Poets Writing in other than English

Penny's Poetry Pages focus on English-language poetry. Occasionally, though, we will run an article on a foreign-language poet, either because the poet is too important to be left out, or because of a connection (such as translation) with an English-speaking writer.

The following list is by no means complete, and is not a definitive representation of the poetic works of any language.

Ancient Greek

 * Sappho (?630BC-570BC?)

Italian

 * Petrarch (