 25) Gavin Greenlees (1930-1983), Australia
 * 26) Leslie Greentree, Canada
 * 27) Dora Greenwell (1821-1882), England
 * 28) Grace Greenwood (1823-1904), United States
 * 29) Debora Greger (born 1949), United States
 * 30) Linda Gregerson (born 1950), United States
 * 31) Linda Gregg (born 1942), United States
 * 32) Augusta, Lady Gregory (1852-1932), Ireland
 * 33) Julian Grenfell (1888-1915), England
 * 34) Robert Grenier (born 1941), United States
 * 35) Eamon Grennan (born 1941), Ireland / United States
 * 36) Frances Greville (?1727-1789), Ireland / England
 * 37) Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke (1554–1628), England
 * 38) Gerald Griffin (1803–1840), Ireland
 * 39) Susan Griffin (born 1943), United States
 * 40) Bill Griffiths (1948-2007), England
 * 41) Nicholas Grimald (1519–1562), England
 * 42) Angelina Weld Grimké (1880–1958), United States
 * 43) Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837–1914), United States
 * 44) Andreas Gripp (born 1964), Canada
 * 45) Eliza Griswold (born 1973), United States
 * 46) Vona Groarke (born 1964), Ireland
 * 47) L.D. Groban (1947-2011), United States
 * 48) Philip Gross (born 1952), England
 * 49) Allen Grossman (born 1932), United States
 * 50) Jennifer Grotz (born 1971), United States
 * 51) Gabriel Gudding (born 1966), United States
 * 52) Charles Guenther (1920–2008), United States
 * 53) Barbara Guest (1920–2006), United States
 * 54) Edgar Guest (1881–1959), United States
 * 55) Louise Imogen Guiney (1861-1920), United States
 * 56) Arthur Guiterman (1871–1943), United States
 * 57) Gregory Wm. Gunn, Canada
 * 58) Thom Gunn (1929–2004), England / United States
 * 59) Kristjana Gunnars (born 1948), Canada
 * 60) Ivor Gurney (1890–1937), England
 * 61) Jason Guriel, Canada
 * 62) Ralph Gustafson (1909-1995), Canada
 * 63) R.S. Gwynn (born 1948), United States
 * 64) Stephen Gwynn (1864–1950), Ireland
 * 65) Brion Gysin (1916–1986), England

Ha

 * 1) William Habington (1605–1654), England
 * 2) Marilyn Hacker (born 1942), United States
 * 3) Rachel Hadas (born 1948), United States
 * 4) Elizabeth Hadaway, United States
 * 5) Hermann Hagedorn (1882-1964), United States
 * 6) Kimiko Hahn (born 1955), United States
 * 7) Susan Hahn (born 1941), United States
 * 8) John Haines (1924-2011), United States
 * 9) Paul Haines (1933-2003), Canada
 * 10) Thomas Gordon Hake (1809–1895), England
 * 11) Katherine Hale (1878-1956), Canada
 * 12) Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879), United States
 * 13) Donald Hall (born 1928), United States
 * 14) Joseph Hall (1574-1656), England
 * 15) Judith Hall, United States
 * 16) Phil Hall (born 1953), Canada
 * 17) Rodney Hall (born 1935), Australia
 * 18) Arthur Hallam (1811-1833), England
 * 19) Fitz-Greene Halleck (1790-1867), United States
 * 20) Mark Halliday (born 1949), United States
 * 21) Daniel Halpern (born 1945), United States
 * 22) Alan Halsey (born 1949), England
 * 23) Michael Hamburger (1924-2007), England
 * 24) Ronald Hambleton (born 1917), Canada
 * 25) Barbara Hamby (born 1952), United States
 * 26) Sam Hamill (born 1943), United States
 * 27) George Rostrevor Hamilton (1888-1967), England
 * 28) Harriet Hamilton King (1840-1920), England
 * 29) Ian Hamilton (1938-2001), England
 * 30) Jane Eaton Hamilton (born 1954), Canada
 * 31) Saskia Hamilton (born 1967), United States
 * 32) William Hamilton (c.1665-1751), Scotland
 * 33) William Hamilton (1704-1754), Scotland
 * 34) William Robert Hamilton (1891-1917), South Africa
 * 35) Dennis M. Hammes (1945-1980), United States
 * 36) Philip Hammial (born 1937), Australia
 * 37) Jupiter Hammon (1711-1805?), United States
 * 38) Susan Hampton (born 1949), Australia
 * 39) Elizabeth Hands (1746-1815), England
 * 40) Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), England
 * 41) Lesbia Harford (1891-1927), Australia
 * 42) Joy Harjo (born 1951), United States
 * 43) William Harmon (born 1938), United States
 * 44) Frances Harper (1825-1911), United States
 * 45) Michael S. Harper (born 1938), United States
 * 46) Charles Harpur (1813-1868), Australia
 * 47) Edward Harrington (1895-1966), Australia
 * 48) Max Harris (1921-1995), Australia
 * 49) Michael Harris, Canada
 * 50) Robert Harris (1951-1993), Australia
 * 51) Jennifer Harrison (born 1955), Australia
 * 52) Martin Harrison (born 1949), Australia
 * 53) Richard Harrison, Canada
 * 54) Susan Frances Harrison (1859-1935), Canada
 * 55) Tony Harrison (born 1937), England
 * 56) Blind Harry (?1440-1492), Scotland
 * 57) Carla Harryman (born 1952), United States
 * 58) David Harsent (born 1942), England
 * 59) Paul Hartal (born 1936), Canada
 * 60) Patrick Joseph Hartigan (1878-1952), Australia
 * 61) Jill Hartman (born 1974), Canada
 * 62) Sadakichi Hartmann (1867–1944), United States
 * 63) Michael Hartnett (1941-1999), Ireland
 * 64) William Hart-Smith (1911-1990), Australia
 * 65) F.W. Harvey (1888-1957), England
 * 66) Gabriel Harvey (?1545-1630), England
 * 67) Matthea Harvey (born 1973), United States
 * 68) Elisabeth Harvor (born 1936), Canada
 * 69) Lee Harwood (born 1939), England
 * 70) Lola Haskins, United States
 * 71) Robert Hass (born 1941), United States
 * 72) Katherine Hastings, United States
 * 73) Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879), England
 * 74) Stephen Hawes (died 1523), England
 * 75) Robert Stephen Hawker (1803-1875), England
 * 76) Christian Hawkey (born 1969), United States
 * 77) Robert Hayden (1913-1980), United States
 * 78) Alfred Hayes (1911-1985), England
 * 79) Terrance Hayes (born 1971), United States
 * 80) Robert Hayman (1575–1629), England
 * 81) Paul Hamilton Hayne (1830-1886), United States
 * 82) William Shakespeare Hays (1837-1907), United States
 * 83) Caroline Hayward (fl. 1855), Canada

He

 * 1) Trebor Healey (born 1962), United States
 * 2) Eloise Klein Healy (born 1943), United States
 * 3) Tom Healy (born 1961), United States
 * 4) Seamus Heaney (born 1939), Ireland
 * 5) Vicki Hearne (1946-2001), United States
 * 6) Todd Hearon. United States
 * 7) James Hearst (1900-1983), Iowa
 * 8) George Heath (1844-1869), England
 * 9) Charles Heavysege (1816-1876), Canada
 * 10) James Hebblethwaite (1857-1921), Australia
 * 11) Reginald Heber (1783-1826), India
 * 12) Anne Hecht (fl. 1786), Canada
 * 13) Anthony Hecht (1923-2004), United States
 * 14) Jennifer Michael Hecht (born 1965), United States
 * 15) Allison Hedge Coke (born 1958), United States
 * 16) John Hegley (born 1953), England
 * 17) Wilfrid Heighington (1897-1945), Canada
 * 18) Steven Heighton (born 1961), Canada
 * 19) Lyn Hejinian (born 1941), United States
 * 20) Michael Heller (born 1937), United States
 * 21) Maggie Helwig (born 1961), Canada
 * 22) Felicia Hemans (1793–1835), England
 * 23) Kris Hemensley (born 1946), Australia
 * 24) Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), United States
 * 25) Graham Lee Hemminger (1895-1949), United States
 * 26) Essex Hemphill (1957-1995), United States
 * 27) Alice Corbin Henderson (1881-1949), United States
 * 28) Brian Henderson (born 1948),, Canada
 * 29) Thomas William Heney (1862-1928), Australia
 * 30) William Ernest Henley (1849–1903), England
 * 31) Adrian Henri (1932-2000), England
 * 32) King Henry VI (1421-1471), England
 * 33) King Henry VIII (1491-1547), England
 * 34) Brian Henry (born 1972), United States
 * 35) Gordon Henry (born 1955), United States
 * 36) Nancy A. Henry (born 1961), United States
 * 37) Sophia Almon Hensley (1856-1946), Canada
 * 38) Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583-1648), Wales / England
 * 39) George Herbert (1593–1633), England
 * 40) Mary (Sidney) Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (1561-1621), England
 * 41) John Frederic Herbin (1860-1923), Canada
 * 42) Victor Hernández Cruz (born 1949), United States
 * 43) Juan Felipe Herrera (born 1948), United States
 * 44) Robert Herrick (1591–1674), England
 * 45) Steven Herrick (born 1958), Australia
 * 46) John Herschel (1792-1871), England
 * 47) Robert Hershon, United States
 * 48) Phoebe Hesketh (1909–2005), England
 * 49) Dorothy Hewett (1923–2002), Australia
 * 50) John Hewitt (1907–1987), Ireland
 * 51) Maurice Henry Hewlett (1861-1923), England
 * 52) William Heyen (born 1940), United States
 * 53) Jasper Heywood (1535-1598), England
 * 54) John Heywood (?1497-1580?), England
 * 55) Thomas Heywood (c. 1570s – 1650), England

Hi

 * 1) Emily Henrietta Hickey (1845-1923), Ireland
 * 2) Leland Hickman (1934-1991), United States
 * 3) Bob Hicok (born 1960), United States
 * 4) Dick Higgins (1938–1998), United States
 * 5) F.R. Higgins (1896–1941), Ireland
 * 6) Rita Ann Higgins (born 1955), Ireland
 * 7) Scott Hightower (born 1952)
 * 8) Brewster Higley (1823-1911), United States
 * 9) Conrad Hilberry (born 1928), United States
 * 10) Ernest Hilbert (born 1970), United States
 * 11) Fidelia S.T. Hill (1794-1854), Australia
 * 12) Geoffrey Hill (born 1932), England
 * 13) Robert Hilles (born 1951), Canada
 * 14) Brenda Hillman (born 1951), United States
 * 15) Robert Hillyer (1895-1961), United States
 * 16) Arthur Clement Hilton (1851-1877), England
 * 17) Daryl Hine (1936-2012), Canada
 * 18) Katherine Tynan Hinkson (1861-1931), English
 * 19) Edward Hirsch (born 1950), United States
 * 20) Jack Hirschman (born 1933), United States
 * 21) Jane Hirshfield (born 1953), United States
 * 22) George Hitchcock (1914-2010), United States
 * 23) H.L. Hix (born 1960), United States

Ho

 * 1) Tony Hoagland (born 1953), United States
 * 2) Philip Hobsbaum (1932-2005), England
 * 3) Thomas Hoccleve (?1369-1426), England
 * 4) Philip Hodgins (1959-1995), Australia
 * 5) Ralph Hodgson (1871-1962), England
 * 6) William Noel Hodgson (1893-1916), England
 * 7) Allen Hoey (1952 - 2010), United States
 * 8) Daniel Hoffman (born 1928), United States
 * 9) Roald Hoffmann (born 1937), United States
 * 10) Michael Hofmann (born 1957)
 * 11) Linda Hogan (born 1947), United States
 * 12) James Hogg (1770–1835), Scotland
 * 13) David Holbrook (1923-2011), England
 * 14) Susan Holbrook (born 1967), Canada
 * 15) Jonathan Holden, United States
 * 16) Sarah Holland-Batt, Australia
 * 17) Jane Holland (born 1966), England
 * 18) John Hollander (born 1929), United States
 * 19) Horace Holley (1882-1960), United States
 * 20) Anselm Hollo (born 1934), United States
 * 21) John Holloway (1920-1999), England
 * 22) Joseph Cephas Holly (1825-1855), United States
 * 23) Bill Holm (1943-2009), United States
 * 24) Bob Holman (born 1948), United States
 * 25) M. Carl Holman (1919-1988), United States
 * 26) Edmond Holmes (1850-1936), Ireland
 * 27) Janet Holmes, United States
 * 28) John Holmes (1904-1962), United States
 * 29) Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894), United States
 * 30) Dennis Holt (born 1942), United States
 * 31) Cathy Park Hong (born 1976), United States
 * 32) Garrett Hongo (born 1951), United States
 * 33) Thomas Hood (1799–1845), England
 * 34) Cornelia Hoogland (born 1952), Canada
 * 35) Teresa Hooley (1888-1973), England
 * 36) Paul Hoover (born 1946), United States
 * 37) Alec Derwent Hope (1907–2000), Australia
 * 38) Christopher Hope (born 1944), South Africa
 * 39) Laurence Hope (1865-1904), India
 * 40) Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889), England
 * 41) Robert Horan (born 1922), United States
 * 42) Sean Horlor (born 1981), Canada
 * 43) Richard Henry Horne (1802-1884), England / Australia
 * 44) Frances Horovitz (1938–1983), England
 * 45) Michael Horovitz (born 1935), England
 * 46) George Moses Horton (?1797-1884), United States
 * 47) John Hoskins (1566-1638), England
 * 48) Joan Houlihan, United States
 * 49) A.E. Housman (1859–1936), England
 * 50) Laurence Housman (1865-1959), England
 * 51) Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1517–1547), England
 * 52) Richard Howard (born 1929), United States
 * 53) Robert E. Howard (1906–1936), United States
 * 54) Fanny Howe (born 1940), United States
 * 55) Joseph Howe (1804-1873), Canada
 * 56) Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910), United States
 * 57) LeAnne Howe (born 1951), United States
 * 58) Marie Howe (born 1950), United States
 * 59) Rick Howe (died 2007), United States
 * 60) Susan Howe (born 1937), United States
 * 61) Ada Verdun Howell (1902-1981), Australia
 * 62) Anthony Howell (born 1945), England
 * 63) William Dean Howells (1837-1920), United States
 * 64) Barbara Howes (1914-1996), United States
 * 65) Mary Howitt (1799-1888), England
 * 66) Helen Hoyt (1887-1972), United States

Hs-Hy

 * 1) Ray Hsu (born1978), Canada
 * 2) Tom Hubbard (born 1950), Scotland
 * 3) Andrew Hudgins (born 1951), United States
 * 4) Annie Campbell Huestis (1878-1970), Canada
 * 5) Detrick Hughes (born 1966)
 * 6) Langston Hughes (1902–1967), United States
 * 7) Richard Hughes (1900-1976), England
 * 8) Ted Hughes (1930–1998), England
 * 9) Richard Hugo (1923–1982), United States
 * 10) Lynda Hull (1954-1994), United States
 * 11) T.E. Hulme (1881-1917), England
 * 12) Alexander Hume (1560–1609), Scotland
 * 13) Helen Humphreys (born 1961), Canada
 * 14) Rolfe Humphries (1894-1969), United States
 * 15) Leigh Hunt (1784–1859), England
 * 16) Aislinn Hunter (born 1969), Canada
 * 17) Al Hunter, Canada
 * 18) Anne Hunter (1742-1821), Scotland
 * 19) Bruce Hunter (born 1952), Canada
 * 20) Catherine Hunter (born 1957), Canada
 * 21) Constance Hunting (1925-2006)
 * 22) Cynthia Huntington (born 1951), United States
 * 23) Chris Hutchinson (born 1972), Canada
 * 24) Garrie Hutchinson (born 1949), Australia
 * 25) Susan Hutton (born 1968), United States
 * 26) Henrietta Anne Huxley (1825-1914), England
 * 27) Douglas Smith Huyghue (1816-1891), Canada / Australia
 * 28) Robin Hyde (1906-1939), New Zealand

I

 * 1) David Ignatow (1914-1997), United States
 * 2) Selwyn Image (1849-1930), England
 * 3) Catherine Imbriglio, United States
 * 4) Lawson Fusao Inada (born 1938), United States
 * 5) Colette Inez (born 1931), United States
 * 6) Rex Ingamells (1913-1955), Australia
 * 7) Jean Ingelow (1820-1897), England
 * 8) Arthur Crew Inman (1895-1963), United States
 * 9) P. Inman (born 1947), United States
 * 10) Scharmel Iris (1889-1967), United States
 * 11) Frances Itani (born 1942), Canada

Ja-Ji

 * 1) Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885), United States
 * 2) Laura Riding Jackson (1901-1991), United States
 * 3) Josephine Jacobsen (1905-2003), United States
 * 4) Major Jackson (born 1970), United States
 * 5) Richard Jago (1715–1781), England
 * 6) Afdhere Jama (born 1980), United States
 * 7) King James I (1394-1437), Scotland
 * 8) King James I (1566-1625), England
 * 9) Clive James (born 1939), England
 * 10) John James (born 1939), Wales
 * 11) J.J. Jameson (born 1940), United States
 * 12) Kathleen Jamie (born 1962), Scotland
 * 13) Patricia Janus (1932-2006), United States
 * 14) Rhoda Janzen, United States
 * 15) Mark Jarman (born 1952), United States
 * 16) Lisa Jarnot (born 1967), United States
 * 17) Randall Jarrell (1914–1965), United States
 * 18) Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (born 1967), United States
 * 19) Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962), United States
 * 20) John Jenkins 1949), Australia
 * 21) Louis Jenkins (born 1942), United States
 * 22) Elizabeth Jennings (1926-2001), England
 * 23) Kate Jennings (born 1948), Australia
 * 24) Sydney Jephcott (1864-1951), Australia
 * 25) V.J. Jerome (1896-1965), United States
 * 26) Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909), United States
 * 27) Sophie Jewett (1861-1909), United States
 * 28) Paulette Jiles (born 1943), Canada

Jo-Ju

 * 1) Ted Joans (1928-2003), United States
 * 2) Rita Joe (1932-2007), Canada
 * 3) Reg Johanson (born 1968), Canada
 * 4) Orrick Johns (1887-1946), United States
 * 5) Denis Johnson (born 1949), United States
 * 6) Fenton Johnson (1888-1958), United States
 * 7) Georgia Douglas Johnson (1880-1966), United States
 * 8) Helene Johnson (1906–1995), United States
 * 9) James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938), United States
 * 10) Josephine Johnson (1910-1990), United States
 * 11) Linton Kwesi Johnson (born 1952), Jamaica / England
 * 12) Lionel Johnson (1867-1902), England
 * 13) Pauline Johnson (1861-1913), Canada
 * 14) Robert Underwood Johnson (1853-1937), United States
 * 15) Ronald Johnson (1935-1998), United States
 * 16) Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), England
 * 17) George Johnston (1913-2004), Canada
 * 18) Martin Johnston (1947-1990), Australia
 * 19) Troy Jollimore, United States
 * 20) George Jonas (born 1935), Canada
 * 21) David Jones (1895–1974), Wales
 * 22) Ebenezer Jones (1820–1860), England
 * 23) Emma Jones (born 1992)
 * 24) Evan Jones (born 1931), Australia
 * 25) Evan Jones, Canada
 * 26) Hettie Jones (born 1934), United States
 * 27) Jill Jones (born 1951), Australia
 * 28) John Joseph Jones (1930-2000), Australia
 * 29) LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka) (born 1934)
 * 30) Mary Jones (1707-1778), England
 * 31) Patrick Jones (born 1965), Wales
 * 32) Richard Jones (born 1953), United States
 * 33) Robert L. Jones, United States
 * 34) Rodney Jones (born 1950), United States
 * 35) Sarah Jones (born 1973), United States
 * 36) Thomas S. Jones, Jr. (1882-1932), United States
 * 37) William Jones (1726-1795), Wales
 * 38) Sir William Jones (1746-1794), England
 * 39) Erica Jong (born 1942), United States
 * 40) Ben Jonson (1572–1637), England
 * 41) A. Van Jordan (born 1965), United States
 * 42) Judy Jordan (born 1961), United States
 * 43) June Jordan (1936-2002), United States
 * 44) Thomas Jordan (1612-1685), England
 * 45) Anthony Joseph (born 1966), Trinidad / England
 * 46) Eve Joseph (born 1953), Canada
 * 47) Jenny Joseph (born 1932), England
 * 48) Lawrence Joseph (born 1948), United States
 * 49) Matthew Josephson (1899-1978), United States
 * 50) Fady Joudah (born 1971), United States
 * 51) Marie Joussaye (?1864-1949), Canada
 * 52) James Joyce (1882–1941), Ireland
 * 53) Trevor Joyce (born 1947), Ireland
 * 54) Frank Judge, United States
 * 55) S. de V. Julius (1874-1930)
 * 56) A.M. Juster (born 1956), United States
 * 57) Donald Justice (1925–2004), United States

K-Ki

 * 1) Jim Kacian (born 1953), United States
 * 2) Mohja Kahf (born 1967), United States
 * 3) Mary Elizabeth Kail (1828-1890), United States
 * 4) Joseph Kalar (1906-1972), United States
 * 5) Sheema Kalbasi (born 1972), Iran / United States
 * 6) Chester Kallman (1921-1975), United States
 * 7) Ilya Kaminsky (born 1977), United States
 * 8) Lenore Kandel (1932-2009), United States
 * 9) Katia Kapovich (born 1960), United States
 * 10) Mary Karr (born 1955), United States
 * 11) Julia Kasdorf (born 1962), United States
 * 12) Mary Jane Katzmann (1828-1890), Canada
 * 13) Janet Kauffman (born 1945), United States
 * 14) Bob Kaufman (1925–1986), United States
 * 15) Herbert Kaufman (1878-1947), United States
 * 16) Patrick Kavanagh (1904-1967), Ireland
 * 17) Sarah Kay (born 1988), United States
 * 18) Jayne Fenton Keane, Australia
 * 19) Douglas Kearney, United States
 * 20) Lionel Kearns (born 1937), Canada
 * 21) John Keats (1795–1821), England
 * 22) John Keble (1792-1866), England
 * 23) W.B. Keckler (born 1966), United States
 * 24) Janice Kulyk Keefer (born 1952), Canada
 * 25) John Keene (born 1965), United States
 * 26) Weldon Kees (1914-1955), United States
 * 27) Nancy Keesing (1923-1993), Australia
 * 28) Antigone Kefala (born 1935), Australia
 * 29) Bill Keith (1929-2004), United States
 * 30) W.J. Keith (born 1934), Canada
 * 31) Brigit Pegeen Kelly (born 1951), United States
 * 32) Robert Kelly (born 1935), United States
 * 33) Arthur Kelton (died ca. 1550), Wales
 * 34) Fanny Kemble (1809-1893), United States
 * 35) Henry Kendall (1839-1882), Australia
 * 36) Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy (1883–1929), England
 * 37) Leo Kennedy (1907-2000), Canada
 * 38) X.J. Kennedy (born 1929), United States
 * 39) Richard Kenney (born 1948), United States
 * 40) Maurice Kenny (born 1929), United States
 * 41) Jane Kenyon (1947-1995), United States
 * 42) Robert Kirkland Kernighan (1854-1926), Canada
 * 43) Jack Kerouac (1922–1969), United States
 * 44) Frederick Kesner (born 1967)
 * 45) Stephen Kessler (born 1947), United States
 * 46) Francis Scott Key (1779-1843), United States
 * 47) Sidney Keyes (1922–1943), England
 * 48) Kerry Shawn Keys (born 1946), United States
 * 49) Keorapetse Kgositsile (born 1938), South Africa
 * 50) D. Kildare (1934-2005), United States
 * 51) Anne Killigrew (1660-1685), England
 * 52) Aline Kilmer (1888-1941), United States
 * 53) Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918), United States
 * 54) Myung Mi Kim (born 1957), United States
 * 55) Suji Kwock Kim (born 1969), United States
 * 56) James Kimbrell (born 1967), United States
 * 57) Haven Kimmel (born 1965), United States
 * 58) Arthur Henry King (1910–2000), England
 * 59) Ben King (1857-1894), United States
 * 60) Edith L.M. King (1871-1962), South Africa
 * 61) Henry King (1592–1669), England
 * 62) William King (1663–1712), England
 * 63) Charles Kingsley (1819-1875), England
 * 64) Galway Kinnell (born 1927), United States
 * 65) Elizabeth C. Kinney (1810-1889), United States
 * 66) John Kinsella (born 1963), Australia
 * 67) Thomas Kinsella (born 1928), Ireland
 * 68) Mary Kinzie (born 1944), United States
 * 69) Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), India / England
 * 70) David Kirby (born 1944), United States
 * 71) H.T. Kirby-Smith (born 1938), United States
 * 72) Karl Kirchwey (born 1956), United States
 * 73) Adam Kirsch (born 1976), United States
 * 74) Lincoln Kirstein (1907-1996), United States
 * 75) Roy Kiyooka (1926-1994), Canada
 * 76) Carolyn Kizer (born 1925), United States

Kl-Ky

 * 1) A.M. Klein (1909-1972), Canada
 * 2) August Kleinzahler (born 1949), United States
 * 3) Joanna Klink, United States
 * 4) William Kloefkorn (1932-2011), United States
 * 5) Etheridge Knight (1931-1991), United States
 * 6) Raymond Knister (1899-1932), Canada
 * 7) Bill Knott (born 1940), United States
 * 8) E.V. Knox (1881-1971), England
 * 9) Isa Craig Knox (1831-1903), Scotland
 * 10) William Knox (1789-1825), Scotland
 * 11) Kenneth Koch (1925-2002), United States
 * 12) Ruth Ellen Kocher (born 1965), United States
 * 13) Wayne Koestenbaum (born 1958), United States
 * 14) John Koethe (born 1945), United States
 * 15) Joy Kogawa (born 1935), Canada
 * 16) Yusef Komunyakaa (born 1947), United States
 * 17) Ted Kooser (born 1939), United States
 * 18) Aaron Kramer (1921-1997), United States
 * 19) Rudi Krausmann (born 1933), Australia
 * 20) Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, (born 1946), United States
 * 21) Alfred Kreymborg (1883-1966), United States
 * 22) Anatoly Kudryavitsky (born 1954), Russia / Ireland
 * 23) Maxine Kumin (born 1925), United States
 * 24) Stanley Kunitz (1905–2006), United States
 * 25) Karla Kuskin (1932-2009), United States
 * 26) Stephen Kuusisto, (born 1955), United States
 * 27) Thomas Kyd (1558-1594), England
 * 28) Joanne Kyger (born 1934), United States
 * 29) Francis Kynaston (1587-1642), England

La

 * 1) Sonnet L'Abbé (born 1973), Canada
 * 2) Nick Laird (born 1975), Northern Ireland
 * 3) Philip Lamantia (1927-2005), United States
 * 4) Jonathan Lamas (born 1974), United States
 * 5) Charles Lamb (1775–1834), England
 * 6) Mary Lamb (1764-1847), England,
 * 7) Archibald Lampman (1861-1899), Canada
 * 8) Tim Lander (born 1938), Canada
 * 9) Fran Landesman (1927-2011), United States
 * 10) Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802-1838), England
 * 11) Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864), England
 * 12) Patrick Lane (born 1939), Canada
 * 13) Andrew Lang (1844-1912), Scotland
 * 14) Joseph Langland (1917-2007), United States
 * 15) William Langland (c. 1332-1386), England
 * 16) Emilia Lanier (1569–1645), England
 * 17) Sidney Lanier (1842–1881), United States
 * 18) Lucy Larcom (1824-1893), United States
 * 19) Ring Lardner (1885-1933), United States
 * 20) Joan Larkin (born 1939), United States
 * 21) Philip Larkin (1922–1985), England
 * 22) Lance Larsen (born 1961), United States
 * 23) Katherine Larson, United States
 * 24) James Lasdun (born 1958), United States
 * 25) Dorothea Lasky (born 1978), United States
 * 26) George Parsons Lathrop (1851-1898), United States
 * 27) Richmond Lattimore (1906-1984), United States
 * 28) Evelyn Lau (born 1971), Canada
 * 29) Sanders Anne Laubenthal (1943-2002), United States
 * 30) James Laughlin, (1914-1997), United States
 * 31) Ann Lauterbach (born 1942), United States
 * 32) Dorianne Laux (born 1952), United States
 * 33) Edythe Morahan de Lauzon (fl.1918-1922}, Canada
 * 34) James Lavilla-Havelin (born 1948), United States
 * 35) Anne Mary Lawler (1908-1980), United States
 * 36) Emily Lawless (1845–1913), Ireland
 * 37) D.H. Lawrence (1885–1930), England
 * 38) Henry Lawson (1867–1922), Australia
 * 39) Louisa Lawson (1848-1920), Australia
 * 40) Robert Lax (1915–2000), United States
 * 41) Irving Layton (1912-2006), Canada
 * 42) Emma Lazarus (1849–1887), United States

Le-Ll

 * 1) Sydney Lea (born 1942), United States
 * 2) Stephen Leacock (1869-1944), Canada
 * 3) Mary Leapor (1722-1746), England
 * 4) Edward Lear (1812–1888), England
 * 5) Francis Ledwidge (1887–1917), Ireland
 * 6) David Lee (born 1944), United States
 * 7) Dennis Lee (born 1939), Canada
 * 8) Eleanor Percy Lee (1819-1849), United States
 * 9) Karen An-hwei Lee (born 1973), United States
 * 10) Li-Young Lee (born 1957), United States
 * 11) Kelly Le Fave (born 1959), United States
 * 12) Joy Leftow (born 1949)
 * 13) Richard Le Gallienne (1866-1947), England
 * 14) David Lehman (born 1948), United States
 * 15) John Lehmann (1907-1987), England
 * 16) Helen Leigh (fl.1788), England
 * 17) Brad Leithauser (born 1953), United States
 * 18) Sue Lenier (born 1957)
 * 19) John Lent (1948-2006), Canada
 * 20) Aya de Leon (born 1967), United States
 * 21) John Leonard (born 1965), Australia
 * 22) Tom Leonard (born 1944), Scotland
 * 23) William Ellery Leonard (1876–1944), United States
 * 24) Douglas LePan (1914-1998), Canada
 * 25) Rosanna Leprohon (1829-1879), Canada
 * 26) Eleanor Lerman (born 1952), United States
 * 27) Ben Lerner (born 1979), United States
 * 28) David Lerner (1951-1997), United States
 * 29) Jimmy Lerner (born 1951), United States
 * 30) Laurence Lerner (born 1925), England
 * 31) Kenneth Leslie (1892-1974), Canada
 * 32) Rika Lesser (born 1953), United States
 * 33) Denise Levertov (1923-1997), United States
 * 34) Jan Heller Levi (born 1954), United States
 * 35) Dana Levin (born 1965), United States
 * 36) Mark Levine (born 1965), United States
 * 37) Philip Levine (born 1928), United States
 * 38) Larry Levis (1946–1996), United States
 * 39) Amy Levy (1861-1889), England
 * 40) D.A. Levy (1942–1968), United States
 * 41) William Levy (born 1939), United States
 * 42) Alonzo Lewis (1794-1861), United States
 * 43) Alun Lewis (1915–1944), Wales
 * 44) Bill Lewis (born 1953), England
 * 45) C.S. Lewis (1898–1963), England
 * 46) Janet Lewis (1899-1998), United States
 * 47) J. Patrick Lewis (born 1942), United States
 * 48) Tim Lilburn (born 1950), Canada
 * 49) Charles Lillard (1944-1997), Canada
 * 50) Kate Lilley (born 1960), Australia
 * 51) Ada Limón (born 1976), United States
 * 52) Tao Lin (born 1983), United States
 * 53) Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), United States
 * 54) Frannie Lindsay (born 1949), United States
 * 55) Sarah Lindsay, United States
 * 56) Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931), United States
 * 57) Moira Linehan, United States
 * 58) Amon Liner (1940-1976), United States
 * 59) William James Linton (1812-1897), England / United States
 * 60) Sara Jane Lippincott (1823-1904), United States
 * 61) Lawrence Lipton (1898-1975), United States
 * 62) Michael Lista (born 1983), Canada
 * 63) Timothy Liu (born 1965), United States
 * 64) Dorothy Livesay (1909-1996), Canada
 * 65) Florence Randal Livesay (1874-1953), Canada
 * 66) Douglas Livingstone (1932–1996), South Africa
 * 67) Stuart Livingston (1865-1923), Canada
 * 68) Henry Livingston, Jr. (1748-1828), United States
 * 69) Kate Llewellyn (born 1936), Australia
 * 70) Robert Lloyd (1733-1764), England



Lo-Ly

 * 1) Douglas Lochhead (1922-2011), Canada
 * 2) Frederick Locker-Lampson (1821-1895), England
 * 3) George Cabot Lodge (1873-1909), United States
 * 4) Thomas Lodge (c.1558–1625), England
 * 5) Ron Loewinsohn (born 1937), United States
 * 6) John Logan (1923-1987), United States
 * 7) John Daniel Logan (1869-1929), Canada
 * 8) William Logan (poet) (born 1950), United States
 * 9) Frank Belknap Long (1901-1994), United States
 * 10) James Longenbach, United States
 * 11) Christopher Logue (1926-2011), England
 * 12) Audrey Longbottom (1922-1986), Australia
 * 13) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882), United States
 * 14) Michael Longley (born 1939), Ireland
 * 15) Phillip Lopate (born 1943), United States
 * 16) Luis A. López, United States
 * 17) Audre Lorde (1934-1992), United States
 * 18) Adrian C. Louis (born ca. 1947), United States
 * 19) Dick Lourie (born 1937), United States
 * 20) Richard Lovelace (1618–1658), England
 * 21) Samuel Loveman (1882-1976), United States
 * 22) Samuel Lover (1797–1868), Ireland
 * 23) Denise Low (born 1949), United States
 * 24) Amy Lowell (1874–1925), United States
 * 25) James Russell Lowell (1819–1891), United States
 * 26) Maria White Lowell (1821-1853), United States
 * 27) Robert Lowell (1917-1977), United States
 * 28) Walter Lowenfels (1897-1976), United States
 * 29) Malcolm Lowry (1909-1957), England
 * 30) Pat Lowther (1935-1975), Canada
 * 31) Mina Loy (1882-1966), United States
 * 32) Felipe Luciano (born 1947), United States
 * 33) Fitz Hugh Ludlow (1836–1870), United States
 * 34) Roddy Lumsden (born 1966), Scotland
 * 35) Sheryl Luna, United States
 * 36) Lydia Lunch (born 1959), United States
 * 37) Deacon Lunchbox (1950-1992). United States
 * 38) Laura Lush (born 1959), Canada
 * 39) Masiela Lusha (born 1985), United States
 * 40) Thomas Lux (born 1946), United States
 * 41) Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall (1835-1911), India / England
 * 42) John Lydgate (1370–1450), England
 * 43) John Lyly (1553–1606), England
 * 44) Henry Lyman, United States
 * 45) William Whittingham Lyman, Jr. (1885-1983), United States
 * 46) Thomas P. Lynch (born 1948), United States
 * 47) Sylvia Lynd (1888-1952), England
 * 48) Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847), Scotland
 * 49) George Lyttelton, Lord Lyttelton (1709–1773), England
 * 50) Robert Bulwer-Lytton (1831-1891), England

Ma

 * 1) Lewis MacAdams (born 1944), United States
 * 2) Rose Macaulay (1881-1958), England
 * 3) Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859), England
 * 4) George MacBeth (1932-1992), Scotland
 * 5) Norman MacCaig (1910–1996), Scotland
 * 6) Denis Florence MacCarthy (1817–1868), Ireland
 * 7) Evan MacColl (1898-1898), Scotland / Canada
 * 8) Hugh MacDiarmid (1892–1978), Scotland
 * 9) Donagh MacDonagh (1912–1968), Ireland
 * 10) Thomas MacDonagh (1878–1916), Ireland
 * 11) Patrick MacDonogh (1902–1961), Ireland
 * 12) George MacDonald (1824-1905), Scotland
 * 13) Goodridge MacDonald (1897-1967), Canada
 * 14) Jane Elizabeth MacDonald (1864-1922), Canada
 * 15) Wilson MacDonald (1880-1967), Canada
 * 16) Gwendolyn MacEwen (1941-1987), Canada
 * 17) Seán Mac Falls (born 1957), Ireland
 * 18) Walter Scott MacFarlane (1896-1979), Canada
 * 19) Patrick MacGill (1889–1960), Ireland
 * 20) Thomas MacGreevy (1893–1967), Ireland
 * 21) Tom MacInnes (1867-1951), Canada
 * 22) Carlyle Ferren MacIntyre (1890-1967), United States
 * 23) Louise Mack (1870-1935), Australia
 * 24) John William Mackail (1859-1945), Scotland
 * 25) Isabel Ecclestone Mackay (1875-1928), Canada
 * 26) Percy MacKaye (1875-1956), United States
 * 27) George A. Mackenzie (1849-1936), Canada
 * 28) Kenneth Seaforth Mackenzie (1913-1955), Australia
 * 29) Nathaniel Mackey (born 1947), United States
 * 30) Lachlan Mackinnon (born 1956), Scotland
 * 31) Archibald MacLeish (1892–1982), United States
 * 32) Joseph Macleod (1903–1984), England
 * 33) Jackson Mac Low (1922-2004), United States
 * 34) Louis MacNeice (1907–1963), England
 * 35) James Macpherson (1736-1796), Scotland
 * 36) Jay Macpherson (born 1931), Canada
 * 37) Barry MacSweeney (1948-2000), England
 * 38) Charles Madge (1912-1996), England
 * 39) Naomi Long Madgett (born 1923), United States
 * 40) Haki Madhubuti (born 1942), United States
 * 41) Derek Mahon (born 1941), Northern Ireland
 * 42) Francis Mahony (1804-1866), Ireland
 * 43) Jennifer Maiden (born 1949), Australia
 * 44) Charles Mair (?1840-1927), Canada
 * 45) Amit Majmudar, United States
 * 46) Clarence Major (born 1936), United States
 * 47) Gerard Malanga (born 1943), United States
 * 48) Dora Malech (born 1981), United States
 * 49) Taylor Mali (born 1965), United States
 * 50) David Mallet (?1705-1765), Scotland
 * 51) Frank Richard Maloney (1945-2009), United States
 * 52) David Malouf (born 1934), Australia
 * 53) Eli Mandel (1922-1992), Canada
 * 54) Miriam Mandel (1930-1982), Canada
 * 55) Tom Mandel (born 1942), United States
 * 56) James Clarence Mangan (1803–1849), Ireland
 * 57) Sarah Manguso (born 1974), United States
 * 58) Bill Manhire (born 1946), New Zealand
 * 59) John Manifold (1915-1985), Australia
 * 60) Leonard Mann (1895-1981), Australia
 * 61) Randall Mann (born 1972), United States
 * 62) Maurice Manning (born 1966), United States
 * 63) Robert Mannyng (1269–1340), England
 * 64) Chris Mansell (born 1953)
 * 65) Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923), England
 * 66) Peter Manson (born 1969), Scotland
 * 67) Jack Mapanje (born 1944), Malawi
 * 68) Djelloul Marbrook (born 1934), United States
 * 69) Joseph Moncure March (1899-1977), United States
 * 70) Morton Marcus (1936–2009), United States
 * 71) Walter de la Mare (1873-1956), England
 * 72) Richard Marggraf Turley (born 1970), Wales
 * 73) Paul Mariani (born 1940), United States
 * 74) E.A. Markham (1939-2008), England
 * 75) Edwin Markham (1852-1940), United States
 * 76) Daphne Marlatt (born 1942), Canada
 * 77) Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593), England
 * 78) Don Marquis (1878-1937), United States
 * 79) Anne Marriott (1913-1997), Canada
 * 80) Jack Marshall (born 1936), United States
 * 81) Tom Marshall (1938-1993), Canada
 * 82) Billy Marshall Stoneking (born 1947), Australia
 * 83) John Marston (1576-1634), England
 * 84) Arthur Patchett Martin (1851-1902)
 * 85) Camille Martin (born 1956), Canada
 * 86) Catherine Edith Macauley Martin (1848-1937)
 * 87) Charles Martin (born 1942), United States
 * 88) William Martin (born 1922)
 * 89) Dionisio D. Martinez (born 1956), United States
 * 90) Paul Martinez Pompa, United States
 * 91) Andrew Marvell (1621–1678), England
 * 92) Cate Marvin (born 1969), United States
 * 93) John Masefield (1878–1967), England
 * 94) David Mason (born 1954), United States
 * 95) Matt Mason (born 1968), United States
 * 96) R.A.K. Mason (1905-1971), New Zealand
 * 97) Steve Mason (1940-2005), United States
 * 98) Edgar Lee Masters (1868-1950), United States
 * 99) Dan Masterson (born 1934), United States
 * 100) Adrian Matejka (born 1971), United States
 * 101) Edward Powys Mathers (1892-1939), England
 * 102) Ray Mathew (1929-2002), Australia
 * 103) Harry Mathews (born 1930), United States
 * 104) Cleopatra Mathis (born 1947), United States
 * 105) Khaled Mattawa (born 1964), United States
 * 106) Don Mattera (born 1935), South Africa
 * 107) Harley Matthews (1889-1968), Australia
 * 108) James Matthews (born 1929), South Africa
 * 109) Marc Matthews (born c. 1945), Guyana
 * 110) Sebastian Matthews (born 1965), United States
 * 111) William Matthews (1942-1997), United States
 * 112) John Matthias (born 1941), United States
 * 113) Kevin Max (born 1967), United States
 * 114) Glyn Maxwell (born 1962), England
 * 115) James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), Scotland
 * 116) Bernadette Mayer (born 1945), United States
 * 117) Frances Mayes (born 1940?), United States

Mc

 * 1) Janet McAdams (born 1957), United States
 * 2) Robert McAlmon (1895-1956), United States
 * 3) Peter McArthur (1866-1924), Canada
 * 4) James McAuley (1917-1976), Australia
 * 5) Robert McBride (?1811-1895), Canada
 * 6) Steve McCaffery (born 1947), Canada
 * 7) Linda McCarriston, United States
 * 8) Jack McCarthy (1939-2013), United States
 * 9) J.D. McClatchy (born 1945), United States
 * 10) Michael McClure (born 1932), United States
 * 11) Alma Frances McCollum (1879-1906), Canada
 * 12) Davis McCombs, United States
 * 13) George Gordon McCrae (1833-1927), Australia
 * 14) Hugh McCrae (1876-1958), Australia
 * 15) Dick McBride (1928-2012), United States
 * 16) John McCrae (1872-1918), Canada
 * 17) John Luckey McCreery (1835-1906), United States
 * 18) Laura E. McCully (1886-1924), Canada
 * 19) Jeffrey McDaniel (born 1967), United States
 * 20) Raymond McDaniel, United States
 * 21) Roger McDonald (born 1941), Australia
 * 22) Walt McDonald (born 1934), United States
 * 23) Jill McDonough (born 1972), United States
 * 24) Colleen J. McElroy (born 1935), United States
 * 25) David McFadden (born 1940), Canada
 * 26) Michael McFee (born 1954), United States
 * 27) David McGimpsey (born 1962), Canada
 * 28) Phyllis McGinley (1905-1978), United States
 * 29) James McGirt (1874-1930), United States
 * 30) Karyna McGlynn (born 1977), United States
 * 31) William McGonagall (1825-1902), Scotland
 * 32) Roger McGough (born 1937), England
 * 33) Michael McGovern (1848-1933), United States
 * 34) Campbell McGrath (born 1962), United States
 * 35) Thomas McGrath (1916–1990), United States
 * 36) Medbh McGuckian (born 1950), Northern Ireland
 * 37) Heather McHugh (born 1948), United States
 * 38) James McIntyre (1828-1906), Canada
 * 39) Claude McKay (1889-1948, Jamaica / United States
 * 40) Don McKay (born 1942), Canada
 * 41) Louis McKee (1951-2011), United States
 * 42) Irene McKinney (1939-2012), United States
 * 43) Rod McKuen (born 1933), United States
 * 44) Alexander McLachlan (1817-1896), Canada
 * 45) Isaac McLellan (1806–1899), United States
 * 46) Rhyll McMaster (born 1947), Australia
 * 47) James McMichael (born 1939), United States
 * 48) Mark McMorris (born 1960), Jamaica / United States
 * 49) Wesley McNair (born 1941), United States
 * 50) Eugene McNamara (born 1930), Canada
 * 51) Louise McNeill (1911-1993), United States
 * 52) Sandra McPherson (born 1943), United States
 * 53) Joyelle McSweeney (born 1976), United States

Me-Ml

 * 1) Jane Mead (born 1958), United States
 * 2) Philip Mead (born 1953), Australia
 * 3) Paula Meehan (born 1955), Ireland
 * 4) A.B. Meek (1814-1865), United States
 * 5) Joshua Mehigan (born 1969), United States
 * 6) Arvind Krishna Mehrotra (born 1947), India
 * 7) George Bubb Dodington, Baron Melcombe (1691-1762), England
 * 8) Herman Melville (1819-1891), United States
 * 9) Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), United States
 * 10) Adah Isaacs Menken (1835-1868), United States
 * 11) Nancy Mercado (born 1959), United States
 * 12) George Meredith (1828-1909), England
 * 13) Louisa Anne Meredith (1812-1895), England / Australia
 * 14) Owen Mereidith (1831-1891), England
 * 15) William Meredith (1919-2007), United States
 * 16) Billy Merrell (born 1982), United States
 * 17) Eve Merriam (1916-1992), United States
 * 18) Helen M. Merrill (1866-1951), Canada
 * 19) James Merrill (1926-1995), United States
 * 20) Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
 * 21) W.S. Merwin (born 1927), United States
 * 22) Tom Meschery (born 1938), United States
 * 23) Sarah Messer (born 1966), United States
 * 24) Philip Metres (born 1970), United States
 * 25) Bruce Meyer (born 1957), Canada
 * 26) Alice Meynell (1847-1922), England
 * 27) Robert Mezey (born 1935), United States
 * 28) William Michaelian (born 1956), United States
 * 29) Anne Michaels (born 1958), Canada
 * 30) William Mickle (1735-1788), Scotland
 * 31) Diane Middlebrook (1939-2007), United States
 * 32) Christopher Middleton (born 1926), England
 * 33) J. Edgar Middleton (1872-1960), Canada
 * 34) Thomas Middleton (1580-1627), England
 * 35) Albert Midlane (1825-1909), England
 * 36) Lloyd Mifflin (1846-1921), United States
 * 37) Josephine Miles (1911-1985), United States
 * 38) Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950), United States
 * 39) Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942), United States
 * 40) E. Ethelbert Miller (born 1950), United States
 * 41) Jane Miller (born 1949), United States
 * 42) Leslie Adrienne Miller (born 1956), United States
 * 43) May Miller (1899-1995), United States
 * 44) Tim Miller (born 1979), United States
 * 45) Vassar Miller (1924-1998), United States
 * 46) William Miller (1810-1872), Scotland
 * 47) David Mills (1831-1903), Canada
 * 48) Kenneth G. Mills (1923-2004), Canada
 * 49) A.A. Milne (1882-1956), England
 * 50) Christian Milne (1773-1816), Scotland
 * 51) Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton (1809-1885), England
 * 52) John Milton (1608–1674), England
 * 53) Sexton Ming (born 1961), England
 * 54) Robert Minhinnick (born 1952), Wales
 * 55) Meade Minnegerode (1887-1967), United States
 * 56) Chelsey Minnis (born 1970), United States
 * 57) Peter Minter (born 1967), Australia
 * 58) Deborah A. Miranda (born 1961), United States
 * 59) Gary Miranda (born 1939)
 * 60) Judson Mitcham (born 1948), United States
 * 61) Adrian Mitchell (1932-2008), England
 * 62) John Kearsley Mitchell (1798-1858), United States
 * 63) Stephen Mitchell (born 1943), United States
 * 64) Susan Mitchell (born 1944), United States
 * 65) Susan L. Mitchell (1866-1926), Ireland
 * 66) Ange Mlinko (born 1969), United States

Mo-My

 * 1) H.D. Moe (born 1937), United States
 * 2) Anis Mojgani (born 1977), United States
 * 3) N. Scott Momaday (born 1934), United States
 * 4) Mary Monck (ca.1678-1715), Ireland
 * 5) Paul Monette (1945-1995), United States
 * 6) Francis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer (1852-1923), England
 * 7) Mong-Lan, United States
 * 8) Geraldine Monk (born 1952), England
 * 9) William Cosmo Monkhouse (1840-1901), England
 * 10) Harold Monro (1879-1932), England
 * 11) Harriet Monroe (1860-1936), United States
 * 12) Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661–1715), England
 * 13) Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762), England
 * 14) John Montague (born 1929), Ireland
 * 15) James Montgomery (1771-1854), England
 * 16) Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942), Canada
 * 17) Marion Montgomery (1925-2011), United States
 * 18) José Montoya (born 1932), United States
 * 19) Marion E. Moodie (1867-1958), Canada
 * 20) Susanna Moodie (1803-1885), England / Canada
 * 21) Elizabeth Moody (1737-1814), England
 * 22) Charles Leonard Moore (1854-1925), United States
 * 23) Clara Jessup Moore (1824-1889), United States
 * 24) Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863), United States
 * 25) Daniel Moore (born 1940), United States
 * 26) Jacqueline S. Moore (1926-2002), United States
 * 27) Jessica Care Moore (born 1971), United States
 * 28) J. Sheridan Moore (1828-1871), Australia
 * 29) Julia A. Moore (1847-1920), United States
 * 30) Marianne Moore (1887–1972), United States
 * 31) Richard O. Moore (born 1920), United States
 * 32) Thomas Moore (1779–1852), Ireland
 * 33) Thomas Sturge Moore (1870-1944), England
 * 34) Lizelia Moorer (fl. 1895-1907), United States
 * 35) Pat Mora (born 1942), United States
 * 36) Barbara Moraff (born 1939), Vermont
 * 37) Edythe Morahan de Lauzon (fl.1918-1922}, Canada
 * 38) Thomas Osbert Mordaunt (1730-1809), England
 * 39) Hannah More (1745-1833), England
 * 40) Edwin Morgan (1920-2010), Scotland
 * 41) Frederick Morgan (1922-2004), United States
 * 42) Mal Morgan (1935-1999), Australia
 * 43) Robert Morgan (born 1944), United States
 * 44) Robin Morgan (born 1941), United States
 * 45) A.F. Moritz (born 1947), Canada
 * 46) Christopher Morley (1890-1957), United States
 * 47) Hilda Morley (1916-1998), United States
 * 48) George Pope Morris (1802-1864), United States
 * 49) Sir Lewis Morris (1833-1907), Wales
 * 50) Mervyn Morris (born 1937), Jamaica
 * 51) William Morris (1834–1896), England
 * 52) Jim Morrison (1943–1971), United States
 * 53) Kim Morrissey (born 1955), Canada
 * 54) Bradford Morrow (born 1951), United States
 * 55) Elizabeth Cutter Morrow (1893-1955), United States
 * 56) Samuel French Morse (1916-1985), United States
 * 57) Viggo Mortensen (born 1958), United States
 * 58) Colin Morton (born 1948), Canada
 * 59) Frank Morton (1869–1923), New Zealand / Australia
 * 60) Anna Moschovakis, United States
 * 61) Howard Moss (1922-1987), United States
 * 62) Jeff Moss (1942-1998), United States
 * 63) Stanley Moss (born 1925), United States
 * 64) Thylias Moss (born 1954), United States
 * 65) Sir Andrew Motion (born 1952), England
 * 66) Eric Mottram (1924-1995), England
 * 67) Louise Chandler Moulton (1835-1908), United States
 * 68) Anna Cora Mowatt (1819-1870), United States
 * 69) Jennifer Moxley (born 1964), United States
 * 70) Ian Mudie (1911-1976), Australia
 * 71) Lisel Mueller (born 1924), United States
 * 72) Edwin Muir (1887-1959), Orkney Islands
 * 73) Paul Muldoon (born 1951), Ireland
 * 74) John Mulgan (1911-1945), New Zealand
 * 75) Harryette Mullen (born 1953), United States
 * 76) Anthony Munday (?1560–1633), England
 * 77) Charles Muñoz (born 1926), United States
 * 78) William Murdoch (1823-1887), Canada
 * 79) Edwin Greenslade Murphy (1866-1939), Australia
 * 80) Erin Murphy, United States
 * 81) Richard Murphy (born 1927), Ireland
 * 82) Sheila Murphy (born 1951), United States
 * 83) Timothy Murphy (born 1951), United States
 * 84) Joan Murray (born 1945), United States
 * 85) Les Murray (born 1938), Australia
 * 86) Robert Fuller Murray (1863-1894), Scotland
 * 87) David Musgrave (born 1965), Australia
 * 88) Susan Musgrave (born 1951), Canada
 * 89) Carol Muske-Dukes (born 1945), United States
 * 90) Ernest Myers (1844-1921), England
 * 91) F.W.H. Myers (1843-1901), England
 * 92) Eileen Myles (born 1949), United States

N

 * 1) Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), United States
 * 2) Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949), India
 * 3) Lady Carolina Nairne (1766-1845), Scotland
 * 4) Ogden Nash (1902–1971), United States
 * 5) Thomas Nashe (1567–1601), England
 * 6) Leonard E. Nathan (1924-2007), United States
 * 7) John Neal (1793-1876), United States
 * 8) John G. Neihardt (1881-1973), United States
 * 9) John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942), Australia
 * 10) Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875-1935), United States
 * 11) Joel Nelson (born 1945), United States
 * 12) Marilyn Nelson (born 1946), United States
 * 13) Howard Nemerov (1920-1991), United States
 * 14) Arthur Nersesian (born 1958), United States
 * 15) Edith Nesbit (1858-1924), England
 * 16) Kenn Nesbitt (born 1962), United States
 * 17) F.A. Nettelbeck (1950-2011), United States
 * 18) Sir Henry Newbolt (1862–1938), England
 * 19) Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801–1890), England
 * 20) Richard Newman (born 1966), United States
 * 21) Aimee Nezhukumatathil (born 1974), United States
 * 22) Hoa Nguyen (born 1967), United States
 * 23) bpNichol (1944-1998), Canada
 * 24) Marjory Nicholls (1890-1930), New Zealand
 * 25) Bowyer Nichols (1859-1939), England
 * 26) Grace Nichols (born 1950), Guyana
 * 27) Robert Nichols (1893-1944), England
 * 28) Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (born 1942), Ireland
 * 29) Lorine Niedecker (1903–1970), United States
 * 30) John Frederick Nims (1913-1999), United States
 * 31) James Hume Nisbet (1849-1923), Australia / Scotland
 * 32) Roden Noel (1834-1894), England
 * 33) Yone Noguchi (1875-1947), Japan
 * 34) Eric Nord (1919-1989), United States
 * 35) Jessica Nordell
 * 36) Kathleen Norris (born 1947), United States
 * 37) Harold Norse (1916-2009), United States
 * 38) Charles North (born 1941), United States
 * 39) Jessica Nelson North (1891-1988), United States
 * 40) Jim Northrup (born 1943), United States
 * 41) Harry Northup (born 1940), United States
 * 42) Caroline Norton (1808-1877), England
 * 43) Grace Fallow Norton (1876-1926), United States
 * 44) Robert Norwood (1874-1932), Canada
 * 45) Alice Notley (born 1945), United States
 * 46) Idra Novey (born 1978), United States
 * 47) Alden Nowlan (1933-1983), Canada
 * 48) Alfred Noyes (1880-1958), England
 * 49) D. Nurkse, United States
 * 50) Jeff Nuttall (1933–2004), England
 * 51) Naomi Shihab Nye (born 1952), United States

O

 * 1) William Oandasan (1947-1992), United States
 * 2) Edward J. O'Brien (1890-1941), United States
 * 3) Geoffrey O'Brien (born 1948), United States
 * 4) Geoffrey G. O'Brien (born 1969), United States
 * 5) Sean O'Brien (born 1952), England
 * 6) Conor O'Callaghan (born 1968), Ireland
 * 7) Patrick O'Connell (1944-2005), Canada
 * 8) Ed Ochester (born 1939), United States
 * 9) Frank O'Connor (1903-1966), Ireland
 * 10) Mark O'Connor (born 1945), Australia
 * 11) Jonathan Odell (1737-1818), United States / Canada
 * 12) Dennis O'Driscoll (born 1954), Ireland
 * 13) Bernard O'Dowd (1866-1953), Australia
 * 14) Blanche Oelrichs (1890-1950), United States
 * 15) Ernest O'Ferrall (1881-1925), Australia
 * 16) Ron Offen (1930-2010), United States
 * 17) Will H. Ogilvie (1869-1963), Australia / Scotland
 * 18) Thomas O'Hagan (1855-1939), Canada
 * 19) Frank O'Hara`(1926-1966), United States
 * 20) John Bernard O'Hara (1862-1927), Australia
 * 21) Theodore O'Hara (1820–1867), United States
 * 22) Gabriel Okara (born 1921), Nigeria
 * 23) Christopher Okigbo (1932-1967), Nigeria
 * 24) Ben Okri (born 1959), Nigeria
 * 25) John Oldham (1653-1683), England
 * 26) Sharon Olds (born 1942), United States
 * 27) William Oldys (1696-1761), England
 * 28) Mary Oliver (born 1935),United States
 * 29) Tillie Olsen (1912-2007), United States
 * 30) Alix Olson (born 1975), United States
 * 31) Charles Olson (1910–1970), United States
 * 32) Michael Ondaatje (born 1943), Canada
 * 33) Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953), United States
 * 34) Heather O'Neill, Canada
 * 35) Mary Devenport O'Neill (1879–1976), Ireland
 * 36) Amelia Opie (1769-1853), England
 * 37) George Oppen (1908–1984), United States
 * 38) Mary Oppen (1908-1990), United States
 * 39) James Oppenheim (1882-1932), United States
 * 40) Joel Oppenheimer (1930-1988), New York
 * 41) Mary Rose O'Reilley, United States
 * 42) Caitriona O'Reilly (born 1973), Ireland
 * 43) Dowell O'Reilly (1865-1923), Australia
 * 44) John Boyle O'Reilly (1844-1890), United States
 * 45) Peter Oresick (born 1955), United States
 * 46) Orinda (1632-1664), England
 * 47) Steve Orlen (1942-2010), United States
 * 48) Peter Orlovsky (1933–2010) United States
 * 49) Meghan O'Rourke (born 1946), United States
 * 50) David Orr (born 1974), United States
 * 51) Gregory Orr (born 1947), United States
 * 52) Simon J. Ortiz (born 1941), United States
 * 53) Arthur O'Shaughnessy (1844-1881), England
 * 54) Jacqueline Osherow (born 1956), United States
 * 55) Jena Osman (born 1963), United States
 * 56) Femi Osofisan (born 1946), Nigeria
 * 57) Martha Ostenso (1900-1963), Canada
 * 58) Alicia Ostriker (born 1937), United States
 * 59) Maggie O'Sullivan (born 1951), England
 * 60) Seumas O'Sullivan (1879–1958), Ireland
 * 61) Eliza A. Otis (1833-1904), United States
 * 62) Thomas Otway (1652-1685), England
 * 63) George Outram (1805-1856), Scotland
 * 64) Richard Outram (1930-2005), Canada
 * 65) Sir Thomas Overbury (1581-1613), England
 * 66) Jan Owen (born 1940), Australia
 * 67) Wilfred Owen (1893–1918), Wales
 * 68) Henry Nutcombe Oxenham (1829-1888), England
 * 69) John Oxenham (1852-1941), England

Pa-Pe

 * 1) Desmond Pacey (1917-1975), Canada
 * 2) Robert Pack (born 1929), United States
 * 3) Ruth Padel (born 1947), England
 * 4) Ron Padgett (born 1942), United States
 * 5) Isobel Pagan (?1740-1821), Scotland
 * 6) Geoff Page (born 1940), Australia
 * 7) P.K. Page (born 1916), Canada
 * 8) Grace Paley (1922-2007), United States
 * 9) Francis Turner Palgrave (1824-1897), England
 * 10) Cheryl Pallant (born 1960), United States
 * 11) Michael Palmer (born 1943, United States
 * 12) Nettie Palmer (1885-1964), Australia
 * 13) Eric Pankey (born 1959), United States
 * 14) Suzanne Paola (born 1956), United States
 * 15) Aristides Paradissis (1923-2006), Australia
 * 16) Deborah Paredez, United States
 * 17) Jay Parini (born 1948), United States
 * 18) Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), United States
 * 19) Thomas Parnell (1679-1718), Ireland
 * 20) Thomas William Parsons (1819-1892), United States
 * 21) R. Parthasarathy (born 1934), India
 * 22) Lee Passarella (born 1949), United States
 * 23) Kenneth Patchen (1911–1972), United States
 * 24) Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (1864–1941), Australia
 * 25) Don Paterson (born 1963), Scotland
 * 26) Coventry Patmore (1823-1896), England
 * 27) Brian Patten (born 1946), England
 * 28) Ricardo Pau-Llosa (born 1954), United States
 * 29) John Payne (1842-1917), England
 * 30) John Howard Payne (1791-1852), United States
 * 31) Josephine Preston Peabody (1874-1922), United States
 * 32) Richard Peabody, United States
 * 33) Henry Peacham (1578-1644), England
 * 34) Molly Peacock (born 1947), United States
 * 35) Thomas Love Peacock (1785–1866), England
 * 36) The Pearl Poet (14th century), England
 * 37) Harry Thurston Peck (1856-1914), United States
 * 38) George Peele (1556-1596), England
 * 39) J.D.C. Pellow (1890-1960), England
 * 40) Bryan Penberthy (born 1976), United States
 * 41) Rob Penny (1941-2003), United States
 * 42) James Gates Percival (1795-1856), United States
 * 43) William Alexander Percy (1885-1942), United States
 * 44) Willie Perdomo, United States
 * 45) Peter Pereira (born 1959), United States
 * 46) Sam Pereira (born 1949), United States
 * 47) Lucia Perillo (born 1958), United States
 * 48) Alice N. Persons (born 1952), United States

Ph-Pl

 * 1) M. NourbeSe Philip (born 1947), Canada
 * 2) Ambrose Philips (1674-1749), England
 * 3) John Philips (1676-1709) England
 * 4) Katherine Philips (1631-1664), England
 * 5) John Phillimore (1873-1926), England
 * 6) Carl Phillips (born 1959), United States
 * 7) John Arthur Phillips (1842-1907), Canada
 * 8) Stephen Phillips (1864-1915), England
 * 9) William Philpot (1823-1889), England
 * 10) Wanda Phipps (born 1960), United States
 * 11) Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt (1836-1919), United States
 * 12) Tom Pickard (born 1946), England
 * 13) Marjorie Pickthall (1883-1922), Canada / England
 * 14) James Picot (1906-1944), Australia
 * 15) Marge Piercy (born 1936), United States
 * 16) John Pierpoint (1785-1866), United States
 * 17) Josephine Pinckney (1895-1957), United States
 * 18) Edward Coote Pinkney (1802-1828), United States
 * 19) Clarissa Pinkola Estés (born 1945), United States
 * 20) Robert Pinsky (born 1940), United States
 * 21) Nick Piombino (born 1942), United States
 * 22) George Pirie (1799-1870), Canada
 * 23) Vivian de Sola Pinto (1895-1969), England
 * 24) Marie Pitt (1869-1948), Australia
 * 25) Ruth Pitter (1897–1992), England
 * 26) Al Pittman (1940-2001), Canada
 * 27) Vanessa Place (born 1968), United States
 * 28) Ted Plantos (1943-2001), Canada
 * 29) Victor Plarr (1863-1929), England
 * 30) Sylvia Plath (1932–1963), United States / England
 * 31) Ann Plato, United States
 * 32) Stanley Plumly (born 1939), United States
 * 33) Sterling D. Plumpp (born 1940), United States
 * 34) Edward Plunkett, Lord Dunsany (1878–1957), Ireland

Po-Pu

 * 1) John Poch (born 1966), United States
 * 2) Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), United States
 * 3) Jacob Polley (born 1975), England
 * 4) Katha Pollitt (born 1949), United States
 * 5) Robert Pollok (?1798–1827), Scotland
 * 6) Robert Polito (born 1951), United States
 * 7) Ralph Pomeroy (1926-1999), United States
 * 8) Marie Ponsot (born 1921), United States
 * 9) Aaron Poochigian (born 1973), United States
 * 10) Alexander Pope (1688–1744), England
 * 11) Walter Pope (c.1627-1714), England
 * 12) Dorothy Porter (1954-2008), Australia
 * 13) Hal Porter (1911-1984), Australia
 * 14) Peter Porter (1929-2010), Australia / England
 * 15) Walter Porter (c.1590-1659), England
 * 16) Carol Potter, United States
 * 17) Charles Potts (born 1943)
 * 18) A. Poulin, Jr.? (1938-1996), United States
 * 19) Ezra Pound (1885–1972), United States / England
 * 20) A. Poulin, Jr. (1938-1996), United States
 * 21) D.A. Powell (born 1963), United States
 * 22) Frederick York Powell(1850-1904), England
 * 23) Kevin Powell (born 1966), United States
 * 24) Winthrop Mackworth Praed (1802-1839), England
 * 25) Claire Pratt (1921-1995), Canada
 * 26) E.J. Pratt (1882-1964), Canada
 * 27) Minnie Bruce Pratt (born 1946), United States
 * 28) Jack Prelutsky (born 1940), United States
 * 29) Elizabeth Prentiss (1818-1878), United States
 * 30) Frank Prewett (1893-1962), Canada / England
 * 31) Nancy Price (1880–1970), England
 * 32) Reynolds Price (1933-2011), United States
 * 33) Richard Price (born 1966), Scotland
 * 34) V.B. Price (born 1940), United States
 * 35) F.T. Prince (1912-2003), England
 * 36) Thomas Pringle (1789-1834), Scotland
 * 37) Matthew Prior (1664–1721), England
 * 38) Pauline Prior-Pitt, Scotland
 * 39) May Probyn (1856-1909), England
 * 40) Adelaide Procter (1825-1864), England
 * 41) Kevin Prufer (born 1969), United States
 * 42) Wyatt Prunty (born 1947), United States
 * 43) J.H. Prynne (born 1936), England
 * 44) Sheenagh Pugh (born 1950), Wales
 * 45) Al Purdy (1918-2000), Canada
 * 46) Shri Purohit Swami (1882-1941), India

Q

 * 1) Francis Quarles (1592–1644), England
 * 2) John Quarles (1624-1665), England
 * 3) Sina Queyras (born 1963), Canada
 * 4) Patrick Edward Quinn (1862-1926), Australia
 * 5) Roderic Quinn (1867-1949), Australia

Ra

 * 1) Sun Ra (1914-1993), United States
 * 2) Lawrence Raab (born 1946). United States
 * 3) Kevin Rabas, United States
 * 4) Anna Rabinowitz (born 1933), United States
 * 5) Dollie Radford (1858-1920), England
 * 6) Ernest Radford (1857-1919), England
 * 7) William Radice (born 1951), England
 * 8) Burton Raffel (born 1928), United States
 * 9) Sam Ragan (1915-1996), United States
 * 10) Craig Raine (born 1944), England
 * 11) Kathleen Raine (1908–2003), England
 * 12) Dachine Rainer (1921-2000), United States
 * 13) Carl Rakosi (1903-2004), United States
 * 14) Sir Walter Raleigh (c.1554-1618), England
 * 15) Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh (1861-1922), England
 * 16) Bin Ramke (born 1947), United States
 * 17) Lesego Rampolokeng (born 1965), South Africa
 * 18) Allan Ramsay (1686-1758), Scotland
 * 19) Lee Ranaldo (born 1956), United States
 * 20) Theodore Harding Rand (1835-1900), Canada
 * 21) Dudley Randall (1914–2000), United States
 * 22) Julia Randall (1924–2005), United States
 * 23) Thomas Randolph (1605-1635), England
 * 24) James Ryder Randall (1839-1908), United States
 * 25) William Brighty Rands (1823-1882), England
 * 26) Jennifer Rankin (1941-1979), Australia
 * 27) Jeremiah Rankin (1828-1903), United States
 * 28) Claudia Rankine (born 1963), United States
 * 29) William John MacQuorn Rankine (1820-1872), Scotland
 * 30) John Crowe Ransom (1888-1974), United States
 * 31) Sadi Ranson (born 1966), United States
 * 32) Barbara Ras (born 1949), United States
 * 33) Ron Rash (born 1953), United States
 * 34) Stephen Ratcliffe (born 1948), United States
 * 35) Chelsea Rathburn (born 1975), United States
 * 36) Robyn Ravlich (born 1949), Australia
 * 37) Tom Raworth (born 1938), England
 * 38) David Ray (born 1932), United States

Re-Ri

 * 1) Thomas Buchanan Read (1822-1872), United States
 * 2) John Reade (1837-1919), Canada
 * 3) James Reaney (1926-2008), Canada
 * 4) Liam Rector (1949-2007), United States
 * 5) Beatrice Redpath (died 1937), Canada
 * 6) Spencer Reece (born 1963), United States
 * 7) Henry Reed (1914–1986), England
 * 8) Ishmael Reed (born 1938), United States
 * 9) John Reed (1887-1920), United States
 * 10) Lou Reed (born 1942), United States
 * 11) Lizette Woodworth Reese (1856-1935), United States
 * 12) Pam Rehm (born 1967), United States
 * 13) John Reibetanz (born 1944), Canada
 * 14) Joseph Relph (1712–1743), England
 * 15) Naomi Replansky (born 1918), United States
 * 16) Paul Reps (1895-1990), United States
 * 17) Joan Retallack (born 1941), United States
 * 18) Carter Revard (born 1931), United States
 * 19) Donald Revell (born 1954]), United States
 * 20) Eben E. Rexford (1848-1916), United States
 * 21) Kenneth Rexroth (1905–1982), United States
 * 22) Barbara Jane Reyes (born 1971), United States
 * 23) John Reynolds (?1588-1655?), England
 * 24) John Hamilton Reynolds (1794-1852), England
 * 25) Charles Reznikoff (1894–1976), United States
 * 26) William Henry Rhodes (1822-1876), United States
 * 27) Ernest Rhys (1859-1946), England
 * 28) René Ricard (born 1946), United States
 * 29) Cale Young Rice (1872-1943), United States
 * 30) Stan Rice (1942-2002), United States
 * 31) Adrienne Rich (born 1929), United States
 * 32) Beah Richards (1920-2000), United States
 * 33) Laura E. Richards (1850-1943), United States
 * 34) Monica Richards (born 1965), United States
 * 35) Charlotte Richardson (1775-1825), England
 * 36) James Richardson (born 1950), United States
 * 37) Elizabeth Riddell (1910-1998), Australia
 * 38) Lola Ridge (1873–1941), United States
 * 39) Laura Riding (1901-1991), United States
 * 40) Anne Ridler (1912-2001), England
 * 41) Denise Riley (born 1948), England
 * 42) James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916), United States
 * 43) John Riley (1937-1978), England
 * 44) Peter Riley (born 1940), England
 * 45) Alberto Ríos (born 1952), United States
 * 46) Jessie B. Rittenhouse (1869-1948), United States
 * 47) David Rivard (born 1953), United States
 * 48) Tomás Rivera (1935-1984), United States
 * 49) Amélie Rives (1863-1945), United States

Ro-Ry

 * 1) Ed Roberson (born 1939), United States
 * 2) Sir Charles G.D. Roberts (1860-1943), Canada
 * 3) Dorothy Roberts (1906-1993), Canada
 * 4) Elizabeth Madox Roberts (1881-1941), United States
 * 5) James J. Roberts (born 1947), United States
 * 6) Lloyd Roberts (1884-1966), Canada
 * 7) Michael Roberts (1902-1948), England
 * 8) Michael Symmons Roberts (born 1963), England
 * 9) Theodore Goodridge Roberts (1877-1953), Canada
 * 10) William Carman Roberts (1874-1941), Canada
 * 11) Howard W. Robertson (born 1947), United States
 * 12) James Robertson (died 1903), England
 * 13) Robin Robertson (born 1955), Scotland
 * 14) William John Robertson (1846-1894), Canada
 * 15) Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935), United States
 * 16) Kit Robinson (born 1949), United States
 * 17) Mary Robinson (1758–1800), England
 * 18) John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647–1680), England
 * 19) James Rennell Rodd (1858-1941), England
 * 20) David Roderick (born 1970), United States
 * 21) Carolyn M. Rodgers (1940-2010), United States
 * 22) Edouard Roditi (1910-1992), United States
 * 23) Carmen Rodriguez (born 1948) Chile / Canada
 * 24) Judith Rodriguez (born 1936), Australia
 * 25) Luis J. Rodriguez (born 1954), United States
 * 26) Theodore Roethke (1908–1963), United States
 * 27) Linda Rogers (born 1944), Canada
 * 28) Pattiann Rogers (born 1940), United States
 * 29) Samuel Rogers (1763-1855), England
 * 30) Matthew Rohrer (born 1970), United States
 * 31) Richard Rolle (?1290-1349), England
 * 32) T.W. Rolleston (1857-1920), Ireland
 * 33) Henry Rollins (born 1961), United States
 * 34) David Romtvedt, United States
 * 35) Martha Ronk (born 1940), United States
 * 36) Kathleen Rooney, United States
 * 37) William Pitt Root (born 1941), United States
 * 38) Lee Ann Roripaugh (born 1965), United States
 * 39) William Roscoe (1753-1831), England
 * 40) Alexander MacGregor Rose (1846-1898), Canada
 * 41) Peter Rose (born 1955), Australia
 * 42) Wendy Rose (born 1948), United States
 * 43) Raymond Roseliep (1917–1983), United States
 * 44) Franklin Rosemont (1943-2009), United States
 * 45) Penelope Rosemont (born 1942), United States
 * 46) Michael Rosen (born 1946), England
 * 47) Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918), England
 * 48) Liz Rosenberg (born 1955), United States
 * 49) Joe Rosenblatt (born 1933), Canada
 * 50) Gabriel Rosenstock (born 1949), Ireland
 * 51) W.W.E. Ross (1894-1966), Canada
 * 52) Christina Rossetti (1830–1894), England
 * 53) Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882), England
 * 54) Jerome Rothenberg (born 1931), United States
 * 55) Anne Rouse (born 1954), England
 * 56) Henry Rowe (1750-1819), England
 * 57) Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718), England
 * 58) Richard Rowe (1828-1879), Australia
 * 59) Graham Rowlands (born 1947), Australia
 * 60) Rosemarie Rowley (born 1942), Ireland
 * 61) Thomas Rowley (1721-1796), United States
 * 62) Gibbons Ruark (born 1941), United States
 * 63) Mark Rudman (born 1948), United States
 * 64) Mary Ruefle (born 1952), United States
 * 65) Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980), United States
 * 66) Archibald Rutledge (1883-1973), United States
 * 67) Vern Rutsala (born 1934), United States
 * 68) Carl Hancock Rux, United States
 * 69) Abram Ryan (1838-1886), United States
 * 70) Gig Ryan (born 1956), Australia
 * 71) Kay Ryan (born 1945), United States
 * 72) Michael Ryan (born 1946), United States
 * 73) Tracy Ryan (born 1964), Australia
 * 74) George Ryga (1932-1987), Canada

Sa-Sc

 * 1) Peter Sacks (born 1950), United States
 * 2) Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset (1638-1706), England
 * 3) Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset (1536-1608), England
 * 4) Ira Sadoff (born 1945), United States
 * 5) Benjamin Alire Sáenz (born 1954), United States
 * 6) David St. John (born 1949), United States
 * 7) Primus St. John (born 1939), United States
 * 8) Michael Salinger (born 1962), United States
 * 9) Ralph Salisbury (born 1924), United States
 * 10) Blanaid Salkeld (1880-1959), Ireland
 * 11) Philip Salom (born 1950), Australia
 * 12) Francis Saltus Saltus (1849-1889), United States
 * 13) Fiona Sampson (born 1963), England
 * 14) Sonia Sanchez (born 1934, United States
 * 15) Carl Sandburg (1878–1967), United States
 * 16) Ed Sanders (born 1939), United States
 * 17) Robert C. Sands (1799-1832), United States
 * 18) Charles Sangster (1822-1893), Canada
 * 19) Margaret Sangster (1838-1912), United States
 * 20) Andrew Sant (born 1950), Australia
 * 21) George Santayana (1863-1952),United States
 * 22) Robyn Sarah (born 1949), Canada
 * 23) Lew Sarett (1888-1954), United States
 * 24) Dipti Saravanamuttu (born 1960), Australia
 * 25) Epes Sargent (1813-1880). United States
 * 26) Aram Saroyan (born 1943), United States
 * 27) Stephen Sartarelli (born 1954), United States
 * 28) May Sarton (1912–1995), United States
 * 29) Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967), England
 * 30) Minot Judson Savage (1841-1918), United States
 * 31) Philip Henry Savage (1868-1899),  United States
 * 32) Jeannine Savard (born 1950), United States
 * 33) Leslie Scalapino (1947-2010), United States
 * 34) Vernon Scannell (1922-2007), England
 * 35) Maxine Scates (born 1949), United States
 * 36) Libby Scheier (1946-2000), Canada
 * 37) Andrew Schelling (born 1953), United States
 * 38) Peter Schjeldahl (born 1942), United States
 * 39) Michael Schmidt (born 1947), England
 * 40) Dennis Schmitz (born 1937), United States
 * 41) Gjertrud Schnackenberg (born 1953), United States
 * 42) Pat Schneider (born 1934), United States
 * 43) Dan Schneider (born 1965), United States
 * 44) Steven Schneider, United States
 * 45) Jane Johnston Schoolcraft (1800–1842), United States
 * 46) Philip Schultz (born 1945), United States
 * 47) James Schuyler (1923–1991), United States
 * 48) Delmore Schwartz (1913–1966), United States
 * 49) Ruth L. Schwartz (born 1962), United States
 * 50) Lloyd Schwartz (born 1941), United States
 * 51) Armand Schwerner (1927-1999), United States
 * 52) Stephen Scobie (born 1943), Canada
 * 53) Alexander Scott (1520-1582), Scotland
 * 54) Alexander Scott (1920-1989), Scotland
 * 55) Dennis Scott (1939-1991), Jamaica
 * 56) Duncan Campbell Scott (1862-1947), Canada
 * 57) Evelyn Scott (1893-1963), United States
 * 58) F.R. Scott (1899-1985), Canada
 * 59) Frederick George Scott (1861-1944), Canada
 * 60) Margaret Scott (1934-2005), Australia
 * 61) Peter Dale Scott (born 1929), Canada
 * 62) Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832), Scotland
 * 63) William Bell Scott (1811–1890), Scotland
 * 64) Winfield Townley Scott (1910-1968), United States
 * 65) Joseph Scriven (1819-1886), Canada
 * 66) James Scully (born 1937), United States
 * 67) Maurice Scully (born 1952), Ireland

Se

 * 1) Sir Owen Seaman (1861-1936), England
 * 2) Edmund Hamilton Sears (1810-1876), United States
 * 3) Peter Seaton (1942-2010). United States
 * 4) Sir Charles Sedley (1639–1701), England
 * 5) Alan Seeger (1888-1916), United States
 * 6) Tim Seibles (born 1955), United States
 * 7) Frederick Seidel (born 1936), United States
 * 8) Hugh Seidman (born 1940), United States
 * 9) Rebecca Seiferle (born 1951), United States
 * 10) James Sempill (1566-1625), Scotland
 * 11) Robert Sempill (?1530-1595), Scotland
 * 12) Robert Sempill the younger (?1595-1663?), Scotland
 * 13) Sipho Sepamla (1932-2007), South Africa
 * 14) Seranus (1859-1935), Canada
 * 15) Mongane Wally Serote (born 1944), South Africa
 * 16) Martha Serpas (born 1965), United States
 * 17) Nina Serrano (born 1934), United States
 * 18) Robert W. Service (1874-1958), Scotland / Canada
 * 19) Vijay Seshadri(born 1954), United States
 * 20) Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), United States
 * 21) Anna Seward (1747-1809), England
 * 22) Anne Sexton (1928–1974), United States
 * 23) Tom Sexton (born 1940), United States

Sh-Si

 * 1) Thomas Shadwell (?1642-1692), England
 * 2) William Shakespeare (1564–1616), England
 * 3) Ntozake Shange (born 1948), United States
 * 4) Ravi Shankar (born 1975), United States
 * 5) Jo Shapcott (born 1953), England
 * 6) Alan Shapiro (born 1952), United States
 * 7) David Shapiro (born 1947), United States
 * 8) Harvey Shapiro (1924-2013), United States
 * 9) Karl Shapiro (1913–2000), United States
 * 10) G.S. Sharat Chandra (1935-2000), India / United States
 * 11) Michael Sharkey (born 1946), Australia
 * 12) Brenda Shaughnessy (born 1970), United States
 * 13) Virna Sheard (1865-1943), Canada
 * 14) Laurie Sheck, United States
 * 15) Julie Sheehan, United States
 * 16) John Sheffield (1648-1721), England
 * 17) Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), England
 * 18) William Shenstone (1714-1763), England
 * 19) Reginald Shepherd (1963-2008), United States
 * 20) Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), England
 * 21) Francis Sherman (1871-1926), Canada
 * 22) Joseph Sherman (1945-2006), Canada
 * 23) Carol Shields (1935-2003), Canada
 * 24) Jason Shinder (1955-2008), United States
 * 25) James Shirley (1596–1666), England
 * 26) Evie Shockley, United States
 * 27) Jane Shore (born 1947), United States
 * 28) Aaron Shurin (born 1947), United States
 * 29) Elizabeth Siddal (1829-1862), England
 * 30) Joyce Sidman (born 1956), United States
 * 31) Mary (Sidney) Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (1561-1621), England
 * 32) Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586), England
 * 33) Eli Siegel (1902–1978), United States
 * 34) Robert Siegel (born 1939), United States
 * 35) Cedar Sigo (born 1978), United States
 * 36) Lydia Sigourney (1791-1865), United States
 * 37) Eleni Sikélianòs (born 1991), United States
 * 38) Richard Siken (born 1967), United States
 * 39) Leslie Marmon Silko (born 1948), United States
 * 40) Edward Rowland Sill (1841-1887), United States
 * 41) Ron Silliman (born 1946), United States
 * 42) Alan Sillitoe (1928-2010), England
 * 43) Murray Silverstein (born 1943), United States
 * 44) Shel Silverstein (1930–1999), United States
 * 45) Charles Simic (born 1938), United States
 * 46) Jim Simmerman (1952-2006), United States
 * 47) James Simmons (1933-2001), Ireland
 * 48) William Gilmore Simms (1806-1870), United States
 * 49) Marge Simon (born 1942), United States
 * 50) Anne Simpson (born 1956), Canada
 * 51) Louis Simpson (born 1923), United States
 * 52) Iain Sinclair (born 1943), England
 * 53) John Sinclair (born 1941), United States
 * 54) Sir Keith Sinclair (1922-1993), New Zealand
 * 55) Marilyn Singer (born 1948), United States
 * 56) Ram Krishna Singh (born 1950), India
 * 57) Hal Sirowitz (born 1949), United States
 * 58) Dame Edith Sitwell (1887–1964), England
 * 59) Sacheverell Sitwell (1897-1988), England

Sk-Sm

 * 1) John Skelton (1460–1529), England
 * 2) Robin Skelton (1925-1997), England / Canada
 * 3) Tom Skeyhill (1895-1932), Australia
 * 4) Judith Skillman (born 1954), United States
 * 5) Constance Lindsay Skinner (1877-1939), Canada
 * 6) Joseph Skipsey (1832-1903), England
 * 7) Myra Sklarew (born 1934), United States
 * 8) Floyd Skloot (born 1947), United States
 * 9) Ed Skoog (born 1971), United States
 * 10) Alex Skovron (born 1948), Australia
 * 11) David R. Slavitt (born 1935), United States
 * 12) Tom Sleigh (born 1953), United States
 * 13) Kenneth Slessor (1901-1971), Australia
 * 14) Daniel Sloate (1931-2009), Canada
 * 15) Carolyn Smart (born 1952), Canada
 * 16) Christopher Smart (1722-1771), England
 * 17) Elizabeth Smart (1913-1986), Canada / England
 * 18) A.J.M. Smith (1902-1980), Canada
 * 19) Alexander Smith (1830–1867), Scotland
 * 20) Arabella Eugenia Smith (1844-1916), United States
 * 21) Bruce Smith (born 1946), United States
 * 22) Charlie Smith (born 1947), United States
 * 23) Charlotte Smith (1749–1806), England
 * 24) Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961), United States
 * 25) Dave Smith (born 1942), United States
 * 26) Edwin E. Smith (born 1968), United States
 * 27) Elbert H. Smith, United States
 * 28) Elizabeth Oakes Smith (1806-1893), United States
 * 29) Kay Smith (1911-2004), Canada
 * 30) Langdon Smith (1858-1908), United States
 * 31) Marc Kelly Smith (born 1949), United States
 * 32) Mary Barry Smith (1844-1914), Canada
 * 33) Patricia Smith (born 1955), United States
 * 34) Patti Smith (born 1946), United States
 * 35) R.T. Smith (born 1947), United States
 * 36) Rod Smith (born 1962), United States
 * 37) Stevie Smith (1902–1971), England
 * 38) Sydney Smith (1771-1845), England
 * 39) Tracy K. Smith (born 1972), United States
 * 40) Vivian Smith (born 1933), Australia
 * 41) Walter Chalmers Smith (1824-1908), England
 * 42) Welton Smith (1940-2006), United States
 * 43) William Jay Smith (born 1918), United States
 * 44) William Wye Smith (1826-1917), Canada
 * 45) Kendrick Smithyman (1922-1995), New Zealand
 * 46) Tobias Smollett (1721–1771), Scotland
 * 47) Paul Smyth (1944-2006), United States
 * 48) Albert E.S. Smythe(1861-1947), Canada

Sn-Sq

 * 1) Ann Snodgrass, United States
 * 2) W.D. Snodgrass (1926-2009), United States
 * 3) Edward Snow, United States
 * 4) Eliza R. Snow (1804-1887), United States
 * 5) Craig Snyder, United States
 * 6) Gary Snyder (born 1930), United States
 * 7) Gustaf Sobin (1935-2005), United States / France
 * 8) Roberto Solis (born 1945), United States
 * 9) David Solway (born 1941), Canada
 * 10) William Somerville (1675-1742), England
 * 11) Cathy Song (born 1955), United States
 * 12) Charles Sorley (1895–1915), Scotland
 * 13) Gilbert Sorrentino (1929-2006), United States
 * 14) Gary Soto (born 1952), United States
 * 15) Raymond Souster (1921-2012), Canada
 * 16) William Soutar (1898–1946), Scotland.
 * 17) Caroline Southey (1786-1854), England.
 * 18) Robert Southey (1774–1843), England
 * 19) Saint Robert Southwell (1561–1595), England
 * 20) Wole Soyinka (born 1934), Nigeria
 * 21) Lisa Russ Spaar, United States
 * 22) Juliana Spahr (born 1966), United States
 * 23) John Spaulding, United States
 * 24) Herman Spector (1905-1959) United States
 * 25) A.B. Spellman (born 1935), United States
 * 26) Anne Spencer (1882–1975), United States
 * 27) Theodore Spencer (1902-1949), United States
 * 28) Thomas E. Spencer (1845-1910), Australia
 * 29) Stephen Spender (1909-1995), England
 * 30) Edmund Spenser (1552–1599), England
 * 31) Jack Spicer (1925-1965), United States
 * 32) Harriet Prescott Spofford (1835-1891), United States
 * 33) Henry Sandford Spofford (1845-1868), United States
 * 34) Jane Springer, United States
 * 35) Birk Sproxton (1943-2007), Canada
 * 36) Geoffrey Squires (born 1942), Ireland

St

 * 1) William Stafford (1914-1993), United States
 * 2) A.E. Stallings (born 1968), United States
 * 3) Jon Stallworthy (born 1935), England
 * 4) Harold Standish (1919-1972), Canada
 * 5) Frank Stanford (1948-1978), United States
 * 6) Thomas Stanley (1625-1678), England
 * 7) Frank L. Stanton (1857-1927), United States
 * 8) Henry T. Stanton (1834-1899), United States
 * 9) Joseph Stanton (born 1949), United States
 * 10) George Starbuck (1831-1996), United States
 * 11) Carmine Starnino (born 1970), Canada
 * 12) Nicolette Stasko (born 1950), Australia
 * 13) William Force Stead (1884-1967), United States
 * 14) Edmund Clarence Stedman (1833-1908), United States
 * 15) Timothy Steele (born 1948), United States
 * 16) Gertrude Stein (1874-1946), United States
 * 17) Edward Steinhardt (born 1961), United States
 * 18) Mattie Stepanek (1990-2004), United States
 * 19) James Kenneth Stephen (1859-1892), England
 * 20) A.G. Stephens (1865-1933), Australian
 * 21) James Brunton Stephens (1835-1902), Scotland / Australia
 * 22) James Stephens (1880–1950), Ireland
 * 23) George Sterling (1869-1926), United States
 * 24) Gerald Stern (born 1925), United States
 * 25) Ricardo Sternberg (born 1948), Canada
 * 26) C.J. Stevens (born 1927), United States
 * 27) James Thomas Stevens (born 1966), United States
 * 28) Wallace Stevens (1880–1955), United States
 * 29) Anne Stevenson (born 1933), England / United States
 * 30) Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), Scotland
 * 31) William Stevenson (1530-1573), England
 * 32) Amanda Stewart (born 1959), Australia
 * 33) Douglas Stewart (1913-1985), Australia
 * 34) Harold Stewart (1916-1995), Australia
 * 35) Trumbull Stickney (1874-1904), United States
 * 36) John Stigall (1951-2009), United States
 * 37) James Still (1906-2001), United States
 * 38) Charles Warren Stoddard (1843-1909), United States
 * 39) Elizabeth Stoddard (1823-1902), United States
 * 40) Richard Henry Stoddard (1825-1903), United States
 * 41) William Wetmore Story (1819-1895), United States / Italy
 * 42) Adrien Stoutenburg (1916-1982), United States
 * 43) Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), United States
 * 44) Mark Strand (born 1934), United States
 * 45) Barry Straton (1854-1906), Canada
 * 46) Jennifer Strauss (born 1933), Australia
 * 47) Peter Streckfus (born 1969), United States
 * 48) Stephanie Strickland (born 1942), United States
 * 49) Arthur Stringer (1874-1950), Canada / United States
 * 50) Marion Strobel (1895-1967), United States
 * 51) William Strode (1600-1643), England
 * 52) Leonard Strong (1896-1958), England
 * 53) Joseph Stroud (born 1943), United States
 * 54) Lucien Stryk (born 1924), United States
 * 55) Jesse Stuart (1907-1984), United States
 * 56) Michael Sturdy (born 1969), United States
 * 57) Frank Pearce Sturm (1879-1942), England

Su-Sz

 * 1) Virgil Suárez (born 1962), United States
 * 2) Sir John Suckling (1609–1642), England
 * 3) A.M. Sullivan (1896–1980), United States
 * 4) Alan Sullivan (1868-1947), Canada
 * 5) Rosemary Sullivan (born 1947), Canada
 * 6) Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (?1517-1547), England
 * 7) Paul Summers (born 1967), England
 * 8) Sekou Sundiata (1948-2007), United States
 * 9) John Sutherland (1919-1956), Canada
 * 10) Joyce Sutphen (born 1949), United States
 * 11) Barton Sutter (born 1949), United States
 * 12) Shri Purohit Swami (1882-1941), India
 * 13) Mary Swander (born 1950), United States
 * 14) Thomas Burnett Swann (1928-1976), United States
 * 15) John Swanwick (1740-1798), United States
 * 16) Robert Sward (born 1933), Canada / United States
 * 17) George Swede (born 1940), Canada
 * 18) Cole Swensen (born 1955), United States
 * 19) Karen Swenson (born 1936), United States
 * 20) May Swenson (1913-1989), United States
 * 21) Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), Ireland
 * 22) Todd Swift (born 1966), Canada
 * 23) Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909), England
 * 24) Bobbi Sykes (born 1945)
 * 25) James Joseph Sylvester (1814-1897), England
 * 26) Roberta "Bobbi" Sykes (1943-2010), Australia
 * 27) Joshua Sylvester (1563–1618), England
 * 28) Arthur Symons (1865–1945), England
 * 29) John Addington Symonds (1840-1853), England
 * 30) John Millington Synge (1871-1909), Ireland
 * 31) Arthur Sze (born 1950), United States
 * 32) George Szirtes (born 1948), England
 * 33) Larissa Szporluk (born 1967), United States
 * 34) Anne Szumigalski (1922-1999), Canada
 * 35) Mary Szybist (born 1970), United States
 * 36) Stacy Szymaszek (born 1969), United States

Ta-Th

 * 1) John Banister Tabb (1845-1909), United States
 * 2) Eileen Tabios (born 1960), United States
 * 3) Genevieve Taggard (1894-1948), United States
 * 4) John Taggart (born 1942), United States
 * 5) Amber Tamblyn (born 1983), United States
 * 6) F.W. Tancred (1874-1925), England
 * 7) Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012), United States
 * 8) Luci Tapahonso (born 1953), United States
 * 9) Anne Tardos, United States
 * 10) Nathaniel Tarn (born 1928), England / United States
 * 11) Allen Tate (1899–1979), United States
 * 12) James Tate (born 1943), United States
 * 13) Nahum Tate (1652-1715), Ireland / England
 * 14) Ann Taylor (1782-1866), England
 * 15) Bert Leston Taylor (1866-1921), Bert Leston Taylor
 * 16) Edward Taylor (1645–1729), United States
 * 17) Edward Robeson Taylor (1838-1923), United States
 * 18) Eleanor Ross Taylor (1920-2011), United States
 * 19) Sir Henry Taylor (1800-1866), England
 * 20) Henry S. Taylor (born 1942), United States
 * 21) Jane Taylor (1783-1824), England
 * 22) Ken Taylor (born 1930), Australia
 * 23) Marilyn Taylor, United States
 * 24) Ruth Taylor (1961-2006), Canada
 * 25) Michelle Tea (born 1971), United States
 * 26) Brian Teare (born 1974), United States
 * 27) Sara Teasdale (1883–1933), United States
 * 28) Michael Teig (born 1968), United States
 * 29) Robbie Q. Telfer (born 1980), United States
 * 30) Todd Temkin (born 1964), United States / Chile
 * 31) Kate Tempest (born 1986), England
 * 32) Alfred Tennyson, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892), England
 * 33) Frederick Tennyson (1807-1898), England
 * 34) Maria Terrone (born 1951), United States
 * 35) Lucy Terry (?1730-1821), United States
 * 36) William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), England
 * 37) Celia Thaxter (1835-1894), United States
 * 38) Ernest Thayer (1863–1940), United States
 * 39) William Roscoe Thayer (1859-1923), United States
 * 40) Sharon Thesen (born 1946), Canada
 * 41) Colleen Thibaudeau (1925-2012), Canada
 * 42) William Thom (1799-1848), Scotland
 * 43) Dylan Thomas (1914-1953), Wales
 * 44) Edith M. Thomas (1854-1925), United States
 * 45) Edward Thomas (1878-1917), Wales
 * 46) Lorenzo Thomas (1944-2005), United States
 * 47) Margaret Thomas (1842-1929), Australia
 * 48) R.S. Thomas (1913-2000), Wales
 * 49) Clara Ann Thompson (1869-1949), United States
 * 50) Dunstan Thompson (1918-1975), United States / England
 * 51) Francis Thompson (1859-1907), England
 * 52) John Thompson (1938-1976), Canada
 * 53) Maurice Thompson (1844-1901), United States
 * 54) William Irwin Thompson (born 1938), United States
 * 55) Charles Thomson (born 1953), England
 * 56) E.W. Thomson (1849-1924), Canada
 * 57) James Thomson (1700-1748), Scotland
 * 58) James Thomson (B.V.) (1834-1882), Scotland
 * 59) Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), United States
 * 60) Wilfrid Thorley (1878-1963), England
 * 61) Tim Thorne (born 1944), Australia
 * 62) Anthony Thwaite (born 1930), England

Ti-Ty

 * 1) Chidiock Tichborne (1558–1586), England
 * 2) Thomas Tickell (1685-1740), England
 * 3) Matthew Tierney (born 1970), Canada
 * 4) Richard L. Tierney (born 1936), United States
 * 5) Eunice Tietjens (1884-1944), United States
 * 6) Mary Tighe (1772–1810), Ireland
 * 7) Richard Tillinghast (born 1940), United States
 * 8) Richard Tipping (born 1949), Australia
 * 9) Allison Titus, United States
 * 10) Nick Toczek (born 1950), England
 * 11) John Todhunter (1839-1916), Ireland
 * 12) J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973), England
 * 13) Melvin B. Tolson (1896-1966), United States
 * 14) Charles Tomlinson (born 1927), England
 * 15) Charles Tompson (1807-1883), Australia
 * 16) Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna (1790-1846), England
 * 17) Lee Tonouchi (born circa 1972), United States
 * 18) Jean Toomer (1894-1967), United States
 * 19) Angela Topping (born 1954), England
 * 20) Ridgely Torrence (1874-1950), United States
 * 21) Rodney Torreson (born 1951), United States
 * 22) Rodrigo Toscano, United States
 * 23) Nick Tosches (born 1949), United States
 * 24) Tony Tost (born 1975), United States
 * 25) Cecil Touchon (born 1956), United States
 * 26) Aurelian Townshend (?1583-1643?), England
 * 27) Thomas Traherne (?1636-1674), England
 * 28) John Tranter (born 1943), Australia
 * 29) Bill Tremblay (born 1940), United States
 * 30) Herbert Trench (1865-1923), Ireland
 * 31) Richard Chenevix Trench (1807-1886), Ireland
 * 32) Natasha Trethewey (born 1966), United States
 * 33) David Trinidad (born 1953), United States
 * 34) John Tripp (1927-1986), Wales
 * 35) Alexander Trocchi (1925-1984), Scotland
 * 36) Quincy Troupe (born 1939), United States
 * 37) Peter Trower (born 1930), Canada
 * 38) John Trumbull (1750-1831), United States
 * 39) Dimitris Tsaloumas (born 1949), Australia
 * 40) Helen Tsiriotakis (born 1967), Canada
 * 41) David Tucker, United States
 * 42) James Alexander Tucker (1872-1903), Canada
 * 43) Frederick Goddard Tuckerman (1821-1873), United States
 * 44) George Turberville (?1540-1610?), England
 * 45) Lewis Turco (born 1934), United States
 * 46) Gael Turnbull (1928-2004) Scotland
 * 47) Brian Turner (born 1944), New Zealand
 * 48) Brian Turner (born 1967), United States
 * 49) Charles Tennyson Turner (1808-1879), England
 * 50) Julian Turner (born 1955), England
 * 51) Walter J. Turner (1889-1946), England
 * 52) Genya Turovskaya (born 1973), United States
 * 53) Thomas Tusser (?1524-1580), England
 * 54) Hone Tuwhare (1922-2008), New Zealand
 * 55) Mark Twain (1835-1910), United States
 * 56) Chase Twichell (born 1950), United States
 * 57) E. Donald Two-Rivers (1945-2008), United States
 * 58) Katharine Tynan (1861-1931), Ireland / England
 * 59) Michael Tyrell (born 1974), United States
 * 60) Maxine Tynes (1943-2011), Canada

U

 * 1) Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941), England
 * 2) David Unger (born 1950), United States
 * 3) Jean Starr Untermeyer (1886-1970), United States
 * 4) Louis Untermeyer (1885-1977), United States
 * 5) John Updike (1932-2009), United States
 * 6) Priscila Uppal (born 1974), Canada
 * 7) Charles Upton (born 1948), United States
 * 8) Allen Upward (1863-1926), England
 * 9) Jane Urquhart (born 1949), Canada
 * 10) Luís Alberto Urrea (born 1955), United States
 * 11) David UU (1948-1994), Canada
 * 12) Amy Uyematsu (born 1947), United States

V

 * 1) Jean Valentine (born 1934), United States
 * 2) Cor van den Heuvel (born 1931), United States
 * 3) Mark Van Doren (1894-1972), United States
 * 4) Sally Van Doren, United States
 * 5) Mona Van Duyn (1921-2004), United States
 * 6) Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933), United States
 * 7) Henry Vaughan (1621-1695), Wales
 * 8) R.M. Vaughan (born 1965), Canada
 * 9) Thomas Vaux, Baron Vaux (1509-1556), England
 * 10) Janine Pommy Vega (1942-2010), United States
 * 11) Steve Venright (born 1961), Canada
 * 12) Pasquale Verdicchio (born 1954), Canada
 * 13) Aubrey Thomas de Vere (1814-1902), Ireland
 * 14) Paul Vermeersch (born 1973), Canada
 * 15) Jones Very (1813-1880), United States
 * 16) Vicki Viidikas (1948-1998), Australia
 * 17) José Garcia Villa (1908-1997), Philippines
 * 18) Paul Violi (1944-2011), United States
 * 19) Ellen Bryant Voigt (born 1943), United States
 * 20) Karen Volkman (born 1967), United States

Wa

 * 1) Miriam Waddington (1917-2004), Canada
 * 2) Samuel Waddington (1844-1923), England
 * 3) Catherine Wagner (born 1969), United States
 * 4) David Wagoner (born 1926), Washington
 * 5) Fred Wah (born 1939), Canada
 * 6) John Wain (1925-1994), England
 * 7) Diane Wakoski (born 1937), United States
 * 8) Derek Walcott (born 1930), Saint Lucia
 * 9) Alfred Islay Walden (1847-1884), United States
 * 10) Anne Waldman (born 1945), United States
 * 11) Liz Waldner, United States
 * 12) G.C. Waldrep (born 1968), United States
 * 13) Keith Waldrop (born 1932), United States
 * 14) Rosmarie Waldrop (born 1935), United States
 * 15) Alice Walker (born 1944), United States
 * 16) Anna Louisa Walker (1836-1907), Canada / England
 * 17) Jeanne Murray Walker (born 1944), United States
 * 18) Margaret Walker (1915-1998), United States
 * 19) William Sidney Walker (1795-1846), England
 * 20) Bronwen Wallace (1945-1989), Canada
 * 21) Chris Wallace-Crabbe (born 1934), Australia
 * 22) Ronald Wallace (born 1945), United States
 * 23) Edmund Waller (1606–1687), England
 * 24) Tom Walmsley (born 1948), Canada
 * 25) Francis Walrond (1875-1948), South Africa
 * 26) Agnes Walsh (born 1950), Canada
 * 27) William Walsh (1663-1708), England
 * 28) David Waltner-Toews (born 1948), Canada
 * 29) Clarence A. Walworth (1820-1900), United States
 * 30) Frederick William Orde Ward (1834-1922), England
 * 31) Sarah Wardle (born 1969), England
 * 32) Catherine Ann Warfield (1816-1877), United States
 * 33) Anna Laetitia Waring (1823-1910), Wales
 * 34) Emily Warn, United States
 * 35) Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893-1978), England
 * 36) William Warner (?1558-1609), England
 * 37) Bertram Warr (1917-1943), Canada / England
 * 38) John Byrne Leicester Warren, Baron de Tabley (1835-1985), England
 * 39) Robert Penn Warren (1905–1989), United States
 * 40) Rosanna Warren (born 1953), United States
 * 41) Joseph Warton (1722-1800), England
 * 42) Thomas Warton (1728–1790), England
 * 43) David Atwood Wasson (1823-1887), United States
 * 44) Terry Watada (born 1951), Canada
 * 45) Gilbert Waterhouse (1883-1916), England
 * 46) Michael Waters (born 1949), United States
 * 47) Vernon Watkins (1906-1967), Wales
 * 48) James Wreford Watson (1915-1990), Canada
 * 49) Wilfred Watson (1911-1998), Canada
 * 50) Sir William Watson (1858-1935), England
 * 51) Alison Watt (born 1957), Canada
 * 52) Bob Watt (1925-2012), United States
 * 53) Barrett Watten (born 1948), United States
 * 54) Isaac Watts (1674–1748), England
 * 55) Tom Wayman (born 1945), Canada
 * 56) April Halprin Wayland (born 1954)

We-Wh

 * 1) Frederic Weatherly (1848-1929), England
 * 2) Afaa M. Weaver (born 1951), United States
 * 3) Charles Harper Webb, United States
 * 4) Mary Webb (1881-1927), England
 * 5) Phyllis Webb (born 1927), Canada
 * 6) Charles Webbe (circa 1678), England
 * 7) Augusta Webster (1837-1894), England
 * 8) John Webster (?1580-1634?), England
 * 9) Bruce Weigl (born 1949), United States
 * 10) Eliot Weinberger (born 1949), United States
 * 11) Hannah Weiner (1928-1997), United States
 * 12) Joshua Weiner, United States
 * 13) Robert Stanley Weir (1856-1926), Canada
 * 14) Theodore Weiss (1916-2003), United States
 * 15) Don Welch (born 1939), United States
 * 16) James Welch (1940-2003), United States
 * 17) Lew Welch (1926-1971?), United States
 * 18) Liliane Welch (born 1937), Canada
 * 19) Marjorie Welish (born 1944), United States
 * 20) Archie Weller (born 1957), Australia
 * 21) Dorothy Wellesley (1889-1956), England
 * 22) Carolyn Wells (1862-1942), United States
 * 23) Zachariah Wells (born 1976), Canada
 * 24) William Wentworth (1790-1872), Australia
 * 25) Darren Wershler (born 1966), Canada
 * 26) Charles Wesley (1707-1788), England
 * 27) John Wesley (1703-1791), England
 * 28) Ethelwyn Wetherald (1857-1940), Canada
 * 29) Rachel Wetzsteon (1967-2009), United States
 * 30) R. Wever (fl. 1549-1553), England
 * 31) David Wevill (born 1935), Canada
 * 32) Philip Whalen (1923-2002), United States
 * 33) Dawud Wharnsby (born 1972), Canada
 * 34) Edith Wharton (1862-1937), United States
 * 35) Gordon Wharton (born 1929), England
 * 36) Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784), United States
 * 37) Susan Wheeler (born 1955), United States
 * 38) John Hall Wheelock (1886-1978), United States
 * 39) John Wheelwright (1897-1940), United States
 * 40) Michael Whelan (1858-1937), Canada
 * 41) E.B. White (1899-1985), United States
 * 42) Hervey White (1866-1944), United States
 * 43) Joseph Blanco White (175-1841), England
 * 44) Sarah Helen Whitman (1803-1878), United States
 * 45) Walt Whitman (1819–1892), United States
 * 46) Adeline Dutton Train Whitney (1824-1906), United States
 * 47) Isabella Whitney (1540s-1580s), England
 * 48) Zoe Whittall (born 1976), Canada
 * 49) Reed Whittemore (1919-2012), United States
 * 50) John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892), United States
 * 51) David Whyte (born 1955), England

Wi

 * 1) Anna Wickham (1884-1947), England
 * 2) Les Wicks (born 1955), Australia
 * 3) Margaret Widdemer (1884-1978), United States
 * 4) John Wieners (1934-2002), United States
 * 5) Dara Wier (born 1949), United States
 * 6) Anne Pierson Wiese (born 1964), United States
 * 7) Richard Wilbur (born 1921), United States
 * 8) Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919), United States
 * 9) Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), Ireland / England
 * 10) Anne Wilkinson (1910-1961), Canada
 * 11) John Wilkinson (born 1953), England
 * 12) Nancy Willard (born 1936), United States
 * 13) William of Shoreham (14th century), England
 * 14) C.K. Williams (born 1936), United States
 * 15) Emmett Williams (1925–2007), United States
 * 16) Helen Maria Williams (1761-1827), England
 * 17) Hugo Williams (born 1942), England
 * 18) Jonathan Williams (1929-2008), United States
 * 19) Julia Williams (born 1976), Canada
 * 20) Miller Williams (born 1930), United States
 * 21) Oscar Williams (1900–1964), United States
 * 22) Sarah Williams (1841-1868), England
 * 23) Saul Williams (born 1972), United States
 * 24) Sherley Anne Williams (1944–1999), United States
 * 25) Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), United States
 * 26) William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), United States
 * 27) Frank S. Williamson (1865–1936), Australia
 * 28) Greg Williamson (born 1964), United States
 * 29) Elizabeth Willis (born 1961), United States
 * 30) Clive Wilmer (born 1945), England
 * 31) Frank Wilmot (1881-1942), Australia
 * 32) John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647–1680), England
 * 33) Walter Leslie Wilmshurst (1867-1939), England
 * 34) Eleanor Wilner (born 1937), United States
 * 35) Edmund Wilson (1893-1972), United States
 * 36) Emily Wilson (born 1968), United States
 * 37) Peter Lamborn Wilson (born 1945), United States
 * 38) Sheri-D Wilson (born 1958), Canada
 * 39) Christian Wiman (born 1966), United States
 * 40) Rob Winger (born 1974), Canada
 * 41) William Winstanley (?1628-1698), England
 * 42) Anne Winters, United States
 * 43) Yvor Winters (1900-1968), United States
 * 44) George Wither (1588–1667), England
 * 45) Amy Witting (1918-2001), Australia

Wo-Wy

 * 1) Roger Woddis (1917-1993), England
 * 2) Warren Woessner (born 1944), United States
 * 3) David Wojahn (born 1953), United States
 * 4) Charles Wolfe (1791–1823), Ireland
 * 5) Rebecca Wolff (born 1967), United States
 * 6) Sholeh Wolpé (born 1962), Unites States
 * 7) Terry Wolverton (born 1954), United States
 * 8) Susan Wood (born 1946), United States
 * 9) George E. Woodberry (1852-1930), United States
 * 10) George Woodcock (1912-1995), Canada
 * 11) Constance Woodrow (1899-1937), Canada
 * 12) Margaret L. Woods (1856-1945), England
 * 13) E.A. Woodward, United States
 * 14) Dorothy Wordsworth (1771–1855), England
 * 15) Dame Elizabeth Wordsworth (1840-1932), England
 * 16) William Wordsworth (1770–1850), England
 * 17) Sir Henry Wotton (1568–1639), England
 * 18) Theodore Wratislaw (1871-1933), England
 * 19) C.D. Wright (born 1949), United States
 * 20) Charles Wright (born 1935), United States
 * 21) David McKee Wright (1869–1928, New Zealand / Australia
 * 22) Franz Wright (born 1953), United States
 * 23) James Wright (1927-1980), United States
 * 24) Jay Wright (born 1935), United States
 * 25) Judith Wright (1915–2000), Australia
 * 26) Kirby Wright (born 1955), United States
 * 27) Richard Wright (1908–1960, United States&lt;
 * 28) Robert Wrigley (born 1951), United States
 * 29) Lady Mary Wroth (1587-1653), England&lt;
 * 30) Mark Wunderlich (born 1968), United States
 * 31) Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503–1542), England
 * 32) John Allan Wyeth (1894-1981), United States
 * 33) Elinor Wylie (1885-1928), United States

Y

 * 1) Mitsuye Yamada (born 1923), United States
 * 2) J. Michael Yates (born 1938), Canada
 * 3) John Yau (born 1950), United States
 * 4) Ann Yearsley (1753-1806), England
 * 5) William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Ireland
 * 6) Stephen Yenser (born 1941), United States
 * 7) David Yezzi (born 1966), United States
 * 8) Jane Yolen (born 1939), United States
 * 9) Jean Yoon (born 1962), Canada
 * 10) Jake Adam York (1972-2012), United States
 * 11) Monica Youn (born 1971), United States
 * 12) Al Young (born 1939), United States
 * 13) C. Dale Young (born 1969), United States
 * 14) David Young (born 1936), United States
 * 15) D'bi Young, Canada
 * 16) Dean Young (born 1955), United States
 * 17) Edward Young (1683-1765), England
 * 18) Kevin Young (born 1970), United States
 * 19) Patricia Young (born 1954), Canada
 * 20) Ray Young Bear (born 1950), United States
 * 21) Ouyang Yu (born 1955), Australia
 * 22) Pamelia Vining Yule (1826-1897), Canada

Z

 * 1) Matthew Zapruder (born 1967), United States
 * 2) Cynthia Zarin (born 1959), United States
 * 3) Bill Zavatsky (born 1943), United States
 * 4) Ofelia Zepeda (born 1952), United States
 * 5) Benjamin Zephaniah (born 1958), England
 * 6) David Zieroth (born 1946) Canada
 * 7) Paul Zimmer (born 1934), United States
 * 8) Paul Edwin Zimmer (1943-1997), United States
 * 9) Musaemura Zimunya (born 1949), Zimbabwe
 * 10) Sheldon Zitner (1925-2005), Canada
 * 11) Rachel Zolf (born 1968),, Canada
 * 12) Carolyn Zonailo (born 1947), Canada
 * 13) Rachel Zucker (born 1971), United States
 * 14) Louis Zukofsky (1904–1978), United States
 * 15) Martha Zweig, United States
 * 16) Fay Zwicky (born 1933), Australia
 * 17) Jan Zwicky (born 1955), Canada