List of British poets

This List of British poets is a comprehensive list of poets living or writing in Great Britain. English, Scottish and Welsh poets are included; information on region is given for each poet. If the poet wrote in other than the English language, that information is also given.

A

 * 1) L. Aaronson (1895-1966), England
 * 2) Lascelles Abercrombie (1881-1938), England
 * 3) Dannie Abse (born 1923), Wales
 * 4) J.R. Ackerley (1896-1967), England
 * 5) Valentine Ackland (1906-1969), England
 * 6) Harold Acton (1904-1994), England
 * 7) Gilbert Adair (1944-2011), England
 * 8) Helen Adam (2909-1993), Scotland
 * 9) David Adams (born 1943), England
 * 10) Francis Adams (1862-1893), England / Australia
 * 11) Sarah Flower Adams (1895-1848), England
 * 12) Fleur Adcock (born 1934), New Zealand / England
 * 13) Joseph Addison (1672-1719), England
 * 14) Percy Addleshaw (1866-1916), England
 * 15) Hamilton Aide (1827-1906), England
 * 16) John Aikin (1747-1822), Scotland
 * 17) Hew Ainslie (1792-1878), Scotland
 * 18) Thomas Aird (1802-1876), Scotland
 * 19) Mark Akenside (1721-1770), England
 * 20) Sascha Aurora Akhtar (born 1976), Pakistan / England
 * 21) William Alabaster (1567-1640), England
 * 22) Saint Aldhelm (639-709)
 * 23) Richard Aldington (1892-1962), England
 * 24) Sidney A. Alexander (1866-1948), England
 * 25) Henry Alford (1810-1871), England
 * 26) Patience Agbabi (born 1965), England
 * 27) John Carter Allen (1798-1872), Scotland
 * 28) Drummond Allison (1921-1943), England
 * 29) Gillian Allnutt (born 1949), England
 * 30) Laurence Alma-Tadema (1865-1940), England
 * 31) A. Alvarez (born 1929), England
 * 32) Robert Alves (1745-1794), Scotland
 * 33) Moniza Alvi (born 1954), England
 * 34) NIcholas Amhurst (1697-1742), England
 * 35) Kingsley Amis (1922-1995), England
 * 36) Robert Anderson (1770-1833), England
 * 37) Robert Andrews (1723-1766), England
 * 38) Christopher Anstey (1724-1805), England
 * 39) Simon Armitage (born 1963), England
 * 40) John Armstrong (1709-1779), Scotland
 * 41) Martin Armstrong (1882-1974), England
 * 42) Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904), England
 * 43) Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), England
 * 44) Isidore G. Ascher (1835-1933) Canada / England
 * 45) Thomas Ashe (1836-1889), England
 * 46) Kenneth Ashley (1887-?), England
 * 47) Anne Askew (1520-1546), England
 * 48) John Askham (1825-1894), England
 * 49) Herbert Asquith (1881-1947), England
 * 50) Edwin Atherstone (1788-1872), England
 * 51) Thomas Atkinson (?1801-1833), Scotland
 * 52) W.H. Auden (1907-1973), England / United States
 * 53) Alfred Austin (1835-1913), England
 * 54) Robert Aylett (?1583-1635), England
 * 55) John Ayloffe (died 1685), England
 * 56) Pam Ayres (born 1947), England
 * 57) Sir Robert Aytoun (1570-1638), Scotland
 * 58) William Aytoun (1813-1865), Scotland

Ba-Bl

 * 1) Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626), England
 * 2) Phanuel Bacon (1799-1783), England
 * 3) Gibbons Bagnall (1719-1800), England
 * 4) Kevin Bailey (born 1954), England
 * 5) Philip James Bailey (1816-1902), England
 * 6) Joanna Baillie (1762-1851), Scotland
 * 7) Henry Baker (1698-1774), England
 * 8) John Bampfylde (1754-1797), England
 * 9) Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743–1825), England
 * 10) John Barbour (died 1395), Scotland
 * 11) Maurice Baring (1874-1945), England
 * 12) George Barker (1913-1991), England; husband of Elizabeth Smart; father of Sebastian Barker
 * 13) Les Barker (born 1947), England
 * 14) Sebastian Barker (born 1945), England; son of George Barker & Elizabeth Smart
 * 15) George Barlow (1847-1914), England
 * 16) Lady Anne Barnard (1750-1825), England / South Africa
 * 17) Barnabe Barnes (1571-1609), England
 * 18) William Barnes (1801-1886), England
 * 19) Richard Barnfield (1574-1620), England
 * 20) Robert Baron (1630-1658), England
 * 21) John Barr (1809-1889), Scotland / New Zealand
 * 22) Syd Barret (1946-2006), England
 * 23) Elizabeth Bartlett (1924-2008), England
 * 24) Bernard Barton (1784-1849), England
 * 25) William Basse (?1583-1653?), England
 * 26) Thomas Bastard (1566-1618), England
 * 27) Paul Batchelor (born 1977), England
 * 28) Thomas Bateson (c.1570-1630), England
 * 29) Elizabeth Bath (1776-1844), England
 * 30) Nathaniel Baxter (?1550-1633 fl.), England
 * 31) Peter Bayley (?1779-1823), England
 * 32) Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839), England
 * 33) James Beattie (1705-1803), Scotland
 * 34) Francis Beaumont (1584-1616), England; brother of Sir John Beaumont
 * 35) Joseph Beaumont (1616-1699), England
 * 36) Sir John Beaumont (1583-1627), England; brother of Francis Beaumont
 * 37) Thomas Beck (?1751-1821), England
 * 38) Andrew Becket (1749-1843), England
 * 39) Thomas Lovell Beddoes (1804-1849), England
 * 40) Saint Bede (672/3-735), England
 * 41) Henry Charles Beeching (1859-1919), England
 * 42) Thomas Beedome (died 1641?), England
 * 43) Patricia Beer (1924-1999), England
 * 44) Sir Max Beerbohm (1872-1956), England
 * 45) Aphra Behn (1640-1689), England
 * 46) J.J. Bell (1871-1934), Scotland
 * 47) Julian Bell (1908-1937), England
 * 48) Martin Bell (1918-1978), England
 * 49) Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953), France / England
 * 50) William Beloe (1756-1817), England
 * 51) Jim Bennett (born 1951), England
 * 52) A.C. Benson (1862-1925), England
 * 53) Stella Benson (1892-1933), England
 * 54) E.C. Bentley (1875-1956), England
 * 55) Elizabeth Bentley (1767-1839), England
 * 56) Richard Berengarten (born 1943), England
 * 57) Lionel Thomas Berguer (1789-1831 fl.), England
 * 58) Caroline Bergvall (born 1962), England
 * 59) George Monck Berkeley (1763-1793), England
 * 60) Francis Berry (1915-2006), England
 * 61) James Berry (born 1924), England
 * 62) John Richard Digby Beste (1806-1885), England
 * 63) Matilda Betham (1776-1852), England
 * 64) Sir John Betjeman (1906-1984), England
 * 65) Paul Bewsher (1894-1966), England
 * 66) Alexander Bicknell (?1750-1796), England
 * 67) John Bidlake (1755-1814), England
 * 68) Peregrine Bingham (1754-1826), England
 * 69) Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), England
 * 70) Caroline Bird (born 1986), England
 * 71) Julia Bird (born 1971), England
 * 72) Samuel Bishop (1731-1795), England
 * 73) D.M. Black (born 1941), Scotland
 * 74) Thomas Blackburn (1916-1977), England
 * 75) Mary Dawes Blackett (died 1792), England
 * 76) John Stuart Blackie (1809-1895), Scotland
 * 77) Thomas Blacklock (1721-1791), Scotland
 * 78) R.D. Blackmore (1825-1900), England
 * 79) Sir Richard Blackmore (1654-1729), England
 * 80) Robert Blair (1699-1746), Scotland
 * 81) William Blake (1757-1827), England
 * 82) Susanna Blamire (1747-1794), England
 * 83) Mathilde Blind (1841-1896), England
 * 84) Robert Bloomfield (1766-1823), England
 * 85) Edmund Blunden (1896-1974), England
 * 86) Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840-1922), England

Bo-By

 * 1) Alan Bold (1943-1998), Scotland
 * 2) Henry Bold (1627-1683), England
 * 3) Horatius Bonar (1808-1889), Scotland
 * 4) William Bond (died 1735), England
 * 5) Sean Bonney, England
 * 6) Luke Booker (1762-1837), England
 * 7) William Boscawen (1752-1811), England
 * 8) Keith Bosley (born 1937), England
 * 9) William Bosworth (died 1650?), England
 * 10) Gordon Bottomley (1874-1948), England
 * 11) Barton Bouchier (1795-1865), England
 * 12) Joseph Bounden (?1785-1842 fl.), England
 * 13) Francis William Bourdillon (1852-1921), England
 * 14) Samuel Bowden (1733-1761 fl.), England
 * 15) Jane Bowdler (1743-1784), England
 * 16) William Lisle Bowles (1762-1850), England
 * 17) Arthur Boyars (born 1925), England
 * 18) Mark Alexander Boyd (1563-1601), Scotland
 * 19) Nicholas Brady (1659-1726), Ireland / England
 * 20) Richard Braithwait (1588-1673), England
 * 21) James Bramston (?1694-1744), England
 * 22) John Brand (1744-1806), England
 * 23) Patrick Brandon (born 1965), England
 * 24) F.V. Branford (1892-1941), Scotland
 * 25) Richard Brathwait (1588-1673), England
 * 26) Jane Brereton (1685-1740), Wales
 * 27) Nicholas Breton (1542-1626), England
 * 28) John Durant Breval (?1680-1738), England
 * 29) Robert Bridges (1844-1930), England
 * 30) Vera Brittain (1893-1970), England
 * 31) Edwin Brock (1927-1997), England
 * 32) George Bromby (1790-1827 fl.), England
 * 33) Alexander Brome (1620-1666), England
 * 34) Joseph Bromehead (1746-1826), England
 * 35) Anne Brontë (1820-1849), England
 * 36) Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), England
 * 37) Emily Brontë (1818–1848), England
 * 38) Arthur Brooke (died 1563?), England
 * 39) Christopher Brooke (?1566-1628), England
 * 40) Frances Brooke (1724-1789), England
 * 41) Rupert Brooke (1887-1915), England
 * 42) Shirley Brooks (1816-1874), England
 * 43) William Broome (1689-1745), England
 * 44) Andy Brown (born 1966), England
 * 45) George Mackay Brown (1921-1996), Scotland
 * 46) John Brown (1715-1766), England
 * 47) Pete Brown (born 1940), England
 * 48) Stewart Brown (born 1951), England
 * 49) Thomas Edward Brown (1830-1897), Isle of Man
 * 50) Tom Brown (1662-1704), England
 * 51) William Laurence Brown (1755-1830), Scotland
 * 52) Isaac Hawkins Browne (1705-1760), England
 * 53) Mary Ann Browne (1812-1845), England
 * 54) Maurice Browne (1881-1955), England
 * 55) Moses Browne (1704-1787), England
 * 56) Thomas Browne (1771-1798), Scotland
 * 57) William Browne (1588-1643), England
 * 58) Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861), England
 * 59) Robert Browning (1812-1889), England
 * 60) Alan Brownjohn (born 1931), England
 * 61) George Bruce (1909-2002), Scotland
 * 62) Michael Bruce (1746-1767), Scotland
 * 63) John Brundish (1750-1786), England
 * 64) Mary Brunton (1778-1818), Scotland
 * 65) Colette Bryce (born 1970), England
 * 66) Samuel Egerton Brydges (1762-1837), England
 * 67) Lodowick Bryskett (?1547-1612?), England
 * 68) George Buc (?1560-1622), England
 * 69) Robert Williams Buchanan (1841-1901), Scotland
 * 70) John Buchannan (1810-1891), England
 * 71) Charles Bucke (1741-1846), England
 * 72) Alice Mary Buckton (1867-1944), England
 * 73) John Bull (?1800-1824 fl.), England
 * 74) A.H. Reginald Buller (1874-1944), England
 * 75) Robert Bulwer-Lytton (1831-1891), England
 * 76) Alfred Bunn (1796-1860), England
 * 77) Basil Bunting (1900-1985), England
 * 78) John Bunyan (1628-1688), England
 * 79) James Bland Burges (1752-1824), England
 * 80) Anthony Burgess (1917-1993), England
 * 81) Richard Burns (born 1943), England
 * 82) Robert Burns (1759-1796), Scotland
 * 83) Lady Sophia Burrell (?1750-1802), England
 * 84) Samuel Butler (1612-1680), England
 * 85) George Butt (1741-1795), England
 * 86) William Byrd (1540-1623), England
 * 87) John Byrom (1692-1763), England
 * 88) George Gordon Lord Byron (1788-1824), England

Ca-Cl

 * 1) Richard Caddel (1949-2003), England
 * 2) Charles Stuart Calverley (1831-1884), England
 * 3) Ada Cambridge (1844-1926), England
 * 4) Richard Owen Cambridge (1717-1802), England
 * 5) A.Y. Campbell (1885-1958), Scotland
 * 6) Roy Campbell (1901-1957), South Africa / England
 * 7) Thomas Campbell (1777-1844), Scotland
 * 8) Thomas Campion (1567-1620), England
 * 9) May Wedderburn Cannan (1893-1973), England
 * 10) Edward Capern (1819-1894), England
 * 11) Dudley Carew (1903-1981), England
 * 12) Richard Carew (1555-1620), England; brother of Thomas Carew
 * 13) Thomas Carew (1595-1639), England; brother of Richard Carew
 * 14) David Carey (1782-1824), Scotland
 * 15) Henry Carey (1693-1743), England
 * 16) Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scotland
 * 17) Edward Carpenter (1844-1929), England
 * 18) William Windle Carr (1735-1791 fl.), England
 * 19) N.T. Carrington (1777-1830), England
 * 20) Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), England
 * 21) Edmund Cartwright (1743-1823), England
 * 22) William Cartwright (1611-1643), England
 * 23) Henry Francis Cary (1772-1844), England
 * 24) William Case, Jr. (?1780-1816 fl.), England
 * 25) Castalian Band (1580-1600), Scotland
 * 26) Edward Caswall (1814-1878), England
 * 27) Christopher Caudwell (1907-1937), England
 * 28) John Hobart Caunter (1794-1851), England
 * 29) Charles Causley (1917-2003), England
 * 30) Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673), England
 * 31) William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1521-1598), England
 * 32) John Chalkhill (fl. 1600?), England
 * 33) William Chamberlayne (1619-1659), England
 * 34) George Chapman (1560-1634), England
 * 35) King Charles I (1600-1649), England
 * 36) Charles of Orleans (1394-1465), France / England
 * 37) Elizabeth Charles (1828-1896), England
 * 38) Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770), England
 * 39) John Chatwin (?1665-1690 fl.), England
 * 40) Geoffrey Chaucer (?1343-1400), England
 * 41) Nora Chesson (1871-1906), England
 * 42) G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936), England
 * 43) Henry Chettle (?1564-1607?), England
 * 44) Wilfred Rowland Childe (1890-1952)
 * 45) Billy Childish (born 1959), England
 * 46) Mary Chudleigh (1656-1710), England
 * 47) Richard Church (1893-1972), England
 * 48) Walter Churchey (1747-1805), Wales
 * 49) Charles Churchill (1731-1764), England
 * 50) Thomas Churchyard (?1520-1604), England
 * 51) Colley Cibber (1671-1757), England
 * 52) William Clapperton (?1790-1822 fl.), Scotland
 * 53) John Clare (1793-1864), England
 * 54) Polly Clark (born 1968), England
 * 55) Thomas A. Clark (born 1944), Scotland
 * 56) Amy Key Clarke (1892-1980), England
 * 57) Gillian Clarke (born 1937), Wales
 * 58) John Cooper Clarke (born 1949), England
 * 59) Brendan Cleary (born 1958), England
 * 60) John Cleveland (1613-1658), England
 * 61) Arthur Hugh Clough (1819-1861), England

Co-Cy

 * 1) Samuel Cobb (1675-1713), England
 * 2) Bob Cobbing (1920-2002), England
 * 3) Elizabeth Cobbold (1765-1824), England; mother of Richard
 * 4) Richard Cobbold (1797-1877), England; son of Elizabeth
 * 5) Catherine Cockburn (1649-1729), England
 * 6) Aston Cokayne (1608-1684), England
 * 7) Margaret Cole (1893-1980), England
 * 8) Olivia Cole (born 1981), England
 * 9) Hartley Coleridge (1796-1849), England; son of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 * 10) Mary Elizabeth Coleridge (1861-1907), England; great-grandniece of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 * 11) Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), England
 * 12) Sara Coleridge (1802-1852), England; daughter of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 * 13) John Payne Collier (1789-1883), England
 * 14) Mortimer Collins (1827-1876), England
 * 15) Thomas Collins (1610-1615 fl.), England
 * 16) William Collins (1721-1759), England
 * 17) Laurence Collinson (1925-1986), Australia / England
 * 18) George Colman the elder (1732-1794), England; father of George Colman the younger
 * 19) George Colman the younger (1762-1836), England; son of George Colman the elder
 * 20) Robert Colvill (?1735-1788), Scotland
 * 21) William Combe (1741-1823), England
 * 22) Josiah Conder (1789-1855), England
 * 23) William Congreve (1670-1729), England
 * 24) Paul Conneally (born 1959), England
 * 25) Tony Connor (born 1930), England
 * 26) Robert Conquest (born 1917), England
 * 27) Henry Constable (1562-1613), England
 * 28) Eliza Cook (1818-1889), England
 * 29) William Cook (died 1824), England
 * 30) Thomas Cooke (1703-1756), England
 * 31) Edward Cooper (1739-1773 fl.), England
 * 32) John Gilbert Cooper (1722-1769), England
 * 33) Myles Cooper (1735-1785), England
 * 34) Thomas Cooper (1805-1892), England
 * 35) Wendy Cope (born 1945), England
 * 36) Anthony Copley (1567-1607?), England
 * 37) Richard Corbet (1582-1635), England
 * 38) Hilary Corke (1921-2001), England
 * 39) Frances Cornford (1886-1960), England
 * 40) F.M. Cornford (1874-1943), England
 * 41) John Cornford (1916-1936), England
 * 42) Barry Cornwall (1787-1874), England; father of Adelaide Procter
 * 43) William Cornysh (1465-1523), England
 * 44) Adela Cory (1865-1904), England / India
 * 45) William Johnson Cory (1823-1892), England
 * 46) Amos Cottle (1760-1800), England; brother of Joseph Cottle
 * 47) Joseph Cottle (1770-1853); brother of Amos Cottle
 * 48) Charles Cotton (1630-1687), England
 * 49) Nathaniel Cotton (1705-1788), England
 * 50) Leslie Coulson (1889-1916), England
 * 51) William John Courthope (1842-1917), England
 * 52) Anne Ross Cousin (1824-1906), Scotland
 * 53) Francis Coutts (1852-1923), England
 * 54) William Coward (?1657-1725), England
 * 55) Abraham Cowley (1618-1667), England
 * 56) Hannah Cowley (1743-1809), England
 * 57) Dr. William Cowper (1701-1767), England
 * 58) William Cowper (1731-1800), England
 * 59) George Crabbe (1754-1832), England
 * 60) Sir Thomas Craig (1538-1608), Scotland
 * 61) Dinah Maria Craik (1826-1887), England
 * 62) Richard Crashaw (1613-1649), England
 * 63) Robert Crewe-Milnes (1858-1945), England
 * 64) Iain Crichton Smith (1928-1998), Scotland
 * 65) Arthur Shearly Cripps (1869-1952), England
 * 66) Ann Batten Cristall (?1768-1795 fl.), Scotland
 * 67) Charles Crocker (1797-1861), England
 * 68) T.W.H. Crosland (?1865-1924), England
 * 69) Kevin Crossley-Holland (born 1941), England
 * 70) Eyre Evans Crowe (1799-1868), England
 * 71) Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), England
 * 72) Richard Cumberland (1732-1811), England
 * 73) Robert Cumming (?1770-1791 fl.), Scotland
 * 74) Allan Cunningham (1784-1842), Scotland; brother of Thomas Mounsey Cunningham
 * 75) John Cunningham (1729-1773), Scotland
 * 76) Peter Cunningham (died 1805), England
 * 77) Robert Cunninghame-Graham (1735-1797), Scotland
 * 78) Thomas Mounsey Cunningham (1776-1834), Scotland; brother of Allan Cunningham
 * 79) Henry Cust (1861-1917), England
 * 80) John Cutts (1661-1707), England
 * 81) Cynewulf (fl. 9th century)

D

 * 1) H.D. (1886-1961), United States / England
 * 2) Fred D'Aguiar (born 1960), England
 * 3) J.W. Dalby (1799-1880), England
 * 4) Peter Dale (born 1938), England
 * 5) Thomas Dale (1797-1870), England
 * 6) Hugh Dalrymple (?1740-1774), Scotland
 * 7) John Dalton (1709-1763), England
 * 8) George Daniel (1616-1657), England
 * 9) George Daniel (1789-1864), England
 * 10) Peter Daniel (?1775-1820), England
 * 11) Samuel Daniel (1562–1619), England
 * 12) John Dart (died 1730), England
 * 13) Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802), England
 * 14) Elizabeth Daryush (1887-1977), England
 * 15) Sir William Davenant (1606-1668), England
 * 16) John Davidson (1837-1909), Scotland
 * 17) Donald Davie (1922-1995), England
 * 18) Idris Davies (1905-1953), Wales
 * 19) Sir John Davies (1569-1626), England
 * 20) John Davies of Hereford (?1565-1618), England
 * 21) W.H. Davies (1871-1940), Wales
 * 22) Edward Davison (1898-1970), Scotland
 * 23) Francis Davison (?1575-1621), England
 * 24) Walter Davison (1581-1608?), England
 * 25) William Dawson (?1700-1735 fl.), England
 * 26) Jeffrey Day (1896-1916), England
 * 27) Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972), England
 * 28) Daniel Deacon (?1770-1790 fl.), England
 * 29) William Frederick Deacon (1799-1845), England
 * 30) Geoffrey Dearmer (1893-1996), England
 * 31) Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), England
 * 32) Thomas Dekker (1575-1641), England
 * 33) Walter de la Mare (1873-1956), England
 * 34) John Delap (1725-1812), England
 * 35) Henry Dell (?1730-1766 fl.), England
 * 36) John Denham (1615-1669), England
 * 37) Felix Dennis (born 1947), England
 * 38) John Dennis (1657-1734), England
 * 39) Samuel Dennis (1739-1795 fl.), England
 * 40) Thomas Denton (1724-1777), England
 * 41) Imtiaz Dharker (born 1954), Scotland
 * 42) William Diaper (1685-1717), England
 * 43) Charles Dibdin (1768-1833), England
 * 44) Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776-1847), England
 * 45) Charles Dickens (1812-1870), England
 * 46) John Dickenson (?1570-1636?), England
 * 47) Josephine Dickinson (born 1957), England
 * 48) Peter Didsbury (born 1946), England
 * 49) Isobel Dixon (born 1969), South Africa / England
 * 50) Richard Watson Dixon (1833-1900), England
 * 51) Sydney Dobell (1824-1874), England
 * 52) Austin Dobson (1840-1921), England
 * 53) William Dodd (1729-1777), England
 * 54) Charles Dodgson (1832-1898), England
 * 55) George Bubb Dodington (1691-1762), England
 * 56) Robert Dodsley (1703-1762), England
 * 57) Pete Doherty (born 1979), England
 * 58) Digby Mackworth Dolben (1848-1867), England
 * 59) Alfred Domett (1811-1887), England
 * 60) Michael Donaghy (1954-2004), England
 * 61) John Donaldson, aka Jon Inglis (1921-1989), England
 * 62) John Donne (1572-1631), England
 * 63) Thomas Doubleday (1790-1870), England
 * 64) Lord Alfred Douglas (1870-1945), England
 * 65) Gavin Douglas (?1475-1522), Scotland
 * 66) Keith Douglas (1920-1944), England
 * 67) John F.M. Dovaston (1782-1854), England
 * 68) John Dowland (1563-1626), England
 * 69) Hugh Downman (1740-1809), England
 * 70) Ernest Dowson (1867-1900), England
 * 71) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), Scotland / England
 * 72) Camilla Doyle (1888-1944), England
 * 73) Sir Francis Hastings Doyle (1810-1888), England
 * 74) Nathan Drake (1766-1836), England
 * 75) Augusta Theodosia Drane (1823-1894), England
 * 76) Michael Drayton (1563-1631), England
 * 77) Adam Drinan AKA Joseph Macleod (1903-1984), England
 * 78) John Drinkwater (1882-1937), England
 * 79) William Drummond of Hawthornden (1585-1649), Scotland
 * 80) John Dryden (1631–1700), England
 * 81) Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux (1857-1944), England
 * 82) Carol Ann Duffy (born 1955), Scotland
 * 83) Ian Duhig (born 1954), England
 * 84) William Dunbar (1465-1520), Scotland
 * 85) Andrew Duncan (born 1956), England
 * 86) John Duncombe (1729-1786), England
 * 87) William Arthur Dunkerley (1852-1941), England
 * 88) John Colin Dunlop (1785-1842), Scotland
 * 89) Antony Dunn (born 1973), England
 * 90) Douglas Dunn (born 1942), Scotland
 * 91) James Duport (1606-1679), England
 * 92) Jane Duran (born 1944), England
 * 93) Thomas D'Urfey (1653-1723), England
 * 94) Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990), England
 * 95) Edward Dyer (1543-1607), England
 * 96) George Dyer (1755-1841), England
 * 97) John Dyer (1699-1757), Wales
 * 98) Dymock Poets (1911-1914), England

E

 * 1) James Edmeston (1791-1867), England
 * 2) Richard Edwardes (?1523-1566), England
 * 3) John Edwards (1745-1792), Wales
 * 4) John Edwards (?1772-1845 fl.), England
 * 5) Thomas Edwards (1595 fl.), England
 * 6) Thomas Edwards (1699-1757), England
 * 7) Francis Egerton (1800-1857), England
 * 8) Sarah Fyge Egerton (1670-1723), England
 * 9) George Eliot (1819-1880), England
 * 10) T.S. Eliot (1888-1965), United States / England
 * 11) Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), England
 * 12) Jean Elliot (1727-1805), Scotland
 * 13) Ebenezer Elliott (1781-1849), England
 * 14) Edwin J. Ellis (1848-1916), England
 * 15) George Ellis (1753-1815), England
 * 16) Samuel Elsdale (1780-1827), England
 * 17) Charles Abraham Elton (1778-1853), England
 * 18) Chris Emery (born 1963), England
 * 19) Charles Emily (1734-1762), England
 * 20) William Empson (1906-1984), England
 * 21) D.J. Enright (1920-2002), England
 * 22) R.C.K. Ensor (1877-1958), England
 * 23) Andrew Erskine (1739-1793), Scotland
 * 24) Henry Erskine (1746-1817), Scotland
 * 25) Sir George Etherege (1635-1691), England
 * 26) Robert Etty (1815 fl.), England
 * 27) Laurence Eusden (1688-1730), England
 * 28) Abel Evans (1679-1737), England
 * 29) Lewis Evans (1830-1842 fl.), England
 * 30) Juliana Horatia Ewing (1841-1885), England

F

 * 1) Frederick William Faber (1814-1863), England
 * 2) Sir Geoffrey Faber (1889-1961), England
 * 3) Harry Fainlight (1935-1982), England; brother of Ruth Fainlight
 * 4) Ruth Fainlight (born 1931), England; sister of Harry Fainlight
 * 5) Kingsley Fairbridge (1885-1924), South Africa / England
 * 6) Edward Fairfax (?1580-1635), England
 * 7) John Fairfax (1930-2009), England
 * 8) William Falconer (1732-1769), Scotland
 * 9) Mildmay Fane (1602-1666), England
 * 10) Catherine Maria Fanshawe (1765-1834), England
 * 11) Sir Richard Fanshawe (1608-1666) England
 * 12) U.A. Fanthorpe (1929-2009), England
 * 13) Helen Farish (born 1962), England
 * 14) Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965), England
 * 15) John Farrer (1758-1820), England
 * 16) Francis Fawkes (1720-1777), England
 * 17) Vicki Feaver (born 1943), England
 * 18) Elaine Feinstein (born 1930), England
 * 19) Owen Felltham (1602-1668), England
 * 20) Elijah Fenton (1683-1730), England
 * 21) James Fenton (born 1949), England
 * 22) Richard Fenton (1746-1821), Wales
 * 23) Robert Fergusson (1750-1774), Scotland
 * 24) Michael Field, England
 * 25) Henry Fielding (1707-1754), England
 * 26) Anne Finch (1661-1720), England
 * 27) John Finlay (1782-1810), Scotland
 * 28) Roy Fisher (born 1930), England
 * 29) Charles Fitzgeffrey (1576-1638), England
 * 30) Henry Fitzgeffrey (1617-1618 fl.), England
 * 31) Edward FitzGerald (1809-1883), England
 * 32) Thomas Fitzgerald (?1695-1752), England
 * 33) William Thomas Fitzgerald (1759-1829), England
 * 34) Thomas Flatman (1637-1688), England
 * 35) James Elroy Flecker (1884-1915), England
 * 36) Richard Flecknoe (?1600-1678?), England
 * 37) Wilmington Fleming (1819-1830 fl.), England
 * 38) Giles Fletcher the elder (?1548-1611), England
 * 39) Giles Fletcher (?1586-1623), England, son of Giles Fletcher the elder
 * 40) John Fletcher (1579-1625), England
 * 41) Phineas Fletcher (1582-1650), England, son of Giles Fletcher the elder
 * 42) F.S. Flint (1885-1960), England
 * 43) James Foot (1771 fl.), England
 * 44) Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939), England
 * 45) John Ford (1586-1637), England
 * 46) James Fordyce (1720-1796), Scotland
 * 47) James Fortescue (1716-1777), England
 * 48) Thomas Dudley Fosbroke (1770-1842), England
 * 49) Adam Foulds (born 1974), England
 * 50) Thomas Fowler (1790 fl.), England
 * 51) William Fowler (?1560-1612), Scotland
 * 52) Charles Fox (1749-1809), England
 * 53) Robert Franklin (?1790-1824 fl.), England
 * 54) G.S. Fraser (1915-1980), Scotland
 * 55) Abraham Fraunce (?1558-1633?), England
 * 56) John Free (1711-1791), England
 * 57) Thomas Freeman (?1590-1630), England
 * 58) J.H. Frere (1769-1846), England
 * 59) Anthony Freston (1757-1819), England
 * 60) John Fuller (born 1937), England
 * 61) Richard Furness (1791-1857), England
 * 62) Sarah Fyge (1670-1723), England
 * 63) Rose Fyleman (1877-1957), England

G

 * 1) Norman Gale (1862-1942), England
 * 2) John Galt (1779-1839), Scotland
 * 3) Edward Gardner (1752-1823), England
 * 4) Richard Garnett (1835-1906), England
 * 5) H.W. Garrod (1878-1960), England
 * 6) Sir Samuel Garth (1661-1719), England
 * 7) George Gascoigne (1525-1577), England
 * 8) David Gascoyne (1916-2001), England
 * 9) John Gay (1685–1732), England
 * 10) Edmund Gayton (1698-1666), England
 * 11) Alexander Geddes (1737-1802), Scotland
 * 12) Thomas Gent (1693-1778), England
 * 13) Christopher Gewen (1617-1634 fl.), England
 * 14) Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), England
 * 15) Thomas Gibbons (1720-1782), England
 * 16) Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878-1962), England
 * 17) Humphrey Gifford (died 1589), England
 * 18) Richard Gifford (1725-1807), England
 * 19) William Gifford (1756-1826), England
 * 20) Thomas Gilbert (1713-1766), England
 * 21) Charles Gildon (1665-1724), England
 * 22) Joseph Giles (1771 fl.), England
 * 23) William Gillespie (1776-1825), Scotland
 * 24) Robert Pearse Gillies (1788-1858), Scotland
 * 25) William Gillum (?1765-1797), England
 * 26) John Gilmour (1810-1828), Scotland
 * 27) Chrissie Gittins, England
 * 28) William Glen (1789-1826), Scotland
 * 29) Richard Glover (1712-1785), England
 * 30) Harold Goad (1878-1956), England
 * 31) Sidney Godolphin (?1606-1643), England
 * 32) Catherine Grace Godwin (1798-1845), Scotland
 * 33) Louis Golding (1895-1958), England
 * 34) William Golding (1911-1993), England
 * 35) Douglas Goldring (1887-1960), England
 * 36) Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774), England
 * 37) Henry Goodere (1571-1627), England
 * 38) Patrick Gordon (1614-1615 fl.), Scotland
 * 39) Sir Arthur Gorges (?1569-1625), England
 * 40) Sir Edmund Gosse (1849-1928), England
 * 41) Gerald Gould (1885-1936), England
 * 42) John Gower (1330-1408), England
 * 43) Robert Cunninghame Graham (1735-1797), Scotland
 * 44) James Graham (1612-1650), Scotland
 * 45) W.S. Graham (1918-1986), Scotland
 * 46) James Grahame (1765-1811), Scotland
 * 47) Simion Grahame (?1570-1614), Scotland
 * 48) Anne Grant (1755-1838), Scotland
 * 49) Joseph Grant (1805-1835), Scotland
 * 50) Richard Graves (1715-1804), England
 * 51) Robert Graves (1895-1985), England
 * 52) David Gray (1838-1861), Scotland
 * 53) John Henry Gray (1866-1934), England
 * 54) Thomas Gray (1716-1771), England
 * 55) Bertie Greatheed (1759-1826), England
 * 56) Matthew Green (1696-1737), England
 * 57) Edward Burnaby Greene (died 1788), England
 * 58) Robert Greene (1558-1592), England
 * 59) Andrew Greenfield (1750-1788), Scotland
 * 60) Lavinia Greenlaw (born 1962), England
 * 61) Bill Greenwell (born 1952), England
 * 62) Dora Greenwell (1821-1882), England
 * 63) Julian Grenfell (1888-1915), England
 * 64) William Parr Greswell (1765-1824), England
 * 65) Frances Greville (?1727-1789), Ireland / England
 * 66) Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke (1554-1628), England
 * 67) Philip Griffin (1741-1785 fl.), England
 * 68) Bill Griffiths (1948-2007), England
 * 69) Nicholas Grimald (1519-1562), England
 * 70) Philip Gross (born 1952), England
 * 71) Edward Guilpin (1598-1601 fl.), England
 * 72) Thom Gunn (1929-2004), England / United States
 * 73) Ivor Gurney (1890-1937), England
 * 74) John Gwilliam (1811-1845 fl.), England
 * 75) Richard Gwinnett (1676-1717), England
 * 76) Brion Gysin (1916-1986), England

H

 * 1) William Habington (1605-1654), England
 * 2) Jen Hadfield (born 1978), England
 * 3) Thomas Gordon Hake (1809-1895), England
 * 4) Joseph Hall (1574-1656), England
 * 5) Radclyffe Hall (1880-1943), England
 * 6) Arthur Hallam (1811-1833), England
 * 7) Laurence Hynes Halloran (1765-1831), England
 * 8) Alan Halsey (born 1949), England
 * 9) Michael Hamburger (1924-2007), England
 * 10) Harriet Hamilton King (1840-1920), England
 * 11) George Rostrevor Hamilton (1888-1967), England
 * 12) Ian Hamilton (1938-2001), England
 * 13) William Gerard Hamilton (1729-1796), England
 * 14) William Hamilton (?1665-1751), Scotland
 * 15) William Hamilton (1704-1754), Scotland
 * 16) Edward Hamley (1764-1834), England
 * 17) Thomas Hancock (1783-1849), England
 * 18) Elizabeth Hands (1746-1815), England
 * 19) Thomas Edwards Hankinson (1805-1843), England
 * 20) Patrick Hannay (1616-1629 fl.), Scotland
 * 21) William Harbert (1604-1606 fl.), Wales
 * 22) George Hardinge (1743-1816), England
 * 23) Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), England
 * 24) John Harington (1560-1612), England
 * 25) Tony Harrison (born 1937), England
 * 26) Blind Harry (?1440-1492), Scotland
 * 27) David Harsent (born 1942), England
 * 28) Walter Harte (1709-1774), England
 * 29) F.W. Harvey (1888-1957), England
 * 30) Gabriel Harvey (?1545-1630), England
 * 31) Lee Harwood (born 1939), England
 * 32) Sibella Elizabeth Hatfield (1800-1882), England
 * 33) Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879), England
 * 34) Stephen Hawes (?1474-1523), England
 * 35) Robert Stephen Hawker (1803-1875), England
 * 36) William Hawkins (1722-1801), England
 * 37) William Hawkins (1772-1786 fl.), England
 * 38) Alfred Hayes (1857-1936), England
 * 39) Samuel Hayes (1749-1795), England
 * 40) William Hayley (1745-1820), England
 * 41) Robert Hayman (1575-1629), England
 * 42) Henry Headley (1765-1788), England
 * 43) George Heath (1844-1869), England
 * 44) Robert Heath (1650 fl.), England
 * 45) John Heath-Stubbs (1918-2006), England
 * 46) John Hegley (born 1953), England
 * 47) Felicia Hemans (1793-1835), England
 * 48) Percy Hemingway (1866-1916), England
 * 49) William Ernest Henley (1849-1903), England
 * 50) Adrian Henri (1932-2000), England
 * 51) King Henry VI (1421-1471), England
 * 52) King Henry VIII (1491-1547), England
 * 53) Robert Henryson (fl. 1460-1500), Scotland, Middle Scots
 * 54) John Abraham Heraud (1799-1887), England
 * 55) Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583-1648), Wales / England; brother of George Herbert
 * 56) George Herbert (1593-1633), England; brother of Edward Herbert
 * 57) Mary (Sidney) Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (1561-1621), England
 * 58) William Herbert (1778-1847), England
 * 59) Mary Heron (1786-1792 fl.), England
 * 60) Robert Herrick (1591-1674), England
 * 61) John Herschel (1792-1871), England
 * 62) Thomas K. Hervey (1799-1859), England
 * 63) Phoebe Hesketh (1909-2005), England
 * 64) Maurice Henry Hewlett (1861-1923), England
 * 65) Thomas Heyrick (1649-1694), England
 * 66) Jasper Heywood (1535-1598), England
 * 67) John Heywood (?1497-1580?), England
 * 68) Thomas Heywood (?1570-1650), England
 * 69) Bevil Higgons (1670-1735), England
 * 70) Hilarius (1125 fl.), England, Latin
 * 71) Geoffrey Hill (1932-2016), England
 * 72) Selima Hill (born 1945), England
 * 73) Tobias Hill (born 1970), England
 * 74) Arthur Clement Hilton (1851-1877), England
 * 75) Philip Hobsbaum (1932-2005), England
 * 76) Thomas Hoccleve (?1369-1426), England
 * 77) Ralph Hodgson (1871-1962), England
 * 78) William Noel Hodgson (1893-1916), England
 * 79) Michael Hofmann (born 1957)
 * 80) James Hogg (1770-1835), Scotland
 * 81) David Holbrook (1923-2011), England
 * 82) Margaret Holford (1757-1834), England
 * 83) Margaret Holford (1778-1852), England
 * 84) Jane Holland (born 1966), England
 * 85) Matthew Hollis (born 1971), England
 * 86) John Holloway (1920-1999), England
 * 87) Thomas Hood (1799-1845), England
 * 88) Jeremy Hooker (born 1941), Wales
 * 89) Teresa Hooley (1888-1973), England
 * 90) Laurence Hope (1865-1904), England / India
 * 91) Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889), England
 * 92) Nora Hopper (1871-1906), England
 * 93) Richard Henry Horne (1802-1884), England / Australia
 * 94) Frances Horovitz (1938-1983), England
 * 95) Michael Horovitz (born 1935), England
 * 96) John Hoskins (1566-1638), England
 * 97) A.E. Housman (1859-1936), England
 * 98) Laurence Housman (1865-1959), England
 * 99) Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1517-1547), England
 * 100) Mary Howitt (1799-1888), England
 * 101) Tom Hubbard (born 1950), Scotland
 * 102) Richard Hughes (1900-1976), England
 * 103) Ted Hughes (1930-1998), England
 * 104) T.E. Hulme (1881-1917), England
 * 105) Michael Hulse (born 1955), England
 * 106) Leigh Hunt (1784-1859), England
 * 107) Anne Hunter (1742-1821), Scotland
 * 108) James Hurdis (1763-1801), England
 * 109) Henrietta Anne Huxley (1825-1914), England

I

 * 1) Selwyn Image (1849-1930), England
 * 2) Mick Imlah (1956-2009), Scotland
 * 3) Jean Ingelow (1820-1897), England

J

 * 1) Richard Jago (1715–1781), England
 * 2) King James I (1394-1437), Scotland
 * 3) King James I (1566-1625), England
 * 4) Clive James (born 1939), England
 * 5) John James (born 1939), Wales
 * 6) Kathleen Jamie (born 1962), Scotland
 * 7) Alan Jenkins (born 1955), England
 * 8) Elizabeth Jennings (1926-2001), England
 * 9) Lionel Johnson (1867-1902), England
 * 10) Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), England
 * 11) Arthur Johnston (1579-1641), Scotland, Latin
 * 12) David Jones (1895–1974), Wales
 * 13) Ebenezer Jones (1820–1860), England
 * 14) Mary Jones (1707-1778), England
 * 15) Patrick Jones (born 1965), Wales
 * 16) T. Harri Jones (1921-1965), Wales
 * 17) William Jones (1726-1795), Wales
 * 18) Sir William Jones (1746-1794), England
 * 19) Ben Jonson (1572–1637), England
 * 20) Thomas Jordan (1612-1685), England
 * 21) Anthony Joseph (born 1966), Trinidad / England
 * 22) Jenny Joseph (born 1932), England

K

 * 1) Kapka Kassabova (born 1973), New Zealand / Scotland
 * 2) P.J. Kavanagh (born 1931), England
 * 3) Jackie Kay (born 1961), Scotland
 * 4) John Keats (1795–1821), England
 * 5) John Keble (1792-1866), England
 * 6) Arthur Kelton (died c. 1550), Wales
 * 7) Harry Kemp (1911-1984), England
 * 8) Tim Kendall (born 1970), England
 * 9) Frank Kendon (1893-1959), England
 * 10) Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy (1883–1929), England
 * 11) Sidney Keyes (1922–1943), England
 * 12) Anne Killigrew (1660-1685), England
 * 13) Arthur Henry King (1910–2000), England
 * 14) Henry King (1592–1669), England
 * 15) Charles Kingsley (1819-1875), England
 * 16) William King (1663–1712), England
 * 17) Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), India / England
 * 18) E.V. Knox (1881-1971), England
 * 19) Isa Craig Knox (1831-1903), Scotland
 * 20) William Knox (1789-1825), Scotland
 * 21) Thomas Kyd (1558-1594), England
 * 22) Francis Kynaston (1587-1642), England

L

 * 1) Charles Lamb (1775–1834), England, brother of Mary Lamb
 * 2) Mary Lamb (1764-1847), England, sister of Charles Lamb
 * 3) Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802-1838), England
 * 4) Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864), England
 * 5) Andrew Lang (1844-1912), Scotland
 * 6) William Langland (c. 1332-1386), England
 * 7) R.F. Langley (1938-2011), England
 * 8) Emilia Lanier (1569–1645), England
 * 9) Philip Larkin (1922–1985), England
 * 10) Michael Laskey (born 1944), England
 * 11) D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930), England
 * 12) Mary Leapor (1722-1746), England
 * 13) Edward Lear (1812-1888), England
 * 14) Laurie Lee (1914-1997), England
 * 15) Richard Le Gallienne (1866-1947), England
 * 16) John Lehmann (1907-1987), England
 * 17) Helen Leigh (fl.1788), England
 * 18) Tom Leonard (born 1944), Scotland
 * 19) Laurence Lerner (born 1925), England
 * 20) Amy Levy (1861-1889), England
 * 21) Alun Lewis (1915-1944), Wales
 * 22) Bill Lewis (born 1953), England
 * 23) C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), England
 * 24) Blanche Elizabeth Lindsay (1844-1912), England
 * 25) David Lindsay (?1490-1555?), Scotland
 * 26) Eric Linklater (1899-1974), Scotland
 * 27) William James Linton (1812-1897), England / United States
 * 28) Robert Lloyd (1733-1764), England
 * 29) Liz Lochhead (born 1947), Scotland
 * 30) Frederick Locker-Lampson (1821-1895), England
 * 31) Thomas Lodge (c.1558-1625), England
 * 32) Christopher Logue (1926-2011), England
 * 33) Richard Lovelace (1618-1658), England
 * 34) Malcolm Lowry (1909-1957), England
 * 35) Roddy Lumsden (born 1966), Scotland
 * 36) John Lydgate (1370-1450), England
 * 37) John Lyly (1553-1606), England
 * 38) Sylvia Lynd (1888-1952), England
 * 39) Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847), Scotland
 * 40) George Lyttelton, Lord Lyttelton (1709-1773), England
 * 41) Robert Bulwer-Lytton (1831-1891), England

Ma-Me

 * 1) Rose Macaulay (1881-1958), England
 * 2) Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859), England
 * 3) George MacBeth (1932-1992), Scotland
 * 4) Norman MacCaig (1910-1996), Scotland
 * 5) Evan MacColl (1808-1898), Scotland / Canada
 * 6) Hugh MacDiarmid (1892-1978), Scotland
 * 7) George MacDonald (1824-1905), Scotland
 * 8) John William Mackail (1859-1945), Scotland
 * 9) Fiona MacLeod (1855-1905), Scotland
 * 10) Joseph Macleod (1903-1984), England
 * 11) Louis MacNeice (1907-1963), England
 * 12) James Macpherson (1736-1796), Scotland
 * 13) Judith Madan (1702-1781), England
 * 14) Charles Madge (1912-1996), England
 * 15) David Mallet (?1705-1765), Scotland
 * 16) Robert Mannyng (1269-1340), England
 * 17) Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923), England
 * 18) Peter Manson (born 1969), Scotland
 * 19) Walter de la Mare (1873-1956), England
 * 20) Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), England
 * 21) John Marston (1576-1634), England
 * 22) Philip Bourke Marston (1850-1887), England
 * 23) Andrew Marvell (1621-1678), England
 * 24) John Masefield (1878-1967), England
 * 25) William Mason (1724-1797), England
 * 26) Edward Powys Mathers (1892-1939), England
 * 27) Glyn Maxwell (born 1962), England
 * 28) James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), Scotland
 * 29) Chris McCabe (born 1977), England
 * 30) William McGonagall (1825-1902), Scotland
 * 31) Roger McGough (born 1937), England
 * 32) Jamie McKendrick (born 1955), England
 * 33) Ian McMillan (born 1956), England
 * 34) George Bubb Dodington, Baron Melcombe (1691-1762), England
 * 35) George Meredith (1828-1909), England
 * 36) Louisa Anne Meredith (1812-1895), England / Australia
 * 37) Owen Mereidith (1831-1891), England
 * 38) Metaphysical poets, 17th century, England
 * 39) Alice Meynell (1847-1922), England; mother of Francis Meynell
 * 40) Francis Meynell (1891-1975), England; son of Alice Meynell

Mi-My

 * 1) William Mickle (1735-1788), Scotland
 * 2) Christopher Middleton (born 1926), England
 * 3) Richard Middleton (1882-1911), England
 * 4) Thomas Middleton (1580-1627), England
 * 5) Albert Midlane (1825-1909), England
 * 6) William Miller (1810-1872), Scotland
 * 7) Spike Milligan (1918-2002), England / Ireland
 * 8) Henry Hart Milman (1791-1868), England
 * 9) A.A. Milne (1882-1956), England
 * 10) Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton (1809-1885), England
 * 11) John Milton (1608-1674), England
 * 12) Sexton Ming (born 1961), England
 * 13) Robert Minhinnick (born 1952), Wales
 * 14) Adrian Mitchell (1932-2008), England
 * 15) Tony Mitton (born 1951), England
 * 16) John Moat (1936-2014), England
 * 17) Francis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer (1852-1923), England
 * 18) Geraldine Monk (born 1952), England
 * 19) William Cosmo Monkhouse (1840-1901), England
 * 20) Harold Monro (1879-1932), England
 * 21) Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661-1715), England
 * 22) Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762), England
 * 23) James Montgomery (1771-1854), England
 * 24) Robert Montgomery (1807-1855), England
 * 25) Susanna Moodie (1803-1885), England / Canada
 * 26) Elizabeth Moody (1737-1814), England
 * 27) Thomas Sturge Moore (1870-1944), England
 * 28) Thomas Osbert Mordaunt (1730-1809), England
 * 29) Hannah More (1745-1833), England
 * 30) Edwin Morgan (1920-2010), Scotland
 * 31) Lewis Morris (1701-1765), Wales
 * 32) Sir Lewis Morris (1833-1907), Wales
 * 33) William Morris (1834-1896), England
 * 34) William Motherwell (1797-1835), Scotland
 * 35) Sir Andrew Motion (born 1952), England
 * 36) Eric Mottram (1924-1995), England
 * 37) Thomas Moult (1893-1974), England
 * 38) Edward Moxon (1801-1858), England
 * 39) Edwin Muir (1887-1959), Orkney Islands
 * 40) Anthony Munday (?1560-1633), England
 * 41) Robert Fuller Murray (1863-1894), Scotland
 * 42) Ernest Myers (1844-1921), England; brother of Frederic W.H. Myers
 * 43) Frederic W.H. Myers (1843-1901), England; brother of Ernest Myers

N

 * 1) Daljit Nagra (born 1966), England
 * 2) Lady Carolina Nairne (1766-1845), Scotland
 * 3) Thomas Nashe (1567–1601), England
 * 4) Graham Nelson (born 1968), England
 * 5) Edith Nesbit (1858-1924), England
 * 6) Sir Henry Newbolt (1862–1938), England
 * 7) Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801–1890), England
 * 8) Bowyer Nichols (1859-1939), England
 * 9) Robert Nichols (1893-1944), England
 * 10) Norman Nicholson (1914-1987), England
 * 11) James Hume Nisbet (1849-1923), Australia / Scotland
 * 12) Roden Noel (1834-1894), England
 * 13) Caroline Norton (1808-1877), England
 * 14) Alfred Noyes (1880-1958), England
 * 15) Jeff Nuttall (1933–2004), England

O

 * 1) Sean O'Brien (born 1952), England
 * 2) John Oldham (1653-1683), England
 * 3) William Oldys (1696-1761), England
 * 4) Amelia Opie (1769-1853), England
 * 5) Orinda (1632-1664), England
 * 6) Arthur O'Shaughnessy (1844-1881), England
 * 7) Maggie O'Sullivan (born 1951), England
 * 8) Alice Oswald (born 1966), England
 * 9) Thomas Otway (1652-1685), England
 * 10) George Outram (1805-1856), Scotland
 * 11) Sir Thomas Overbury (1581-1613), England
 * 12) Wilfred Owen (1893–1918), Wales
 * 13) Henry Nutcombe Oxenham (1829-1888), England
 * 14) John Oxenham (1852-1941), England
 * 15) Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550-1604), England

P

 * 1) Ruth Padel (born 1947), England
 * 2) Isobel Pagan (?1740-1821), Scotland
 * 3) Francis Turner Palgrave (1824-1897), England
 * 4) Herbert Edward Palmer (1880-1961), England
 * 5) Gilbert Parker (1862-1932), Canada / England
 * 6) Don Paterson (born 1963), Scotland
 * 7) Coventry Patmore (1823-1896), England
 * 8) Brian Patten (born 1946), England
 * 9) Tom Paulin (born 1949), England
 * 10) John Payne (1842-1917), England
 * 11) Henry Peacham (1578-1644), England
 * 12) Thomas Love Peacock (1785–1866), England
 * 13) Pearl Poet (14th century), England
 * 14) George Peele (1556-1596), England
 * 15) J.D.C. Pellow (1890-1960), England
 * 16) Thomas Penrose (1742-1779), England
 * 17) Ambrose Philips (1674-1749), England
 * 18) John Philips (1676-1709) England
 * 19) Katherine Philips (1632-1664), England
 * 20) J.S. Phillimore (1873-1926), England
 * 21) Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960), England
 * 22) Stephen Phillips (1864-1915), England
 * 23) William Philpot (1823-1889), England
 * 24) Tom Pickard (born 1946), England
 * 25) Marjorie Pickthall (1883-1922), Canada / England
 * 26) Harold Pinter (1930-2008), England
 * 27) Vivian de Sola Pinto (1895-1969), England
 * 28) Ruth Pitter (1897–1992), England
 * 29) Victor Plarr (1863-1929), England
 * 30) Sylvia Plath (1932–1963), United States / England
 * 31) Clare Pollard (born 1978), England
 * 32) Jacob Polley (born 1975), England
 * 33) Robert Pollok (?1798–1827), Scotland
 * 34) John Pomfret (1667-1702), England
 * 35) Alexander Pope (1688–1744), England
 * 36) Walter Pope (c.1627-1714), England
 * 37) Peter Porter (1929-2010), Australia / England
 * 38) Walter Porter (c.1590-1659), England
 * 39) Ezra Pound (1885–1972), United States / England
 * 40) Frederick York Powell (1850-1904), England
 * 41) John Cowper Powys (1872-1963), Wales
 * 42) Winthrop Mackworth Praed (1802-1839), England
 * 43) Frank Prewett (1893-1962), Canada / England
 * 44) Nancy Price (1880–1970), England
 * 45) Richard Price (born 1966), Scotland
 * 46) F.T. Prince (1912-2003), England
 * 47) Thomas Pringle (1789-1834), Scotland / South Africa
 * 48) Matthew Prior (1664–1721), England
 * 49) Pauline Prior-Pitt, Scotland
 * 50) May Probyn (1856-1909), England
 * 51) Adelaide Procter (1825-1864), England; daughter of Barry Cornwall
 * 52) J.H. Prynne (born 1936), England
 * 53) Sheenagh Pugh (born 1950), Wales

Q

 * 1) Francis Quarles (1592-1644), England / Canada
 * 2) John Quarles (1624-1665), England

R

 * 1) Dollie Radford (1858-1920), England; wife of Ernest Radford
 * 2) Ernest Radford (1857-1919), England; husband of Dollie Radford
 * 3) William Radice (born 1951), England
 * 4) Craig Raine (born 1944), England
 * 5) Kathleen Raine (1908–2003), England
 * 6) Sir Walter Raleigh (c.1554–1618), England
 * 7) Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh (1861-1922), England
 * 8) Allan Ramsay (1686-1758), Scotland
 * 9) Thomas Randolph (1605–1635), England
 * 10) William Brighty Rands (1823-1882), England
 * 11) William John MacQuorn Rankine (1820-1872), Scotland
 * 12) Tom Raworth (born 1938), England
 * 13) Sally Read (born 1971), England
 * 14) Henry Reed (1914–1986), England
 * 15) Deryn Rees-Jones (born 1968), Wales
 * 16) Joseph Relph (1712–1743), England
 * 17) John Reynolds (?1588-1655?), England
 * 18) John Hamilton Reynolds (1794-1852), England
 * 19) James Rhoades (1841-1943), England
 * 20) Ernest Rhys (1859-1946), England
 * 21) Charlotte Richardson (1775-1825), England
 * 22) Edgell Rickword (1898-1982), England
 * 23) Anne Ridler (1912-2001), England
 * 24) Denise Riley (born 1948), England
 * 25) John Riley (1937-1978), England
 * 26) Peter Riley (born 1940), England
 * 27) Michael Roberts (1902-1948), England
 * 28) Michael Symmons Roberts (born 1963), England
 * 29) James Robertson (died 1903), England
 * 30) Robin Robertson (born 1955), Scotland
 * 31) Mary Robinson (1758–1800), England
 * 32) John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647–1680), England
 * 33) James Rennell Rodd (1858-1941), England
 * 34) Samuel Rogers (1763-1855), England
 * 35) Richard Rolle (?1290-1349), England
 * 36) William Roscoe (1753-1831), England
 * 37) Michael Rosen (born 1946), England
 * 38) Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918), England
 * 39) Ronald Ross (1857-1932), England
 * 40) Christina Rossetti (1830–1894), England; sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
 * 41) Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882), England; brother of Christina Rossetti
 * 42) Anne Rouse (born 1954), England
 * 43) Henry Rowe (1750-1819), England
 * 44) Antony Rowland (born 1970), England

Sa-Sk

 * 1) Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset (1638-1706), England
 * 2) Lady Margaret Sackville (1881-1963), England
 * 3) Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset (1536-1608), England
 * 4) Jacob Sam-La Rose (born 1976), England
 * 5) Fiona Sampson (born 1963), England
 * 6) George Sandys (1577-1644), England; uncle of Richard Lovelace
 * 7) E.B. Sargant (1855-1935), England
 * 8) Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967), England
 * 9) Vernon Scannell (1922-2007), England
 * 10) Alexander Scott (1520-1582), Scotland
 * 11) Alexander Scott (1920-1989), Scotland
 * 12) Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), Scotland
 * 13) William Bell Scott (1811-1890), Scotland
 * 14) Peter Scupham (born 1933), England
 * 15) Sir Owen Seaman (1861-1936), England
 * 16) Sir Charles Sedley (1639-1701), England
 * 17) Francis Sempill (?1616-1682), Scotland
 * 18) James Sempill (1566-1625), Scotland
 * 19) Robert Sempill (?1530-1595), Scotland
 * 20) Robert Sempill the younger (?1595-1663?), Scotland
 * 21) Robert W. Service (1874-1958), Scotland / Canada
 * 22) Anna Seward (1747-1809), England
 * 23) Thomas Shadwell (?1642-1692), England
 * 24) John Campbell Shairp (1819-1885), Scotland
 * 25) William Shakespeare (1564-1616), England
 * 26) Jo Shapcott (born 1953), England
 * 27) William Sharp (1855-1905), Scotland
 * 28) Owen Sheers (born 1974), Wales
 * 29) John Sheffield (1648-1721), England
 * 30) Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), England
 * 31) William Shenstone (1714-1763), England
 * 32) Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), England
 * 33) James Shirley (1596-1666), England
 * 34) Elizabeth Siddal (1829-1862), England
 * 35) Mary (Sidney) Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (1561-1621), England
 * 36) Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), England
 * 37) Alan Sillitoe (1928-2010), England
 * 38) George Augustus Simcox (1841-1905), England
 * 39) Iain Sinclair (born 1943), England
 * 40) May Sinclair (1863-1946), England
 * 41) Dame Edith Sitwell (1887–1964), England; sister of Osbert & Sacheverell Sitwell
 * 42) Sir Osbert Sitwell (1892-1969), England; brother of Edith & Sacheverell Sitwell
 * 43) Sir Sacheverell Sitwell (1897-1988), England; brother of Edith & Osbert Sitwell
 * 44) John Skelton (1460–1529), England
 * 45) Robin Skelton (1925-1997), England / Canada
 * 46) Joseph Skipsey (1832-1903), England

Sm-Sz

 * 1) Christopher Smart (1722-1771), England
 * 2) Elizabeth Smart (1913-1986), Canada / England
 * 3) Dorothea Smartt (born 1963), England
 * 4) Alexander Smith (1830–1867), Scotland
 * 5) Catherine Smith (born 1962), England
 * 6) Charlotte Smith (1749–1806), England
 * 7) John Smith (1662-1717), England
 * 8) John Gibson Smith (fl. 1834-1864), Scotland
 * 9) Stevie Smith (1902–1971), England
 * 10) Sydney Smith (1771-1845), England
 * 11) Walter Chalmers Smith (1824-1908), England
 * 12) Tobias Smollett (1721–1771), Scotland
 * 13) William Somerville (1675-1742), England
 * 14) Charles Hamilton Sorley (1895–1915), Scotland
 * 15) William Soutar (1898–1946), Scotland
 * 16) Caroline Southey (1786-1854), England, wife of Robert Southey
 * 17) Robert Southey (1774–1843), England, husband of Caroline Southey
 * 18) Saint Robert Southwell (1561–1595), England
 * 19) Stephen Spender (1909-1995), England
 * 20) Edmund Spenser (1552–1599), England
 * 21) Jean Sprackland (born 1962), England
 * 22) Jon Stallworthy (born 1935), England
 * 23) John Stammers (born 1954), England
 * 24) Thomas Stanley (1625-1678), England
 * 25) James Kenneth Stephen (1859-1892), England
 * 26) James Brunton Stephens (1835-1902), Scotland / Australia
 * 27) Anne Stevenson (born 1933), England / United States
 * 28) Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), Scotland
 * 29) William Stevenson (1530-1573), England
 * 30) Agnes Strickland (1796-1874), England
 * 31) William Strode (1600-1643), England
 * 32) Leonard Strong (1896-1958), England
 * 33) Muriel Stuart (1889-1967), Scotland
 * 34) Frank Pearce Sturm (1879-1942), England
 * 35) Sir John Suckling (1609–1642), England
 * 36) Paul Summers (born 1967), England
 * 37) Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (?1517-1547), England
 * 38) Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909), England
 * 39) James Joseph Sylvester (1814-1897), England
 * 40) Joshua Sylvester (1563–1618), England
 * 41) Arthur Symons (1865–1945), England
 * 42) John Addington Symonds (1840-1853), England
 * 43) George Szirtes (born 1948), England

T

 * 1) F.W. Tancred (1874-1925), England
 * 2) Nathaniel Tarn (born 1928), England / United States
 * 3) Nahum Tate (1652-1715), Ireland/England
 * 4) Ann Taylor (1782-1866), England, sister of Jane Taylor
 * 5) Sir Henry Taylor (1800-1866), England
 * 6) Jane Taylor (1783-1824), England, sister of Ann Taylor
 * 7) Kate Tempest (born 1986), England
 * 8) Alfred Tennyson, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892), England
 * 9) Frederick Tennyson (1807-1898), England, brother of Alfred Tennyson
 * 10) William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), England
 * 11) William Thom (1799–1848), Scotland
 * 12) Dylan Thomas (1914–1953), Wales
 * 13) Edward Thomas (1878–1917), Wales
 * 14) R.S. Thomas (1913–2000), Wales
 * 15) Francis Thompson (1859–1907), England
 * 16) Charles Thomson (born 1953), England
 * 17) Dunstan Thompson (1918-1975), United States / England
 * 18) James Thomson (1700-1748), Scotland
 * 19) James Thomson (B.V.) (1834–1882), Scotland
 * 20) Wilfrid Thorley (1878-1963), England
 * 21) Anthony Thwaite (born 1930), England
 * 22) Chidiock Tichborne (1558–1586), England
 * 23) Thomas Tickell (1685-1740), England
 * 24) Nick Toczek (born 1950), England
 * 25) J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973), England
 * 26) Charles Tomlinson (born 1927), England
 * 27) Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna (1790-1846), England
 * 28) Angela Topping (born 1954), England
 * 29) Aurelian Townshend (?1583-1643?), England
 * 30) Thomas Traherne (?1636-1674), England
 * 31) Iris Tree (1897-1968), England
 * 32) R.C. Trevelyan (1872-1951), England
 * 33) John Tripp (1927-1986), Wales
 * 34) Alexander Trocchi (1925-1984), Scotland
 * 35) George Turberville (?1540-1610?), England
 * 36) Charles Tennyson Turner (1808-1879), England, brother of Alfred Tennyson
 * 37) Julian Turner (born 1955), England
 * 38) Walter J. Turner (1889-1946), England
 * 39) Thomas Tusser (?1524-1580), England
 * 40) Katharine Tynan (1861-1931), Ireland / England

U

 * 1) Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941), England
 * 2) Allen Upward (1863-1926), England

V

 * 1) Henry Vaughan (1621–1695), Wales
 * 2) Thomas Vaux, Baron Vaux (1509-1556), England
 * 3) Aubrey Thomas de Vere (1814-1902), Ireland

W

 * 1) Samuel Waddington (1844-1923), England
 * 2) John Wain (1925-1994), England
 * 3) Arthur Edward Waite (1857-1942), England
 * 4) Anna Louisa Walker (1836-1907), Canada / England
 * 5) William Sidney Walker (1795-1846), England
 * 6) Edmund Waller (1606–1687), England
 * 7) Martin Walls (born 1970), England / United States
 * 8) William Walsh (1663-1708), England
 * 9) Christian Ward (born 1980), England
 * 10) Frederick William Orde Ward (1834-1922), England
 * 11) Sarah Wardle (born 1969), England
 * 12) Anna Laetitia Waring (1823-1910), Wales
 * 13) Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893-1978), England
 * 14) William Warner (?1558-1609), England
 * 15) Bertram Warr (1917-1943), Canada / England
 * 16) John Byrne Leicester Warren, Baron de Tabley (1835-1985), England
 * 17) Joseph Warton (1722-1800), England
 * 18) Thomas Warton (1728–1790), England
 * 19) Gilbert Waterhouse (1883-1916), England
 * 20) Vernon Watkins (1906-1967), Wales
 * 21) Thomas Watson (1555-1592), England
 * 22) Sir William Watson (1858-1935), England
 * 23) Isaac Watts (1674–1748), England
 * 24) Frederic Weatherly (1848-1929), England
 * 25) Mary Webb (1881-1927), England
 * 26) Charles Webbe (circa 1678), England
 * 27) Augusta Webster (1837-1894), England
 * 28) John Webster (?1580-1634?), England
 * 29) Dorothy Wellesley (1889-1956), England
 * 30) Charles Wesley (1707-1788), England
 * 31) John Wesley (1703-1791), England
 * 32) R. Wever (fl. 1549-1553), England
 * 33) Gordon Wharton (born 1929), England
 * 34) Joseph Blanco White (1775-1841), England
 * 35) William Whitehead (1715-1785), England
 * 36) Isabella Whitney (1540s-1580s), England
 * 37) David Whyte (born 1955), England
 * 38) Anna Wickham (1884-1947), England
 * 39) Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), Ireland / England
 * 40) John Wilkinson (born 1953), England
 * 41) William of Shoreham (14th century), England
 * 42) Helen Maria Williams (1761-1827), England
 * 43) Hugo Williams (born 1942), England
 * 44) Sarah Williams (1841-1868), England
 * 45) Walter Leslie Wilmshurst (1867-1939), England
 * 46) Hugo Williams (born 1942), England
 * 47) Clive Wilmer (born 1945), England
 * 48) William Winstanley (?1628-1698), England
 * 49) George Wither (1588–1667), England
 * 50) Roger Woddis (1917-1993), England
 * 51) Margaret L. Woods (1856-1945), England
 * 52) Dorothy Wordsworth (1771–1855), England
 * 53) Dame Elizabeth Wordsworth (1840-1932), England
 * 54) William Wordsworth (1770–1850), England
 * 55) Sir Henry Wotton (1568–1639), England
 * 56) Theodore Wratislaw (1871-1933), England
 * 57) Lady Mary Wroth (1587-1653), England
 * 58) Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503–1542), England

Y

 * 1) Ann Yearsley (1752-1806), England
 * 2) Edward Young (1683–1765), England

Z

 * 1) Benjamin Zephaniah (born 1958), England