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) Valentine Ackland (1906-1969), England
 * 13) Milton Acorn (1923-1986), Canada
 * 14) Mercedes de Acosta (1893-1968), United States
 * 15) Harold Acton (1904–1994), England
 * 16) Gilbert Adair (1944-2011), England
 * 17) Virginia Hamilton Adair (1913–2004), United States
 * 18) Helen Adam (1909–1993), Scotland / United States
 * 19) Arthur Henry Adams (1872–1936), New Zealand / Australia
 * 20) David Adams (born 1943), England
 * 21) Francis Adams (1862-1893), England / Australia
 * 22) John Adams (1704-1740), United States
 * 23) John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), United States
 * 24) Léonie Adams (1899–1988), United States
 * 25) Mary Electa Adams (1823-1898), Canada
 * 26) Sarah Flower Adams (1895-1848), England
 * 27) Robert Adamson (1852–1902), Australia
 * 28) Betty Adcock (born 1938), United States
 * 29) Fleur Adcock (born 1934), New Zealand / England
 * 30) Joseph Addison (1672–1719), England
 * 31) Kim Addonizio (born 1954), United States
 * 32) Toyin Adewale-Gabriel (born 1969), Nigeria
 * 33) AE (1867-1935), Ireland
 * 34) Tatamkulu Afrika (1920-2002), South Africa
 * 35) John Agard (born 1949), Guyana / England
 * 36) Smita Agarwal (born 1958), India
 * 37) Patience Agbabi (born 1965), England
 * 38) James Agee (1909–1955), United States
 * 39) Kelli Russell Agodon (born 1969), United States
 * 40) Jack Agüeros (born 1934), United States
 * 41) Ai (1947-2010), United States
 * 42) Conrad Aiken (1889-1973), United States
 * 43) Hew Ainslie (1792-1878), Scotland
 * 44) Adam Aitken (born 1960), Australia
 * 45) Mark Akenside (1721–1770), England
 * 46) Ellery Akers (born 1946), United States
 * 47) Sascha Aurora Akhtar (born 1976), Pakistan / England
 * 48) Zoë Akins (1886-1958), United States
 * 49) Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm (born 1965), Canada
 * 50) John Akpata, Canada

Al-Am

 * 1) Jordie Albiston (born 1961), Australia
 * 2) George Albon (born 1946), United States
 * 3) Ammiel Alcalay (born 1956), United States
 * 4) Sandra Alcosser (born 1944), United States
 * 5) Amos Bronson Alcott (1799-1888), United States
 * 6) Richard Aldington (1892-1962), England
 * 7) Dorothy Keeley Aldis (1896-1966), United States
 * 8) Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895), Ireland
 * 9) Elizabeth Alexander (born 1962), United States
 * 10) Meena Alexander (born 1951), United States
 * 11) Pamela Alexander (born 1948), United States
 * 12) Sidney A. Alexander (1866–1948), England
 * 13) Will Alexander (born 1948), United States
 * 14) Sir William Alexander, Earl of Stirling (ca.1570-1640)
 * 15) William Alexander (1824-1911), Ireland
 * 16) Sherman Alexie (born 1966, United States
 * 17) Felipe Alfau (1902-1999), Spain / United States
 * 18) Edna Alford (born 1947), Canada
 * 19) Henry Alford (1810-1871), England
 * 20) Agha Shahid Ali (1949-2001), United States
 * 21) Kazim Ali (born 1971), United States
 * 22) Karen Alkalay-Gut (born 1945), Israel
 * 23) James Alexander Allan (1889–1956), Australia
 * 24) Sandra Alland (born 1973), Canada
 * 25) Donna Allard, Canada
 * 26) William Allegrezza (born 1974), United States
 * 27) Dick Allen (born 1939), United States
 * 28) Donald Allen (1912–2004), United States
 * 29) Lillian Allen (born 1951), Canada
 * 30) Elizabeth Chase Allen (1832-1911), United States
 * 31) Leslie Holdsworthy Allen (1879–1964), Australia
 * 32) Richard James Allen (born 1960), Australia
 * 33) Ron Allen (born 1947), United States
 * 34) William Allingham (1824-1889), Ireland
 * 35) Drummond Allison (1921-1943), England
 * 36) William Talbot Allison (1874-1941), Canada
 * 37) Gillian Allnutt (born 1949), England
 * 38) Washington Allston (1779-1843), United States
 * 39) Laurence Alma-Tadema (1865-1940), England
 * 40) Melanie Almeder(born 1965), United States
 * 41) Bert Almon (born 1943), United States / Canada
 * 42) Alta (born 1942), United States
 * 43) Keith Althaus (born 1946), United States
 * 44) Howard Altmann, United States
 * 45) Alurista (born 1947), United States
 * 46) Al Alvarez (born 1929), England
 * 47) Julia Álvarez (born 1950), United States
 * 48) George Amabile (born 1936), Canada
 * 49) Mary Frances Ames (1853-1929), Canada
 * 50) NIcholas Amhurst (1697-1742), England
 * 51) Indran Amirthanayagam (born 1960)
 * 52) Kingsley Amis (1922–1995), England
 * 53) A.R. Ammons (1926-2001), United States
 * 54) 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 (1842-1923), Canada
 * 5) Patrick Anderson (1915-1979), Canada
 * 6) Robert Anderson (1770-1833), England
 * 7) Robert T. Anderson (1880-1960), Canada
 * 8) Rod Anderson (born 1935), Canada
 * 9) Victor Anderson (1917-2001), United States
 * 10) Michael Andre (born 1946), Canada
 * 11) Bruce Andrews (born 1948), United States
 * 12) Kevin Andrews (1924-1989), United States / Greece
 * 13) Ron Androla (born 1954), United States
 * 14) Ralph Angel (born 1951), United States
 * 15) Maya Angelou (born 1928), United States
 * 16) Talvikki Ansel, United States
 * 17) David Antin (born 1932), United States
 * 18) Antler (born 1946), United States
 * 19) Yaseen Anwer (born 1989), India
 * 20) Philip Appleman (born 1926), United States
 * 21) Adrian Arancibia (born 1971), United States
 * 22) Walter Conrad Arensburg (1878-1954), United States
 * 23) Ken Arkind, United States
 * 24) Rae Armantrout (born 1947), United States
 * 25) Simon Armitage (born 1963), England
 * 26) Richard Armour (1906–1989), United States
 * 27) Jeannette Armstrong (born 1948), Canada
 * 28) Martin Armstrong (1882-1974), England
 * 29) David Arnason (born 1940), Canada
 * 30) Craig Arnold (1967-2009), United States
 * 31) Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904), England
 * 32) Matthew Arnold (1822–1888), England
 * 33) Joanne Arnott (born 1960), Canada
 * 34) Robert P. Arthur (born 1943), United States
 * 35) M.K. Asante (born 1982), United States
 * 36) Isidore G. Ascher (1835-1933) Canada / England
 * 37) John Ashbery (born 1927), United States
 * 38) Thomas Ashe (1836-1889), England
 * 39) Anne Askew (1520-1546), England
 * 40) John Askham (1825-1894), England
 * 41) Edwin Atherstone (1788-1872), England
 * 42) Margaret Atwood (born 1939), Canada
 * 43) Dorothy Auchterlonie (1915-1991), Australia
 * 44) W.H. Auden (1907-1973), England / United States
 * 45) Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950), India
 * 46) Joseph Auslander (1897-1965), United States
 * 47) Paul Auster (born 1947), United States
 * 48) Alfred Austin (1835-1913), England
 * 49) Margaret Avison (1918-2007), Canada
 * 50) Kofi Awoonor (born 1935), Ghana
 * 51) Sevan Aydinian (born 1983), United States
 * 52) Pam Ayres (born 1947), England
 * 53) Sir Robert Aytoun (1570-1638), Scotland
 * 54) William Aytoun (1813-1865), Scotland
 * 55) 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), United States
 * 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) Mary Balfour (1778-1819), Ireland
 * 17) Jesse Ball (born 1978), United States
 * 18) Micah Ballard (born 1975), United States
 * 19) Mary Jo Bang (born 1946), United States
 * 20) John Banim (1798–1842), Ireland
 * 21) Chris Banks (born 1970), Canada
 * 22) Russell Banks (born 1940), United States
 * 23) Kaushalya Bannerji, Canada
 * 24) Frances Bannerman (1855-1940), Canada
 * 25) Lex Banning (born 1921), Australia
 * 26) Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones) (born 1934), United States
 * 27) Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743–1825), England
 * 28) Mary Barber (c.1685-c.1755), Ireland
 * 29) John Barbour (died 1395), Scotland
 * 30) Elsa Barker (1869-1954), United States
 * 31) George Barker (1913-1991), England
 * 32) Les Barker (born 1947), England
 * 33) Sebastian Barker (born 1945), England
 * 34) Coleman Barks (born 1937), United States
 * 35) George Barlow (1847-1914), England
 * 36) George Barlow (born 1948), United States
 * 37) Jane Barlow (1857-1917), Ireland
 * 38) Joel Barlow (1754–1812), United States
 * 39) Lady Anne Barnard (1750-1825), England / South Africa
 * 40) Mary Barnard (1909–2002), Unites States
 * 41) Barnabe Barnes (1571-1609), England
 * 42) Djuna Barnes (1892–1982), United States
 * 43) William Barnes (1801–1886), England
 * 44) Catherine Barnett (born 1960), United States
 * 45) Richard Barnfield (1574–1620), England
 * 46) Willis Barnstone (born 1927), United States
 * 47) Candy Barr (1935-2005), United States
 * 48) John Barr (1809-1889), Scotland / New Zealand
 * 49) Syd Barret (1946-2006), England
 * 50) Laird Barron (born 1970), United States
 * 51) Elizabeth Bartlett (1911-1994), United States
 * 52) Elizabeth Bartlett (1924-2008), England
 * 53) Gertrude Bartlett (1876-1942), Canada
 * 54) Bernard Barton (1784–1849), England
 * 55) Emily Mary Barton (1817-1909), Australia
 * 56) John Barton (born 1957), Canada
 * 57) Bertha Hirsch Baruch (fl. 1876-1908), United States
 * 58) Gary Barwin (born 1964), Canada
 * 59) Todd Bash (born 1965)
 * 60) Samiya Bashir, United States
 * 61) Michael Basinski (born 1950), United States
 * 62) Shaunt Basmajian (1950-1990), Canada
 * 63) Ellen Bass (born 1947), United States
 * 64) Thomas Bastard (1566-1618), England
 * 65) Paul Batchelor (born 1977), England
 * 66) David Bates (1809–1870), United States
 * 67) Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929), United States
 * 68) Thomas Bateson (c.1570-1630), England
 * 69) Dawn-Michelle Baude (born 1959), United States
 * 70) Grace Bauer, United States
 * 71) William Bauer (1932-2010), Canada
 * 72) Eric Baus (born 1975), United States
 * 73) Isaac Rieman Baxley (1850-1920), United States
 * 74) Charles Baxter (born 1947), United States
 * 75) James K. Baxter (1926–1972), New Zealand
 * 76) Arthur Bayldon (1865–1958), Australia
 * 77) 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) Amy Beeder (born 1965), United States
 * 22) Patricia Beer (1919-1999), England
 * 23) Sir Max Beerbohm (1872-1956), England
 * 24) Ethel Lynn Beers (1827-1879), United States
 * 25) Philip Begho (born 1969), Nigeria
 * 26) Brendan Behan (1923–1964), Ireland
 * 27) Aphra Behn (1640–1689), England
 * 28) Henry Beissel (born 1929), Canada
 * 29) Ken Belford (born 1946), Canada
 * 30) Ben Belitt (1911-2003), United States
 * 31) Elana Bell, United States
 * 32) J.J. Bell (1871-1934), Scotland
 * 33) Martin Bell (1918-1978), England
 * 34) Marvin Bell (born 1937), United States
 * 35) Lisa Bellear (1961-2006), Australia
 * 36) Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953), France / England
 * 37) John Bemrose (born 1947), Canada
 * 38) Michael Benedikt (1935-2007), United States
 * 39) Stephen Vincent Benét (1898-1943), United States
 * 40) William Rose Benét (1886-1950), United States
 * 41) John Wilson Bengough (1851-1923), Canada
 * 42) Park Benjamin, Sr. (1809-1864), United States
 * 43) Gwendolyn B. Bennett (1902–1981), United States
 * 44) Jim Bennett, (born 1951), England
 * 45) Stefanie Bennett (born 1945), Australia
 * 46) Robbie Benoit (died 2007), Canada
 * 47) A.C. Benson (1862-1925), England
 * 48) Mary Josephine Benson (1887-1965), Canada
 * 49) Elizabeth Bentley (1767-1839), England
 * 50) Nelson Bentley (1918-1990), United States
 * 51) Richard Berengarten (born 1943), England
 * 52) Caroline Bergvall (born 1962), England
 * 53) Bill Berkson (born 1939), United States
 * 54) David Berman (born 1967), United States
 * 55) April Bernard (born 1956), United States
 * 56) Charles Bernstein (born 1950), United States
 * 57) Steven "Jesse" Bernstein (1950-1991), United States
 * 58) Anselm Berrigan (born 1972), United States
 * 59) Daniel Berrigan (born 1921), United States
 * 60) Ted Berrigan (1934–1983), United States
 * 61) Francis Berry (1915-2006), England
 * 62) James Berry (born 1924), England
 * 63) Wendell Berry (born 1934), United States
 * 64) John Berryman (1914–1972), United States
 * 65) Mei-mei Berssenbrugge (born 1947), United States
 * 66) Matilda Betham (1776-1852), England
 * 67) Ursula Bethell (1874-1945), New Zealand
 * 68) Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984), England
 * 69) Craven Langstroth Betts (1853-1941), Canada
 * 70) Reginald Dwayne Betts, United States
 * 71) Judith Beveridge (born 1956), England / Australia
 * 72) Helen Bevington (1906-2001), United States
 * 73) 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) Caroline Bird (born 1986), England
 * 10) Julia Bird (born 1971), England
 * 11) Earle Birney (1904-1995), Canada
 * 12) Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979), United States
 * 13) John Peale Bishop (1892-1944), United States
 * 14) Judith Bishop (born 1972), Australia
 * 15) Tom Bishop (1952-2007), California
 * 16) Samuel Bishop (1731–1795), England
 * 17) bill bissett (born 1939), Canada
 * 18) Sherwin Bitsui, (born 1975), United States
 * 19) Baxter Black (born 1945), United States
 * 20) D.M. Black (born 1941), Scotland
 * 21) Sophie Cabot Black (born 1958), United States
 * 22) Grace Blackburn (1865-1926), Canada
 * 23) Paul Blackburn (1926–1971), United States
 * 24) Thomas Blackburn (1916-1977), England
 * 25) John Stuart Blackie (1809-1895), Scotland
 * 26) Thomas Blacklock (1721–1791), Scotland
 * 27) Nicole Blackman (born 1971), United States
 * 28) R.D. Blackmore (1825-1900), England
 * 29) Sir Richard Blackmore (1654-1729), England
 * 30) Richard P. Blackmur (1904-1965), United States
 * 31) Peter Bladen (1922–2001), Australia
 * 32) Kimberly M. Blaeser, United States
 * 33) Robert Blair (1699-1746), Scotland
 * 34) William Blake (1757–1827), England
 * 35) Susanna Blamire (1747–1794), England
 * 36) Richard Blanco (born 1968), United States
 * 37) Don Blanding (1894-1957), United States
 * 38) Robin Blaser (1925-2009), Canada / United States
 * 39) Randy Blasing (born 1943), United States
 * 40) Jean Bleakney (born 1956), Northern Ireland
 * 41) Anthony Bleecker (1770-1827), United States
 * 42) Adrian Blevins (born 1964), United States
 * 43) Jean Blewett (1872-1934), Canada
 * 44) John Blight (1913–1995), Australia
 * 45) Mathilde Blind (1841–1896), England
 * 46) Chana Bloch (born 1940), United States
 * 47) Laurie Block (born 1949), Canada
 * 48) E.D. Blodgett (born 1935), Canada
 * 49) Benjamin Paul Blood (1832–1919), United States
 * 50) Henry Ames Blood (1836-1900), United States
 * 51) Roberts Blossom (1924-2011), United States
 * 52) Edmund Blunden (1896–1974), England
 * 53) Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840–1922), England
 * 54) Robert Bly (born 1926), United States
 * 55) 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) Jenny Bornholdt (born 1960), New Zealand
 * 20) Roo Borson (born 1952), Canada
 * 21) Keith Bosley (born 1937), England
 * 22) Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Belgium / United States
 * 23) Bruce Boston (born 1943), United States
 * 24) Gordon Bottomley (1874-1948), England
 * 25) David Bottoms (born 1949), United States
 * 26) Michael Boughn (born 1946), Canada
 * 27) Jenny Boully (born 1976), United States
 * 28) Jenny Boult (1951-2005), Australia
 * 29) Francis William Bourdillon (1852-1921), England
 * 30) Arthur Bourinot (1893-1969), Canada
 * 31) John Philip Bourke (1860–1914), Australia
 * 32) A.P. Bowen (born ca. 1899), United States
 * 33) George Bowering (born 1935), Canada
 * 34) Marilyn Bowering (born 1949), Canada
 * 35) Edgar Bowers (1924-2000), United States
 * 36) Fred G. Bowles (fl. 1899-1918), United States
 * 37) William Lisle Bowles (1762-1850), England
 * 38) Tim Bowling (born 1964), Canada
 * 39) Louise Morey Bowman (1891-1944), Canada
 * 40) Arthur Boyars (born 1925), England
 * 41) Alex Boyd (born 1969), Canada
 * 42) Mark Alexander Boyd (1563–1601), Scotland
 * 43) Thomas Boyd (1867-1927), Ireland
 * 44) Kay Boyle (1902–1992), United States
 * 45) 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) Patrick Brandon (born 1965), England
 * 16) William Brandon (1914-1922), United States
 * 17) Di Brandt (born 1952), Canada
 * 18) Frederick Victor Branford (1892-1941), Scotland
 * 19) Charles Brasch (1909-1973), New Zealand
 * 20) Kamau Brathwaite (born 1930), Barbados
 * 21) Richard Brautigan (1935–1984), United States
 * 22) Kate Braverman (born 1950), United States
 * 23) Donari Braxton (born 1982), United States
 * 24) John Jefferson Bray (1912-1995), Australia
 * 25) Diana Brebner (1956-2001), Canada
 * 26) Jean "Binta" Breeze (born 1956), Jamaica
 * 27) Christopher Brennan (1870–1932), Australia
 * 28) Michael Brennan (born 1973), Australia
 * 29) Joseph Payne Brennan (1918–1990), United States
 * 30) Jane Brereton (1685-1740), England
 * 31) John Le Gay Brereton (1871–1933), Australia
 * 32) Nicholas Breton (1542–1626), England
 * 33) Brian Brett (born 1950), Canada
 * 34) Ken Brewer (1941–2006), United States
 * 35) Elizabeth Brewster (born 1922), Canada
 * 36) Martha Wadsworth Brewster (1710 - c.1757), United States
 * 37) Robert Bridges (1844–1930), England
 * 38) Kim Bridgford (born 1959), United States
 * 39) Robert Bringhurst (born 1946), Canada
 * 40) John Malcolm Brinnin (1916-1999), United States
 * 41) Edwin Brock (1927-1997), England
 * 42) Geoffrey Brock (born 1964), United States
 * 43) James Brock (born 1958), United States
 * 44) Lucie Brock-Broido (born 1956), United States
 * 45) Joseph Brodsky (1940–1996)
 * 46) Louis Daniel Brodsky (born 1941), United States
 * 47) Alexander Brome (1620-1666), England
 * 48) David Bromige (1933-2009), Canada
 * 49) William Bronk (1918–1999), United States
 * 50) Anne Brontë (1820-1849), England
 * 51) Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), England
 * 52) Emily Brontë (1818–1848), England
 * 53) Rupert Brooke (1887–1915), England
 * 54) Bertram Brooker (1888-1955), Canada
 * 55) Charles T. Brooks (1813-1883), United States
 * 56) Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000), United States
 * 57) Maria Gowen Brooks (?1794–1845), United States
 * 58) Shirley Brooks (1816-1874), England
 * 59) William Broome (1689-1745), England
 * 60) James Broughton (1913-1999), United States
 * 61) Olga Broumas (born 1949), United States
 * 62) Joel Brouwer (born 1968), United States
 * 63) Alice Brown (1856-1948), United States
 * 64) Andy Brown (born 1966), England
 * 65) Audrey Alexandra Brown (1904-1998), Canada
 * 66) Daniel Brown, United States
 * 67) Fleda Brown (born 1944), United States
 * 68) George Mackay Brown (1921-1996), Scotland
 * 69) Harriet Brown (born 1958), United States
 * 70) Harry Brown (1917-1986), United States
 * 71) Pam Brown (born 1948), Australia
 * 72) Pete Brown (born 1940), England
 * 73) Rita Mae Brown (born 1944), United States
 * 74) Ronnie R. Brown (born 1946), Canada
 * 75) Sterling A. Brown (1901–1989), United States
 * 76) Stewart Brown (born 1951), England
 * 77) Thomas Edward Brown (1830–1897), Isle of Man
 * 78) Tom Brown (1662-1704), England
 * 79) Frances Browne (1816–1879), Ireland
 * 80) Francis Fisher Browne (1843-1913), United States
 * 81) Isaac Hawkins Browne (1705–1760), England
 * 82) William Browne (1588–1643), England
 * 83) Gertrude Hall Brownell (1863-1961), United States
 * 84) Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861), England
 * 85) Robert Browning (1812–1889), England
 * 86) Alan Brownjohn (born 1931), England
 * 87) Charles Bruce (1906-1971), Canada
 * 88) Michael Bruce (1746-1767), Scotland
 * 89) Alan Brunton (1942-2002), New Zealand
 * 90) Mary Brunton (1778-1818), Scotland
 * 91) Dennis Brutus (1924-2009). South Africa
 * 92) William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878), United States
 * 93) Colette Bryce (born 1970), England

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) Frank Oliver Call (1878-1956), Canada
 * 7) Barry Callaghan (born 1937), Canada
 * 8) J.J. Callanan (1795-1829), Ireland
 * 9) Charles Stuart Calverley (1831–1884), England
 * 10) Ada Cambridge (1844-1926), England / Australia
 * 11) George Frederick Cameron (1854-1885), Canada
 * 12) Alistair Te Ariki Campbell (1925-2009), New Zealand
 * 13) A.Y. Campbell (1885-1958), Scotland
 * 14) James Edwin Campbell (1867-1896), United States
 * 15) Joseph Campbell (1879-1944), Ireland
 * 16) Roy Campbell (1901-1957), South Africa / England
 * 17) Mary Baine Campbell, United States
 * 18) Meg Campbell (1937-2007), New Zealand
 * 19) Thomas Campbell (1777–1844), Scotland
 * 20) William Wilfred Campbell (?1860-1918), Canada
 * 21) Peter Campion (born 1976), United States
 * 22) Thomas Campion (1567–1620), England
 * 23) Rafael Campo (born 1964), United States
 * 24) Melville Henry Cane (1879-1980), United States
 * 25) May Wedderburn Cannan (1893–1973), England
 * 26) Skipwith Cannell (1887-1957), United States
 * 27) Edward Capern (1819-1894), England
 * 28) Natalee Caple (born 1970), Canada
 * 29) Garrett Caples (born 1972), United States
 * 30) Joe Cardarelli (1994-1994), United States
 * 31) Gladys Cardiff (born 1942), United States
 * 32) Dudley Carew (1903-1981), England
 * 33) Thomas Carew (1595–1639), England
 * 34) Henry Carey (1693–1743), England
 * 35) Paul Cargnello (born 1979), Canada
 * 36) Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scotland
 * 37) Bliss Carman (1861-1929), Canada / United States
 * 38) Neil Carpathios (born 1961), United States
 * 39) Edward Carpenter (1844-1929), England
 * 40) Henry Bernard Carpenter (1840-1890), Ireland
 * 41) J.D. Carpenter (born 1948), Canada
 * 42) Jim Carroll (1949-2009), United States
 * 43) Lewis Carroll (1832–1898), England
 * 44) Hayden Carruth, (1921-2008), United States
 * 45) William Herbert Carruth (1859-1924), United States
 * 46) Guy Wetmore Carryl (1873-1904), United States
 * 47) Anne Carson (born 1950), Canada
 * 48) Ciaran Carson (born 1948), Ireland
 * 49) Jared Carter (born 1939), United States
 * 50) William Cartwright (1611–1643), England
 * 51) Raymond Carver (1938–1988), United States
 * 52) Alice Cary (1820-1871), United States
 * 53) Phoebe Cary (1824-1871), United States
 * 54) Neal Cassady (1926-1968), United States
 * 55) Stacie Cassarino (born 1975). United States
 * 56) Cyrus Cassells (born 1957), United States
 * 57) Turner Cassity (1929-2009), United States
 * 58) Ana Castillo (born 1953), United States
 * 59) Sandra M. Castillo (born 1962), United States
 * 60) Edward Caswall (1814-1878), England
 * 61) Gary Catalano (1947-2002), Australia
 * 62) Lee Cataldi 1942), Australia
 * 63) Christopher Caudwell (1907-1937), England
 * 64) Charles Causley (1917–2003), England States
 * 65) Grace Cavalieri (born 1932).
 * 66) Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673), England
 * 67) 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) Janet Charman (born 1954), New Zealand
 * 18) Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770), England
 * 19) Geoffrey Chaucer (?1343–1400), England
 * 20) Angelico Chavez (1910-1996), United States
 * 21) Alexander Chee, United States
 * 22) Colin Cheney (born 1978), United States
 * 23) John Vance Cheney (1848-1922), United States
 * 24) Syl Cheney-Coker (born 1945), Sierra Leone
 * 25) Edward Herbert, Baron of Cherbury (1583-1648), England
 * 26) Neeli Cherkovski (born 1945), United States
 * 27) Maxine Chernoff (born 1952), United States
 * 28) Bob Cherry, United States
 * 29) Kelly Cherry (born 1940), United States
 * 30) Nora Chesson (1871-1906), England
 * 31) G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936), England
 * 32) Henry Chettle (?1564-1607?), England
 * 33) Govinda Krishna Chettur (1898-1936)., India
 * 34) Dan Chiasson, United States
 * 35) James William Chichetto (born 1941), United States
 * 36) Wilfred Rowland Childe (1890-1952)
 * 37) Billy Chyldish (born 1959), England
 * 38) William Childress (born 1933), United States
 * 39) Steve Chimombo (born 1945), Malawi
 * 40) Marilyn Chin (born 1955), United States
 * 41) Frank Chipasula (born 1949), Malawi
 * 42) Margaret Christakos (born 1962), Canada
 * 43) Marcus B. Christian (1900-1976), United States
 * 44) Evie Christie (born 1979), Canada
 * 45) Chrystos (born 1946), United States
 * 46) Lady Mary Chudleigh (1656-1710), England
 * 47) Hubert Church (1857–1932), Australia
 * 48) Richard Church (1893-1972), England
 * 49) Charles Churchill (1731-1764), England
 * 50) John Ciardi (1916–1986), United States
 * 51) Colley Cibber (1671–1757), England
 * 52) Noah Cicero (born 1980), United States
 * 53) Sandra Cisneros (born 1954)
 * 54) Carson Cistulli (born 1979)
 * 55) Amy Clampitt (1920-1994), United States
 * 56) John Clare (1793–1864), England
 * 57) Alison Clark (born 1945), Australia
 * 58) Dave Clark, Canada
 * 59) Polly Clark (born 1968), England
 * 60) Thomas A. Clark (born 1944), Scotland
 * 61) Tom Clark (born 1941), United States
 * 62) Walter Van Tilburg Clark (1909 - 1971)
 * 63) Amy Key Clarke (1892-1980), England
 * 64) Austin Clarke (1886–1974), Ireland
 * 65) Gillian Clarke (born 1937), Wales
 * 66) George Elliott Clarke (born 1960), Canada
 * 67) Jack Clarke (1933-1992), United States
 * 68) John Cooper Clarke (born 1949), England
 * 69) Marcus Clarke (1846-1881), Australia
 * 70) Brendan Cleary (born 1958), England
 * 71) Ellen Mary Clerke (1840-1906), English
 * 72) John Cleveland (1613–1658), England
 * 73) Michelle Cliff born 1946), United States
 * 74) Wayne Clifford (born 1944), Canada
 * 75) Harry Clifton (born 1952), Ireland
 * 76) Lucille Clifton, (1936–2010), United States
 * 77) 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) Glenn Colquhoun (born 1964), New Zealand
 * 38) Padraic Colum (1881-1972), Ireland
 * 39) Shanna Compton (born 1970), United States
 * 40) William Congreve (1670–1729), England
 * 41) Grace Hazard Conkling (1878-1958), United States
 * 42) Hilda Conkling (1910-1986), United States
 * 43) Jan Conn (born 1952), Canada
 * 44) Paul Conneally (born 1959), England
 * 45) Evan S. Connell (1924-2013), United States
 * 46) Leo Connellan  (1928-2001), United States
 * 47) Karen Connelly (born 1969), Canada
 * 48) Kevin Connolly (born 1962), Canada
 * 49) Tony Connor (born 1930), England
 * 50) Gillian Conoley (born 1955), United States
 * 51) Henry Constable (1562–1613), England
 * 52) Harriet Maxwell Converse (1836-1903), United States
 * 53) J. Gordon Coogler (1865-1901), United States
 * 54) Eliza Cook (1818–1889), England
 * 55) Edmund Vance Cooke (1886-1932), Canada
 * 56) Ina Coolbrith (1841-1928), United States
 * 57) Dennis Cooley (born 1944), Canada
 * 58) Clark Coolidge (born 1939), United States
 * 59) Afua Cooper (born 1957), Canada
 * 60) Dennis Cooper (born 1953), United States
 * 61) Jane Cooper (1924-2007), United States
 * 62) Thomas Cooper (1805–1892), England
 * 63) Jake Copass (1920-2006), United States
 * 64) Michael Cope (born 1952), South Africa
 * 65) Wendy Cope (born 1945), England
 * 66) Richard Corbet (1582–1635), England
 * 67) William Corbett (born 1942), United States
 * 68) Billy Corgan (born 1967), United States
 * 69) Hilary Corke (1921-2001), England
 * 70) Cid Corman (1924-2004), United States
 * 71) Alfred Corn (born 1943), United States
 * 72) Frances Cornford(1886-1960), England
 * 73) F.M. Cornford (1874-1943), England
 * 74) John Cornford (1916-1936), England
 * 75) Barry Cornwall (1787-1874), England
 * 76) William Cornysh (1465-1523), England
 * 77) Gregory Corso (1930–2001), United States
 * 78) Jayne Cortez (1934-2012), United States
 * 79) Adela Cory (1865-1904), England / India
 * 80) William Johnson Cory (1823–1892), England
 * 81) Louisa Stuart Costello (1799–1877), Ireland
 * 82) Joseph S. Cotter (1861-1949), United States
 * 83) Charles Cotton (1630-1687), England
 * 84) Joe Cottonwood (born 1947), United States
 * 85) Anna Couani (born 1948), Australia
 * 86) Henri Coulette (1927-1988), United States
 * 87) Anne Ross Cousin (1824–1906), Scotland
 * 88) James H. Cousins (1873-1956), Ireland
 * 89) Francis Coutts (1852-1923), England
 * 90) Dani Couture (born 1978), Canada
 * 91) Elise Cowen (1933-1962), United States
 * 92) Thomas Cowherd (1817-1907), Canada
 * 93) Abraham Cowley (1618–1667), England
 * 94) Malcolm Cowley (1898-1989), United States
 * 95) William Cowper (1731–1800), England
 * 96) 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) D'Arcy Cresswell (1896-1960), New Zealand
 * 16) Judson Crews (1917-2010), United States
 * 17) Robert Crewe-Milnes (1858-1945), England
 * 18) Iain Crichton Smith (1928-1998), Scotland
 * 19) Arthur Shearly Cripps (1869-1952), England
 * 20) Julian Croft (born 1941), Australia
 * 21) Alison Croggon (1962), Australia<
 * 22) M.T.C. Cronin (born 1963), Australia
 * 23) Lynn Crosbie (born 1963), Canada
 * 24) Ernest Howard Crosby (1856-1907), United States
 * 25) Harry Crosby (1898–1929), United States
 * 26) T.W.H. Crosland (?1865-1924), England
 * 27) Kevin Crossley-Holland (born 1941), England
 * 28) Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), England
 * 29) Michael Crummey (born 1965), Canada
 * 30) Victor Hernandez Cruz (born 1949), United States
 * 31) Julie Crysler, Canada
 * 32) Brian Culhane (born 1954), United States
 * 33) Countee Cullen (1903–1946), United States
 * 34) E.E. Cummings (1894–1962), United States
 * 35) James Cummins (born 1948), United States
 * 36) Waring Cuney (1906-1976), United States
 * 37) Allan Cunningham (1784-1842), Scotland
 * 38) John Cunningham (1729–1773), Ireland
 * 39) J.V. Cunningham (1911–1985), United States
 * 40) Robert Cunninghame-Graham (1735-1797), Scotland
 * 41) Averill Curdy, United States
 * 42) Pearl Curran (1883-1937), United States
 * 43) Jen Currin (born 1972), Canada
 * 44) Sarah Anne Curzon (1833-1898), Canada
 * 45) Henry Cust (1861-1917), England
 * 46) Bloodgood Cutter (1817-1906), United States
 * 47) 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) Peter Dale (born 1938), England
 * 8) Victor Daley (1858-1905), Australia
 * 9) Annie Charlotte Dalton (1865-1938), Canada
 * 10) Enid Dame (1943-2003), United States
 * 11) S. Foster Damon (1893-1971), United States
 * 12) Richard Henry Dana (1787-1879), United States
 * 13) George J. Dance (born 1953), Canada
 * 14) Joseph A. Dandurand, Canada
 * 15) Samuel Daniel (1562–1619), England
 * 16) Jim Daniels (born 1956), United States
 * 17) Kate Daniels (born 1953), United States
 * 18) Margaret Danner (1915-1984), United States
 * 19) Hugh Antoine d'Arcy (1843-1925), United States
 * 20) George Darley (1795–1846), Ireland
 * 21) Tina Darragh (born 1950), United States
 * 22) Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802), England
 * 23) Elizabeth Daryush (1887-1977), England
 * 24) Robert von Dassanowsky (born 1965), United States
 * 25) Beverley Daurio (born 1953), Canada
 * 26) Sir William Davenant (1606–1668), England
 * 27) Guy Davenport (1927-2005), United States
 * 28) Frank Davey (born 1940), Canada
 * 29) John Davidson (1837–1909), Scotland
 * 30) Michael Davidson (born 1944), United States
 * 31) Donald Davie (1922-1995), England
 * 32) Alan Davies (born 1951), United States
 * 33) Idris Davies (1905-1953), Wales
 * 34) Sir John Davies (1569–1626), England
 * 35) John Davies of Hereford (?1565-1618), England
 * 36) Luke Davies (born 1962), Australia
 * 37) Mary Carolyn Davies (1888-1940?), United States
 * 38) W.H. Davies (1871-1940), Wales
 * 39) Nicholas Flood Davin (1840-1901), Canada
 * 40) Christina Davis (born 1971), United States
 * 41) Dale Davis, United States
 * 42) Frank Marshall Davis (1905-1987), United States
 * 43) Gwen Davis (born 1936), United States
 * 44) Jack Davis (1917-2000), Australia
 * 45) Jon Davis, United States
 * 46) Jordan Davis (born 1970), United States
 * 47) Norma L. Davis (1905-1945), Australia
 * 48) Olena Kalytiak Davis (born 1963), United States
 * 49) Tanya Davis, Canada
 * 50) Thomas Davis (1814–1845), Ireland
 * 51) Edward Davison (1898-1970), Scotland
 * 52) Francis Davison (?1575-1621), England
 * 53) Walter Davison (1581-1608?), England
 * 54) Tom Dawe (born 1940), Canada
 * 55) Kwame Dawes (born 1962), Jamaica
 * 56) Clarence Day (1874-1935), United States
 * 57) Jeffrey Day (1896-1916), England
 * 58) Sarah Day (born 1958), Australia
 * 59) 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) Reuel Denney (1913-1995), United States
 * 19) Carl Dennis (born 1939), United States
 * 20) Felix Dennis (born 1947), England
 * 21) John Dennison (born 1978), New Zealand
 * 22) Tory Dent (1958-2005), United States
 * 23) Theodore Deppe (born 1950), United States
 * 24) Enid Derham (1882-1941), Australia
 * 25) Thomas Dermody (1775–1802), Ireland
 * 26) Henry Derozio (1809–1831), India
 * 27) Toi Derricote (born 1941), United States
 * 28) Heather Derr-Smith (born 1971), United States
 * 29) Michelle Desbarats, Canada
 * 30) Babette Deutsch (1895-1982), United States
 * 31) James Devaney (1890-1976), Australia
 * 32) Denis Devlin (1908–1959), Ireland
 * 33) Edward Hartley Dewart (1828-1903), Canada
 * 34) Christopher Dewdney (born 1951), Canada
 * 35) 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) Bill Direen, New Zealand
 * 26) Thomas M. Disch (1940–2008)
 * 27) Charlotte Eliza Dixon (fl. 1814-1830), Ireland
 * 28) Isobel Dixon (born 1969), South Africa / England
 * 29) Richard Watson Dixon (1833-1900), England
 * 30) 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) Alfred Domett (1811-1887), England
 * 22) K.V. Dominic (born 1956), India
 * 23) Michael Donaghy (1954-2004), England
 * 24) Jeffery Donaldson, Canada
 * 25) John Donaldson, aka Jon Inglis (1921–1989), England
 * 26) John Donne (1572–1631), England
 * 27) David Donnell (born 1939), Canada
 * 28) Timothy Donnelly (born 1969), United States
 * 29) Theo Dorgan (born 1953), Ireland
 * 30) Sonya Dorman (1924-2005), United States
 * 31) Ed Dorn (1929–1999), United States
 * 32) Julia C.R. Dorr (1825-1913), United States
 * 33) Candas Jane Dorsey (born 1952), Canada
 * 34) Mark Doty (born 1953), United States
 * 35) Clive Doucet (born 1946), Canada
 * 36) Lord Alfred Douglas (1870-1945), England
 * 37) Gavin Douglas (?1475-1522), Scotland
 * 38) Keith Douglas (1920–1944), England
 * 39) Orville Lloyd Douglas (born 1976), Canada
 * 40) Franz Douskey, United States
 * 41) Rita Dove (born 1952), United States
 * 42) Edward Dowden (1843-1913), Ireland
 * 43) John Dowland (1563-1626), England
 * 44) Basil Dowling (1910-2000), New Zealand
 * 45) Gwladys Downes (botn 1915), Canada
 * 46) Gordon Downie (born 1964), Canada
 * 47) Ernest Dowson (1867–1900), England
 * 48) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), Scotland / England
 * 49) Camilla Doyle (1888-1944), England
 * 50) Sir Francis Hastings Doyle (1810–1888) England
 * 51) 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) Eileen Duggan (1894-1972), New Zealand
 * 22) Laurie Duggan (born 1949), Australia
 * 23) Denise Duhamel (born 1961), United States
 * 24) Ian Duhig (born 1954), England
 * 25) Jas H. Duke (1939-1982), Australia
 * 26) Henry Dumas (1934-1968), United States
 * 27) Marilyn Dumont (born 1955), Canada
 * 28) Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906), United States
 * 29) William Dunbar (1465–1520), Scotland
 * 30) Alice Dunbar-Nelson (1875-1935), United States
 * 31) Andrew Duncan (born 1956), England
 * 32) Robert Duncan (1919–1988), United States
 * 33) John Duncombe (1729-1786), England
 * 34) William Arthur Dunkerley (1852-1941), England
 * 35) Jim Dunlap (born 1945)
 * 36) Helen Dunmore (born 1952), England
 * 37) Douglas Dunn (born 1942), Scotland
 * 38) Max Dunn (died 1963), Australia
 * 39) Seán Dunne (1956–1995), Ireland
 * 40) Lord Dunsany (1878–1957), Ireland
 * 41) Rachel Blau DuPlessis (born 1941), United States
 * 42) James Duport (1606-1679), England
 * 43) Jane Duran (born 1944), England
 * 44) Job Durfee (1790-1847), United States
 * 45) Thomas D'Urfey (1653-1723), England
 * 46) Douglas Leader Durkin (1884-1967), Canada
 * 47) Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990), England
 * 48) Romesh Chunder Dutt (1848-1909), India
 * 49) Toru Dutt (1856-1877), India
 * 50) Geoffrey Dutton (1922-1998), Australia
 * 51) Paul Dutton (born 1947), Canada
 * 52) Stuart Dybek (born 1942), United States
 * 53) Edward Dyer (1543-1607), England
 * 54) John Dyer (1699-1757), Wales
 * 55) Bob Dylan (born 1941), United States
 * 56) 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) Pelham Edgar (1871-1948), Canada
 * 9) Stephen Edgar (born 1951), Australia
 * 10) Lauris Edmond (born 1924), New Zealand
 * 11) Murray Edmond (born 1949), New Zealand
 * 12) Russell Edson (born 1935), United States
 * 13) Richard Edwardes (c. 1523–1566), England
 * 14) kari edwards (1954-2006), United States
 * 15) David Eggleton (born 1952), New Zealand
 * 16) Terry Ehret, (born 1955), United States
 * 17) W.D. Ehrhart (born 1948), United States
 * 18) Max Ehrmann (1872-1945), United States
 * 19) Larry Eigner (1927–1996), United States
 * 20) Loren Eiseley (1907-1977), United States
 * 21) Anne Elder (1918-1976), Australia
 * 22) Che Elias (born 1980), United States
 * 23) Vic Elias (1948-2006), Canada
 * 24) George Eliot (1819-1880), England
 * 25) T.S. Eliot (1888–1965), United States / England
 * 26) Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), England
 * 27) Ronda Eller (born 1965), Canada
 * 28) David Elliott (1923-1999), Canada
 * 29) David Elliott, United States
 * 30) Ebenezer Elliott (1781–1849), England
 * 31) Jean Elliot (1727–1805), Scotland
 * 32) Edwin J. Ellis (1848-1916), England
 * 33) Thomas Sayers Ellis, United States
 * 34) Chris Else (born 1942), New Zealand
 * 35) Rebecca Elson (1960-1999), Canada / United States
 * 36) James A. Emanuel (born 1921), United States
 * 37) Lynn Emanuel (born 1949), United States
 * 38) Claudia Emerson (born 1957), United States
 * 39) Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), United States
 * 40) Chris Emery (born 1963), England
 * 41) William Empson (1906–1984), England
 * 42) Anita Endrezze (born 1952), United States
 * 43) John Engels (1931-2007)
 * 44) Paul Engle (1908-1991), United States
 * 45) Thomas Dunn English (1819-1902), United States
 * 46) D.J. Enright (1920-2002), England
 * 47) Riemke Ensing (born 1939), New Zealand
 * 48) Theodore Enslin (1925-2011), United States
 * 49) Daniel Mark Epstein, United States
 * 50) Elaine Equi, United States
 * 51) Louise Erdrich (born 1954), United States
 * 52) Clayton Eshleman (born 1935), United States
 * 53) Martín Espada (born 1957), United States
 * 54) Rhina Espaillat (born 1932), United States
 * 55) Willard R. Espy (1910-1999), United States
 * 56) Jill Alexander Essbaum (born 1971), United States
 * 57) Maggie Estep (born 1962), United States
 * 58) Jerry Estrin (1947–1993), United States
 * 59) Sir George Etherege (1635–1691), England
 * 60) David Allan Evans (born 1940), United States
 * 61) George Essex Evans (1863-1909), Australia
 * 62) Mari Evans (born 1923), United States
 * 63) Landis Everson (1926 –2007), United States
 * 64) R.G. Everson (1903-1992), Canada
 * 65) William Everson (1912-1994), United States
 * 66) Peter Everwine (born 1930), United States
 * 67) Gavin Ewart (1916-1995), England
 * 68) John K. Ewers (1904-1978), Australia

Fa-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) John Fairfax (1930-2009), England
 * 12) Margaret Fairley (1885-1968), Canada
 * 13) William Clark Falkner (1826 - 1899)
 * 14) Mildmay Fane (1600-1666?), England
 * 15) Roger Fanning (born 1962), United States
 * 16) Catherine Maria Fanshawe (1765-1834), England
 * 17) Sir Richard Fanshawe (1608-1666) England
 * 18) U.A. Fanthorpe (1929-2009), England
 * 19) Norma Farber (1909-1984), United States
 * 20) Patricia Fargnoli (born 1937), United States
 * 21) Helen Farish (born 1962), England
 * 22) Dorothy Farmiloe (born 1920), Canada
 * 23) John C. Farrar (1896-1974), United States
 * 24) J.P. Farrell (1968-2010), United States
 * 25) John Farrell (1851–1904), Australia
 * 26) William Faulkner (1897-1962), United States
 * 27) Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882-1961), United States
 * 28) Brian Fawcett (born 1944), Canada
 * 29) Kenneth Fearing (1902-1961), United States
 * 30) Vicki Feaver (born 1943), England
 * 31) Elaine Feinstein (born 1930), England
 * 32) Frederick Feirstein (born 1940), United States
 * 33) Irving Feldman (born 1928), United States
 * 34) Mary Fell (born 1947), United States
 * 35) Owen Felltham (1602-1668), England
 * 36) Charles Fenerty (1821-1892), Canada
 * 37) James Fenton (born 1949), England
 * 38) Jesse Patrick Ferguson, Canada
 * 39) Sir Samuel Ferguson (1810–1886), Ireland
 * 40) Robert Fergusson (1750-1774), Scotland
 * 41) Paul Fericano (born 1951), United States
 * 42) Lawrence Ferlinghetti (born 1919), United States
 * 43) Ferron (born 1952), Canada
 * 44) David Ferry (born 1924), United States
 * 45) Douglas George Fetherling (born 1949), Canada
 * 46) Marya Fiamengo (born 1926), Canada
 * 47) Arthur Davison Ficke (1883-1945), United States
 * 48) Leslie Fiedler (1917-2003), United States
 * 49) Barron Field (1786-1846), Australia
 * 50) Edward Field (born 1924), United States
 * 51) Eugene Field (1850-1895), United States
 * 52) Michael Field, England
 * 53) Rachel Field (1894-1942), United States
 * 54) Darrell Figgis (1882-1925), Ireland
 * 55) Anne Finch (1661-1720), England
 * 56) Annie Finch (born 1956), United States
 * 57) Robert Finch (1900-1995), Canada
 * 58) Donald Finkel (1929-2008), United States
 * 59) Nikky Finney (born 1957), United States
 * 60) Joan Finnigan (1925-2007), Canada
 * 61) Jon Paul Fiorentino, Canada
 * 62) Susan Firer (born 1948), United States
 * 63) Zoketsu Norman Fischer (born 1946), United States
 * 64) Roy Fisher (born 1930), England
 * 65) Ann Fisher-Wirth (born 1947), United States
 * 66) Robert Fitterman (born 1959), United States
 * 67) Edward FitzGerald (1809-1883), England
 * 68) Judith Fitzgerald (born 1952), Canada
 * 69) 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) Leontia Flynn (born 1974), Northern Ireland
 * 14) Nick Flynn (born 1960), United States
 * 15) Jack Foley (born 1940), United States
 * 16) Eliza Lee Follen (1787-1860), United States
 * 17) Mary Hannay Foott (1846-1918), Australia
 * 18) Calvin Forbes (born 1945), United States
 * 19) Carolyn Forché (born 1950), United States
 * 20) Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939), England
 * 21) John Ford (1586-1637), England
 * 22) John M. Ford (1957-2006), United States
 * 23) Robert A.D. Ford (1915-1998), Canada
 * 24) William Forster (1818-1882), Australia
 * 25) Timothy Thomas Fortune (1856-1928), United States
 * 26) Sam Walter Foss (1858–1911), United States
 * 27) Sesshu Foster (born 1957),United States
 * 28) Adam Foulds (born 1974), England
 * 29) William Fowler (?1560-1612), Scotland
 * 30) Janet Frame (1924-2004), New Zealand
 * 31) FrancEyE (1922-2009), United States
 * 32) Robert Francis (1901-1987), United States
 * 33) Florence Kiper Frank (1885-1976), United States
 * 34) Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), United States
 * 35) Alexander Louis Fraser (1870-1954), Canada
 * 36) David Fraser, Canada
 * 37) G.S. Fraser (1915-1980), Scotland
 * 38) Raymond Fraser (born 1941), Canada
 * 39) Robert Frazier (born 1951), United States
 * 40) Joseph Freeman (1897-1965), United States
 * 41) Percy French (1854-1920), Ireland
 * 42) Philip Freneau (1752–1832), United States
 * 43) Nora May French (1881-1907), United States
 * 44) J.H. Frere (1769-1846), England
 * 45) Patrick Friesen (born 1946), Canada
 * 46) Robert Frost (1874–1963), United States
 * 47) Gene Frumkin (1928-2007), United States
 * 48) Mark Frutkin (born 1948), Canada
 * 49) Nan Fry, United States
 * 50) Mary Elizabeth Frye (1905-2004), United States
 * 51) Joanna Fuhrman (born 1972), United States
 * 52) John Fuller (born 1937), England
 * 53) Mary E. Fullerton (1868-1946), Australia
 * 54) Alice Fulton (born 1952), United States
 * 55) Erica Funkhouser (born 1949), United States
 * 56) Richard Furness (1791–1857), England
 * 57) Joseph Furphy (1843-1912), Australia
 * 58) Sarah Fyge (1670-1723), England
 * 59) 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. Herbert 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) Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935), United States
 * 51) Dame Mary Gilmore (1865-1962), Australia
 * 52) Carmen Giménez Smith (born 1971), United States
 * 53) Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), United States
 * 54) Dana Gioia (born 1950), United States
 * 55) Nikki Giovanni (born 1943), United States
 * 56) Chrissie Gittins, England
 * 57) 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) Bill Greenwell (born 1952), England
 * 28) Dora Greenwell (1821-1882), England
 * 29) Grace Greenwood (1823-1904), United States
 * 30) Debora Greger (born 1949), United States
 * 31) Linda Gregerson (born 1950), United States
 * 32) Linda Gregg (born 1942), United States
 * 33) Augusta, Lady Gregory (1852-1932), Ireland
 * 34) Julian Grenfell (1888-1915), England
 * 35) Robert Grenier (born 1941), United States
 * 36) Eamon Grennan (born 1941), Ireland / United States
 * 37) H.W. Gretton (1814-1983), New Zealand
 * 38) Frances Greville (?1727-1789), Ireland / England
 * 39) Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke (1554–1628), England
 * 40) Gerald Griffin (1803–1840), Ireland
 * 41) Susan Griffin (born 1943), United States
 * 42) Bill Griffiths (1948-2007), England
 * 43) Nicholas Grimald (1519–1562), England
 * 44) Angelina Weld Grimké (1880–1958), United States
 * 45) Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837–1914), United States
 * 46) Andreas Gripp (born 1964), Canada
 * 47) Eliza Griswold (born 1973), United States
 * 48) Vona Groarke (born 1964), Ireland
 * 49) L.D. Groban (1947-2011), United States
 * 50) Philip Gross (born 1952), England
 * 51) Allen Grossman (born 1932), United States
 * 52) Jennifer Grotz (born 1971), United States
 * 53) Gabriel Gudding (born 1966), United States
 * 54) Charles Guenther (1920–2008), United States
 * 55) Barbara Guest (1920–2006), United States
 * 56) Edgar Guest (1881–1959), United States
 * 57) Louise Imogen Guiney (1861-1920), United States
 * 58) Arthur Guiterman (1871–1943), United States
 * 59) Gregory Wm. Gunn, Canada
 * 60) Thom Gunn (1929–2004), England / United States
 * 61) Kristjana Gunnars (born 1948), Canada
 * 62) Ivor Gurney (1890–1937), England
 * 63) Jason Guriel, Canada
 * 64) Ralph Gustafson (1909-1995), Canada
 * 65) R.S. Gwynn (born 1948), United States
 * 66) Stephen Gwynn (1864–1950), Ireland
 * 67) 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) Jen Hadfield (born 1978), England
 * 6) Hermann Hagedorn (1882-1964), United States
 * 7) Kimiko Hahn (born 1955), United States
 * 8) Susan Hahn (born 1941), United States
 * 9) John Haines (1924-2011), United States
 * 10) Paul Haines (1933-2003), Canada
 * 11) Thomas Gordon Hake (1809–1895), England
 * 12) Katherine Hale (1878-1956), Canada
 * 13) Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879), United States
 * 14) Donald Hall (born 1928), United States
 * 15) Bernadette Hall (born 1945), New Zealand
 * 16) Gertrude Hall (1863-1961), United States
 * 17) Joseph Hall (1574-1656), England
 * 18) Judith Hall, United States
 * 19) Phil Hall (born 1953), Canada
 * 20) Radclyffe Hall (1880-1943), England
 * 21) Rodney Hall (born 1935), Australia
 * 22) Arthur Hallam (1811-1833), England
 * 23) Fitz-Greene Halleck (1790-1867), United States
 * 24) Mark Halliday (born 1949), United States
 * 25) Daniel Halpern (born 1945), United States
 * 26) Alan Halsey (born 1949), England
 * 27) Michael Hamburger (1924-2007), England
 * 28) Ronald Hambleton (born 1917), Canada
 * 29) Barbara Hamby (born 1952), United States
 * 30) Sam Hamill (born 1943), United States
 * 31) George Rostrevor Hamilton (1888-1967), England
 * 32) Harriet Hamilton King (1840-1920), England
 * 33) Ian Hamilton (1938-2001), England
 * 34) Jane Eaton Hamilton (born 1954), Canada
 * 35) Saskia Hamilton (born 1967), United States
 * 36) William Hamilton (c.1665-1751), Scotland
 * 37) William Hamilton (1704-1754), Scotland
 * 38) William Robert Hamilton (1891-1917), South Africa
 * 39) Dennis M. Hammes (1945-1980), United States
 * 40) Philip Hammial (born 1937), Australia
 * 41) Jupiter Hammon (1711-1805?), United States
 * 42) Susan Hampton (born 1949), Australia
 * 43) Nathalie Handal (born 1969), United States
 * 44) Elizabeth Hands (1746-1815), England
 * 45) Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), England
 * 46) Lesbia Harford (1891-1927), Australia
 * 47) Joy Harjo (born 1951), United States
 * 48) Michael Harlow (born 1937), New Zealand
 * 49) William Harmon (born 1938), United States
 * 50) Frances Harper (1825-1911), United States
 * 51) Michael S. Harper (born 1938), United States
 * 52) Charles Harpur (1813-1868), Australia
 * 53) Edward Harrington (1895-1966), Australia
 * 54) Max Harris (1921-1995), Australia
 * 55) Michael Harris, Canada
 * 56) Robert Harris (1951-1993), Australia
 * 57) Jennifer Harrison (born 1955), Australia
 * 58) Martin Harrison (born 1949), Australia
 * 59) Richard Harrison, Canada
 * 60) Susan Frances Harrison (1859-1935), Canada
 * 61) Tony Harrison (born 1937), England
 * 62) Blind Harry (?1440-1492), Scotland
 * 63) Carla Harryman (born 1952), United States
 * 64) David Harsent (born 1942), England
 * 65) Paul Hartal (born 1936), Canada
 * 66) Bret Harte (1836-1902), United States
 * 67) Patrick Joseph Hartigan (1878-1952), Australia
 * 68) Jill Hartman (born 1974), Canada
 * 69) Sadakichi Hartmann (1867–1944), United States
 * 70) Michael Hartnett (1941-1999), Ireland
 * 71) William Hart-Smith (1911-1990), Australia
 * 72) F.W. Harvey (1888-1957), England
 * 73) Gabriel Harvey (?1545-1630), England
 * 74) Matthea Harvey (born 1973), United States
 * 75) Siobhan Harvey (born 1973), New Zealand
 * 76) Elisabeth Harvor (born 1936), Canada
 * 77) Lee Harwood (born 1939), England
 * 78) Lola Haskins, United States
 * 79) Robert Hass (born 1941), United States
 * 80) Katherine Hastings, United States
 * 81) Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879), England
 * 82) Stephen Hawes (died 1523), England
 * 83) Robert Stephen Hawker (1803-1875), England
 * 84) Christian Hawkey (born 1969), United States
 * 85) Robert Hayden (1913-1980), United States
 * 86) Alfred Hayes (1911-1985), England
 * 87) Terrance Hayes (born 1971), United States
 * 88) Robert Hayman (1575–1629), England
 * 89) Paul Hamilton Hayne (1830-1886), United States
 * 90) William Shakespeare Hays (1837-1907), United States
 * 91) 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 (1939-2013), 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) Tom Hendricks, United States
 * 30) Thomas William Heney (1862-1928), Australia
 * 31) William Ernest Henley (1849–1903), England
 * 32) Adrian Henri (1932-2000), England
 * 33) King Henry VI (1421-1471), England
 * 34) King Henry VIII (1491-1547), England
 * 35) Brian Henry (born 1972), United States
 * 36) Gordon Henry (born 1955), United States
 * 37) Nancy A. Henry (born 1961), United States
 * 38) Sophia Almon Hensley (1856-1946), Canada
 * 39) Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583-1648), Wales / England
 * 40) George Herbert (1593–1633), England
 * 41) Mary (Sidney) Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (1561-1621), England
 * 42) John Frederic Herbin (1860-1923), Canada
 * 43) Victor Hernández Cruz (born 1949), United States
 * 44) Juan Felipe Herrera (born 1948), United States
 * 45) Robert Herrick (1591–1674), England
 * 46) Steven Herrick (born 1958), Australia
 * 47) John Herschel (1792-1871), England
 * 48) Robert Hershon, United States
 * 49) J.R. Hervey (1889-1958), New Zealand
 * 50) Phoebe Hesketh (1909–2005), England
 * 51) Dorothy Hewett (1923–2002), Australia
 * 52) John Hewitt (1907–1987), Ireland
 * 53) Maurice Henry Hewlett (1861-1923), England
 * 54) William Heyen (born 1940), United States
 * 55) Jasper Heywood (1535-1598), England
 * 56) John Heywood (?1497-1580?), England
 * 57) 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) Kevin Higgins (born 1967), Ireland
 * 7) Rita Ann Higgins (born 1955), Ireland
 * 8) Scott Hightower (born 1952)
 * 9) Brewster Higley (1823-1911), United States
 * 10) Conrad Hilberry (born 1928), United States
 * 11) Ernest Hilbert (born 1970), United States
 * 12) Fidelia S.T. Hill (1794-1854), Australia
 * 13) Geoffrey Hill (born 1932), England
 * 14) Selima Hill (born 1945), England
 * 15) Tobias Hill (born 1970), England
 * 16) Robert Hilles (born 1951), Canada
 * 17) Brenda Hillman (born 1951), United States
 * 18) Robert Hillyer (1895-1961), United States
 * 19) Arthur Clement Hilton (1851-1877), England
 * 20) Daryl Hine (1936-2012), Canada
 * 21) Katherine Tynan Hinkson (1861-1931), English
 * 22) Edward Hirsch (born 1950), United States
 * 23) Jack Hirschman (born 1933), United States
 * 24) Jane Hirshfield (born 1953), United States
 * 25) George Hitchcock (1914-2010), United States
 * 26) 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) Norah M. Holland (1876-1925), Canada
 * 19) John Hollander (born 1929), United States
 * 20) Horace Holley (1882-1960), United States
 * 21) Anselm Hollo (born 1934), United States
 * 22) John Holloway (1920-1999), England
 * 23) Joseph Cephas Holly (1825-1855), United States
 * 24) Bill Holm (1943-2009), United States
 * 25) Bob Holman (born 1948), United States
 * 26) M. Carl Holman (1919-1988), United States
 * 27) Edmond Holmes (1850-1936), Ireland
 * 28) Janet Holmes, United States
 * 29) John Holmes (1904-1962), United States
 * 30) Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894), United States
 * 31) Dennis Holt (born 1942), United States
 * 32) Cathy Park Hong (born 1976), United States
 * 33) Garrett Hongo (born 1951), United States
 * 34) Thomas Hood (1799–1845), England
 * 35) Cornelia Hoogland (born 1952), Canada
 * 36) Jeremy Hooker (born 1941), Wales
 * 37) Teresa Hooley (1888-1973), England
 * 38) Paul Hoover (born 1946), United States
 * 39) Alec Derwent Hope (1907–2000), Australia
 * 40) Christopher Hope (born 1944), South Africa
 * 41) Laurence Hope (1865-1904), India
 * 42) Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889), England
 * 43) Robert Horan (born 1922), United States
 * 44) Sean Horlor (born 1981), Canada
 * 45) Richard Henry Horne (1802-1884), England / Australia
 * 46) Frances Horovitz (1938–1983), England
 * 47) Michael Horovitz (born 1935), England
 * 48) George Moses Horton (?1797-1884), United States
 * 49) John Hoskins (1566-1638), England
 * 50) Joan Houlihan, United States
 * 51) A.E. Housman (1859–1936), England
 * 52) Laurence Housman (1865-1959), England
 * 53) Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1517–1547), England
 * 54) Richard Howard (born 1929), United States
 * 55) Robert E. Howard (1906–1936), United States
 * 56) Fanny Howe (born 1940), United States
 * 57) Joseph Howe (1804-1873), Canada
 * 58) Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910), United States
 * 59) LeAnne Howe (born 1951), United States
 * 60) Marie Howe (born 1950), United States
 * 61) Rick Howe (died 2007), United States
 * 62) Susan Howe (born 1937), United States
 * 63) Ada Verdun Howell (1902-1981), Australia
 * 64) Anthony Howell (born 1945), England
 * 65) William Dean Howells (1837-1920), United States
 * 66) Barbara Howes (1914-1996), United States
 * 67) Mary Howitt (1799-1888), England
 * 68) 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) Frieda Hughes (born 1960). Aistralia
 * 9) Ted Hughes (1930–1998), England
 * 10) Richard Hugo (1923–1982), United States
 * 11) Lynda Hull (1954-1994), United States
 * 12) T.E. Hulme (1881-1917), England
 * 13) Michael Hulse (born 1955), England
 * 14) Alexander Hume (1560–1609), Scotland
 * 15) Helen Humphreys (born 1961), Canada
 * 16) Rolfe Humphries (1894-1969), United States
 * 17) Leigh Hunt (1784–1859), England
 * 18) Sam Hunt (born 1946), New Zealand
 * 19) Aislinn Hunter (born 1969), Canada
 * 20) Al Hunter, Canada
 * 21) Anne Hunter (1742-1821), Scotland
 * 22) Bruce Hunter (born 1952), Canada
 * 23) Catherine Hunter (born 1957), Canada
 * 24) Constance Hunting (1925-2006)
 * 25) Cynthia Huntington (born 1951), United States
 * 26) Chris Hutchinson (born 1972), Canada
 * 27) Garrie Hutchinson (born 1949), Australia
 * 28) Susan Hutton (born 1968), United States
 * 29) Henrietta Anne Huxley (1825-1914), England
 * 30) Douglas Smith Huyghue (1816-1891), Canada / Australia
 * 31) 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) Mick Imlah (1956-2009), Scotland
 * 5) Lawson Fusao Inada (born 1938), United States
 * 6) Colette Inez (born 1931), United States
 * 7) Rex Ingamells (1913-1955), Australia
 * 8) Jean Ingelow (1820-1897), England
 * 9) Thomas Ingoldsby (1788-1845), England
 * 10) Arthur Crew Inman (1895-1963), United States
 * 11) P. Inman (born 1947), United States
 * 12) Kevin Ireland (born 1933), New Zealand
 * 13) Scharmel Iris (1889-1967), United States
 * 14) 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) Michael Jackson (born 1940), New Zealand
 * 6) Richard Jago (1715–1781), England
 * 7) Afdhere Jama (born 1980), United States
 * 8) King James I (1394-1437), Scotland
 * 9) King James I (1566-1625), England
 * 10) Clive James (born 1939), England
 * 11) John James (born 1939), Wales
 * 12) J.J. Jameson (born 1940), United States
 * 13) Kathleen Jamie (born 1962), Scotland
 * 14) Patricia Janus (1932-2006), United States
 * 15) Rhoda Janzen, United States
 * 16) Mark Jarman (born 1952), United States
 * 17) Lisa Jarnot (born 1967), United States
 * 18) Randall Jarrell (1914–1965), United States
 * 19) Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (born 1967), United States
 * 20) Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962), United States
 * 21) Alan Jenkins (born 1955), England
 * 22) John Jenkins 1949), Australia
 * 23) Louis Jenkins (born 1942), United States
 * 24) Elizabeth Jennings (1926-2001), England
 * 25) Kate Jennings (born 1948), Australia
 * 26) Sydney Jephcott (1864-1951), Australia
 * 27) V.J. Jerome (1896-1965), United States
 * 28) Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909), United States
 * 29) Sophie Jewett (1861-1909), United States
 * 30) 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) Tim Jones (born 1959), New Zealand
 * 37) Thomas S. Jones, Jr. (1882-1932), United States
 * 38) William Jones (1726-1795), Wales
 * 39) Sir William Jones (1746-1794), England
 * 40) Erica Jong (born 1942), United States
 * 41) Ben Jonson (1572–1637), England
 * 42) A. Van Jordan (born 1965), United States
 * 43) Judy Jordan (born 1961), United States
 * 44) June Jordan (1936-2002), United States
 * 45) Thomas Jordan (1612-1685), England
 * 46) Anthony Joseph (born 1966), Trinidad / England
 * 47) Eve Joseph (born 1953), Canada
 * 48) Jenny Joseph (born 1932), England
 * 49) Lawrence Joseph (born 1948), United States
 * 50) M.K. Joseph (1914-1981), New Zealand
 * 51) Matthew Josephson (1899-1978), United States
 * 52) Fady Joudah (born 1971), United States
 * 53) Marie Joussaye (?1864-1949), Canada
 * 54) James Joyce (1882–1941), Ireland
 * 55) Trevor Joyce (born 1947), Ireland
 * 56) Frank Judge, United States
 * 57) S. de V. Julius (1874-1930)
 * 58) A.M. Juster (born 1956), United States
 * 59) 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) Surjeet Kalsey (born 1944), Canada
 * 8) Ilya Kaminsky (born 1977), United States
 * 9) Lenore Kandel (1932-2009), United States
 * 10) Katia Kapovich (born 1960), United States
 * 11) Mary Karr (born 1955), United States
 * 12) Julia Kasdorf (born 1962), United States
 * 13) Kapka Kassabova (born 1973), New Zealand / Scotland
 * 14) Mary Jane Katzmann (1828-1890), Canada
 * 15) Janet Kauffman (born 1945), United States
 * 16) Bob Kaufman (1925–1986), United States
 * 17) Herbert Kaufman (1878-1947), United States
 * 18) P.J. Kavanagh (born 1931), England
 * 19) Patrick Kavanagh (1904-1967), Ireland
 * 20) Jackie Kay (born 1961), Scotland
 * 21) Sarah Kay (born 1988), United States
 * 22) Jayne Fenton Keane, Australia
 * 23) Douglas Kearney, United States
 * 24) Lionel Kearns (born 1937), Canada
 * 25) John Keats (1795–1821), England
 * 26) John Keble (1792-1866), England
 * 27) W.B. Keckler (born 1966), United States
 * 28) Janice Kulyk Keefer (born 1952), Canada
 * 29) John Keene (born 1965), United States
 * 30) Weldon Kees (1914-1955), United States
 * 31) Nancy Keesing (1923-1993), Australia
 * 32) Antigone Kefala (born 1935), Australia
 * 33) Bill Keith (1929-2004), United States
 * 34) W.J. Keith (born 1934), Canada
 * 35) Brigit Pegeen Kelly (born 1951), United States
 * 36) M.T. Kelly (born 1949), Canada
 * 37) Robert Kelly (born 1935), United States
 * 38) Arthur Kelton (died 1550?), Wales
 * 39) Fanny Kemble (1809-1893), United States
 * 40) Jan Kemp (born 1949), New Zealand
 * 41) Penn Kemp (born 1944), Canada
 * 42) Henry Kendall (1839-1882), Australia
 * 43) Tim Kendall (born1970), England
 * 44) Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy (1883–1929), England
 * 45) Leo Kennedy (1907-2000), Canada
 * 46) X.J. Kennedy (born 1929), United States
 * 47) Brendan Kennelly (born 1936), Ireland
 * 48) Richard Kenney (born 1948), United States
 * 49) Maurice Kenny (born 1929), United States
 * 50) Jane Kenyon (1947-1995), United States
 * 51) Robert Kirkland Kernighan (1854-1926), Canada
 * 52) Jack Kerouac (1922–1969), United States
 * 53) Frederick Kesner (born 1967)
 * 54) Stephen Kessler (born 1947), United States
 * 55) Francis Scott Key (1779-1843), United States
 * 56) Sidney Keyes (1922–1943), England
 * 57) Kerry Shawn Keys (born 1946), United States
 * 58) Keorapetse Kgositsile (born 1938), South Africa
 * 59) D. Kildare (1934-2005), United States
 * 60) Anne Killigrew (1660-1685), England
 * 61) Aline Kilmer (1888-1941), United States
 * 62) Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918), United States
 * 63) Myung Mi Kim (born 1957), United States
 * 64) Suji Kwock Kim (born 1969), United States
 * 65) James Kimbrell (born 1967), United States
 * 66) Haven Kimmel (born 1965), United States
 * 67) Arthur Henry King (1910–2000), England
 * 68) Ben King (1857-1894), United States
 * 69) Edith L.M. King (1871-1962), South Africa
 * 70) Henry King (1592–1669), England
 * 71) William King (1663–1712), England
 * 72) Charles Kingsley (1819-1875), England
 * 73) Galway Kinnell (born 1927), United States
 * 74) Elizabeth C. Kinney (1810-1889), United States
 * 75) John Kinsella (born 1963), Australia
 * 76) Thomas Kinsella (born 1928), Ireland
 * 77) Mary Kinzie (born 1944), United States
 * 78) Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), India / England
 * 79) David Kirby (born 1944), United States
 * 80) William Kirby (1817-1906), Canada
 * 81) H.T. Kirby-Smith (born 1938), United States
 * 82) Karl Kirchwey (born 1956), United States
 * 83) Adam Kirsch (born 1976), United States
 * 84) Lincoln Kirstein (1907-1996), United States
 * 85) Roy Kiyooka (1926-1994), Canada
 * 86) Carolyn Kizer (born 1925), United States

Kl-Ky

 * 1) Sarah Klassen (born 1932), Canada
 * 2) A.M. Klein (1909-1972), Canada
 * 3) August Kleinzahler (born 1949), United States
 * 4) Joanna Klink, United States
 * 5) William Kloefkorn (1932-2011), United States
 * 6) Etheridge Knight (1931-1991), United States
 * 7) Raymond Knister (1899-1932), Canada
 * 8) Bill Knott (born 1940), United States
 * 9) E.V. Knox (1881-1971), England
 * 10) Isa Craig Knox (1831-1903), Scotland
 * 11) William Knox (1789-1825), Scotland
 * 12) Kenneth Koch (1925-2002), United States
 * 13) Ruth Ellen Kocher (born 1965), United States
 * 14) Wayne Koestenbaum (born 1958), United States
 * 15) John Koethe (born 1945), United States
 * 16) Joy Kogawa (born 1935), Canada
 * 17) Yusef Komunyakaa (born 1947), United States
 * 18) Ted Kooser (born 1939), United States
 * 19) Aaron Kramer (1921-1997), United States
 * 20) Rudi Krausmann (born 1933), Australia
 * 21) Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, (born 1946), United States
 * 22) Alfred Kreymborg (1883-1966), United States
 * 23) Anatoly Kudryavitsky (born 1954), Russia / Ireland
 * 24) Maxine Kumin (born 1925), United States
 * 25) Stanley Kunitz (1905–2006), United States
 * 26) Karla Kuskin (1932-2009), United States
 * 27) Stephen Kuusisto, (born 1955), United States
 * 28) Thomas Kyd (1558-1594), England
 * 29) Joanne Kyger (born 1934), United States
 * 30) 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) M. Travis Lane (born 1934), Canada
 * 13) Patrick Lane (born 1939), Canada
 * 14) Andrew Lang (1844-1912), Scotland
 * 15) Gary Langford (born 1947), New Zealand
 * 16) Joseph Langland (1917-2007), United States
 * 17) William Langland (c. 1332-1386), England
 * 18) R.F. Langley (1938-2011), England
 * 19) Emilia Lanier (1569–1645), England
 * 20) Sidney Lanier (1842–1881), United States
 * 21) Lucy Larcom (1824-1893), United States
 * 22) Ring Lardner (1885-1933), United States
 * 23) Joan Larkin (born 1939), United States
 * 24) Philip Larkin (1922–1985), England
 * 25) Lance Larsen (born 1961), United States
 * 26) Katherine Larson, United States
 * 27) James Lasdun (born 1958), United States
 * 28) Michael Laskey (born 1944), England
 * 29) Dorothea Lasky (born 1978), United States
 * 30) George Parsons Lathrop (1851-1898), United States
 * 31) Richmond Lattimore (1906-1984), United States
 * 32) Evelyn Lau (born 1971), Canada
 * 33) Sanders Anne Laubenthal (1943-2002), United States
 * 34) James Laughlin, (1914-1997), United States
 * 35) Ann Lauterbach (born 1942), United States
 * 36) Dorianne Laux (born 1952), United States
 * 37) Edythe Morahan de Lauzon (fl.1918-1922}, Canada
 * 38) James Lavilla-Havelin (born 1948), United States
 * 39) Anne Mary Lawler (1908-1980), United States
 * 40) Emily Lawless (1845–1913), Ireland
 * 41) Anthony Lawrence (born 1957), Australia
 * 42) D.H. Lawrence (1885–1930), England
 * 43) Henry Lawson (1867–1922), Australia
 * 44) Louisa Lawson (1848-1920), Australia
 * 45) Robert Lax (1915–2000), United States
 * 46) Irving Layton (1912-2006), Canada
 * 47) 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) John B. Lee (born 1951), Canada
 * 10) Karen An-hwei Lee (born 1973), United States
 * 11) Laurie Lee (1914-1997), England
 * 12) Li-Young Lee (born 1957), United States
 * 13) Kelly Le Fave (born 1959), United States
 * 14) Joy Leftow (born 1949)
 * 15) Richard Le Gallienne (1866-1947), England
 * 16) Sylvia Legris (born 1960), Canada
 * 17) David Lehman (born 1948), United States
 * 18) John Lehmann (1907-1987), England
 * 19) Helen Leigh (fl.1788), England
 * 20) Brad Leithauser (born 1953), United States
 * 21) Sue Lenier (born 1957)
 * 22) John Lent (1948-2006), Canada
 * 23) Aya de Leon (born 1967), United States
 * 24) John Leonard (born 1965), Australia
 * 25) Tom Leonard (born 1944), Scotland
 * 26) William Ellery Leonard (1876–1944), United States
 * 27) Douglas LePan (1914-1998), Canada
 * 28) Rosanna Leprohon (1829-1879), Canada
 * 29) Eleanor Lerman (born 1952), United States
 * 30) Ben Lerner (born 1979), United States
 * 31) David Lerner (1951-1997), United States
 * 32) Jimmy Lerner (born 1951), United States
 * 33) Laurence Lerner (born 1925), England
 * 34) Kenneth Leslie (1892-1974), Canada
 * 35) Rika Lesser (born 1953), United States
 * 36) Denise Levertov (1923-1997), United States
 * 37) Jan Heller Levi (born 1954), United States
 * 38) Dana Levin (born 1965), United States
 * 39) Mark Levine (born 1965), United States
 * 40) Philip Levine (born 1928), United States
 * 41) Larry Levis (1946–1996), United States
 * 42) Amy Levy (1861-1889), England
 * 43) D.A. Levy (1942–1968), United States
 * 44) William Levy (born 1939), United States
 * 45) Alonzo Lewis (1794-1861), United States
 * 46) Alun Lewis (1915–1944), Wales
 * 47) Bill Lewis (born 1953), England
 * 48) C.S. Lewis (1898–1963), England
 * 49) Janet Lewis (1899-1998), United States
 * 50) J. Patrick Lewis (born 1942), United States
 * 51) William Douw Lighthall (1857-1954), Canada
 * 52) Tim Lilburn (born 1950), Canada
 * 53) Charles Lillard (1944-1997), Canada
 * 54) Kate Lilley (born 1960), Australia
 * 55) Ada Limón (born 1976), United States
 * 56) Tao Lin (born 1983), United States
 * 57) Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), United States
 * 58) Frannie Lindsay (born 1949), United States
 * 59) Sarah Lindsay, United States
 * 60) Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931), United States
 * 61) Moira Linehan, United States
 * 62) Amon Liner (1940-1976), United States
 * 63) William James Linton (1812-1897), England / United States
 * 64) Sara Jane Lippincott (1823-1904), United States
 * 65) Lawrence Lipton (1898-1975), United States
 * 66) Michael Lista (born 1983), Canada
 * 67) Matt Little (born 1991), United States
 * 68) Timothy Liu (born 1965), United States
 * 69) Dorothy Livesay (1909-1996), Canada
 * 70) Florence Randal Livesay (1874-1953), Canada
 * 71) Douglas Livingstone (1932–1996), South Africa
 * 72) Billie Livingston (born 1965), Canada
 * 73) Stuart Livingston (1865-1923), Canada
 * 74) Henry Livingston, Jr. (1748-1828), United States
 * 75) Kate Llewellyn (born 1936), Australia
 * 76) 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) Hugh MacDonald (born 1945), Canada
 * 15) Jane Elizabeth MacDonald (1864-1922), Canada
 * 16) Wilson MacDonald (1880-1967), Canada
 * 17) Gwendolyn MacEwen (1941-1987), Canada
 * 18) Seán Mac Falls (born 1957), Ireland
 * 19) Walter Scott MacFarlane (1896-1979), Canada
 * 20) Patrick MacGill (1889–1960), Ireland
 * 21) Thomas MacGreevy (1893–1967), Ireland
 * 22) Agnes Maule Machar {1837-1927), Ontario
 * 23) Tom MacInnes (1867-1951), Canada
 * 24) Carlyle Ferren MacIntyre (1890-1967), United States
 * 25) Louise Mack (1870-1935), Australia
 * 26) John William Mackail (1859-1945), Scotland
 * 27) Isabel Ecclestone Mackay (1875-1928), Canada
 * 28) Percy MacKaye (1875-1956), United States
 * 29) George A. Mackenzie (1849-1936), Canada
 * 30) Kenneth Seaforth Mackenzie (1913-1955), Australia
 * 31) Nathaniel Mackey (born 1947), United States
 * 32) Lachlan Mackinnon (born 1956), Scotland
 * 33) Archibald MacLeish (1892–1982), United States
 * 34) Fiona MacLeod (1855-1905), Scotland
 * 35) Joseph Macleod (1903–1984), England
 * 36) Jackson Mac Low (1922-2004), United States
 * 37) Louis MacNeice (1907–1963), England
 * 38) Andrea MacPherson (born 1976), Canada
 * 39) James Macpherson (1736-1796), Scotland
 * 40) Jay Macpherson (born 1931), Canada
 * 41) Barry MacSweeney (1948-2000), England
 * 42) Charles Madge (1912-1996), England
 * 43) Naomi Long Madgett (born 1923), United States
 * 44) Haki Madhubuti (born 1942), United States
 * 45) Derek Mahon (born 1941), Northern Ireland
 * 46) Francis Mahony (1804-1866), Ireland
 * 47) Jennifer Maiden (born 1949), Australia
 * 48) Charles Mair (?1840-1927), Canada
 * 49) Amit Majmudar, United States
 * 50) Alice Major, Canada
 * 51) Clarence Major (born 1936), United States
 * 52) Robert Majzels (born 1950), Canada
 * 53) Gerard Malanga (born 1943), United States
 * 54) Dora Malech (born 1981), United States
 * 55) Taylor Mali (born 1965), United States
 * 56) David Mallet (?1705-1765), Scotland
 * 57) Frank Richard Maloney (1945-2009), United States
 * 58) David Malouf (born 1934), Australia
 * 59) Kim Maltman (born 1950), Canada
 * 60) Eli Mandel (1922-1992), Canada
 * 61) Miriam Mandel (1930-1982), Canada
 * 62) Tom Mandel (born 1942), United States
 * 63) Ahdri Zhina Mandiela (born 1953), Canada
 * 64) James Clarence Mangan (1803–1849), Ireland
 * 65) Sarah Manguso (born 1974), United States
 * 66) Bill Manhire (born 1946), New Zealand
 * 67) David Manicom (born 1960), Canada
 * 68) John Manifold (1915-1985), Australia
 * 69) Leonard Mann (1895-1981), Australia
 * 70) Randall Mann (born 1972), United States
 * 71) Maurice Manning (born 1966), United States
 * 72) Robert Mannyng (1269–1340), England
 * 73) Chris Mansell (born 1953)
 * 74) Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923), England
 * 75) Peter Manson (born 1969), Scotland
 * 76) Jack Mapanje (born 1944), Malawi
 * 77) Lee Maracle (born 1950), Canada
 * 78) Djelloul Marbrook (born 1934), United States
 * 79) Joseph Moncure March (1899-1977), United States
 * 80) Morton Marcus (1936–2009), United States
 * 81) Walter de la Mare (1873-1956), England
 * 82) Richard Marggraf Turley (born 1970), Wales
 * 83) Paul Mariani (born 1940), United States
 * 84) E.A. Markham (1939-2008), England
 * 85) Edwin Markham (1852-1940), United States
 * 86) Nicole Markotic, Canada
 * 87) Daphne Marlatt (born 1942), Canada
 * 88) Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593), England
 * 89) Don Marquis (1878-1937), United States
 * 90) Anne Marriott (1913-1997), Canada
 * 91) Jack Marshall (born 1936), United States
 * 92) Tom Marshall (1938-1993), Canada
 * 93) Billy Marshall Stoneking (born 1947), Australia
 * 94) John Marston (1576-1634), England
 * 95) Arthur Patchett Martin (1851-1902)
 * 96) Camille Martin (born 1956), Canada
 * 97) Catherine Edith Macauley Martin (1848-1937)
 * 98) Charles Martin (born 1942), United States
 * 99) William Martin (born 1922)
 * 100) Dionisio D. Martinez (born 1956), United States
 * 101) Paul Martinez Pompa, United States
 * 102) Andrew Marvell (1621–1678), England
 * 103) Cate Marvin (born 1969), United States
 * 104) John Masefield (1878–1967), England
 * 105) David Mason (born 1954), United States
 * 106) Matt Mason (born 1968), United States
 * 107) R.A.K. Mason (1905-1971), New Zealand
 * 108) Steve Mason (1940-2005), United States
 * 109) William Mason (1724-1797), England
 * 110) Edgar Lee Masters (1868-1950), United States
 * 111) Dan Masterson (born 1934), United States
 * 112) Adrian Matejka (born 1971), United States
 * 113) Edward Powys Mathers (1892-1939), England
 * 114) Ray Mathew (1929-2002), Australia
 * 115) Harry Mathews (born 1930), United States
 * 116) Robin Mathews (born 1931), Canada
 * 117) Cleopatra Mathis (born 1947), United States
 * 118) Khaled Mattawa (born 1964), United States
 * 119) Don Mattera (born 1935), South Africa
 * 120) Harley Matthews (1889-1968), Australia
 * 121) James Matthews (born 1929), South Africa
 * 122) Marc Matthews (born c. 1945), Guyana
 * 123) Sebastian Matthews (born 1965), United States
 * 124) William Matthews (1942-1997), United States
 * 125) John Matthias (born 1941), United States
 * 126) Kevin Max (born 1967), United States
 * 127) Glyn Maxwell (born 1962), England
 * 128) James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), Scotland
 * 129) Bernadette Mayer (born 1945), United States
 * 130) Frances Mayes (born 1940?), United States
 * 131) Chandra Mayor (born 1973), Canada

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) Dick McBride (1928-2012), United States
 * 6) Robert McBride (?1811-1895), Canada
 * 7) Chris McCabe (born 1977), England
 * 8) Steven McCabe (born 1949), Canada
 * 9) Steve McCaffery (born 1947), Canada
 * 10) Linda McCarriston, United States
 * 11) Jack McCarthy (1939-2013), United States
 * 12) J.D. McClatchy (born 1945), United States
 * 13) Michael McClure (born 1932), United States
 * 14) Alma Frances McCollum (1879-1906), Canada
 * 15) Davis McCombs, United States
 * 16) George Gordon McCrae (1833-1927), Australia
 * 17) Hugh McCrae (1876-1958), Australia
 * 18) John McCrae (1872-1918), Canada
 * 19) John Luckey McCreery (1835-1906), United States
 * 20) Laura E. McCully (1886-1924), Canada
 * 21) Jeffrey McDaniel (born 1967), United States
 * 22) Raymond McDaniel, United States
 * 23) Roger McDonald (born 1941), Australia
 * 24) Walt McDonald (born 1934), United States
 * 25) Jill McDonough (born 1972), United States
 * 26) Colleen J. McElroy (born 1935), United States
 * 27) David McFadden (born 1940), Canada
 * 28) Michael McFee (born 1954), United States
 * 29) David McGimpsey (born 1962), Canada
 * 30) Phyllis McGinley (1905-1978), United States
 * 31) James McGirt (1874-1930), United States
 * 32) Karyna McGlynn (born 1977), United States
 * 33) William McGonagall (1825-1902), Scotland
 * 34) Roger McGough (born 1937), England
 * 35) Michael McGovern (1848-1933), United States
 * 36) Campbell McGrath (born 1962), United States
 * 37) Thomas McGrath (1916–1990), United States
 * 38) Medbh McGuckian (born 1950), Northern Ireland
 * 39) Heather McHugh (born 1948), United States
 * 40) Nadine McInnis (born 1957), Canada
 * 41) James McIntyre (1828-1906), Canada
 * 42) Claude McKay (1889-1948, Jamaica / United States
 * 43) Don McKay (born 1942), Canada
 * 44) Louis McKee (1951-2011), United States
 * 45) Jamie McKendrick (born 1955), England
 * 46) Irene McKinney (1939-2012), United States
 * 47) Barry McKinnon (born 1944), Canada
 * 48) Rod McKuen (born 1933), United States
 * 49) Alexander McLachlan (1817-1896), Canada
 * 50) Isaac McLellan (1806-1899), United States
 * 51) Rhyll McMaster (born 1947), Australia
 * 52) Susan McMaster (born 1950), Canada
 * 53) James McMichael (born 1939), United States
 * 54) Ian McMillan (born 1956), England
 * 55) Mark McMorris (born 1960), Jamaica / United States
 * 56) Wesley McNair (born 1941), United States
 * 57) Eugene McNamara (born 1930), Canada
 * 58) Louise McNeill (1911-1993), United States
 * 59) Sandra McPherson (born 1943), United States
 * 60) 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) Mary Melfi (born 1951), Montreal
 * 9) Herman Melville (1819-1891), United States
 * 10) Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), United States
 * 11) Adah Isaacs Menken (1835-1868), United States
 * 12) Nancy Mercado (born 1959), United States
 * 13) George Meredith (1828-1909), England
 * 14) Louisa Anne Meredith (1812-1895), England / Australia
 * 15) Owen Mereidith (1831-1891), England
 * 16) William Meredith (1919-2007), United States
 * 17) Billy Merrell (born 1982), United States
 * 18) Eve Merriam (1916-1992), United States
 * 19) Helen M. Merrill (1866-1951), Canada
 * 20) James Merrill (1926-1995), United States
 * 21) Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
 * 22) W.S. Merwin (born 1927), United States
 * 23) Tom Meschery (born 1938), United States
 * 24) Sarah Messer (born 1966), United States
 * 25) Philip Metres (born 1970), United States
 * 26) Bruce Meyer (born 1957), Canada
 * 27) Alice Meynell (1847-1922), England
 * 28) Robert Mezey (born 1935), United States
 * 29) William Michaelian (born 1956), United States
 * 30) Anne Michaels (born 1958), Canada
 * 31) William Mickle (1735-1788), Scotland
 * 32) Diane Middlebrook (1939-2007), United States
 * 33) Christopher Middleton (born 1926), England
 * 34) J. Edgar Middleton (1872-1960), Canada
 * 35) Thomas Middleton (1580-1627), England
 * 36) Albert Midlane (1825-1909), England
 * 37) Lloyd Mifflin (1846-1921), United States
 * 38) Josephine Miles (1911-1985), United States
 * 39) Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950), United States
 * 40) Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942), United States
 * 41) E. Ethelbert Miller (born 1950), United States
 * 42) Jane Miller (born 1949), United States
 * 43) Kei Miller (born 1978), Jamaica
 * 44) Leslie Adrienne Miller (born 1956), United States
 * 45) May Miller (1899-1995), United States
 * 46) Tim Miller (born 1979), United States
 * 47) Vassar Miller (1924-1998), United States
 * 48) William Miller (1810-1872), Scotland
 * 49) J. Lewis Milligan (1876-1961), Canada
 * 50) Spike Milligan (1918-2002), England / Ireland
 * 51) David Mills (1831-1903), Canada
 * 52) Kenneth G. Mills (1923-2004), Canada
 * 53) A.A. Milne (1882-1956), England
 * 54) Christian Milne (1773-1816), Scotland
 * 55) Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton (1809-1885), England
 * 56) John Milton (1608–1674), England
 * 57) Sexton Ming (born 1961), England
 * 58) Robert Minhinnick (born 1952), Wales
 * 59) Meade Minnegerode (1887-1967), United States
 * 60) Chelsey Minnis (born 1970), United States
 * 61) Peter Minter (born 1967), Australia
 * 62) Deborah A. Miranda (born 1961), United States
 * 63) Gary Miranda (born 1939)
 * 64) Barry Mitcalfe (1930-1966), New Zealand
 * 65) Judson Mitcham (born 1948), United States
 * 66) Adrian Mitchell (1932-2008), England
 * 67) John Kearsley Mitchell (1798-1858), United States
 * 68) Stephen Mitchell (born 1943), United States
 * 69) Susan Mitchell (born 1944), United States
 * 70) Susan L. Mitchell (1866-1926), Ireland
 * 71) Tony Mitton (born 1951), England
 * 72) Ange Mlinko (born 1969), United States

Mo-My

 * 1) John Moat (born 1936), England
 * 2) H.D. Moe (born 1937), United States
 * 3) Anis Mojgani (born 1977), United States
 * 4) N. Scott Momaday (born 1934), United States
 * 5) Mary Monck (ca.1678-1715), Ireland
 * 6) Paul Monette (1945-1995), United States
 * 7) Francis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer (1852-1923), England
 * 8) Mong-Lan, United States
 * 9) Geraldine Monk (born 1952), England
 * 10) William Cosmo Monkhouse (1840-1901), England
 * 11) Harold Monro (1879-1932), England
 * 12) Harriet Monroe (1860-1936), United States
 * 13) Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661–1715), England
 * 14) Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762), England
 * 15) John Montague (born 1929), Ireland
 * 16) James Montgomery (1771-1854), England
 * 17) Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942), Canada
 * 18) Marion Montgomery (1925-2011), United States
 * 19) José Montoya (born 1932), United States
 * 20) Marion E. Moodie (1867-1958), Canada
 * 21) Susanna Moodie (1803-1885), England / Canada
 * 22) Elizabeth Moody (1737-1814), England
 * 23) Jacob McArthur Mooney (born 1983), Canada
 * 24) Charles Leonard Moore (1854-1925), United States
 * 25) Clara Jessup Moore (1824-1889), United States
 * 26) Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863), United States
 * 27) Daniel Moore (born 1940), United States
 * 28) Jacqueline S. Moore (1926-2002), United States
 * 29) Jessica Care Moore (born 1971), United States
 * 30) J. Sheridan Moore (1828-1871), Australia
 * 31) Julia A. Moore (1847-1920), United States
 * 32) Marianne Moore (1887–1972), United States
 * 33) Richard O. Moore (born 1920), United States
 * 34) Thomas Moore (1779–1852), Ireland
 * 35) Thomas Sturge Moore (1870-1944), England
 * 36) Lizelia Moorer (fl. 1895-1907), United States
 * 37) Pat Mora (born 1942), United States
 * 38) Barbara Moraff (born 1939), Vermont
 * 39) Edythe Morahan de Lauzon (fl.1918-1922}, Canada
 * 40) Thomas Osbert Mordaunt (1730-1809), England
 * 41) Hannah More (1745-1833), England
 * 42) Dwayne Morgan (born 1974), Canada
 * 43) Edwin Morgan (1920-2010), Scotland
 * 44) Frederick Morgan (1922-2004), United States
 * 45) Mal Morgan (1935-1999), Australia
 * 46) Robert Morgan (born 1944), United States
 * 47) Robin Morgan (born 1941), United States
 * 48) A.F. Moritz (born 1947), Canada
 * 49) Christopher Morley (1890-1957), United States
 * 50) Hilda Morley (1916-1998), United States
 * 51) George Pope Morris (1802-1864), United States
 * 52) Sir Lewis Morris (1833-1907), Wales
 * 53) Mervyn Morris (born 1937), Jamaica
 * 54) William Morris (1834–1896), England
 * 55) Jim Morrison (1943–1971), United States
 * 56) Kim Morrissey (born 1955), Canada
 * 57) Bradford Morrow (born 1951), United States
 * 58) Elizabeth Cutter Morrow (1893-1955), United States
 * 59) Samuel French Morse (1916-1985), United States
 * 60) Viggo Mortensen (born 1958), United States
 * 61) Colin Morton (born 1948), Canada
 * 62) Frank Morton (1869–1923), New Zealand / Australia
 * 63) Anna Moschovakis, United States
 * 64) Daniel David Moses (born 1952), Canada
 * 65) Howard Moss (1922-1987), United States
 * 66) Jeff Moss (1942-1998), United States
 * 67) Stanley Moss (born 1925), United States
 * 68) Thylias Moss (born 1954), United States
 * 69) Sir Andrew Motion (born 1952), England
 * 70) Eric Mottram (1924-1995), England
 * 71) Louise Chandler Moulton (1835-1908), United States
 * 72) Erin Mouré (born 1955), Canada
 * 73) Anna Cora Mowatt (1819-1870), United States
 * 74) Jennifer Moxley (born 1964), United States
 * 75) Ian Mudie (1911-1976), Australia
 * 76) Lisel Mueller (born 1924), United States
 * 77) Edwin Muir (1887-1959), Orkney Islands
 * 78) Paul Muldoon (born 1951), Ireland
 * 79) John Mulgan (1911-1945), New Zealand
 * 80) Harryette Mullen (born 1953), United States
 * 81) Anthony Munday (?1560–1633), England
 * 82) Charles Muñoz (born 1926), United States
 * 83) William Murdoch (1823-1887), Canada
 * 84) Edwin Greenslade Murphy (1866-1939), Australia
 * 85) Erin Murphy, United States
 * 86) Richard Murphy (born 1927), Ireland
 * 87) Sheila Murphy (born 1951), United States
 * 88) Timothy Murphy (born 1951), United States
 * 89) George Murray (born 1971), Canada
 * 90) Joan Murray (born 1945), United States
 * 91) Les Murray (born 1938), Australia
 * 92) Robert Fuller Murray (1863-1894), Scotland
 * 93) David Musgrave (born 1965), Australia
 * 94) Susan Musgrave (born 1951), Canada
 * 95) Carol Muske-Dukes (born 1945), United States
 * 96) Ernest Myers (1844-1921), England
 * 97) Frederic W.H. Myers (1843-1901), England
 * 98) Eileen Myles (born 1949), United States

N

 * 1) Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), United States
 * 2) James Nack (1809-1879), United States
 * 3) Daljit Nagra (born 1966), England
 * 4) Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949), India
 * 5) Lady Carolina Nairne (1766-1845), Scotland
 * 6) Akhtar Naraghi, Canada
 * 7) Ogden Nash (1902–1971), United States
 * 8) Roger Nash (born 1942), Canada
 * 9) Thomas Nashe (1567–1601), England
 * 10) Leonard E. Nathan (1924-2007), United States
 * 11) John Neal (1793-1876), United States
 * 12) Lyle Neff (born 1969), Canada
 * 13) John G. Neihardt (1881-1973), United States
 * 14) John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942), Australia
 * 15) Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875-1935), United States
 * 16) Graham Nelson (born 1968), England
 * 17) Holly Nelson, Canada
 * 18) Joel Nelson (born 1945), United States
 * 19) Marilyn Nelson (born 1946), United States
 * 20) Howard Nemerov (1920-1991), United States
 * 21) Arthur Nersesian (born 1958), United States
 * 22) Edith Nesbit (1858-1924), England
 * 23) Kenn Nesbitt (born 1962), United States
 * 24) F.A. Nettelbeck (1950-2011), United States
 * 25) W.H. New (born 1938), Canada
 * 26) Sir Henry Newbolt (1862–1938), England
 * 27) Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801–1890), England
 * 28) Richard Newman (born 1966), United States
 * 29) Aimee Nezhukumatathil (born 1974), United States
 * 30) Hoa Nguyen (born 1967), United States
 * 31) bpNichol (1944-1988), Canada
 * 32) Marjory Nicholls (1890-1930), New Zealand
 * 33) Bowyer Nichols (1859-1939), England
 * 34) Grace Nichols (born 1950), Guyana
 * 35) Robert Nichols (1893-1944), England
 * 36) Norman Nicholson (1914-1987), England
 * 37) Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (born 1942), Ireland
 * 38) Lorine Niedecker (1903–1970), United States
 * 39) John Frederick Nims (1913-1999), United States
 * 40) James Hume Nisbet (1849-1923), Australia / Scotland
 * 41) Roden Noel (1834-1894), England
 * 42) Yone Noguchi (1875-1947), Japan
 * 43) Eric Nord (1919-1989), United States
 * 44) Jessica Nordell
 * 45) Kathleen Norris (born 1947), United States
 * 46) Harold Norse (1916-2009), United States
 * 47) Charles North (born 1941), United States
 * 48) Jessica Nelson North (1891-1988), United States
 * 49) Jim Northrup (born 1943), United States
 * 50) Harry Northup (born 1940), United States
 * 51) Caroline Norton (1808-1877), England
 * 52) Grace Fallow Norton (1876-1926), United States
 * 53) Robert Norwood (1874-1932), Canada
 * 54) Alice Notley (born 1945), United States
 * 55) Idra Novey (born 1978), United States
 * 56) Alden Nowlan (1933-1983), Canada
 * 57) Alfred Noyes (1880-1958), England
 * 58) D. Nurkse, United States
 * 59) Jeff Nuttall (1933–2004), England
 * 60) 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) Standish O'Grady (fl. 1793-1841), Canada
 * 19) Thomas O'Hagan (1855-1939), Canada
 * 20) Frank O'Hara`(1926-1966), United States
 * 21) John Bernard O'Hara (1862-1927), Australia
 * 22) Theodore O'Hara (1820–1867), United States
 * 23) Gabriel Okara (born 1921), Nigeria
 * 24) Christopher Okigbo (1932-1967), Nigeria
 * 25) Ben Okri (born 1959), Nigeria
 * 26) John Oldham (1653-1683), England
 * 27) Peter Olds (born 1944), New Zealand
 * 28) Sharon Olds (born 1942), United States
 * 29) William Oldys (1696-1761), England
 * 30) Mary Oliver (born 1935),United States
 * 31) W.H. Oliver (born 1925), New Zealand
 * 32) Tillie Olsen (1912-2007), United States
 * 33) Alix Olson (born 1975), United States
 * 34) Charles Olson (1910–1970), United States
 * 35) Michael Ondaatje (born 1943), Canada
 * 36) Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953), United States
 * 37) Heather O'Neill, Canada
 * 38) Mary Devenport O'Neill (1879–1976), Ireland
 * 39) Amelia Opie (1769-1853), England
 * 40) George Oppen (1908–1984), United States
 * 41) Mary Oppen (1908-1990), United States
 * 42) James Oppenheim (1882-1932), United States
 * 43) Joel Oppenheimer (1930-1988), New York
 * 44) Mary Rose O'Reilley, United States
 * 45) Caitriona O'Reilly (born 1973), Ireland
 * 46) Dowell O'Reilly (1865-1923), Australia
 * 47) John Boyle O'Reilly (1844-1890), United States
 * 48) Peter Oresick (born 1955), United States
 * 49) Orinda (1632-1664), England
 * 50) Steve Orlen (1942-2010), United States
 * 51) Peter Orlovsky (1933–2010) United States
 * 52) Meghan O'Rourke (born 1946), United States
 * 53) Bob Orr (born 1949), New Zealand
 * 54) David Orr (born 1974), United States
 * 55) Gregory Orr (born 1947), United States
 * 56) Chris Orsman (born 1955), New Zealand
 * 57) Simon J. Ortiz (born 1941), United States
 * 58) Arthur O'Shaughnessy (1844-1881), England
 * 59) Jacqueline Osherow (born 1956), United States
 * 60) Jena Osman (born 1963), United States
 * 61) Femi Osofisan (born 1946), Nigeria
 * 62) Martha Ostenso (1900-1963), Canada
 * 63) Alicia Ostriker (born 1937), United States
 * 64) Maggie O'Sullivan (born 1951), England
 * 65) Seumas O'Sullivan (1879–1958), Ireland
 * 66) Vincent O'Sullivan (born 1937), New Zealand
 * 67) Alice Oswald (born 1966), England
 * 68) Eliza A. Otis (1833-1904), United States
 * 69) Thomas Otway (1652-1685), England
 * 70) George Outram (1805-1856), Scotland
 * 71) Richard Outram (1930-2005), Canada
 * 72) Sir Thomas Overbury (1581-1613), England
 * 73) Jan Owen (born 1940), Australia
 * 74) Wilfred Owen (1893–1918), Wales
 * 75) Henry Nutcombe Oxenham (1829-1888), England
 * 76) 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) Robert Treat Paine Jr. (1773-1811), United States
 * 9) Grace Paley (1922-2007), United States
 * 10) Francis Turner Palgrave (1824-1897), England
 * 11) Cheryl Pallant (born 1960), United States
 * 12) Herbert Edward Palmer (1880-1961), England
 * 13) Michael Palmer (born 1943, United States
 * 14) Nettie Palmer (1885-1964), Australia
 * 15) Eric Pankey (born 1959), United States
 * 16) Suzanne Paola (born 1956), United States
 * 17) Aristides Paradissis (1923-2006), Australia
 * 18) Deborah Paredez, United States
 * 19) Jay Parini (born 1948), United States
 * 20) Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), United States
 * 21) Thomas Parnell (1679-1718), Ireland
 * 22) Thomas William Parsons (1819-1892), United States
 * 23) R. Parthasarathy (born 1934), India
 * 24) John Pass (born 1947), Canada
 * 25) Lee Passarella (born 1949), United States
 * 26) Kenneth Patchen (1911–1972), United States
 * 27) Alistair Paterson (born 1929), New Zealand
 * 28) Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (1864–1941), Australia
 * 29) Don Paterson (born 1963), Scotland
 * 30) Coventry Patmore (1823-1896), England
 * 31) Brian Patten (born 1946), England
 * 32) Tom Paulin (born 1949), England
 * 33) Ricardo Pau-Llosa (born 1954), United States
 * 34) John Payne (1842-1917), England
 * 35) John Howard Payne (1791-1852), United States
 * 36) Josephine Preston Peabody (1874-1922), United States
 * 37) Richard Peabody, United States
 * 38) Henry Peacham (1578-1644), England
 * 39) Molly Peacock (born 1947), United States
 * 40) Thomas Love Peacock (1785–1866), England
 * 41) The Pearl Poet (14th century), England
 * 42) Harry Thurston Peck (1856-1914), United States
 * 43) George Peele (1556-1596), England
 * 44) J.D.C. Pellow (1890-1960), England
 * 45) Bryan Penberthy (born 1976), United States
 * 46) Michael Pendragon (born 1963), United States
 * 47) Rob Penny (1941-2003), United States
 * 48) James Gates Percival (1795-1856), United States
 * 49) William Alexander Percy (1885-1942), United States
 * 50) Willie Perdomo, United States
 * 51) Peter Pereira (born 1959), United States
 * 52) Sam Pereira (born 1949), United States
 * 53) Lucia Perillo (born 1958), United States
 * 54) Sasenarine Persaud (born 1958), Guyana / Canada
 * 55) Alice N. Persons (born 1952), United States

Pf-Pl

 * 1) W.T. Pfefferle (born 1958), United States
 * 2) M. NourbeSe Philip (born 1947), Canada
 * 3) Ambrose Philips (1674-1749), England
 * 4) John Philips (1676-1709) England
 * 5) Katherine Philips (1631-1664), England
 * 6) John Phillimore (1873-1926), England
 * 7) Ben Phillips (born 1947), Canada
 * 8) Carl Phillips (born 1959), United States
 * 9) John Arthur Phillips (1842-1907), Canada
 * 10) Stephen Phillips (1864-1915), England
 * 11) William Philpot (1823-1889), England
 * 12) Wanda Phipps (born 1960), United States
 * 13) Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt (1836-1919), United States
 * 14) Tom Pickard (born 1946), England
 * 15) Marjorie Pickthall (1883-1922), Canada / England
 * 16) James Picot (1906-1944), Australia
 * 17) Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (born 1975), Canada
 * 18) Marge Piercy (born 1936), United States
 * 19) John Pierpoint (1785-1866), United States
 * 20) Josephine Pinckney (1895-1957), United States
 * 21) Edward Coote Pinkney (1802-1828), United States
 * 22) Clarissa Pinkola Estés (born 1945), United States
 * 23) Robert Pinsky (born 1940), United States
 * 24) Harold Pinter (1930-2008), England
 * 25) Nick Piombino (born 1942), United States
 * 26) George Pirie (1799-1870), Canada
 * 27) Vivian de Sola Pinto (1895-1969), England
 * 28) Marie Pitt (1869-1948), Australia
 * 29) Ruth Pitter (1897–1992), England
 * 30) Al Pittman (1940-2001), Canada
 * 31) Vanessa Place (born 1968), United States
 * 32) Ted Plantos (1943-2001), Canada
 * 33) Victor Plarr (1863-1929), England
 * 34) Sylvia Plath (1932–1963), United States / England
 * 35) Ann Plato, United States
 * 36) Stanley Plumly (born 1939), United States
 * 37) Sterling D. Plumpp (born 1940), United States
 * 38) 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) Emily Pohl-Weary, Canada
 * 4) Clare Pollard (born 1978), England
 * 5) Velma Pollard (born 1937), Jamaica
 * 6) Jacob Polley (born 1975), England
 * 7) Katha Pollitt (born 1949), United States
 * 8) Robert Pollok (?1798–1827), Scotland
 * 9) Robert Polito (born 1951), United States
 * 10) Ralph Pomeroy (1926-1999), United States
 * 11) Marie Ponsot (born 1921), United States
 * 12) Aaron Poochigian (born 1973), United States
 * 13) Sandy Pool, Canada
 * 14) Alexander Pope (1688–1744), England
 * 15) Walter Pope (c.1627-1714), England
 * 16) Dorothy Porter (1954-2008), Australia
 * 17) Hal Porter (1911-1984), Australia
 * 18) Peter Porter (1929-2010), Australia / England
 * 19) Walter Porter (c.1590-1659), England
 * 20) Carol Potter, United States
 * 21) Charles Potts (born 1943)
 * 22) A. Poulin, Jr. (1938-1996), United States
 * 23) Ezra Pound (1885–1972), United States / England
 * 24) B.W. Powe (born 1955), Canada
 * 25) D.A. Powell (born 1963), United States
 * 26) Frederick York Powell(1850-1904), England
 * 27) Kevin Powell (born 1966), United States
 * 28) Winthrop Mackworth Praed (1802-1839), England
 * 29) Claire Pratt (1921-1995), Canada
 * 30) E.J. Pratt (1882-1964), Canada
 * 31) Minnie Bruce Pratt (born 1946), United States
 * 32) Jack Prelutsky (born 1940), United States
 * 33) Elizabeth Prentiss (1818-1878), United States
 * 34) Frank Prewett (1893-1962), Canada / England
 * 35) Nancy Price (1880–1970), England
 * 36) Reynolds Price (1933-2011), United States
 * 37) Richard Price (born 1966), Scotland
 * 38) V.B. Price (born 1940), United States
 * 39) Robert Priest (born 1951), Canada
 * 40) F.T. Prince (1912-2003), England
 * 41) Thomas Pringle (1789-1834), Scotland
 * 42) Matthew Prior (1664–1721), England
 * 43) Pauline Prior-Pitt, Scotland
 * 44) May Probyn (1856-1909), England
 * 45) Adelaide Procter (1825-1864), England
 * 46) Kevin Prufer (born 1969), United States
 * 47) Wyatt Prunty (born 1947), United States
 * 48) J.H. Prynne (born 1936), England
 * 49) Sheenagh Pugh (born 1950), Wales
 * 50) Al Purdy (1918-2000), Canada
 * 51) Shri Purohit Swami (1882-1941), India

Q

 * 1) Andy Quan (born 1969), Canada
 * 2) Francis Quarles (1592–1644), England
 * 3) John Quarles (1624-1665), England
 * 4) Sina Queyras (born 1963), Canada
 * 5) Patrick Edward Quinn (1862-1926), Australia
 * 6) 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) an Iqbal Rashid (born 1971), Canada / England
 * 35) Stephen Ratcliffe (born 1948), United States
 * 36) Chelsea Rathburn (born 1975), United States
 * 37) Robyn Ravlich (born 1949), Australia
 * 38) a.rawlings, Canada
 * 39) Tom Raworth (born 1938), England
 * 40) David Ray (born 1932), United States
 * 41) Wayne Ray (born 1950), Canada

Re-Ri

 * 1) Sally Read (born 1971), England
 * 2) Thomas Buchanan Read (1822-1872), United States
 * 3) John Reade (1837-1919), Canada
 * 4) James Reaney (1926-2008), Canada
 * 5) Liam Rector (1949-2007), United States
 * 6) Beatrice Redpath (died 1937), Canada
 * 7) Spencer Reece (born 1963), United States
 * 8) Henry Reed (1914–1986), England
 * 9) Ishmael Reed (born 1938), United States
 * 10) John Reed (1887-1920), United States
 * 11) Lou Reed (1942-2013), United States
 * 12) Lizette Woodworth Reese (1856-1935), United States
 * 13) Deryn Rees-Jones (born 1968), Wales
 * 14) Pam Rehm (born 1967), United States
 * 15) John Reibetanz (born 1944), Canada
 * 16) D.C. Reid (born 1952), Canada
 * 17) Jamie Reid (born 1941), Canada
 * 18) Joseph Relph (1712–1743), England
 * 19) Naomi Replansky (born 1918), United States
 * 20) Paul Reps (1895-1990), United States
 * 21) Joan Retallack (born 1941), United States
 * 22) Carter Revard (born 1931), United States
 * 23) Donald Revell (born 1954]), United States
 * 24) Eben E. Rexford (1848-1916), United States
 * 25) Kenneth Rexroth (1905–1982), United States
 * 26) Barbara Jane Reyes (born 1971), United States
 * 27) John Reynolds (?1588-1655?), England
 * 28) John Hamilton Reynolds (1794-1852), England
 * 29) Charles Reznikoff (1894–1976), United States
 * 30) Shane Rhodes, Canada
 * 31) William Henry Rhodes (1822-1876), United States
 * 32) Ernest Rhys (1859-1946), England
 * 33) René Ricard (born 1946), United States
 * 34) Cale Young Rice (1872-1943), United States
 * 35) Stan Rice (1942-2002), United States
 * 36) Adrienne Rich (born 1929), United States
 * 37) Beah Richards (1920-2000), United States
 * 38) Laura E. Richards (1850-1943), United States
 * 39) Monica Richards (born 1965), United States
 * 40) Charlotte Richardson (1775-1825), England
 * 41) James Richardson (born 1950), United States
 * 42) Edgell Rickword (1898-1982), England
 * 43) Elizabeth Riddell (1910-1998), Australia
 * 44) Lola Ridge (1873–1941), United States
 * 45) Laura Riding (1901-1991), United States
 * 46) Anne Ridler (1912-2001), England
 * 47) Denise Riley (born 1948), England
 * 48) James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916), United States
 * 49) John Riley (1937-1978), England
 * 50) Peter Riley (born 1940), England
 * 51) Alberto Ríos (born 1952), United States
 * 52) Jessie B. Rittenhouse (1869-1948), United States
 * 53) David Rivard (born 1953), United States
 * 54) Tomás Rivera (1935-1984), United States
 * 55) 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) Harriet Hanson Robinson (1825-1911), United States
 * 17) Kit Robinson (born 1949), United States
 * 18) Mary Robinson (1758–1800), England
 * 19) John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647–1680), England
 * 20) James Rennell Rodd (1858-1941), England
 * 21) Ajmer Rode, Canada
 * 22) David Roderick (born 1970), United States
 * 23) Carolyn M. Rodgers (1940-2010), United States
 * 24) Edouard Roditi (1910-1992), United States
 * 25) Carmen Rodriguez (born 1948) Chile / Canada
 * 26) Judith Rodriguez (born 1936), Australia
 * 27) Luis J. Rodriguez (born 1954), United States
 * 28) Theodore Roethke (1908–1963), United States
 * 29) Linda Rogers (born 1944), Canada
 * 30) Pattiann Rogers (born 1940), United States
 * 31) Samuel Rogers (1763-1855), England
 * 32) Matthew Rohrer (born 1970), United States
 * 33) Richard Rolle (?1290-1349), England
 * 34) T.W. Rolleston (1857-1920), Ireland
 * 35) Henry Rollins (born 1961), United States
 * 36) David Romtvedt, United States
 * 37) Martha Ronk (born 1940), United States
 * 38) Kathleen Rooney, United States
 * 39) William Pitt Root (born 1941), United States
 * 40) Lee Ann Roripaugh (born 1965), United States
 * 41) William Roscoe (1753-1831), England
 * 42) Alexander MacGregor Rose (1846-1898), Canada
 * 43) Peter Rose (born 1955), Australia
 * 44) Wendy Rose (born 1948), United States
 * 45) Raymond Roseliep (1917–1983), United States
 * 46) Franklin Rosemont (1943-2009), United States
 * 47) Penelope Rosemont (born 1942), United States
 * 48) Michael Rosen (born 1946), England
 * 49) Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918), England
 * 50) Liz Rosenberg (born 1955), United States
 * 51) Joe Rosenblatt (born 1933), Canada
 * 52) Gabriel Rosenstock (born 1949), Ireland
 * 53) Laisha Rosnau (born 1972), Canada
 * 54) Bruce Ross, Canada / United States
 * 55) Stuart Ross (born 1959), Canada
 * 56) W.W.E. Ross (1894-1966), Canada
 * 57) Christina Rossetti (1830–1894), England
 * 58) Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882), England
 * 59) Jerome Rothenberg (born 1931), United States
 * 60) Anne Rouse (born 1954), England
 * 61) Henry Rowe (1750-1819), England
 * 62) Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718), England
 * 63) Richard Rowe (1828-1879), Australia
 * 64) Stephen Rowe (born 1980), Canada
 * 65) Antony Rowland (born 1970), England
 * 66) Graham Rowlands (born 1947), Australia
 * 67) Rosemarie Rowley (born 1942), Ireland
 * 68) Thomas Rowley (1721-1796), United States
 * 69) Gibbons Ruark (born 1941), United States
 * 70) Mark Rudman (born 1948), United States
 * 71) Mary Ruefle (born 1952), United States
 * 72) Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980), United States
 * 73) Archibald Rutledge (1883-1973), United States
 * 74) Vern Rutsala (born 1934), United States
 * 75) Carl Hancock Rux, United States
 * 76) Abram Ryan (1838-1886), United States
 * 77) Gig Ryan (born 1956), Australia
 * 78) Kay Ryan (born 1945), United States
 * 79) Michael Ryan (born 1946), United States
 * 80) Tracy Ryan (born 1964), Australia
 * 81) 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) Lake Sagaris (born 1956), Canada / Chile
 * 7) David St. John (born 1949), United States
 * 8) Primus St. John (born 1939), United States
 * 9) Trish Salah (born 1968), Canada
 * 10) Michael Salinger (born 1962), United States
 * 11) Ralph Salisbury (born 1924), United States
 * 12) Blanaid Salkeld (1880-1959), Ireland
 * 13) Philip Salom (born 1950), Australia
 * 14) Francis Saltus Saltus (1849-1889), United States
 * 15) Jacob Sam-La Rose (born 1976), England
 * 16) Fiona Sampson (born 1963), England
 * 17) Sonia Sanchez (born 1934, United States
 * 18) Carl Sandburg (1878–1967), United States
 * 19) Ed Sanders (born 1939), United States
 * 20) Robert C. Sands (1799-1832), United States
 * 21) Peter Sanger (born 1943), Canada
 * 22) Charles Sangster (1822-1893), Canada
 * 23) Margaret Sangster (1838-1912), United States
 * 24) Andrew Sant (born 1950), Australia
 * 25) George Santayana (1863-1952),United States
 * 26) Robyn Sarah (born 1949), Canada
 * 27) Lew Sarett (1888-1954), United States
 * 28) Dipti Saravanamuttu (born 1960), Australia
 * 29) Epes Sargent (1813-1880). United States
 * 30) Aram Saroyan (born 1943), United States
 * 31) Stephen Sartarelli (born 1954), United States
 * 32) May Sarton (1912–1995), United States
 * 33) Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967), England
 * 34) Minot Judson Savage (1841-1918), United States
 * 35) Philip Henry Savage (1868-1899),  United States
 * 36) Jeannine Savard (born 1950), United States
 * 37) Leslie Scalapino (1947-2010), United States
 * 38) Vernon Scannell (1922-2007), England
 * 39) Maxine Scates (born 1949), United States
 * 40) Ruth Lisa Schechter (1918-1989), United States
 * 41) Libby Scheier (1946-2000), Canada
 * 42) Andrew Schelling (born 1953), United States
 * 43) Peter Schjeldahl (born 1942), United States
 * 44) Michael Schmidt (born 1947), England
 * 45) Dennis Schmitz (born 1937), United States
 * 46) Gjertrud Schnackenberg (born 1953), United States
 * 47) Pat Schneider (born 1934), United States
 * 48) Dan Schneider (born 1965), United States
 * 49) Steven Schneider, United States
 * 50) Jane Johnston Schoolcraft (1800–1842), United States
 * 51) Matthew Schreuder (born 1971), Australia
 * 52) Andreas Schroeder (born 1946), Canada
 * 53) Philip Schultz (born 1945), United States
 * 54) James Schuyler (1923–1991), United States
 * 55) Delmore Schwartz (1913–1966), United States
 * 56) Ruth L. Schwartz (born 1962), United States
 * 57) Lloyd Schwartz (born 1941), United States
 * 58) Armand Schwerner (1927-1999), United States
 * 59) Stephen Scobie (born 1943), Canada
 * 60) Alexander Scott (1520-1582), Scotland
 * 61) Alexander Scott (1920-1989), Scotland
 * 62) Dennis Scott (1939-1991), Jamaica
 * 63) Duncan Campbell Scott (1862-1947), Canada
 * 64) Evelyn Scott (1893-1963), United States
 * 65) F.R. Scott (1899-1985), Canada
 * 66) Frederick George Scott (1861-1944), Canada
 * 67) Margaret Scott (1934-2005), Australia
 * 68) Peter Dale Scott (born 1929), Canada
 * 69) Rosie Scott (born 1948), New Zealand
 * 70) Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832), Scotland
 * 71) William Bell Scott (1811–1890), Scotland
 * 72) Winfield Townley Scott (1910-1968), United States
 * 73) Joseph Scriven (1819-1886), Canada
 * 74) James Scully (born 1937), United States
 * 75) Maurice Scully (born 1952), Ireland
 * 76) Peter Scupham (born 1933), England

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) Roger Sedarat (born 1971), United States
 * 6) Alan Seeger (1888-1916), United States
 * 7) Tim Seibles (born 1955), United States
 * 8) Frederick Seidel (born 1936), United States
 * 9) Hugh Seidman (born 1940), United States
 * 10) Rebecca Seiferle (born 1951), United States
 * 11) James Sempill (1566-1625), Scotland
 * 12) Robert Sempill (?1530-1595), Scotland
 * 13) Robert Sempill the younger (?1595-1663?), Scotland
 * 14) Olive Senior (born 1941), Jamaica / Canada
 * 15) Sipho Sepamla (1932-2007), South Africa
 * 16) Seranus (1859-1935), Canada
 * 17) Mongane Wally Serote (born 1944), South Africa
 * 18) Martha Serpas (born 1965), United States
 * 19) Nina Serrano (born 1934), United States
 * 20) Robert W. Service (1874-1958), Scotland / Canada
 * 21) Vijay Seshadri(born 1954), United States
 * 22) Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), United States
 * 23) Anna Seward (1747-1809), England
 * 24) Anne Sexton (1928–1974), United States
 * 25) Tom Sexton (born 1940), United States

Sh-Si

 * 1) Thomas Shadwell (?1642-1692), England
 * 2) Kathy Shaidle (born 1964), Canada
 * 3) William Shakespeare (1564–1616), England
 * 4) Ntozake Shange (born 1948), United States
 * 5) Ravi Shankar (born 1975), United States
 * 6) Jo Shapcott (born 1953), England
 * 7) Alan Shapiro (born 1952), United States
 * 8) David Shapiro (born 1947), United States
 * 9) Harvey Shapiro (1924-2013), United States
 * 10) Karl Shapiro (1913–2000), United States
 * 11) G.S. Sharat Chandra (1935-2000), India / United States
 * 12) Michael Sharkey (born 1946), Australia
 * 13) William Sharp (1855-1905), Scotland
 * 14) Brenda Shaughnessy (born 1970), United States
 * 15) Virna Sheard (1865-1943), Canada
 * 16) Laurie Sheck, United States
 * 17) Julie Sheehan, United States
 * 18) Owen Sheers (born 1974), Wales
 * 19) John Sheffield (1648-1721), England
 * 20) Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), England
 * 21) William Shenstone (1714-1763), England
 * 22) Reginald Shepherd (1963-2008), United States
 * 23) Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), England
 * 24) Francis Sherman (1871-1926), Canada
 * 25) Joseph Sherman (1945-2006), Canada
 * 26) Carol Shields (1935-2003), Canada
 * 27) Trish Shields, Canada
 * 28) Jason Shinder (1955-2008), United States
 * 29) James Shirley (1596–1666), England
 * 30) Tanya Shirley (born 1976), Jamaica
 * 31) Evie Shockley, United States
 * 32) Jane Shore (born 1947), United States
 * 33) Sandy Shreve (born 1950), Canada
 * 34) Aaron Shurin (born 1947), United States
 * 35) Elizabeth Siddal (1829-1862), England
 * 36) Joyce Sidman (born 1956), United States
 * 37) Mary (Sidney) Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (1561-1621), England
 * 38) Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586), England
 * 39) Melanie Siebert, Canada
 * 40) Eli Siegel (1902–1978), United States
 * 41) Robert Siegel (born 1939), United States
 * 42) Cedar Sigo (born 1978), United States
 * 43) Lydia Sigourney (1791-1865), United States
 * 44) Eleni Sikélianòs (born 1991), United States
 * 45) Richard Siken (born 1967), United States
 * 46) Leslie Marmon Silko (born 1948), United States
 * 47) Edward Rowland Sill (1841-1887), United States
 * 48) Ron Silliman (born 1946), United States
 * 49) Alan Sillitoe (1928-2010), England
 * 50) Murray Silverstein (born 1943), United States
 * 51) Shel Silverstein (1930–1999), United States
 * 52) Charles Simic (born 1938), United States
 * 53) Jim Simmerman (1952-2006), United States
 * 54) James Simmons (1933-2001), Ireland
 * 55) William Gilmore Simms (1806-1870), United States
 * 56) Marge Simon (born 1942), United States
 * 57) Anne Simpson (born 1956), Canada
 * 58) Louis Simpson (born 1923), United States
 * 59) Iain Sinclair (born 1943), England
 * 60) John Sinclair (born 1941), United States
 * 61) Sir Keith Sinclair (1922-1993), New Zealand
 * 62) Sue Sinclair, Canada
 * 63) Marilyn Singer (born 1948), United States
 * 64) Ram Krishna Singh (born 1950), India
 * 65) Hal Sirowitz (born 1949), United States
 * 66) Dame Edith Sitwell (1887–1964), England
 * 67) Sacheverell Sitwell (1897-1988), England

Sk-Sm

 * 1) Sonja A. Skarstedt (1960-2009), Canada
 * 2) John Skelton (1460–1529), England
 * 3) Robin Skelton (1925-1997), England / Canada
 * 4) Tom Skeyhill (1895-1932), Australia
 * 5) Judith Skillman (born 1954), United States
 * 6) Constance Lindsay Skinner (1877-1939), Canada
 * 7) Joseph Skipsey (1832-1903), England
 * 8) Myra Sklarew (born 1934), United States
 * 9) Floyd Skloot (born 1947), United States
 * 10) Ed Skoog (born 1971), United States
 * 11) Alex Skovron (born 1948), Australia
 * 12) David R. Slavitt (born 1935), United States
 * 13) Tom Sleigh (born 1953), United States
 * 14) Kenneth Slessor (1901-1971), Australia
 * 15) Daniel Sloate (1931-2009), Canada
 * 16) Carolyn Smart (born 1952), Canada
 * 17) Christopher Smart (1722-1771), England
 * 18) Elizabeth Smart (1913-1986), Canada / England
 * 19) Dorothea Smartt (born 1963), England
 * 20) A.J.M. Smith (1902-1980), Canada
 * 21) Alexander Smith (1830–1867), Scotland
 * 22) Arabella Eugenia Smith (1844-1916), United States
 * 23) Bruce Smith (born 1946), United States
 * 24) Catherine Smith (born 1962), England
 * 25) Charlie Smith (born 1947), United States
 * 26) Charlotte Smith (1749–1806), England
 * 27) Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961), United States
 * 28) Dave Smith (born 1942), United States
 * 29) Douglas Burnet Smith (born 1949), Canada
 * 30) Edwin E. Smith (born 1968), United States
 * 31) Elbert H. Smith, United States
 * 32) Elizabeth Oakes Smith (1806-1893), United States
 * 33) John Smith (1662-1717), England
 * 34) John Smith (born 1927), Canada
 * 35) John Gibson Smith (fl. 1834-1864), Scotland
 * 36) Kay Smith (1911-2004), Canada
 * 37) Langdon Smith (1858-1908), United States
 * 38) Marc Kelly Smith (born 1949), United States
 * 39) Mary Barry Smith (1844-1914), Canada
 * 40) Michael V. Smith, Canada
 * 41) Patricia Smith (born 1955), United States
 * 42) Patti Smith (born 1946), United States
 * 43) R.T. Smith (born 1947), United States
 * 44) Rod Smith (born 1962), United States
 * 45) Ron Smith, Virginia
 * 46) Stevie Smith (1902–1971), England
 * 47) Sydney Smith (1771-1845), England
 * 48) Tracy K. Smith (born 1972), United States
 * 49) Vivian Smith (born 1933), Australia
 * 50) Walter Chalmers Smith (1824-1908), England
 * 51) Welton Smith (1940-2006), United States
 * 52) William Jay Smith (born 1918), United States
 * 53) William Wye Smith (1826-1917), Canada
 * 54) Elizabeth Smither (born 1941), New Zealand
 * 55) Kendrick Smithyman (1922-1995), New Zealand
 * 56) Tobias Smollett (1721–1771), Scotland
 * 57) Paul Smyth (1944-2006), United States
 * 58) 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) Karen Solie (born 1966), Canada
 * 9) Roberto Solis (born 1945), United States
 * 10) John Solomon, Canada
 * 11) David Solway (born 1941), Canada
 * 12) William Somerville (1675-1742), England
 * 13) Cathy Song (born 1955), United States
 * 14) Madeline Sonik (born 1960), Canada
 * 15) Charles Sorley (1895–1915), Scotland
 * 16) Gilbert Sorrentino (1929-2006), United States
 * 17) Gary Soto (born 1952), United States
 * 18) Carolyn Marie Souaid (born 1959), Canada
 * 19) Raymond Souster (1921-2012), Canada
 * 20) William Soutar (1898–1946), Scotland.
 * 21) Caroline Southey (1786-1854), England.
 * 22) Robert Southey (1774–1843), England
 * 23) Saint Robert Southwell (1561–1595), England
 * 24) Wole Soyinka (born 1934), Nigeria
 * 25) Lisa Russ Spaar, United States
 * 26) Juliana Spahr (born 1966), United States
 * 27) John Spaulding, United States
 * 28) Herman Spector (1905-1959) United States
 * 29) A.B. Spellman (born 1935), United States
 * 30) Anne Spencer (1882–1975), United States
 * 31) Theodore Spencer (1902-1949), United States
 * 32) Thomas E. Spencer (1845-1910), Australia
 * 33) Stephen Spender (1909-1995), England
 * 34) Edmund Spenser (1552–1599), England
 * 35) Jack Spicer (1925-1965), United States
 * 36) Harriet Prescott Spofford (1835-1891), United States
 * 37) Henry Sandford Spofford (1845-1868), United States
 * 38) Jean Sprackland (born 1962), England
 * 39) Jane Springer, United States
 * 40) Birk Sproxton (1943-2007), Canada
 * 41) 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) John Stammers (born 1954), England
 * 5) Harold Standish (1919-1972), Canada
 * 6) Frank Stanford (1948-1978), United States
 * 7) George Stanley (born 1934), United States / Canada
 * 8) Thomas Stanley (1625-1678), England
 * 9) Frank L. Stanton (1857-1927), United States
 * 10) Henry T. Stanton (1834-1899), United States
 * 11) Joseph Stanton (born 1949), United States
 * 12) George Starbuck (1831-1996), United States
 * 13) Carmine Starnino (born 1970), Canada
 * 14) Nicolette Stasko (born 1950), Australia
 * 15) C.K. Stead (born 1932), New Zealand
 * 16) William Force Stead (1884-1967), United States
 * 17) Edmund Clarence Stedman (1833-1908), United States
 * 18) Timothy Steele (born 1948), United States
 * 19) Gertrude Stein (1874-1946), United States
 * 20) Edward Steinhardt (born 1961), United States
 * 21) Mattie Stepanek (1990-2004), United States
 * 22) James Kenneth Stephen (1859-1892), England
 * 23) A.G. Stephens (1865-1933), Australia
 * 24) Ian Stephens (1954-1996), Canada
 * 25) James Brunton Stephens (1835-1902), Scotland / Australia
 * 26) James Stephens (1880–1950), Ireland
 * 27) George Sterling (1869-1926), United States
 * 28) Gerald Stern (born 1925), United States
 * 29) Ricardo Sternberg (born 1948), Canada
 * 30) C.J. Stevens (born 1927), United States
 * 31) James Thomas Stevens (born 1966), United States
 * 32) Wallace Stevens (1880–1955), United States
 * 33) Anne Stevenson (born 1933), England / United States
 * 34) Richard Stevenson (born 1952), Canada
 * 35) Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), Scotland
 * 36) William Stevenson (1530-1573), England
 * 37) Amanda Stewart (born 1959), Australia
 * 38) Douglas Stewart (1913-1985), Australia
 * 39) Harold Stewart (1916-1995), Australia
 * 40) W. Gregory Stewart (born 1950), United States
 * 41) Trumbull Stickney (1874-1904), United States
 * 42) John Stigall (1951-2009), United States
 * 43) John Stiles (born 1966), Canada
 * 44) James Still (1906-2001), United States
 * 45) Charles Warren Stoddard (1843-1909), United States
 * 46) Elizabeth Stoddard (1823-1902), United States
 * 47) Richard Henry Stoddard (1825-1903), United States
 * 48) William Wetmore Story (1819-1895), United States / Italy
 * 49) Adrien Stoutenburg (1916-1982), United States
 * 50) Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), United States
 * 51) Mark Strand (born 1934), United States
 * 52) Barry Straton (1854-1906), Canada
 * 53) Jennifer Strauss (born 1933), Australia
 * 54) Liane Strauss, England
 * 55) Peter Streckfus (born 1969), United States
 * 56) Agnes Strickland (1796-1874), England
 * 57) Stephanie Strickland (born 1942), United States
 * 58) Arthur Stringer (1874-1950), Canada / United States
 * 59) Marion Strobel (1895-1967), United States
 * 60) William Strode (1600-1643), England
 * 61) Leonard Strong (1896-1958), England
 * 62) Joseph Stroud (born 1943), United States
 * 63) Betsy Struthers (born 1951), Canada
 * 64) Lucien Stryk (born 1924), United States
 * 65) Jesse Stuart (1907-1984), United States
 * 66) Michael Sturdy (born 1969), United States
 * 67) 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) Paul Summers (born 1967), England
 * 7) Sekou Sundiata (1948-2007), United States
 * 8) Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (?1517-1547), England
 * 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) Robert Swanson (1905-1994), Canada
 * 16) John Swanwick (1740-1798), United States
 * 17) Robert Sward (born 1933), Canada / United States
 * 18) George Swede (born 1940), Canada
 * 19) Cole Swensen (born 1955), United States
 * 20) Karen Swenson (born 1936), United States
 * 21) May Swenson (1913-1989), United States
 * 22) Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), Ireland
 * 23) Todd Swift (born 1966), Canada
 * 24) Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909), England
 * 25) Bobbi Sykes (born 1945)
 * 26) James Joseph Sylvester (1814-1897), England
 * 27) Roberta "Bobbi" Sykes (1943-2010), Australia
 * 28) Joshua Sylvester (1563–1618), England
 * 29) Arthur Symons (1865–1945), England
 * 30) John Addington Symonds (1840-1853), England
 * 31) John Millington Synge (1871-1909), Ireland
 * 32) Arthur Sze (born 1950), United States
 * 33) George Szirtes (born 1948), England
 * 34) Larissa Szporluk (born 1967), United States
 * 35) Anne Szumigalski (1922-1999), Canada
 * 36) Mary Szybist (born 1970), United States
 * 37) 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), United States
 * 16) Bruce Taylor (born 1960), Canada
 * 17) Edward Taylor (1645–1729), United States
 * 18) Edward Robeson Taylor (1838-1923), United States
 * 19) Eleanor Ross Taylor (1920-2011), United States
 * 20) Heather Taylor (born 1977), Canada / England
 * 21) Sir Henry Taylor (1800-1866), England
 * 22) Henry S. Taylor (born 1942), United States
 * 23) Jane Taylor (1783-1824), England
 * 24) Ken Taylor (born 1930), Australia
 * 25) Marilyn Taylor, United States
 * 26) Ruth Taylor (1961-2006), Canada
 * 27) Michelle Tea (born 1971), United States
 * 28) Brian Teare (born 1974), United States
 * 29) Sara Teasdale (1883–1933), United States
 * 30) Michael Teig (born 1968), United States
 * 31) Robbie Q. Telfer (born 1980), United States
 * 32) Todd Temkin (born 1964), United States / Chile
 * 33) Kate Tempest (born 1986), England
 * 34) Alfred Tennyson, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892), England
 * 35) Frederick Tennyson (1807-1898), England
 * 36) John Terpstra, Canada
 * 37) Maria Terrone (born 1951), United States
 * 38) Lucy Terry (?1730-1821), United States
 * 39) William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), England
 * 40) Celia Thaxter (1835-1894), United States
 * 41) Ernest Thayer (1863–1940), United States
 * 42) William Roscoe Thayer (1859-1923), United States
 * 43) Sharon Thesen (born 1946), Canada
 * 44) Colleen Thibaudeau (1925-2012), Canada
 * 45) William Thom (1799-1848), Scotland
 * 46) Dylan Thomas (1914-1953), Wales
 * 47) Edith M. Thomas (1854-1925), United States
 * 48) Edward Thomas (1878-1917), Wales
 * 49) Lorenzo Thomas (1944-2005), United States
 * 50) Margaret Thomas (1842-1929), Australia
 * 51) R.S. Thomas (1913-2000), Wales
 * 52) Clara Ann Thompson (1869-1949), United States
 * 53) Dunstan Thompson (1918-1975), United States / England
 * 54) Francis Thompson (1859-1907), England
 * 55) John Thompson (1938-1976), Canada
 * 56) Maurice Thompson (1844-1901), United States
 * 57) William Irwin Thompson (born 1938), United States
 * 58) Charles Thomson (born 1953), England
 * 59) E.W. Thomson (1849-1924), Canada
 * 60) James Thomson (1700-1748), Scotland
 * 61) James Thomson (B.V.) (1834-1882), Scotland
 * 62) Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), United States
 * 63) Wilfrid Thorley (1878-1963), England
 * 64) Tim Thorne (born 1944), Australia
 * 65) 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) Lola Lemire Tostevin (born 1937), Canada
 * 26) Cecil Touchon (born 1956), United States
 * 27) Aurelian Townshend (?1583-1643?), England
 * 28) Thomas Traherne (?1636-1674), England
 * 29) John Tranter (born 1943), Australia
 * 30) Mark Tredinnick (born 1962), Australia
 * 31) Bill Tremblay (born 1940), United States
 * 32) Herbert Trench (1865-1923), Ireland
 * 33) Richard Chenevix Trench (1807-1886), Ireland
 * 34) Natasha Trethewey (born 1966), United States
 * 35) David Trinidad (born 1953), United States
 * 36) John Tripp (1927-1986), Wales
 * 37) Alexander Trocchi (1925-1984), Scotland
 * 38) Quincy Troupe (born 1939), United States
 * 39) Peter Trower (born 1930), Canada
 * 40) John Trumbull (1750-1831), United States
 * 41) Mark Truscott (born 1970), Canada
 * 42) Dimitris Tsaloumas (born 1949), Australia
 * 43) Helen Tsiriotakis (born 1967), Canada
 * 44) David Tucker, United States
 * 45) James Alexander Tucker (1872-1903), Canada
 * 46) Frederick Goddard Tuckerman (1821-1873), United States
 * 47) George Turberville (?1540-1610?), England
 * 48) Lewis Turco (born 1934), United States
 * 49) Gael Turnbull (1928-2004) Scotland
 * 50) Brian Turner (born 1944), New Zealand
 * 51) Brian Turner (born 1967), United States
 * 52) Charles Tennyson Turner (1808-1879), England
 * 53) Julian Turner (born 1955), England
 * 54) Walter J. Turner (1889-1946), England
 * 55) Genya Turovskaya (born 1973), United States
 * 56) Thomas Tusser (?1524-1580), England
 * 57) Hone Tuwhare (1922-2008), New Zealand
 * 58) Mark Twain (1835-1910), United States
 * 59) Chase Twichell (born 1950), United States
 * 60) E. Donald Two-Rivers (1945-2008), United States
 * 61) Katharine Tynan (1861-1931), Ireland / England
 * 62) Michael Tyrell (born 1974), United States
 * 63) John Tyndall (born 1951), Canada
 * 64) Maxine Tynes (1943-2011), Canada

U

 * 1) Doug Underhill (born 1946), Canada
 * 2) Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941), England
 * 3) David Unger (born 1950), United States
 * 4) Jean Starr Untermeyer (1886-1970), United States
 * 5) Louis Untermeyer (1885-1977), United States
 * 6) John Updike (1932-2009), United States
 * 7) Priscila Uppal (born 1974), Canada
 * 8) Charles Upton (born 1948), United States
 * 9) Allen Upward (1863-1926), England
 * 10) Jane Urquhart (born 1949), Canada
 * 11) Luís Alberto Urrea (born 1955), United States
 * 12) David UU (1948-1994), Canada
 * 13) Amy Uyematsu (born 1947), United States

V

 * 1) Catherynne M. Valente (born 1979), United States
 * 2) Jean Valentine (born 1934), United States
 * 3) Sheldon Vanauken (1914-1996), Unites States
 * 4) Cor van den Heuvel (born 1931), United States
 * 5) Mark Van Doren (1894-1972), United States
 * 6) Sally Van Doren, United States
 * 7) Mona Van Duyn (1921-2004), United States
 * 8) Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933), United States
 * 9) Henry Vaughan (1621-1695), Wales
 * 10) R.M. Vaughan (born 1965), Canada
 * 11) Thomas Vaux, Baron Vaux (1509-1556), England
 * 12) Janine Pommy Vega (1942-2010), United States
 * 13) Steve Venright (born 1961), Canada
 * 14) Pasquale Verdicchio (born 1954), Canada
 * 15) Aubrey Thomas de Vere (1814-1902), Ireland
 * 16) Paul Vermeersch (born 1973), Canada
 * 17) Jones Very (1813-1880), United States
 * 18) Vicki Viidikas (1948-1998), Australia
 * 19) José Garcia Villa (1908-1997), Philippines
 * 20) Paul Violi (1944-2011), United States
 * 21) Nick Virgilio (1928-1989), United States
 * 22) Gerald Vizenor (born 1934), United States
 * 23) Ellen Bryant Voigt (born 1943), United States
 * 24) 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) Buddy Wakefield (born 1974), United States
 * 8) Diane Wakoski (born 1937), United States
 * 9) Derek Walcott (born 1930), Saint Lucia
 * 10) Diane Wald, United States
 * 11) Alfred Islay Walden (1847-1884), United States
 * 12) Anne Waldman (born 1945), United States
 * 13) Liz Waldner, United States
 * 14) G.C. Waldrep (born 1968), United States
 * 15) Keith Waldrop (born 1932), United States
 * 16) Rosmarie Waldrop (born 1935), United States
 * 17) Alice Walker (born 1944), United States
 * 18) Anna Louisa Walker (1836-1907), Canada / England
 * 19) Jeanne Murray Walker (born 1944), United States
 * 20) Margaret Walker (1915-1998), United States
 * 21) William Sidney Walker (1795-1846), England
 * 22) Bronwen Wallace (1945-1989), Canada
 * 23) Chris Wallace-Crabbe (born 1934), Australia
 * 24) Ronald Wallace (born 1945), United States
 * 25) Edmund Waller (1606–1687), England
 * 26) Tom Walmsley (born 1948), Canada
 * 27) Francis Walrond (1875-1948), South Africa
 * 28) Agnes Walsh (born 1950), Canada
 * 29) William Walsh (1663-1708), England
 * 30) David Waltner-Toews (born 1948), Canada
 * 31) Clarence A. Walworth (1820-1900), United States
 * 32) BJ Ward (born 1967), United States
 * 33) Christian Ward (born 1980), England
 * 34) Diane Ward (born 1956), United States
 * 35) Frederick William Orde Ward (1834-1922), England
 * 36) Sarah Wardle (born 1969), England
 * 37) Catherine Ann Warfield (1816-1877), United States
 * 38) Anna Laetitia Waring (1823-1910), Wales
 * 39) Emily Warn, United States
 * 40) Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893-1978), England
 * 41) William Warner (?1558-1609), England
 * 42) Bertram Warr (1917-1943), Canada / England
 * 43) John Byrne Leicester Warren, Baron de Tabley (1835-1985), England
 * 44) Robert Penn Warren (1905–1989), United States
 * 45) Rosanna Warren (born 1953), United States
 * 46) Joseph Warton (1722-1800), England
 * 47) Thomas Warton (1728–1790), England
 * 48) David Atwood Wasson (1823-1887), United States
 * 49) Terry Watada (born 1951), Canada
 * 50) Gilbert Waterhouse (1883-1916), England
 * 51) Michael Waters (born 1949), United States
 * 52) Vernon Watkins (1906-1967), Wales
 * 53) William Jon Watkins (born 1942), United States
 * 54) James Wreford Watson (1915-1990), Canada
 * 55) Wilfred Watson (1911-1998), Canada
 * 56) Sir William Watson (1858-1935), England
 * 57) Alison Watt (born 1957), Canada
 * 58) Bob Watt (1925-2012), United States
 * 59) Barrett Watten (born 1948), United States
 * 60) Isaac Watts (1674–1748), England
 * 61) Tom Wayman (born 1945), Canada
 * 62) April Halprin Wayland (born 1954)

We-Wh

 * 1) Frederic Weatherly (1848-1929), England
 * 2) Afaa M. Weaver (born 1951), United States
 * 3) John V.A. Weaver (1893-1938), United States
 * 4) Charles Harper Webb, United States
 * 5) Jim Webb (born 1945), United States
 * 6) Mary Webb (1881-1927), England
 * 7) Phyllis Webb (born 1927), Canada
 * 8) Charles Webbe (circa 1678), England
 * 9) Augusta Webster (1837-1894), England
 * 10) John Webster (?1580-1634?), England
 * 11) Rebecca Wee, United States
 * 12) Bruce Weigl (born 1949), United States
 * 13) Eliot Weinberger (born 1949), United States
 * 14) Hannah Weiner (1928-1997), United States
 * 15) Joshua Weiner, United States
 * 16) Arthur Weir (1864-1902), Canada
 * 17) Robert Stanley Weir (1856-1926), Canada
 * 18) Theodore Weiss (1916-2003), United States
 * 19) Don Welch (born 1939), United States
 * 20) James Welch (1940-2003), United States
 * 21) Lew Welch (1926-1971?), United States
 * 22) Liliane Welch (born 1937), Canada
 * 23) Marjorie Welish (born 1944), United States
 * 24) Archie Weller (born 1957), Australia
 * 25) Dorothy Wellesley (1889-1956), England
 * 26) Carolyn Wells (1862-1942), United States
 * 27) Zachariah Wells (born 1976), Canada
 * 28) Joe Wenderoth (born 1966), United States
 * 29) William Wentworth (1790-1872), Australia
 * 30) Darren Wershler (born 1966), Canada
 * 31) Charles Wesley (1707-1788), England
 * 32) John Wesley (1703-1791), England
 * 33) Paul West (born 1930), England / United States
 * 34) Ethelwyn Wetherald (1857-1940), Canada
 * 35) Rachel Wetzsteon (1967-2009), United States
 * 36) R. Wever (fl. 1549-1553), England
 * 37) David Wevill (born 1935), Canada
 * 38) Philip Whalen (1923-2002), United States
 * 39) Mark Whalon (1886-1956), United States
 * 40) Dawud Wharnsby (born 1972), Canada
 * 41) Edith Wharton (1862-1937), United States
 * 42) Gordon Wharton (born 1929), England
 * 43) John Wheatcroft (born 1925), United States
 * 44) Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784), United States
 * 45) Susan Wheeler (born 1955), United States
 * 46) John Hall Wheelock (1886-1978), United States
 * 47) John Wheelwright (1897-1940), United States
 * 48) Michael Whelan (1858-1937), Canada
 * 49) E.B. White (1899-1985), United States
 * 50) Edward Lucas White (1866-1934), United States
 * 51) Hervey White (1866-1944), United States
 * 52) Joseph Blanco White (175-1841), England
 * 53) Gary J. Whitehead (born 1965), United States
 * 54) William Whitehead (1715-1785), England
 * 55) Ruth Whitman (1922-1999), United States
 * 56) Sarah Helen Whitman (1803-1878), United States
 * 57) Walt Whitman (1819–1892), United States
 * 58) A.D.T. Whitney (1824-1906), United States
 * 59) Isabella Whitney (1540s-1580s), England
 * 60) Zoe Whittall (born 1976), Canada
 * 61) Reed Whittemore (1919-2012), United States
 * 62) John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892), United States
 * 63) 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) Carlos Wilcox (1794-1827), United States
 * 9) Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919), United States
 * 10) Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), Ireland / England
 * 11) Richard Henry Wilde (1789-1843), United States
 * 12) Amos N. Wilder (1895-1983), United States
 * 13) Charlotte Wilder (1898-1980), United States
 * 14) Anne Wilkinson (1910-1961), Canada
 * 15) John Wilkinson (born 1953), England
 * 16) Nancy Willard (born 1936), United States
 * 17) Charles Willeford (1919-1988), United States
 * 18) William of Shoreham (14th century), England
 * 19) C.K. Williams (born 1936), United States
 * 20) Emmett Williams (1925–2007), United States
 * 21) Helen Maria Williams (1761-1827), England
 * 22) Hugo Williams (born 1942), England
 * 23) Jonathan Williams (1929-2008), United States
 * 24) Julia Williams (born 1976), Canada
 * 25) Miller Williams (born 1930), United States
 * 26) Oscar Williams (1900–1964), United States
 * 27) Paul O. Williams (1935-2009), United States
 * 28) Philip Lee Williams (born 1950), United States
 * 29) Sarah Williams (1841-1868), England
 * 30) Saul Williams (born 1972), United States
 * 31) Sherley Anne Williams (1944–1999), United States
 * 32) Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), United States
 * 33) William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), United States
 * 34) Frank S. Williamson (1865–1936), Australia
 * 35) Greg Williamson (born 1964), United States
 * 36) Elizabeth Willis (born 1961), United States
 * 37) Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867), United States
 * 38) Clive Wilmer (born 1945), England
 * 39) Frank Wilmot (1881-1942), Australia
 * 40) John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647–1680), England
 * 41) Walter Leslie Wilmshurst (1867-1939), England
 * 42) Eleanor Wilner (born 1937), United States
 * 43) Edmund Wilson (1893-1972), United States
 * 44) Emily Wilson (born 1968), United States
 * 45) Peter Lamborn Wilson (born 1945), United States
 * 46) Sheri-D Wilson (born 1958), Canada
 * 47) Christian Wiman (born 1966), United States
 * 48) Rob Winger (born 1974), Canada
 * 49) William Winstanley (?1628-1698), England
 * 50) Anne Winters, United States
 * 51) Yvor Winters (1900-1968), United States
 * 52) George Wither (1588–1667), England
 * 53) Sam Witt (born 1970), United States
 * 54) Amy Witting (1918-2001), Australia

Wo-Wy

 * 1) Roger Woddis (1917-1993), England
 * 2) Warren Woessner (born 1944), United States
 * 3) Larry Woiwode (born 1941), United States
 * 4) David Wojahn (born 1953), United States
 * 5) Charles Wolfe (1791–1823), Ireland
 * 6) Rebecca Wolff (born 1967), United States
 * 7) John Barton Wolgamot. United States
 * 8) Sholeh Wolpé (born 1962), Unites States
 * 9) Terry Wolverton (born 1954), United States
 * 10) Nellie Wong (born 1934), United States
 * 11) Briar Wood (born 1958), New Zealand
 * 12) Susan Wood (born 1946), United States
 * 13) George E. Woodberry (1852-1930), United States
 * 14) George Woodcock (1912-1995), Canada
 * 15) Constance Woodrow (1899-1937), Canada
 * 16) Margaret L. Woods (1856-1945), England
 * 17) E.A. Woodward (born 1858), United States
 * 18) Samuel Woodworth (1784-1832), United States
 * 19) Dorothy Wordsworth (1771–1855), England
 * 20) Dame Elizabeth Wordsworth (1840-1932), England
 * 21) William Wordsworth (1770–1850), England
 * 22) Bryan Thao Worra (born 1973), United States
 * 23) Sir Henry Wotton (1568–1639), England
 * 24) Theodore Wratislaw (1871-1933), England
 * 25) C.D. Wright (born 1949), United States
 * 26) Charles Wright (born 1935), United States
 * 27) David McKee Wright (1869–1928, New Zealand / Australia
 * 28) Franz Wright (born 1953), United States
 * 29) James Wright (1927-1980), United States
 * 30) Jay Wright (born 1935), United States
 * 31) Judith Wright (1915–2000), Australia
 * 32) Kirby Wright (born 1955), United States
 * 33) Richard Wright (1908–1960, United States&lt;
 * 34) Robert Wrigley (born 1951), United States
 * 35) Lady Mary Wroth (1587-1653), England&lt;
 * 36) Mark Wunderlich (born 1968), United States
 * 37) Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503–1542), England
 * 38) John Allan Wyeth (1894-1981), United States
 * 39) Elinor Wylie (1885-1928), United States

X

 * 1) Emanuel Xavier (born 1971), United States

Y

 * 1) Mitsuye Yamada (born 1923), United States
 * 2) Lois-Ann Yamanaka (born 1961), United States
 * 3) Leo Yankevich (born 1961), United States / Poland
 * 4) J. Michael Yates (born 1938), Canada
 * 5) John Yau (born 1950), United States
 * 6) Ann Yearsley (1753-1806), England
 * 7) William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Ireland
 * 8) Stephen Yenser (born 1941), United States
 * 9) David Yezzi (born 1966), United States
 * 10) Jane Yolen (born 1939), United States
 * 11) Jean Yoon (born 1962), Canada
 * 12) Jake Adam York (1972-2012), United States
 * 13) Monica Youn (born 1971), United States
 * 14) Al Young (born 1939), United States
 * 15) C. Dale Young (born 1969), United States
 * 16) David Young (born 1936), United States
 * 17) D'bi Young, Canada
 * 18) Dean Young (born 1955), United States
 * 19) Edward Young (1683-1765), England
 * 20) Kevin Young (born 1970), United States
 * 21) Patricia Young (born 1954), Canada
 * 22) Ray Young Bear (born 1950), United States
 * 23) Ouyang Yu (born 1955), Australia
 * 24) Pamelia Vining Yule (1826-1897), Canada

Z

 * 1) Matthew Zapruder (born 1967), United States
 * 2) Lisa Zaran (born 1969), United States
 * 3) Cynthia Zarin (born 1959), United States
 * 4) Bill Zavatsky (born 1943), United States
 * 5) Andrew Zawacki (born 1972), United States
 * 6) Ofelia Zepeda (born 1952), United States
 * 7) Benjamin Zephaniah (born 1958), England
 * 8) David Zieroth (born 1946) Canada
 * 9) Paul Zimmer (born 1934), United States
 * 10) Paul Edwin Zimmer (1943-1997), United States
 * 11) Musaemura Zimunya (born 1949), Zimbabwe
 * 12) Sheldon Zitner (1925-2005), Canada
 * 13) Rachel Zolf (born 1968),, Canada
 * 14) Carolyn Zonailo (born 1947), Canada
 * 15) Ahmos Zu-Bolton (1943-2005), United States
 * 16) Rachel Zucker (born 1971), United States
 * 17) Louis Zukofsky (1904–1978), United States
 * 18) Martha Zweig, United States
 * 19) Fay Zwicky (born 1933), Australia
 * 20) Jan Zwicky (born 1955), Canada