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

Main article: English poetry

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Main article: Welsh poetry

A

Lascelles Abercrombie

1. L. Aaronson (1895-1966), England
2. John Abbot (1623-1647 fl.), England
3. Lascelles Abercrombie (1881-1938), England
4. Dannie Abse (born 1923), Wales
5. J.R. Ackerley (1896-1967), England
6. Valentine Ackland (1906-1969), England
7. Harold Acton (1904-1994), England
8. Gilbert Adair (1944-2011), Scotland
9. Helen Adam (1909-1993), Scotland
10. David Adams (born 1943), England
11. Francis Adams (1862-1893), England / Australia
12. Sarah Flower Adams (1805-1848), England
13. Fleur Adcock (born 1934), New Zealand / England
14. Joseph Addison (1672-1719), England
15. Percy Addleshaw (1866-1916), England
16. Thomas Ager (1780-1799 fl.), England
17. Hamilton Aide (1827-1906), England
18. John Aikin (1747-1822), England
19. Lucy Aikin (1781-1864), England
20. Hew Ainslie (1792-1878), Scotland
21. Thomas Aird (1802-1876), Scotland
22. Mark Akenside (1721-1770), England
23. Sascha Aurora Akhtar (born 1976), Pakistan / England
24. William Alabaster (1567-1640), England, Latin
25. Mary Alcock (?1741-1798), England
26. Alcuin (735-804), England, Latin
27. St. Aldhelm (639-709)
28. Richard Aldington (1892-1962), England
29. Sidney A. Alexander (1866-1948), England
30. Henry Alford (1810-1871), England
31. Patience Agbabi (born 1965), England
32. William Allan (?1780-1804), Scotland
33. John Carter Allen (1798-1872), Scotland
34. Drummond Allison (1921-1943), England
35. Gillian Allnutt (born 1949), England
36. Laurence Alma-Tadema (1865-1940), England
37. Anthony Alsop (?1670-1726), England
38. A. Alvarez (born 1929), England
39. Robert Alves (1745-1794), Scotland
40. Moniza Alvi (born 1954), England
41. NIcholas Amhurst (1697-1742), England
42. Kingsley Amis (1922-1995), England
43. William Allan (?1780-1804), Scotland
44. William Amphlett (1775-1819 fl.), England
45. Robert Anderson (1770-1833), England
46. John Andrews (1615 fl.), England
47. Robert Andrews (1723-1766), England
48. Christopher Anstey (1724-1805), England
49. Robert Anton (1585-1617 fl.), England
50. Simon Armitage (born 1963), England
51. John Armstrong (1709-1779), Scotland
52. Martin Armstrong (1882-1974), England
53. Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904), England
54. Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), England
55. Isidore G. Ascher (1835-1933) Canada / England
56. Thomas Ashe (1836-1889), England
57. Kenneth Ashley (1887-?), England
58. Robert Ashley (1565-1641), England
59. Anne Askew (1520-1546), England
60. John Askham (1825-1894), England
61. Herbert Asquith (1881-1947), England
62. Edwin Atherstone (1788-1872), England
63. Thomas Atkinson (?1801-1833), Scotland
64. William Atwood (?1650-1712), England
65. W.H. Auden (1907-1973), England / United States
66. Alfred Austin (1835-1913), England
67. Robert Aylett (?1583-1635), England
68. John Ayloffe (died 1685), England
69. Pam Ayres (born 1947), England
70. Sir Robert Aytoun (1570-1638), Scotland
71. William Aytoun (1813-1865), Scotland

B

Ba

Laurence Binyon

1. Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626), England
2. Phanuel Bacon (1799-1783), England
3. Gibbons Bagnall (1719-1800), England
4. Kevin Bailey (born 1954), England
5. Philip James Bailey (1816-1902), England
6. Joanna Baillie (1762-1851), Scotland
7. Henry Baker (1698-1774), England
8. Alexander Balfour (1767-1829), Scotland
9. James Ballantine (1808-1877), Scotland
10. John Bampfylde (1754-1797), England
11. Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743–1825), England
12. John Barbour (died 1395), Scotland
13. Alexander Barclay (?1475-1552), Scotland
14. Maurice Baring (1874-1945), England
15. George Barker (1913-1991), England; husband of Elizabeth Smart; father of Sebastian Barker
16. Les Barker (born 1947), England
17. Sebastian Barker (born 1945), England; son of George Barker & Elizabeth Smart
18. George Barlow (1847-1914), England
19. Lady Anne Barnard (1750-1825), England / South Africa
20. Barnabe Barnes (1571-1609), England
21. William Barnes (1801-1886), England
22. Richard Barnfield (1574-1620), England
23. Robert Baron (1630-1658), England
24. John Barr (1809-1889), Scotland / New Zealand
25. Syd Barret (1946-2006), England
26. Elizabeth Bartlett (1924-2008), England
27. Bernard Barton (1784-1849), England
28. William Basse (?1583-1653?), England
29. Thomas Bastard (1566-1618), England
30. Paul Batchelor (born 1977), England
31. Thomas Bateson (c.1570-1630), England
32. Elizabeth Bath (1776-1844), England
33. Nathaniel Baxter (?1550-1633 fl.), England
34. Peter Bayley (?1779-1823), England
35. Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839), England

Be

1. James Beattie (1705-1803), Scotland
2. William Beattie (1793-1875), Scotland
3. Pakenham Beatty (1855-1930), England
4. Francis Beaumont (1584-1616), England; brother of Sir John Beaumont
5. Joseph Beaumont (1616-1699), England
6. Sir John Beaumont (1583-1627), England; brother of Francis Beaumont
7. Thomas Beck (?1751-1821), England
8. Andrew Becket (1749-1843), England
9. Thomas Lovell Beddoes (1804-1849), England
10. Saint Bede (672/3-735), England
11. Robert Bedingfield (?1720-1768), England
12. H.C. Beeching (1859-1919), England
13. Thomas Beedome (died 1641?), England
14. Patricia Beer (1924-1999), England
15. Sir Max Beerbohm (1872-1956), England
16. Aphra Behn (1640-1689), England
17. J.J. Bell (1871-1934), Scotland
18. Julian Bell (1908-1937), England
19. Mackenzie Bell (1856-1930), England 
20. Martin Bell (1918-1978), England
21. William Bell (1731-1816), England
22. John Bellenden (1533-1587 fl.), Scotland
23. Frances Bellerby (1899-1975), England
24. Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953), France / England
25. William Beloe (1756-1817), England
26. Mrs. Bennet (1719-1792), England
27. Jim Bennett (born 1951), England
28. William Cox Bennett (1850-1895), England
29. A.C. Benson (1862-1925), England
30. Stella Benson (1892-1933), England
31. E.C. Bentley (1875-1956), England
32. Elizabeth Bentley (1767-1839), England
33. Richard Berengarten (born 1943), England
34. Richard Berenger (died 1782), England
35. Lionel Thomas Berguer (1789-1831 fl.), England
36. Caroline Bergvall (born 1962), England
37. George Monck Berkeley (1763-1793), England
38. Francis Berry (1915-2006), England
39. James Berry (born 1924), England
40. John Richard Digby Beste (1806-1885), England
41. Matilda Betham (1776-1852), England
42. Sir John Betjeman (1906-1984), England
43. Paul Bewsher (1894-1966), England

Bi-Bl

1. Alexander Bicknell (?1750-1796), England
2. John Bidlake (1755-1814), England
3. Mrs. Bindon (18th century), England
4. Peregrine Bingham (1754-1826), England
5. Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), England
6. Caroline Bird (born 1986), England
7. Julia Bird (born 1971), England
8. Samuel Bishop (1731-1795), England
9. D.M. Black (born 1941), Scotland
10. Thomas Blackburn (1916-1977), England
11. Mary Dawes Blackett (died 1792), England
12. John Stuart Blackie (1809-1895), Scotland
13. Thomas Blacklock (1721-1791), Scotland
14. R.D. Blackmore (1825-1900), England
15. Sir Richard Blackmore (1654-1729), England
16. John Arthur Blaikie (born 1849), England
17. Robert Blair (1699-1746), Scotland
18. William Blake (1757-1827), England
19. Susanna Blamire (1747-1794), England
20. Laman Blanchard (1804-1845), England
21. Peter Bland (born 1934), England / New Zealand
22. William John Blew (1808-1894), England
23. Mathilde Blind (1841-1896), England
24. Robert Bloomfield (1766-1823), England
25. Edmund Blunden (1896-1974), England
26. Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840-1922), England

Bo-By

Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning

1. Alan Bold (1943-1998), Scotland
2. Henry Bold (1627-1683), England
3. Horatius Bonar (1808-1889), Scotland
4. William Bond (died 1735), England
5. Sean Bonney, England
6. Luke Booker (1762-1837), England
7. Brooke Boothby (1744-1824), England
8. William Boscawen (1752-1811), England
9. Keith Bosley (born 1937), England
10. James Boswell (1740-1795), Scotland
11. William Bosworth (died 1650?), England
12. Gordon Bottomley (1874-1948), England
13. Barton Bouchier (1795-1865), England
14. Joseph Bounden (?1785-1842 fl.), England
15. Francis William Bourdillon (1852-1921), England
16. Samuel Bowden (1733-1761 fl.), England
17. Jane Bowdler (1743-1784), England
18. William Lisle Bowles (1762-1850), England
19. Arthur Boyars (born 1925), England
20. Mark Alexander Boyd (1563-1601), Scotland
21. Nicholas Brady (1659-1726), Ireland / England
22. Richard Braithwait (1588-1673), England
23. James Bramston (?1694-1744), England
24. Hannah Brand (1754-1821), England
25. John Brand (1744-1806), England
26. Patrick Brandon (born 1965), England
27. F.V. Branford (1892-1941), Scotland
28. Richard Brathwait (1588-1673), England
29. Jane Brereton (1685-1740), Wales
30. Thomas Brerewood (died 1748), England
31. Nicholas Breton (1542-1626), England
32. John Durant Breval (?1680-1738), England
33. Robert Bridges (1844-1930), England
34. Vera Brittain (1893-1970), England
35. Edwin Brock (1927-1997), England
36. George Bromby (1790-1827 fl.), England
37. Alexander Brome (1620-1666), England
38. Joseph Bromehead (1746-1826), England
39. Anne Brontë (1820-1849), England
40. Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), England
41. Emily Brontë (1818–1848), England
42. Arthur Brooke (died 1563?), England
43. Christopher Brooke (?1566-1628), England
44. Frances Brooke (1724-1789), England
45. Rupert Brooke (1887-1915), England
46. Shirley Brooks (1816-1874), England
47. William Broome (1689-1745), England
48. Robert Barnabas Brough (1828-1860), England
49. Andy Brown (born 1966), England
50. Ford Madox Brown (1821-1893), England; son of Oliver Madox Brown
51. George Mackay Brown (1921-1996), Scotland
52. John Brown (1715-1766), England
53. Oliver Madox Brown (1855-1874), England; son of Ford Madox Brown
54. Pete Brown (born 1940), England
55. Stewart Brown (born 1951), England
56. Thomas Edward Brown (1830-1897), Isle of Man
57. Tom Brown (1662-1704), England
58. William Laurence Brown (1755-1830), Scotland
59. Isaac Hawkins Browne (1705-1760), England
60. Mary Ann Browne (1812-1845), England
61. Maurice Browne (1881-1955), England
62. Moses Browne (1704-1787), England
63. Thomas Browne (1771-1798), Scotland
64. William Browne (1588-1643), England
65. Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861), England
66. Robert Browning (1812-1889), England
67. Alan Brownjohn (born 1931), England
68. George Bruce (1909-2002), Scotland
69. Michael Bruce (1746-1767), Scotland
70. John Brundish (1750-1786), England
71. Mary Brunton (1778-1818), Scotland
72. Colette Bryce (born 1970), England
73. Samuel Egerton Brydges (1762-1837), England
74. W. Bryher (1894-1983), England
75. Lodowick Bryskett (?1547-1612?), England
76. George Buc (?1560-1622), England
77. Robert Williams Buchanan (1841-1901), Scotland
78. John Buchannan (1810-1891), England
79. Charles Bucke (1741-1846), England
80. John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham (1648-1721), England
81. Alice Mary Buckton (1867-1944), England
82. John Bull (?1800-1824 fl.), England
83. A.H. Reginald Buller (1874-1944), England
84. Robert Bulwer-Lytton (1831-1891), England
85. Alfred Bunn (1796-1860), England
86. Basil Bunting (1900-1985), England
87. John Bunyan (1628-1688), England
88. Thomas Burbridge (1816-1892), England
89. James Bland Burges (1752-1824), England
90. Anthony Burgess (1917-1993), England
91. Richard Burns (born 1943), England
92. Robert Burns (1759-1796), Scotland
93. Lady Sophia Burrell (?1750-1802), England
94. Dan Burt (born 1942), England
95. Charles Burton (1793-1866), England
96. Charlotte Bury (1775-1861), Scotland
97. Samuel Butler (1612-1680), England
98. George Butt (1741-1795), England
99. William Byrd (1540-1623), England
100. John Byrom (1692-1763), England
101. George Gordon Lord Byron (1788-1824), England
102. May C.G. Byron (1861-1936), England; sister of Alice E. Gillington

C

Ca-Cl

Geoffrey Chaucer

1. Richard Caddel (1949-2003), England
2. Wathen Call (1817-1890), England
3. Charles Stuart Calverley (1831-1884), England
4. Ada Cambridge (1844-1926), England
5. Richard Owen Cambridge (1717-1802), England
6. William Cameron (1751-1811), Scotland
7. A.Y. Campbell (1885-1958), Scotland
8. Roy Campbell (1901-1957), South Africa / England
9. Thomas Campbell (1777-1844), Scotland
10. Thomas Campion (1567-1620), England
11. Ann Candler (1740-1814), England
12. May Wedderburn Cannan (1893-1973), England
13. George Canning (1736-1771), England; father of George Canning (1770-1827)
14. George Canning (1770-1827), England; son of George Canning (1736-1771)
15. William Canton (1845-1926), England
16. Edward Capern (1819-1894), England
17. Dudley Carew (1903-1981), England
18. Richard Carew (1555-1620), England; cousin of Thomas Carew
19. Thomas Carew (1595-1639), England; cousin of Richard Carew
20. David Carey (1782-1824), Scotland
21. Henry Carey (1693-1743), England
22. Richard Carleton (died 1638?), England
23. Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scotland
24. James Carnegie, Earl of Southesk (1827-1905), Scotland
25. Edward Carpenter (1844-1929), England
26. William Windle Carr (1735-1791 fl.), England
27. N.T. Carrington (1777-1830), England
28. Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), England
29. Edmund Cartwright (1743-1823), England
30. William Cartwright (1611-1643), England
31. Henry Francis Cary (1772-1844), England
32. William Case, Jr. (?1780-1816 fl.), England
33. Castalian Band (1580-1600), Scotland
34. Edward Caswall (1814-1878), England
35. Christopher Caudwell (1907-1937), England
36. John Hobart Caunter (1794-1851), England
37. Charles Causley (1917-2003), England
38. James Cawthorn (1719-1761), England
39. Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673), England
40. William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1521-1598), England
41. Susanna Centlivre (?1669-1723), England
42. John Chalkhill (fl. 1600?), England
43. Robert Chamberlain (born 1607), England
44. William Chamberlayne (1619-1659), England
45. George Chapman (1560-1634), England
46. Hester Chapone (1727-1801), England
47. King Charles I (1600-1649), England
48. Charles of Orleans (1394-1465), France / England
49. Elizabeth Charles (1828-1896), England
50. Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770), England
51. John Chatwin (?1665-1690 fl.), England
52. Geoffrey Chaucer (?1343-1400), England
53. Nora Chesson (1871-1906), England
54. Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773), England
55. G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936), England
56. Henry Chettle (?1564-1607?), England
57. Wilfred Rowland Childe (1890-1952)
58. Billy Childish (born 1959), England
59. Mary Chudleigh (1656-1710), England
60. Richard Church (1893-1972), England
61. Walter Churchey (1747-1805), Wales
62. Charles Churchill (1731-1764), England
63. Thomas Churchyard (?1520-1604), England
64. Colley Cibber (1671-1757), England
65. Paula Claire (born 1939), England
66. William Clapperton (?1790-1822 fl.), Scotland
67. John Clare (1793-1864), England
68. Polly Clark (born 1968), England
69. Thomas A. Clark (born 1944), Scotland
70. Amy Key Clarke (1892-1980), England
71. Gillian Clarke (born 1937), Wales
72. H.E. Clarke (born 1852), England
73. John Cooper Clarke (born 1949), England
74. Brendan Cleary (born 1958), England
75. John Cleveland (1613-1658), England
76. Caroline Clive (1801-1872), England
77. Arthur Hugh Clough (1819-1861), England

Co-Cy

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

1. Samuel Cobb (1675-1713), England
2. Bob Cobbing (1920-2002), England
3. Elizabeth Cobbold (1765-1824), England; mother of Richard
4. Richard Cobbold (1797-1877), England; son of Elizabeth
5. James Cock (born 1752), Scotland
6. Catharine Cockburn (1649-1729), England
7. Joseph Cockfield (?1740-1816), England
8. Aston Cokayne (1608-1684), England
9. Barry Cole (1936-2014), England
10. Margaret Cole (1893-1980), England
11. Olivia Cole (born 1981), England
12. Thomas Cole (1726-1796), England
13. Hartley Coleridge (1796-1849), England; son of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
14. Mary Elizabeth Coleridge (1861-1907), England; great-grandniece of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
15. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), England
16. Sara Coleridge (1802-1852), England; daughter of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
17. John Payne Collier (1789-1883), England
18. Mortimer Collins (1827-1876), England
19. Thomas Collins (1610-1615 fl.), England
20. William Collins (1721-1759), England
21. Laurence Collinson (1925-1986), Australia / England
22. George Colman the elder (1732-1794), England; father of George Colman the younger
23. George Colman the younger (1762-1836), England; son of George Colman the elder
24. Robert Colvill (?1735-1788), Scotland
25. William Combe (1741-1823), England
26. Josiah Conder (1789-1855), England
27. William Congreve (1670-1729), England
28. Paul Conneally (born 1959), England
29. Tony Connor (born 1930), England
30. Robert Conquest (born 1917), England
31. Henry Constable (1562-1613), England
32. Eliza Cook (1818-1889), England
33. William Cook (died 1824), England
34. Thomas Cooke (1703-1756), England
35. Thomas Coombe (1747-1822), England
36. Edward Cooper (1739-1773 fl.), England
37. John Gilbert Cooper (1722-1769), England
38. Myles Cooper (1735-1785), England
39. Thomas Cooper (1805-1892), England
40. Wendy Cope (born 1945), England
41. Anthony Copley (1567-1607?), England
42. Richard Corbet (1582-1635), England
43. Hilary Corke (1921-2001), England
44. Frances Cornford (1886-1960), England
45. F.M. Cornford (1874-1943), England
46. John Cornford (1916-1936), England
47. Barry Cornwall (1787-1874), England; father of Adelaide Procter
48. William Cornysh (1465-1523), England
49. Adela Cory (1865-1904), England / India
50. William Johnson Cory (1823-1892), England
51. John Cosens (1736-1791), England
52. George Cotterell (1839-1898), England
53. Amos Cottle (1760-1800), England; brother of Joseph Cottle
54. Joseph Cottle (1770-1853); brother of Amos Cottle
55. Charles Cotton (1630-1687), England
56. Nathaniel Cotton (1705-1788), England
57. Leslie Coulson (1889-1916), England
58. William John Courthope (1842-1917), England
59. Peter L. Courtier (1776-1847), England
60. Anne Ross Cousin (1824-1906), Scotland
61. Francis Coutts (1852-1923), England
62. William Coward (?1657-1725), England
63. Abraham Cowley (1618-1667), England
64. Hannah Cowley (1743-1809), England
65. Dr. William Cowper (1701-1767), England
66. William Cowper (1731-1800), England
67. George Crabbe (1754-1832), England
68. Sir Thomas Craig (1538-1608), Scotland
69. Elizabeth Craigmyle (1863-1933), Scotland
70. Dinah Maria Craik (1826-1887), England
71. Walter Crane (1845-1915), England
72. Richard Crashaw (1613-1649), England
73. Robert Crawford (born 1959), Scotland
74. Robert Crewe-Milnes (1858-1945), England
75. Iain Crichton Smith (1928-1998), Scotland
76. Arthur Shearly Cripps (1869-1952), England
77. Ann Batten Cristall (?1768-1795 fl.), Scotland
78. Charles Crocker (1797-1861), England
79. T.W.H. Crosland (?1865-1924), England
80. Kevin Crossley-Holland (born 1941), England
81. Eyre Evans Crowe (1799-1868), England
82. William Crowe (1745-1829), England
83. Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), England
84. Richard Cumberland (1732-1811), England
85. Robert Cumming (?1770-1791 fl.), Scotland
86. Allan Cunningham (1784-1842), Scotland; brother of Thomas Mounsey Cunningham
87. John Cunningham (1729-1773), Scotland
88. Peter Cunningham (died 1805), England
89. Robert Cunninghame-Graham (1735-1797), Scotland
90. Thomas Mounsey Cunningham (1776-1834), Scotland; brother of Allan Cunningham
91. Henry Cust (1861-1917), England
92. Olive Custance (1874-1944), England
93. John Cutts (1661-1707), England
94. Cynewulf (fl. 9th century)

D

John Donne

1. H.D. (1886-1961), United States / England
2. Fred D'Aguiar (born 1960), England
3. J.W. Dalby (1799-1880), England
4. Peter Dale (born 1938), England
5. Thomas Dale (1797-1870), England
6. Hew Dalrymple (?1740-1774), Scotland
7. John Dalton (1709-1763), England
8. George Daniel (1616-1657), England
9. George Daniel (1789-1864), England
10. Peter Daniel (?1775-1820), England
11. Samuel Daniel (1562–1619), England
12. John Dart (died 1730), England
13. Mary Darwall (1738-1825), England
14. Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802), England
15. Elizabeth Daryush (1887-1977), England
16. Sir William Davenant (1606-1668), England
17. Robert Davenport (1623-1639 fl.), England
18. John Davidson (1837-1909), Scotland
19. Donald Davie (1922-1995), England
20. Idris Davies (1905-1953), Wales
21. Sir John Davies (1569-1626), England
22. John Davies of Hereford (?1565-1618), England
23. Sneyd Davies (1709-1769), England
24. W.H. Davies (1871-1940), Wales
25. Edward Davison (1898-1970), Scotland
26. Francis Davison (?1575-1621), England
27. Walter Davison (1581-1608?), England
28. Coningsby Dawson (1883-1959), England / United States
29. William Dawson (?1700-1735 fl.), England
30. Eliza Day (1789-1814 fl.), England
31. Jeffrey Day (1896-1916), England
32. Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972), England
33. Daniel Deacon (?1770-1790 fl.), England
34. William Frederick Deacon (1799-1845), England
35. Geoffrey Dearmer (1893-1996), England
36. Maria De Fleury (1781-1791 fl.), England
37. Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), England
38. Thomas Dekker (1575-1641), England
39. Walter de la Mare (1873-1956), England
40. John Delap (1725-1812), England
41. Henry Dell (?1730-1766 fl.), England
42. John Denham (1615-1669), England
43. Felix Dennis (born 1947), England
44. John Dennis (1657-1734), England
45. Samuel Dennis (1739-1795 fl.), England
46. Thomas Denton (1724-1777), England
47. Imtiaz Dharker (born 1954), Scotland
48. William Diaper (1685-1717), England
49. Charles Dibdin (1768-1833), England
50. Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776-1847), England
51. Charles Dickens (1812-1870), England
52. John Dickenson (?1570-1636?), England
53. Eleanor Dickinson (1824-1830 fl.), England
54. Josephine Dickinson (born 1957), England
55. Peter Didsbury (born 1946), England
56. Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), England
57. Isobel Dixon (born 1969), South Africa / England
58. Richard Watson Dixon (1833-1900), England
59. Sydney Dobell (1824-1874), England
60. Austin Dobson (1840-1921), England
61. William Dodd (1729-1777), England
62. Charles Dodgson (1832-1898), England
63. George Bubb Dodington (1691-1762), England
64. Robert Dodsley (1703-1762), England
65. Pete Doherty (born 1979), England
66. Digby Mackworth Dolben (1848-1867), England
67. Alfred Domett (1811-1887), England
68. Michael Donaghy (1954-2004), England
69. John Donaldson, aka Jon Inglis (1921-1989), England
70. John Donne (1572-1631), England
71. Thomas Doubleday (1790-1870), England
72. Lord Alfred Douglas (1870-1945), England
73. Gavin Douglas (?1475-1522), Scotland
74. Keith Douglas (1920-1944), England
75. John F.M. Dovaston (1782-1854), England
76. John Dowland (1563-1626), England
77. Hugh Downman (1740-1809), England
78. Ernest Dowson (1867-1900), England
79. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), Scotland / England
80. Camilla Doyle (1888-1944), England
81. Sir Francis Hastings Doyle (1810-1888), England
82. Nathan Drake (1766-1836), England
83. Augusta Theodosia Drane (1823-1894), England
84. Michael Drayton (1563-1631), England
85. Adam Drinan AKA Joseph Macleod (1903-1984), England
86. John Drinkwater (1882-1937), England
87. William Drummond of Hawthornden (1585-1649), Scotland
88. John Dryden (1631–1700), England
89. Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux (1857-1944), England
90. Helen Selina Dufferin (1807-1867), England; sister of Caroline Norton
91. Carol Ann Duffy (born 1955), Scotland
92. Ian Duhig (born 1954), England
93. Richard Duke (?1658-1711), England
94. William Dunbar (1465-1520), Scotland
95. Andrew Duncan (born 1956), England
96. John Duncombe (1729-1786), England
97. William Arthur Dunkerley (1852-1941), England
98. John Colin Dunlop (1785-1842), Scotland
99. Antony Dunn (born 1973), England
100. Douglas Dunn (born 1942), Scotland
101. James Duport (1606-1679), England
102. Jane Duran (born 1944), England
103. Thomas D'Urfey (1653-1723), England
104. Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990), England
105. Edward Dyer (1543-1607), England
106. George Dyer (1755-1841), England
107. John Dyer (1699-1757), Wales
108. Dymock Poets (1911-1914), England

E

T.S. Eliot

1. Jabez Earle (?1673-1768), England
2. James Edmeston (1791-1867), England
3. Richard Edwardes (?1523-1566), England
4. John Edwards (1745-1792), Wales
5. John Edwards (?1772-1845 fl.), England
6. Thomas Edwards (1595 fl.), England
7. Thomas Edwards (1699-1757), England
8. Francis Egerton (1800-1857), England
9. Sarah Fyge Egerton (1670-1723), England
10. George Eliot (1819-1880), England
11. T.S. Eliot (1888-1965), United States / England
12. Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), England
13. Jean Elliot (1727-1805), Scotland
14. Charlotte Elliott (1789-1871), England
15. Charlotte Elliott (1839-1880), Scotland
16. Ebenezer Elliott (1781-1849), England
17. Edwin J. Ellis (1848-1916), England
18. George Ellis (1753-1815), England
19. John Ellis (1698-1790), England
20. Samuel Elsdale (1780-1827), England
21. Charles Abraham Elton (1778-1853), England
22. Chris Emery (born 1963), England
23. Charles Emily (1734-1762), England
24. William Empson (1906-1984), England
25. D.J. Enright (1920-2002), England
26. R.C.K. Ensor (1877-1958), England
27. Andrew Erskine (1739-1793), Scotland
28. Henry Erskine (1746-1817), Scotland
29. Ralph Erskine (1685-1752), Scotland
30. Sir George Etherege (1635-1691), England
31. Robert Etty (1815 fl.), England
32. Robert Etty, England
33. Laurence Eusden (1688-1730), England
34. Abel Evans (1679-1737), England
35. Lewis Evans (1830-1842 fl.), England
36. Sebastian Evans (1830-1909), England
37. Juliana Horatia Ewing (1841-1885), England

F

"Michael Field"

1. Frederick William Faber (1814-1863), England
2. Sir Geoffrey Faber (1889-1961), England
3. Harry Fainlight (1935-1982), England; brother of Ruth Fainlight
4. Ruth Fainlight (born 1931), England; sister of Harry Fainlight
5. Kingsley Fairbridge (1885-1924), South Africa / England
6. Edward Fairfax (?1580-1635), England
7. John Fairfax (1930-2009), England
8. Harriet Falconar (1774-1791 fl.), England; sister of Maria Falconar
9. Maria Falconar (?1771-1791 fl.), England; sister of Harriet Falconar
10. William Falconer (1732-1769), Scotland
11. Mildmay Fane (1602-1666), England
12. Violet Fane (1843-1905), England
13. Catherine Maria Fanshawe (1765-1834), England
14. Sir Richard Fanshawe (1608-1666) England
15. U.A. Fanthorpe (1929-2009), England
16. Helen Farish (born 1962), England
17. Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965), England
18. John Farrer (1758-1820), England
19. Francis Fawkes (1720-1777), England
20. Vicki Feaver (born 1943), England
21. Elaine Feinstein (born 1930), England
22. Owen Felltham (1602-1668), England
23. Elijah Fenton (1683-1730), England
24. James Fenton (born 1949), England
25. Richard Fenton (1746-1821), Wales
26. Robert Fergusson (1750-1774), Scotland
27. Michael Field, England
28. Henry Fielding (1707-1754), England
29. Anne Finch (1661-1720), England
30. John Finlay (1782-1810), Scotland
31. Roy Fisher (born 1930), England
32. Charles Fitzgeffrey (1576-1638), England
33. Henry Fitzgeffrey (1617-1618 fl.), England
34. Edward FitzGerald (1809-1883), England
35. Thomas Fitzgerald (?1695-1752), England
36. William Thomas Fitzgerald (1759-1829), England
37. Thomas Flatman (1637-1688), England
38. James Elroy Flecker (1884-1915), England
39. Richard Flecknoe (?1600-1678?), England
40. Wilmington Fleming (1819-1830 fl.), England
41. Giles Fletcher the elder (?1548-1611), England
42. Giles Fletcher (?1586-1623), England; son of Giles Fletcher the elder
43. Ian Fletcher (1920-1988), England
44. John Fletcher (1579-1625), England; nephew of Giles Fletcher the elder
45. Phineas Fletcher (1582-1650), England; son of Giles Fletcher the elder
46. Maria De Fleury (1781-1791 fl.), England
47. F.S. Flint (1885-1960), England
48. James Foot (1771 fl.), England
49. Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939), England
50. John Ford (1586-1637), England
51. James Fordyce (1720-1796), Scotland
52. James Fortescue (1716-1777), England
53. Thomas Dudley Fosbroke (1770-1842), England
54. Adam Foulds (born 1974), England
55. Thomas Fowler (1790 fl.), England
56. William Fowler (?1560-1612), Scotland
57. Charles Fox (1749-1809), England
58. William Johnson Fox (1786-1864), England
59. Robert Franklin (?1790-1824 fl.), England
60. G.S. Fraser (1915-1980), Scotland
61. Abraham Fraunce (?1558-1633?), England
62. John Free (1711-1791), England
63. Thomas Freeman (?1590-1630), England
64. J.H. Frere (1769-1846), England
65. Anthony Freston (1757-1819), England
66. John Fuller (born 1937), England
67. Richard Furness (1791-1857), England
68. Sarah Fyge (1670-1723), England
69. Rose Fyleman (1877-1957), England

G

Thomas Gray

1. Norman Gale (1862-1942), England
2. John Galt (1779-1839), Scotland
3. Edward Gardner (1752-1823), England
4. Richard Garnett (1835-1906), England
5. David Garrick (1717-1779), England
6. H.W. Garrod (1878-1960), England
7. Sir Samuel Garth (1661-1719), England
8. George Gascoigne (1525-1577), England
9. David Gascoyne (1916-2001), England
10. John Gay (1685–1732), England
11. Edmund Gayton (1698-1666), England
12. Alexander Geddes (1737-1802), Scotland
13. Thomas Gent (1693-1778), England
14. Christopher Gewen (1617-1634 fl.), England
15. Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), England
16. Thomas Gibbons (1720-1782), England
17. Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878-1962), England
18. Humphrey Gifford (died 1589), England
19. Richard Gifford (1725-1807), England
20. William Gifford (1756-1826), England
21. Thomas Gilbert (1713-1766), England
22. Charles Gildon (1665-1724), England
23. Joseph Giles (1771 fl.), England
24. Robert Gilfillan (1798-1850), Scotland
25. George W. Gillespie (died 1847), Scotland & Canada
26. William Gillespie (1776-1825), Scotland
27. Robert Pearse Gillies (1788-1858), Scotland
28. Alice E. Gillington (1863-1934), England; sister of May C.G. Byron
29. William Gillum (?1765-1797), England
30. John Gilmour (1810-1828), Scotland
31. Chrissie Gittins, England
32. William Glen (1789-1826), Scotland
33. Richard Glover (1712-1785), England
34. Harold Goad (1878-1956), England
35. Sidney Godolphin (?1606-1643), England
36. Catherine Grace Godwin (1798-1845), Scotland
37. Louis Golding (1895-1958), England
38. William Golding (1911-1993), England
39. Douglas Goldring (1887-1960), England
40. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774), England
41. John Arthur Goodchild (1851-1914), England
42. Henry Goodere (1571-1627), England
43. Patrick Gordon (1614-1615 fl.), Scotland
44. Sir Arthur Gorges (?1569-1625), England
45. Sir Edmund Gosse (1849-1928), England
46. Gerald Gould (1885-1936), England
47. John Gower (1330-1408), England
48. Charles Graham (1774-1796 fl.), England
49. James Graham (1612-1650), Scotland
50. Robert Cunninghame Graham (1735-1797), Scotland
51. W.S. Graham (1918-1986), Scotland
52. James Grahame (1765-1811), Scotland
53. Simion Grahame (?1570-1614), Scotland
54. Anne Grant (1755-1838), Scotland
55. Joseph Grant (1805-1835), Scotland
56. George Granville, Lord Lansdowne (1667-1735), England
57. Richard Graves (1715-1804), England
58. Robert Graves (1895-1985), England
59. David Gray (1838-1861), Scotland
60. John Henry Gray (1866-1934), England
61. Thomas Gray (1716-1771), England
62. Bertie Greatheed (1759-1826), England
63. Matthew Green (1696-1737), England
64. Edward Burnaby Greene (died 1788), England
65. Robert Greene (1558-1592), England
66. Andrew Greenfield (1750-1788), Scotland
67. Lavinia Greenlaw (born 1962), England
68. Bill Greenwell (born 1952), England
69. Dora Greenwell (1821-1882), England
70. Julian Grenfell (1888-1915), England
71. William Parr Greswell (1765-1824), England
72. Frances Greville (?1727-1789), Ireland / England
73. Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke (1554-1628), England
74. Bartholomew Griffin (1596 fl.), England
75. Philip Griffin (1741-1785 fl.), England
76. Bill Griffiths (1948-2007), England
77. Nicholas Grimald (1519-1562), England
78. Philip  Gross (born 1952), England
79. Edward Guilpin (1598-1601 fl.), England
80. Thom Gunn (1929-2004), England / United States
81. Ivor Gurney (1890-1937), England
82. John Gwilliam (1811-1845 fl.), England
83. Richard Gwinnett (1676-1717), England
84. Brion Gysin (1916-1986), England

H

Ha-He

Thomas Hardy

1. William Habington (1605-1654), England
2. Jen Hadfield (born 1978), England
3. Thomas Gordon Hake (1809-1895), England
4. Joseph Hall (1574-1656), England
5. Radclyffe Hall (1880-1943), England
6. William Hall (1705-1767), England
7. Arthur Hallam (1811-1833), England
8. Laurence Hynes Halloran (1765-1831), England
9. Alan Halsey (born 1949), England
10. Michael Hamburger (1924-2007), England
11. Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1834-1894), England
12. Harriet Hamilton King (1840-1920), England
13. George Rostrevor Hamilton (1888-1967), England
14. Ian Hamilton (1938-2001), England
15. William Gerard Hamilton (1729-1796), England
16. William Hamilton (?1665-1751), Scotland
17. William Hamilton (1704-1754), Scotland
18. Edward Hamley (1764-1834), England
19. James Hammond (1710-1742), England
20. Thomas Hancock (1783-1849), England
21. Elizabeth Hands (1746-1815), England
22. Thomas Edwards Hankinson (1805-1843), England
23. John Hanmer (1809-1881), England
24. Patrick Hannay (1616-1629 fl.), Scotland
25. William Harbert (1604-1606 fl.), Wales
26. George Hardinge (1743-1816), England
27. Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), England
28. Henry Harington (1727-1816) England
29. Henry Harington (1755-1791), England
30. John Harington (1560-1612), England
31. Tony Harrison (born 1937), England
32. William Harrison (1685-1713), England
33. Blind Harry (?1440-1492), Scotland
34. David Harsent (born 1942), England
35. Walter Harte (1709-1774), England
36. John Hartley (1839-1915), England
37. F.W. Harvey (1888-1957), England
38. Gabriel Harvey (?1545-1630), England
39. Lee Harwood (born 1939), England
40. Percy Haselden (1895-1916), England
41. Sibella Elizabeth Hatfield (1800-1882), England
42. Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879), England
43. Stephen Hawes (?1474-1523), England
44. Robert Stephen Hawker (1803-1875), England
45. John Hawkesworth (1720-1773), England
46. Thomas Hawkins (1575-1640), England
47. Thomas Hawkins (1810-1889), England
48. William Hawkins (1722-1801), England
49. William Hawkins (1772-1786 fl.), England
50. Alfred Hayes (1857-1936), England
51. Samuel Hayes (1749-1795), England
52. William Hayley (1745-1820), England
53. Robert Hayman (1575-1629), England
54. Henry Headley (1765-1788), England
55. George Heath (1844-1869), England
56. Robert Heath (1650 fl.), England
57. John Heath-Stubbs (1918-2006), England
58. John Hegley (born 1953), England
59. Felicia Hemans (1793-1835), England
60. Percy Hemingway (1866-1916), England
61. Samuel Henley (1740-1815), England
62. William Ernest Henley (1849-1903), England
63. Adrian Henri (1932-2000), England
64. King Henry VI (1421-1471), England
65. King Henry VIII (1491-1547), England
66. Robert Henryson (fl. 1460-1500), Scotland, Middle Scots
67. John Abraham Heraud (1799-1887), England
68. Edward Herbert (1583-1648), Wales / England; brother of George Herbert
69. George Herbert (1593-1633), Wales / England; brother of Edward Herbert
70. Mary (Sidney) Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (1561-1621), England
71. Nicholas Herbert (1705-11775), England
72. William Herbert (1778-1847), England
73. Mary Heron (1786-1792 fl.), England
74. Robert Herrick (1591-1674), England
75. John Herschel (1792-1871), England
76. Lord John Hervey (1696-1743), England
77. Thomas K. Hervey (1799-1859), England
78. Phoebe Hesketh (1909-2005), England
79. Maurice Henry Hewlett (1861-1923), England
80. Rebecca Hey, England
81. Thomas Heyrick (1649-1694), England
82. Jasper Heywood (1535-1598), England; son of John Heywood
83. John Heywood (?1497-1580?), England; father of Jasper Heywood; grandfather of John Donne
84. Robert Heywood (?1574-1645), England
85. Thomas Heywood (?1570-1650), England

Hi-Hy

1. Bevil Higgons (1670-1735), England
2. Harold Hikins (1919-2003), England; husband of Sylvia Hikins
3. Sylvia Hikins , England; wife of Harold HIkins
4. Hilarius (1125 fl.), England, Latin
5. Aaron Hill (1685-1750), England
6. Geoffrey Hill (1932-2016), England
7. Robert Hill (1775 fl.), England
8. Selima Hill (born 1945), England
9. Tobias Hill (born 1970), England
10. Arthur Clement Hilton (1851-1877), England
11. William Hinchliffe (1692-1752), England
12. Benjamin Hoadly (1706-1757), England; brother of John Hoadly
13. John Hoadly (1711-1776), England; brother of Benjamin Hoadly
14. Philip Hobsbaum (1932-2005), England
15. Thomas Hoccleve (?1369-1426), England
16. Francis Hodgson (1781-1852), England
17. Ralph Hodgson (1871-1962), England
18. William Noel Hodgson (1893-1916), England
19. Barbara Hofland (1770-1844), England
20. Michael Hofmann (born 1957)
21. James Hogg (1770-1835), Scotland
22. David Holbrook (1923-2011), England
23. Richard Hole (1746-1803), England
24. Margaret Holford (1757-1834), England
25. Margaret Holford (1778-1852), England
26. Hugh Holland (1571-1633), Wales
27. Jane Holland (born 1966), England
28. John Holland (1794-1872), England
29. Matthew Hollis (born 1971), England
30. John Holloway (1920-1999), England
31. William Holloway (1761-1854), England
32. James Holme (1824 fl.), England
33. Robert Holmes (1748-1805), England
34. F. Wyville Home (born 1851), Scotland
35. Thomas Hood (1799-1845), England
36. Jeremy Hooker (born 1941), Wales
37. Teresa Hooley (1888-1973), England
38. Laurence Hope (1865-1904), England / India
39. Charles Hopkins (?1664-1700?), England; brother of John Hopkins
40. Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889), England
41. John Hopkins (born 1675), England; brother of Charles Hopkins
42. Nora Hopper (1871-1906), England
43. Richard Henry Horne (1802-1884), England / Australia
44. Adam Horovitz (born 1971), England; son of Frances Horovitz & Michael Horovitz
45. Frances Horovitz (1938-1983), England; mother of Adam Horovitz
46. Michael Horovitz (born 1935), England; father of Adam Horovitz
47. John Hoskins (1566-1638), England
48. A.E. Housman (1859-1936), England
49. Laurence Housman (1865-1959), England
50. Edward Howard (1624-1689 fl.), England; brother of Robert Howard
51. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1517-1547), England
52. Nathaniel Howard (1804-1832), England
53. Robert Howard (1626-1698), England; brother of Edward Howard
54. James Howell (?1594-1666), Wales
55. Mary Howitt (1799-1888), England; wife of William Howitt
56. Richard Howitt (1799-1869), England; brother of William Howitt
57. William Howitt (1792-1879), England; brother of Richard Howitt, husband of Mary Howitt
58. Francis Hoyland (1727-1786), England
59. Charles Hoyle (?1773-1848), England
60. John Clarke Hubbard (1745-1805), England
61. Tom Hubbard (born 1950), Scotland
62. John Huckell (1729-1771), England
63. George Huddesford (1749-1809), England
64. Thomas Hudson (1547-1610 fl.), Scotland
65. Thomas Hudson (1709-1788 fl.), England
66. Anne Hughes (1784-1795 fl.), England
67. Jabez Hughes (?1685-1731), England
68. John Hughes (1677-1720), England
69. Richard Hughes (1900-1976), England
70. Ted Hughes (1930-1998), England
71. Robert Hull, England
72. T.E. Hulme (1881-1917), England
73. Michael Hulse (born 1955), England
74. Leigh Hunt (1784-1859), England
75. Anne Hunter (1742-1821), Scotland
76. James Hurdis (1763-1801), England
77. Henrietta Anne Huxley (1825-1914), England
78. James Hyslop (1798-1827), Scotland

I

1. Benjamin Ibbot (1680-1725), England
2. Selwyn Image (1849-1930), England
3. Mick Imlah (1956-2009), Scotland
4. Elijah Barwell Impey (1780-1849), England
5. Jean Ingelow (1820-1897), England
6. William Henry Ireland (1775-1835), England
7. Eyles Irwin (?1751-1817), England / India

J

Ben Jonson

1. Samuel Richard Jackson (1821-1826 fl.), England
2. Giles Jacob (1686-1744), England
3. Hildebrand Jacob (1693-1739), England
4. Richard Jago (1715-1781), England
5. King James I (1394-1437), Scotland
6. King James I (1566-1625), England
7. Clive James (born 1939), England
8. John James (born 1939), Wales
9. Richard James (1592-1638), England
10. Kathleen Jamie (born 1962), Scotland
11. Alexander Hay Japp (1837-1905), Scotland
12. John Jefferys (1800 fl.), England
13. George Jeffreys (1678-1755), England
14. Catherine Jemmat (1714-1766), England
15. Alan Jenkins (born 1955), England
16. Charles Jenner (1736-1774), England
17. Elizabeth Jennings (1926-2001), England
18. James Jennings (1672-1733) England
19. Soame Jenyns (1704-1783), England
20. William Jerdan (1782-1869), Scotland
21. Edward Jerningham (1727-1812), England
22. John Johns (1823-1844 fl.), England
23. Lionel Johnson (1867-1902), England
24. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), England
25. Arthur Johnston (1579-1641), Scotland, Latin
26. Charles Johnston (?1790-1823). England
27. David Jones (1895–1974), Wales
28. Ebenezer Jones (1820–1860), England
29. Mary Jones (1707-1778), England
30. Patrick Jones (born 1965), Wales
31. T. Harri Jones (1921-1965), Wales
32. William Jones (1726-1795), Wales
33. William Jones (1746-1794), England / India
34. Sir William Jones (1746-1794), England
35. Ben Jonson (1572-1637), England
36. Thomas Jordan (1612-1685), England
37. Anthony Joseph (born 1966), Trinidad / England
38. Jenny Joseph (born 1932), England

K

John Keats

1. Kapka Kassabova (born 1973), New Zealand / Scotland
2. P.J. Kavanagh (born 1931), England
3. Jackie Kay (born 1961), Scotland
4. George Keate (1729-1797), England
5. John Keats (1795-1821), England
6. John Keble (1792-1866), England
7. Arthur Kelton (died c. 1550), Wales
8. Harry Kemp (1911-1984), England
9. May Kendall (1861-1943), England 
10. Tim Kendall (born 1970), England
11. Frank Kendon (1893-1959), England
12. Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy (1883-1929), England
13. White Kennett (?1700-1740), England
14. Charles Kent (1823-1902), England
15. John Kenyon (1784-1856), England
16. Charles Kerr (1821 fl.), Scotland
17. Henry Kett (1761-1825), England
18. Sidney Keyes (1922–1943), England
19. Anne Killigrew (1660-1685), England
20. Arthur Henry King (1910-2000), England
21. Henry King (1592-1669), England
22. William King (1663-1712), England
23. William King (1685-1763), England
24. Charles Kingsley (1819-1875), England
25. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), India / England
26. Ralph Knevet (1600-1671), England
27. Anne Cuthbert Knight (1788-1860), Scotland
28. E.V. Knox (1881-1971), England
29. Isa Craig Knox (1831-1903), Scotland
30. William Knox (1789-1825), Scotland
31. Thomas Kyd (1558-1594), England
32. Francis Kynaston (1587-1642), England

L

D.H. Lawrence

1. Walter Laidlaw (born 1838), Scotland
2. Alexander Laing (1787-1857), Scotland
3. Lake Poets (1795-1840), England
4. Charles Lamb (1775-1834), England; brother of Mary Lamb
5. Mary Lamb (1764-1847), England; sister of Charles Lamb
6. Thomas Lambe (1762 fl.), England
7. Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802-1838), England
8. Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864), England
9. John Lane (1621 fl.), England
10. Andrew Lang (1844-1912), Scotland
11. Charles Hartley Langhorne (died 1845), England
12. John Langhorne (1735-1779), England; brother of William Langhorne
13. William Langhorne (1721-1772), England; brother of John Langhorne
14. William Langland (?1332-1386), England
15. R.F. Langley (1938-2011), England
16. Emilia Lanier (1569-1645), England
17. George Granville, Lord Lansdowne (1667-1735), England
18. Philip Larkin (1922-1985), England
19. Michael Laskey (born 1944), England
20. D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930), England
21. Layamon (1200 fl.), England
22. Samuel Laycock (1826-1893), England
23. Mary Leapor (1722-1746), England
24. Edward Lear (1812-1888), England
25. John Learmont (1791 fl.), Scotland
26. Laurie Lee (1914-1997), England
27. Nathaniel Lee (?1653-1692), England
28. Sophia Lee (1750-1824), England
29. Eugene Lee-Hamilton (1845-1907), England
30. Edward Cracroft Lefroy (1855-1891), England
31. Richard Le Gallienne (1866-1947), England
32. John Lehmann (1907-1987), England
33. Chandos Leigh (1791-1850), England
34. Helen Leigh (1788 fl.), England
35. Richard Leigh (?1649-1728), England
36. Robert Leighton (1822-1869), Scotland
37. Richard Lely (1723-1727 fl.), England
38. Henry Lemoine (1756-1812), England
39. Charlotte Lennox (1730-1804), Scotland
40. Francis Lenton (1629-1641 fl.), England
41. Tom Leonard (born 1944), Scotland
42. Laurence Lerner (born 1925), England
43. Amy Levy (1861-1889), England
44. Alun Lewis (1915-1944), Wales
45. Bill Lewis (born 1953), England
46. C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), England
47. Matthew Gregory Lewis (1555-1818), England
48. John Leyden (1775-1811), Scotland
49. Catherine C. Liddell (1848-1927), England
50. William Liddiard (1773-1841), England
51. Richard Linche (1596-1601 fl.), England
52. Blanche Elizabeth Lindsay (1844-1912), England
53. David Lindsay (?1490-1555?), Scotland
54. Eric Linklater (1899-1974), Scotland
55. William James Linton (1812-1897), England / United States
56. William Lipscomb (1754-1842), England
57. William Lisle (?1569-1637), England
58. Charles Lloyd (1775-1839), England
59. Evan Lloyd (1734-1776), Wales
60. Robert Lloyd (1733-1764), England
61. Richard Llwyd (1752-1835), Wales
62. Liz Lochhead (born 1947), Scotland
63. Frederick Locker-Lampson (1821-1895), England
64. Thomas Lodge (?1558-1625), England
65. Capell Lofft (1751-1824), England; father of Capell Lofft (1806-1873)
66. Capell Lofft (1806-1873), England; son of Capell Lofft (1751-1824)
67. John Logan (1748-1788), Scotland
68. Christopher Logue (1926-2011), England
69. Anne Lok (1530-1607), England; mother of Henry Lok
70. Henry Lok (?1553-1608?), England; son of Anne Lok
71. James Love (1721-1744), England
72. Richard Lovelace (1618-1658), England
73. Robert Lovell (?1770-1796), England
74. Malcolm Lowry (1909-1957), England
75. Robert Lowth (1710-1787), England
76. Roddy Lumsden (born 1966), Scotland
77. Matthew Luscombe (1776-1846), England
78. John Lydgate (1370-1450), England
79. John Lyly (1553-1606), England
80. Sylvia Lynd (1888-1952), England
81. Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847), Scotland
82. George Lyttelton, Lord Lyttelton (1709-1773), England
83. Robert Bulwer-Lytton (1831-1891), England

M

Ma-Me

John Masefield

1. James Macaulay (1788 fl.), Scotland
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. Evan MacColl (1808-1898), Scotland / Canada
7. Hugh MacDiarmid (1892-1978), Scotland
8. Andrew Macdonald (?1755-1790), Scotland
9. Frederika Richardson Macdonald (?1845-1923), England
10. George MacDonald (1824-1905), Scotland
11. John William Mackail (1859-1945), Scotland
12. Charles Mackay (1814-1889), Scotland; father of Eric Mackay
13. Eric Mackay (1851-1898), England; son of Charles Mackay
14. Colin Maclaurin (?1770-1833), Scotland
15. Fiona MacLeod (1855-1905), Scotland
16. Joseph Macleod (1903-1984), England
17. Louis MacNeice (1907-1963), England
18. Hector Macneill (1746-1818), Scotland
19. Donald Macpherson (1824 fl.), Scotland
20. James Macpherson (1736-1796), Scotland
21. Judith Madan (1702-1781), England
22. Charles Madge (1912-1996), England
23. Wes Magee (born 1939), Scotland
24. David Mallet (?1705-1765), Scotland
25. Francis Manning (?1674-1738 fl.), England
26. Robert Mannyng (1269-1340), England
27. Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923), England
28. Peter Manson (born 1969), Scotland
29. Richard Mant (1776-1848), England
30. Walter de la Mare (1873-1956), England
31. Gervase Markham (1568-1637), England
32. Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), England
33. Shackerley Marmion (1603-1639), England
34. George Marriott (died 1793), England
35. James Marriott (?1730-1803), England
36. John Marriott (1762-1797), England
37. Edward Garrard Marsh (1783-1862), England
38. John Marston (1576-1634), England
39. John Westland Marston (1819-1890), England
40. Philip Bourke Marston (1850-1887), England
41. Robert Marston (1614 fl.), England
42. Theodore Martin (1860-1909), Scotland
43. Andrew Marvell (1621-1678), England
44. Sir Frank Marzials (1840-1912), England; brother of Theo Marzials
45. Theo Marzials (1850-1920), England; brother of Frank Marzials
46. John Masefield (1878-1967), England
47. William Mason (1724-1797), England
48. Philip Massinger (1583-1640), England
49. Edward Powys Mathers (1892-1939), England
50. Thomas Maude (1801-1865), England
51. Glyn Maxwell (born 1962), England
52. James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), Scotland
53. Thomas May (1595-1630), England
54. John Mayne (1759-1836), Scotland
55. Chris McCabe (born 1977), England
56. William McGonagall (1825-1902), Scotland
57. Roger McGough (born 1937), England
58. Jamie McKendrick (born 1955), England
59. Ian McMillan (born 1956), England
60. Thomas Medwin (1788-1869), England
61. George Bubb Dodington, Baron Melcombe (1691-1762), England
62. William Melmoth (1710-1799), England
63. Moses Mendes (died 1758), England
64. George Meredith (1828-1909), England
65. Louisa Anne Meredith (1812-1895), England / Australia
66. Owen Meredith (1831-1891), England
67. Charles Merivale (1808-1893), England
68. Herman Charles Merivale (1839-1906), England
69. John Herman Merivale (1779-1844), England
70. James Merrick (1720-1769), England
71. Robert Merry (1755-1798), England
72. William Meston (?1688-1745), Scotland
73. Metaphysical poets, 17th century, England
74. William Meyler (1755-1821), England
75. Alice Meynell (1847-1922), England; mother of Francis Meynell
76. Francis Meynell (1891-1975), England; son of Alice Meynell

Mi-My

John Milton

1. Edward Michelborne (1565-1626), England
2. William Mickle (1735-1788), Scotland
3. Christopher Middleton (born 1926), England
4. Richard Middleton (1882-1911), England
5. Thomas Middleton (1580-1627), England
6. Albert Midlane (1825-1909), England
7. Luke Milbourne (1649-1720), England
8. William Millar (1821-1822 fl.), Scotland
9. Hugh MIller (1802-1856), Scotland
10. Thomas Miller (1807-1874), England
11. William Miller (1810-1872), Scotland
12. Robert Millhouse (1788-1839), England
13. Spike Milligan (1918-2002), England / Ireland
14. Henry Hart Milman (1791-1868), England
15. Andrew Hervey Mills (1755-1769 fl.), England
16. A.A. Milne (1882-1956), England
17. George Milner (1820-1824 fl.), England
18. Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton (1809-1885), England
19. John Milton (1608-1674), England
20. Sexton Ming (born 1961), England
21. Robert Minhinnick (born 1952), Wales
22. Laurence Minot (?1300-1352?), England
23. Adrian Mitchell (1932-2008), England
24. Joseph Mitchell (1684-1738), Scotland
25. Jack Mitford (1782-1831), England; cousin of John Mitford
26. John Mitford (1781-1859), England; cousin of Jack Mitford
27. Mary Russell Mitford (1787-1855), England
28. Tony Mitton (born 1951), England
29. John Moat (1936-2014), England
30. David Macbeth Moir (1798-1851), Scotland
31. Francis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer (1852-1923), England
32. Geraldine Monk (born 1952), England
33. William Cosmo Monkhouse (1840-1901), England
34. Harold Monro (1879-1932), England
35. Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661-1715), England
36. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762), England
37. James Montgomery (1771-1854), England
38. Robert Montgomery (1807-1855), England
39. Susanna Moodie (1803-1885), England / Canada
40. Elizabeth Moody (1737-1814), England
41. Anthony Moore (1747-1756 fl.), England
42. Dugald Moore (1805-1841), Scotland
43. Edward Moore (1712-1757), England
44. James Lovell Moore (1791-1811 fl.), England
45. Thomas Sturge Moore (1870-1944), England
46. Thomas Osbert Mordaunt (1730-1809), England
47. Hannah More (1745-1833), England
48. Henry More (1614-1687), England
49. Thomas Morell (1703-1784), England
50. John Morfitt (1758-1809), England
51. Edwin Morgan (1920-2010), Scotland
52. Matthew Morgan (1652-1703), England
53. Iolo Morganwg (1746-1826), Wales
54. Lewis Morris (1701-1765), Wales
55. Sir Lewis Morris (1833-1907), Wales
56. William Morris (1834-1896), England
57. William Motherwell (1797-1835), Scotland
58. Sir Andrew Motion (born 1952), England
59. Eric Mottram (1924-1995), England
60. Thomas Moult (1893-1974), England
61. John Moultrie (1799-1874), England
62. Edward Moxon (1801-1858), England
63. Edwin Muir (1887-1959), Orkney Islands
64. Arthur Munby (1828-1910), England
65. Anthony Munday (?1560-1633), England
66. F.N.C. Mundy (1739-1815), England
67. Robert Fuller Murray (1863-1894), Scotland
68. Ann Murry (1799-1809 fl.), England
69. Ernest Myers (1844-1921), England; brother of Frederic W.H. Myers
70. Frederic W.H. Myers (1843-1901), England; brother of Ernest Myers

N

Thomas Nashe

1. Constance C.W. Naden (1858-1889), England
2. Daljit Nagra (born 1966), England
3. Lady Carolina Nairne (1766-1845), Scotland
4. Thomas Nashe (1567-1601), England
5. Henry Neele (1798-1828), England
6. Graham Nelson (born 1968), England
7. Edith Nesbit (1858-1924), England
8. Sir Henry Newbolt (1862-1938), England
9. Thomas Newcomb (?1686-1765), England
10. William Newton (1750-1830), England
11. Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801-1890), England
12. Charles Newton (1794-1801 fl.), England
13. Richard Niccols (1584-1616?), England
14. John Nichol (1833-1894), Scotland
15. Judith Nicholls (born 1941), England
16. Bowyer Nichols (1859-1939), England
17. John Nichols (1745-1826), England
18. Robert Nichols (1893-1944), England
19. John Nicholson (1790-1843), England
20. Norman Nicholson (1914-1987), England
21. Samuel Nicholson (1598-1602 fl.), England
22. Robert Nicoll (1814-1837), Scotland
23. James Hume Nisbet (1849-1923), Australia / Scotland
24. W. NIsbet (1780-1798 fl.), Scotland
25. Roden Noel (1834-1894), England
26. Caroline Norton (1808-1877), England
27. Eliza Bland Norton (1814-1862 fl.), England
28. Alfred Noyes (1880-1958), England
29. Jeff Nuttall (1933-2004), England

O

Wilfred Owen

1. Sean O'Brien (born 1952), England
2. John Ogilvie (1733-1813), Scotland
3. John Oldham (1653-1683), England
4. John Oldmixon (1673-1742), England
5. Alexander Oldys (1636-1708), England
6. William Oldys (1696-1761), England
7. Amelia Opie (1769-1853), England
8. Samuel Marsh Oram (1767-1793), England
9. Orinda (1632-1664), England
10. Arthur O'Shaughnessy (1844-1881), England
11. Maggie O'Sullivan (born 1951), England
12. Alice Oswald (born 1966), England
13. George Francis Ottey (1793-1861), England
14. Thomas Otway (1652-1685), England
15. George Outram (1805-1856), Scotland
16. Sir Thomas Overbury (1581-1613), England
17. Wilfred Owen (1893–1918), Wales
18. Henry Nutcombe Oxenham (1829-1888), England
19. John Oxenham (1852-1941), England
20. Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550-1604), England

P

Alexander Pope

1. Ruth Padel (born 1947), England
2. Isobel Pagan (?1740-1821), Scotland
3. Francis Turner Palgrave (1824-1897), England
4. Herbert Edward Palmer (1880-1961), England
5. Stephen Panting (?1733-1770?), England
6. Thomas Park (1759-1834), England
7. Gilbert Parker (1862-1932), Canada / England
8. Martin Parker (died 1656?), England
9. Ian Parks (born 1959), England
10. Charles Parrott (1713-1787), England
11. Arthur Parsey (1791-1857), England
12. William Parsons (1785-1807), England
13. George Pasmore (1781-1816 fl.), England
14. Don Paterson (born 1963), Scotland
15. Coventry Patmore (1823-1896), England
16. Brian Patten (born 1946), England
17. William Pattison (1706-1727), England
18. Tom Paulin (born 1949), England
19. John Payne (1842-1917), England
20. Henry Peacham (?1578-1643?), England
21. Thomas Love Peacock (1785–1866), England
22. Mervyn Peake (1911-1968), England
23. Pearl Poet (14th century), England
24. George Peele (1556-1596), England
25. J.D.C. Pellow (1890-1960), England
26. Granville Penn (1761-1844), England; brother of John Penn
27. John Penn (1760-1834), England; brother of Granville Penn
28. Alexander Pennecuik (1652-1722), Scotland
29. Alexander Pennecuik (died 1730), Scotland
30. Thomas Penrose (1742-1779), England
31. Thomas Pentycross (1746-1806), England
32. J. Percy (1814-1822 fl.), England
33. Thomas Percy (1729-1811), England
34. Perdita (1758-1800), England
35. William Perfect (1737-1809), England
36. Peter Pett (1599 fl.), England
37. Emily Pfeiffer (1827-1890), England
38. Ambrose Philips (1674-1749), England
39. John Philips (1676-1709) England
40. Katherine Philips (1632-1664), England
41. J.S. Phillimore (1873-1926), England
42. Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960), England
43. Stephen Phillips (1864-1915), England
44. Charles Philpot (1759-1823), England
45. William Philpot (1823-1889), England
46. Tom Pickard (born 1946), England
47. Marjorie Pickthall (1883-1922), Canada / England
48. John PInkerton (1758-1826), England
49. Harold Pinter (1930-2008), England
50. Vivian de Sola Pinto (1895-1969), England
51. Christopher Pitt (1699-1748), England
52. Ruth Pitter (1897–1992), England
53. Victor Plarr (1863-1929), England
54. Sylvia Plath (1932-1963), United States / England
55. Clare Pollard (born 1978), England
56. Jacob Polley (born 1975), England
57. Walter Herries Pollock (1850-1926), England
58. Robert Pollok (?1798-1827), Scotland
59. Richard Polwhele (1760-1838), England
60. John Pomfret (1667-1702), England
61. George Pooke (1757-1763 fl.), England
62. Peggy Poole (1925-2016), England
63. Alexander Pope (1688-1744), England
64. Jessie Pope (1868-1941), England
65. Walter Pope (?1627-1714), England
66. Samuel Pordage (1633-1691?), England
67. Abraham Portal (1726-1809), England
68. Anna Maria Porter (1780-1832), England
69. Peter Porter (1929-2010), Australia / England
70. Walter Porter (c.1590-1659), England
71. Beilby Porteus (1731-1809), England
72. Robert Potter (1721-1804), England
73. Ezra Pound (1885-1972), United States / England
74. Frederick York Powell (1850-1904), England
75. John Cowper Powys (1872-1963), Wales
76. Winthrop Mackworth Praed (1802-1839), England
77. Samuel Jackson Pratt (1749-1814), England
78. Frank Prewett (1893-1962), Canada / England
79. Nancy Price (1880-1970), England
80. Richard Price (born 1966), Scotland
81. F.T. Prince (1912-2003), England
82. Thomas Pringle (1789-1834), Scotland / South Africa
83. Matthew Prior (1664-1721), England
84. Pauline Prior-Pitt, Scotland
85. May Probyn (1856-1909), England
86. Adelaide Procter (1825-1864), England; daughter of Barry Cornwall
87. J.H. Prynne (born 1936), England
88. J.N. Puddicombe (1758-1797 fl.), England
89. Sheenagh Pugh (born 1950), Wales
90. Thomas Purney (1695-1730?), England
91. Henry James Pye (1745-1813), England

Q

1. Francis Quarles (1592-1644), England / Canada
2. John Quarles (1624-1665), England
3. Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), England
4. Edward Quillinan (1791-1851), England

R

Christina Rossetti

1. Dollie Radford (1858-1920), England; wife of Ernest Radford
2. Ernest Radford (1857-1919), England; husband of Dollie Radford
3. William Radice (born 1951), England
4. Craig Raine (born 1944), England
5. Kathleen Raine (1908-2003), England
6. Sir Walter Raleigh (?1554-1618), England
7. Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh (1861-1922), England
8. James Ralph (?1705-1762), England
9. Allan Ramsay (1686-1758), Scotland
10. Thomas Randolph (1605–1635), England
11. William Brighty Rands (1823-1882), England
12. William John MacQuorn Rankine (1820-1872), Scotland
13. John Rannie (1789-1791 fl.), Scotland
14. Tom Raworth (born 1938), England
15. Sally Read (born 1971), England
16. John Edmund Reade (1800-1870), England
17. Henry Reed (1914-1986), England
18. Deryn Rees-Jones (born 1968), Wales
19. Clara Reeve (1729-1807), England
20. William Hamilton Reid (died 1826), England
21. Joseph Relph (1712-1743), England
22. Sarah Renou (1815-1838 fl.), England
23. John Reynolds (?1588-1655?), England
24. John Reynolds (1667-1727), England
25. John Hamilton Reynolds (1794-1852), England
26. James Rhoades (1841-1943), England
27. Ernest Rhys (1859-1946), England
28. George Richards (1767-1837), England
29. Catherine Eliza Richardson (1777-1853), Scotland
30. Charlotte Richardson (1775-1825), England
31. John Richardson (1750-1840), England
32. William Richardson (1743-1814), Scotland
33. Thomas Clio Rickman (1761-1834), England
34. Edgell Rickword (1898-1982), England
35. Anne Ridler (1912-2001), England
36. Glocester Ridley (1702-1774), England
37. Denise Riley (born 1948), England
38. John Riley (1937-1978), England
39. Peter Riley (born 1940), England
40. David Rivers (1795-1818 fl.), England
41. Michael Roberts (1902-1948), England
42. Michael Symmons Roberts (born 1963), England
43. William Hayward Roberts (1734-1791), England
44. David Robertson (1784 fl.), Scotland
45. James Robertson (died 1903), England
46. Robin Robertson (born 1955), Scotland
47. John Robinson (1765-1771 fl.), England
48. Mary Robinson (1758-1800), England
49. Thomas Robinson (1621 fl.), England
50. Robert Roche (1576-1629), England
51. John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647–1680), England
52. James Rennell Rodd (1858-1941), England
53. Sir John Roe (1581-1608), England
54. Samuel Rogers (1763-1855), England
55. Percy Rolle (1826 fl.), England
56. Richard Rolle (?1290-1349), England
57. Arthur Reed Ropes (1859-1933), England
58. William Roscoe (1753-1831), England; father of Mary Anne Jevons
59. William Caldwell Roscoe (1823-1859), England; son of William Stanley Roscoe
60. William Stanley Roscoe (1782-1843), England; son of William Roscoe
61. Michael Rosen (born 1946), England
62. Isaac Rosenberg (1890-1918), England
63. Adrian Ross (1859-1933), England
64. Alexander Ross (1699-1784), Scotland
65. Peter J. Ross (born 1964), England
66. Ronald Ross (1857-1932), England
67. Christina Rossetti (1830-1894), England; sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
68. Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), England; brother of Christina Rossetti
69. Robert St. Clair-Erskine, Earl of Rosslyn (1833-1890), Scotland
70. Anne Rouse (born 1954), England
71. Frances Arabella Rowden (1801-1829 fl.), England
72. Henry Rowe (1750-1819), England
73. Antony Rowland (born 1970), England
74. Edward Rushton (1756-1814), England
75. Percy Russell (born 1847), England
76. Thomas Russell (1762-1788), England
77. William Russell (1741-1793), Scotland

S

William Shakespeare

Sa-Sk

1. Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset (1638-1706), England
2. Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset (1711-1769), England
3. Lady Margaret Sackville (1881-1963), England
4. Thomas Sackville , 1st Earl of Dorset (1536-1608), England
5. Thomas Sadler (1761-1773 fl.), England
6. Robert St. Clair-Erskine, Earl of Rosslyn (1833-1890), Scotland
7. John Salusbury (1567-1612), Wales
8. Jacob Sam-La Rose (born 1976), England
9. Fiona Sampson (born 1963), England
10. Thomas Sanderson (1759-1829), England
11. George Sandys (1577-1644), England; uncle of Richard Lovelace
12. E.B. Sargant (1855-1935), England
13. John Sargent (1750-1831), England
14. Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967), England
15. Richard Savage (?1697-1743), England
16. Samuel Say (1676-1743), England
17. Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957), England
18. Frank Sayers (1763-1817), England
19. Vernon Scannell (1922-2007), England
20. Alexander Scott (1520-1582), Scotland
21. Alexander Scott (1920-1989), Scotland
22. Clement William Scott (1841-1904), England
23. Geoffrey Scott (1884-1929), England
24. James Scott (1733-1814), England
25. John Scott of Amwell (1731-1783), England
26. Robert Scott (1764-1765 fl.), England
27. Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), Scotland
28. William Bell Scott (1811-1890), Scotland
29. Peter Scupham (born 1933), England
30. John Seally (?1747-1795), England
31. Sir Owen Seaman (1861-1936), England
32. Sir Charles Sedley (1639-1701), England
33. Francis Sempill (?1616-1682), Scotland
34. James Sempill (1566-1625), Scotland
35. Robert Sempill (?1530-1595), Scotland
36. Robert Sempill the younger (?1595-1663?), Scotland
37. Robert W. Service (1874-1958), Scotland / Canada
38. Anna Seward (1747-1809), England
39. George Sewell (died 1726), England
40. Thomas Shadwell (?1642-1692), England
41. John Campbell Shairp (1819-1885), Scotland
42. William Shakespeare (1564-1616), England
43. Jo Shapcott (born 1953), England
44. William Sharp (1855-1905), Scotland
45. Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe (1781-1851), England
46. Richard Scrafton Sharpe (?1790-1852), England
47. Owen Sheers (born 1974), Wales
48. John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham (1648-1721), England
49. Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), England
50. William Shenstone (1714-1763), England
51. Richard Shepherd (?1732-1809), England
52. Samuel Sheppard (1624-1655), England
53. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), England
54. Robert Shiels (died 1753), Scotland
55. James Shirley (1596-1666), England
56. Walter Shirley (1725-1786), England
57. Elizabeth Siddal (1829-1862), England
58. Mary (Sidney) Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (1561-1621), England
59. Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), England
60. Charles Doyne Sillery (1807-1837), Scotland
61. Alan Sillitoe (1928-2010), England
62. George Augustus Simcox (1841-1905), England
63. Iain Sinclair (born 1943), England
64. May Sinclair (1863-1946), England
65. Dame Edith Sitwell (1887–1964), England; sister of Osbert & Sacheverell Sitwell
66. Sir Osbert Sitwell (1892-1969), England; brother of Edith & Sacheverell Sitwell
67. Sir Sacheverell Sitwell (1897-1988), England; brother of Edith & Osbert Sitwell
68. John Skelton (1460-1529), England
69. Robin Skelton (1925-1997), England / Canada
70. Joseph Skipsey (1832-1903), England

Sl-Sz

Algernon Charles Swinburne

1. Douglas Sladen (1856-1947), England
2. William Slatyer (1587-1647), England
3. Christopher Smart (1722-1771), England
4. Elizabeth Smart (1913-1986), Canada / England
5. Dorothea Smartt (born 1963), England
6. Edward Smedley (1750-1825), England
7. Edward Smedley (1788-1836), England
8. Menella Bute Smedley (1820-1877), England
9. Alexander Smith (1830-1867), Scotland
10. Catherine Smith (born 1962), England
11. Charlotte Smith (1749-1806), England
12. Edmund Smith (1672-1710), England
13. Elizabeth Smith (1776-1806), England
14. Horace Smith (1779-1849), England
15. John Smith (1662-1717), England
16. John Gibson Smith (1834-1864 fl.), Scotland
17. Stevie Smith (1902–1971), England
18. Sydney Smith (1771-1845), England
19. Thomas Enort Smith (1797-1848 fl.), England
20. Walter Chalmers Smith (1824-1908), England
21. William Smith (1596 fl.), England
22. Tobias Smollett (1721-1771), Scotland
23. Joseph Snow (1813-1845 fl.), England
24. William Somerville (1675-1742), England
25. Charles Hamilton Sorley (1895-1915), Scotland
26. William Sotheby (1757-1833), England
27. William Soutar (1898-1946), Scotland
28. James Carnegie, Earl of Southesk (1827-1905), Scotland
29. Caroline Southey (1786-1854), England, wife of Robert Southey
30. Robert Southey (1774-1843), England, husband of Caroline Southey
31. Saint Robert Southwell (1561-1595), England
32. Frederick Charles Spencer (?1796-1831?), England
33. Stephen Spender (1909-1995), England
34. Ambrose Spenser (1829 fl.), England
35. Edmund Spenser (1552-1599), England
36. Jean Sprackland (born 1962), England
37. Jon Stallworthy (born 1935), England
38. John Stammers (born 1954), England
39. Thomas Stanley (1625-1678), England
40. Richard Steele (1672-1729), England
41. James Kenneth Stephen (1859-1892), England
42. James Brunton Stephens (1835-1902), Scotland / Australia
43. George Stepney (1663-1707), England
44. John Sterling (1806-1844), England
45. William Bagshaw Stevens (1756-1800), England
46. Anne Stevenson (born 1933), England / United States
47. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Scotland
48. William Stevenson (1530-1573), England
49. Percival Stockdale (1736-1811), England
50. Henry Sewell Stokes (1808-1895), England
51. Robert Story (1795-1860), England
52. John Strachan (1829 fl.), Scotland
53. John Stradling (1563-1637), England
54. Agnes Strickland (1796-1874), England
55. William Strode (1600-1643), England
56. Leonard Strong (1896-1958), England
57. John Struthers (1776-1853), Scotland
58. Muriel Stuart (1889-1967), Scotland
59. Frank Pearce Sturm (1879-1942), England
60. Sir John Suckling (1609-1642), England
61. Paul Summers (born 1967), England
62. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (?1517-1547), England
63. Charles Swain (1801-1874), England
64. William Swan (1791-1866), Scotland
65. Edmund Lewis Swift (1777-1875), England
66. Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909), England
67. James Joseph Sylvester (1814-1897), England
68. Joshua Sylvester (1563-1618), England
69. Arthur Symons (1865-1945), England
70. John Addington Symonds (1840-1853), England
71. George Szirtes (born 1948), England

T

Alfred Tennyson

1. John Tait (1748-1817), Scotland
2. F.W. Tancred (1874-1925), England
3. Nathaniel Tarn (born 1928), England / United States
4. Nahum Tate (1652-1715), Ireland/England
5. Ann Taylor (1782-1866), England; sister of Jane Taylor
6. Emily Taylor (1795-1872), England
7. George Taylor (1805-1821 fl.), England
8. Sir Henry Taylor (1800-1866), England
9. Jane Taylor (1783-1824), England; sister of Ann Taylor
10. John Taylor (1580-1653), England
11. John Taylor (1757-1832), England
12. Tom Taylor (1817-1880), England
13. William Taylor (1765-1836), England
14. James Telfer (1800-1862), Scotland
15. Kate Tempest (born 1986), England
16. William Temple (1628-1699), England
17. Alfred Tennyson, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892), England
18. Frederick Tennyson (1807-1898), England, brother of Alfred Tennyson
19. William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), England
20. John Thelwall (1764-1834), England
21. Lewis Theobald (1688-1744), England
22. William Thom (1799-1848), Scotland
23. Dylan Thomas (1914-1953), Wales
24. Edward Thomas (1878-1917), Wales
25. Elizabeth Thomas (1675-1731), England
26. R.S. Thomas (1913-2000), Wales
27. Dunstan Thompson (1918-1975), United States / England
28. Francis Thompson (1859-1907), England
29. Gilbert Thompson (1728-1803), England
30. Isaac Thompson (1702-1776), England
31. William Thompson (?1712-1766?), England
32. Alexander Thomson (1763-1803), Scotland
33. Charles Thomson (born 1953), England
34. James Thomson (1700-1748), Scotland
35. James Thomson (1817-1820 fl.), England
36. James Thomson (B.V.) (1834-1882), Scotland
37. Wilfrid Thorley (1878-1963), England
38. Romaine Joseph Thorn (?1764-1850), England
39. George Walter Thornbury (1828-1876), England
40. Edward Thurlow (1781-1829), England
41. Anthony Thwaite (born 1930), England
42. Chidiock Tichborne (1558-1586), England
43. Richard Tickell (1751-1793), England; grandson of Thomas Tickell
44. Thomas Tickell (1685-1740), England; grandfather of Richard Tickell
45. Terence Tiller (1916-1987), England
46. Jane Timbury (1770-1791 fl.), England
47. Nick Toczek (born 1950), England
48. Robert Tofte (died 1620), England
49. J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), England
50. Elizabeth Tollet (1694-1754), England
51. Charles Tomlinson (born 1927), England
52. Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna (1790-1846), England
53. George Philip Toosey (died 1795), England
54. Angela Topping (born 1954), England
55. Cyril Tourneur (?1575-1626), England
56. George Townsend (1788-1857), England
57. Aurelian Townshend (?1583-1643?), England
58. Chauncy Hare Townshend (1798-1868), England
59. Thomas Traherne (?1636-1674), England
60. Joseph Trapp (1679-1747), England
61. Henry Travers (died 1754), England
62. Iris Tree (1897-1968), England
63. Elizabeth Trefusis (1762-1809), England
64. R.C. Trevelyan (1872-1951), England
65. John Tripp (1927-1986), Wales
66. Alexander Trocchi (1925-1984), Scotland
67. Nathaniel Tucker (1750-1807), England
68. George Turberville (?1540-1610?), England
69. Gael Turnbull (1928-2004) Scotland
70. Gavin Turnbull (1765-1816), Scotland / United States
71. Charles Tennyson Turner (1808-1879), England, brother of Alfred Tennyson
72. Julian Turner (born 1955), England
73. Walter J. Turner (1889-1946), England
74. Thomas Tusser (?1524-1580), England
75. Katharine Tynan (1861-1931), Ireland / England
76. Richard St. John Tyrwhitt (1827-1895), England

U

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Henry Vaughan

1. Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941), England
2. John Upton (1707-1760), England
3. Allen Upward (1863-1926), England

V

1. Anna Jane Vardill (1781-1852), England
2. Henry Vaughan (1621-1695), Wales
3. William Vaughan (1577-1641), Wales
4. Thomas Vaux, Baron Vaux (1509-1556), England
5. David Vedder (1790-1854), Scotland
6. John Veitch (1829-1894), Scotland
7. Margaret Veley (1843-1887), England
8. Richard Vennar (died 1615), England
9. Aubrey Thomas de Vere (1814-1902), Ireland
10. William Vernon (1757-1761 fl.), England
11. Charles Verral (1810-1815 fl.), England
12. George Anderson Vetch (1785-1873), Scotland
13. Benjamin Victor (died 1778), England / Ireland

W

William Wordsworth

1. Samuel Waddington (1844-1923), England
2. Thomas Wade (1805-1875), England
3. John Wain (1925-1994), England
4. Arthur Edward Waite (1857-1942), England
5. Anna Louisa Walker (1836-1907), Canada / England
6. James Scott Walker (1793-1850), England
7. William Sidney Walker (1795-1846), England
8. Bryan Waller (1765-1842), England
9. Edmund Waller (1606-1687), England
10. Martin Walls (born 1970), England / United States
11. Horace Walpole (1717-1797), England
12. William Walsh (1663-1708), England
13. Christian Ward (born 1980), England
14. Frederick William Orde Ward (1834-1922), England
15. Sarah Wardle (born 1969), England
16. Anna Laetitia Waring (1823-1910), Wales
17. Elijah Waring (1809-1850 fl.), England
18. Samuel Miller Waring (1792-1827), England
19. Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893-1978), England
20. William Warner (?1558-1609), England
21. Bertram Warr (1917-1943), Canada / England
22. John Byrne Leicester Warren, Baron de Tabley (1835-1985), England
23. Joseph Warton (1722-1800), England
24. Thomas Warton (1728–1790), England
25. Gilbert Waterhouse (1883-1916), England
26. Vernon Watkins (1906-1967), Wales
27. Rosamund Marriott Watson (1860-1911), England
28. Thomas Watson (1555-1592), England
29. Sir William Watson (1858-1935), England
30. Alaric Alexander Watts (1797-1864), England
31. Isaac Watts (1674-1748), England
32. Edwin Waugh (1817-1890), England
33. Gregory Lewis Way (1756-1799), England
34. Frederic Weatherly (1848-1929), England
35. Mary Webb (1881-1927), England
36. Charles Webbe (circa 1678), England
37. Cornelius Webbe (1813-1837 fl.), England 
38. Augusta Webster (1837-1894), England
39. John Webster (?1580-1634?), England
40. Nathaniel Weekes (1752-1785 fl.), England
41. John Weever (1576-1632), England
42. Dorothy Wellesley (1889-1956), England
43. Charles Jeremiah Wells (1799-1879), England
44. Leonard Welsted (1688-1747), England
45. John Werge (born 1728), England
46. Charles Wesley (1707-1788), England; son of Samuel; brother of John & Samuel
47. John Wesley (1703-1791), England; son of Samuel; brother of Charles & Samuel
48. Samuel Wesley (1662-1735), England; father of Charles, John, & Samuel
49. Samuel Wesley (1691-1739), England; son of Samuel; brother of Charles & John
50. Gilbert West (1703-1756), England
51. Jane West (1758-1852), England
52. Paul West (born 1930), England / United States
53. Richard West (1716-1742), England
54. Richard Westall (1765-1836), England
55. Thomas Westwood (1814-1888), England
56. R. Wever (1549-1553 fl.), England
57. John Whaley (1710-1745), England
58. John Whalley (died 1748), England
59. Gordon Wharton (born 1929), England
60. George Whetstone (?1544-1587?), England
61. Henry Kirke White (1785-1806), England
62. John Nesbitt White (1788-1805), England
63. Joseph Blanco White (1775-1841), England
64. William Whitehead (1715-1785), England
65. John Whitehouse (1756-1824), England
66. Henry Whitfield (1776-1816), England
67. Geoffrey Whitney (?1548-1601?), England; brother of Isabella
68. Isabella Whitney (1567-1573 fl.), England; sister of Geoffrey
69. William Henry Whitworth, England
70. David Whyte (born 1955), England
71. Anna Wickham (1884-1947), England
72. Jeremiah Wiffen (1792-1836), England
73. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Ireland / England
74. William Wilkie (1721-1772), Scotland
75. Edward Wilkinson (1600-1603 fl.), England
76. John Wilkinson (born 1953), England
77. William of Shoreham (14th century), England
78. Charles Hanbury Williams (1708-1759), England
79. Edward Williams (1746-1826), Wales
80. Helen Maria Williams (1761-1827), England
81. Hugo Williams (born 1942), England
82. John Williams (1761-1818), England
83. Sarah Williams (1841-1868), England
84. James Brydges Willyams (1772-1820), England
85. Walter Leslie Wilmshurst (1867-1939), England
86. Clive Wilmer (born 1945), England
87. Alexander Wilson (1766-1813), Scotland / United States
88. Cornwell Baron Wilson (1797-1846), England
89. John Wilson (1785-1854), Scotland
90. William Winstanley (?1628-1698), England
91. George Wither (1588-1667), England
92. Roger Woddis (1917-1993), England
93. Michael Wodhull (1740-1816), England
94. John Wolcot (1738-1819), England
95. Samuel Woodford (1636-1700), England
96. George Woodley (1746-1826), England
97. Margaret L. Woods (1856-1945), England
98. George Woodward (1727-1730 fl.), England
99. George M. Woodward (?1760-1809), England
100. Dorothy Wordsworth (1771-1855), England
101. Dame Elizabeth Wordsworth (1840-1932), England
102. William Wordsworth (1770–1850), England
103. Sir Henry Wotton (1568-1639), England
104. William Woty (?1731-1791), England
105. Theodore Wratislaw (1871-1933), England
106. John Wright (1805-1843?), Scotland
107. Lady Mary Wroth (1587-1653), England
108. Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542), England
109. John Huddlestone Wynne (1743-1788), England

Y

Benjamin Zephaniah

1. Thomas Yalden (1670-1736), England
2. Ann Yearsley (1752-1806), England
3. Edward Young (1683-1765), England

Z

1. Benjamin Zephaniah (born 1958), England

See also

• Anglo-Welsh poetry
• English poetry
• Scottish poetry
• List of English-language poets