List of Spanish-language poets

This is a list of notable poets who have written in the Spanish language.

Argentina edit

Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)
Nemer ibn el Barud (1925–2010)
Jacobo Fijman (1898–1970)
Juan Gelman (1930–2014)
Oliverio Girondo (1891–1967)
José Hernández (1834–1886)
Roberto Juarroz (1925–1995)
Nydia Lamarque (1906–1982)
Leopoldo Lugones (1874–1938)
Alejandra Pizarnik (1936–1972)
Alfonsina Storni (1892–1938)

Bolivia edit

Jaime Saenz (1921–1986)
Javier del Granado (1913–1996)

Chile edit

While Roberto Bolaño gained commercial success as a novelist, he considered himself primarily a poet.

Miguel Arteche (1926–2012)
Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003)
Sergio Badilla Castillo (born 1947)
Javier Campos (born 1947)
Oscar Hahn (born 1938)
Vicente Huidobro (1893–1948)
Víctor Jara (1932–1973)
Enrique Lihn (1929–1988)
Patricio Manns (1937–2021)
Carmen Marai - born Carmen María Bassa
Gabriela Mistral - born Lucila Godoy, (1889–1957) Nobel laureate in 1945
Pablo Neruda - born Neftalí Ricardo Reyes, (1904–1973) Nobel laureate in 1971
Nicanor Parra (1914–2018)
Carlos Pezoa Véliz (1879–1908)
Mauricio Redolés (born 1953)
Gonzalo Rojas (1917–2011)
Pablo de Rokha - born Carlos Díaz Loyola (1894–1968)
David Rosenmann-Taub (1927–2023)
Daniel de la Vega (1892–1971)

Colombia edit

Porfirio Barba Jacob (1883–1942)
Jorge Isaacs
Rafael Pombo
José Asunción Silva (1865–1896)
Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014) Nobel Laureate 1982
Olga Elena Mattei (born 1933)

Cuba edit

Mariano Brull
Julián del Casal (1863–1893)
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814–1873)
Nicolás Guillén (1902–1989)
Pedro Juan Gutiérrez (born 1950)
José María Heredia
José Lezama Lima (1910–1976)
Dulce María Loynaz
José Martí (1853–1895)
Nancy Morejón (born 1944)
Virgilio Piñera (1912–1979)
Roberto Fernández Retamar (1930–2019)
Severo Sarduy (1937–1993)

Dominican Republic edit

Ecuador edit

Jorge Carrera Andrade (1903–1978)
Alejandro Carrión (1915–1992)
Jorge Enrique Adoum (1926–2009)
Ignacio Lasso (1911–1943)
Adalberto Ortiz (1914–2003)
Pedro Jorge Vera (1915–1999)
Medardo Ángel Silva (1898–1919)
Joaquín Gallegos Lara (1911–1947)
Sonia Manzano Vela (born 1947)

El Salvador edit

Honduras edit

Óscar Acosta (1933–2014)
Juan Ramón Molina (1875–1908)
Roberto Sosa (1930–2011)
Froylán Turcios (1875–1943)

Mexico edit

Octavio Paz, Nobel laureate

See also List of Mexican poets

Elvia Ardalani (born 1963)
José Carlos Becerra (1936–1970)
Rubén Bonifaz Nuño (1923–2013)
Rosario Castellanos (1925–1974)
Elsa Cross (born 1946)
Jorge Cuesta (1903–1942)
Salvador Díaz Mirón (1853–1928)
Enrique González Martínez (1871–1952)
José Gorostiza (1901–1973)
Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera (1859–1895)
Germán List Arzubide (1898–1998)
Ramón López Velarde (1888–1921)
Manuel Maples Arce (1898–1981)
Amado Nervo (1870–1919)
Salvador Novo (1904–1974)
José Emilio Pacheco (1939–2014)
Octavio Paz (1914–1998) Nobel Laureate (1990)
Carlos Pellicer (1897–1977)
Alfonso Reyes (1889–1959)
Jaime Sabines (1926–1999)
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695)
José Juan Tablada (1871–1945)
Xavier Villaurrutia (1903–1950)
Gabriel Zaid (born 1934)
Esperanza Zambrano (1901–1992)

Nicaragua edit

Rubén Darío, founder of modernismo

Rubén Darío (1867–1916)
Azarías Pallais (1888–1954)
Salomón de la Selva (1893–1959)
Alfonso Cortés (1893–1969)
José Coronel Urtecho (1906–1994)
Pablo Antonio Cuadra (1912–2002)
Joaquín Pasos (1914–1947)
Claribel Alegría (1924–2018)
Ernesto Cardenal (1925–2020)
Gioconda Belli (born 1948)
Daisy Zamora (born 1950)
Blanca Castellón (born 1958)

Paraguay edit

Julio Correa (1890–1926)
Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga (born 1944)
José Ricardo Mazó (1927–1987)
Manuel Ortiz Guerrero (1894–1933)
Josefina Pla (1909–1999)
Roque Vallejos (1943–2006)

Peru edit

Jose Santos Chocano (1875–1934) - author of Alma América
Manuel González Prada (1844–1918)
César Vallejo (1892–1938)
Ana María Llona Málaga (born 1936) - author of Animal tan Albo
Isabel Sabogal (born 1958)

The Philippines edit

Pedro Paterno (1858–1911)
José Rizal (1861–1896)
Fernando María Guerrero (1873–1929)
Jesús Balmori (1887–1948)
Claro M. Recto (1890–1960)
Adelina Gurrea (1896–1971)
Guillermo Gómez Rivera (born 1936)
Edmundo Farolan (born 1943)

Puerto Rico edit

Aurora de Albornoz (1926–1990)
Maria Arrillaga (born 1940)
Giannina Braschi (born 1953)
Julia de Burgos (1916–1953)
Rosario Ferré (1938–2016)
Virgilio Dávila (1869–1943)
Luis Lloréns Torres (1876–1944)
Mercedes Negrón Muñoz a.k.a. Clara Lair (1895–1973)
Benito Pastoriza Iyodo (born 1954)
Luis Palés Matos (1898–1959)
Evaristo Ribera Chevremont (1896–1976)
Lola Rodríguez de Tió (1843–1924)

Spain edit

Federico García Lorca was an internationally known poet and dramatist executed during the Spanish Civil War.

Rafael Alberti (1902–1999)
Juan Ruiz (c. 1283–c. 1350)
Gonzalo de Berceo (c. 1190–1264?)
Juan Boscán (1490–1542)
Vicente Aleixandre (1898–1984) Nobel Laureate 1977
Dámaso Alonso (1898–1990)
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836–1870)
Matilde Camus (1919–2012)
Luis Cernuda (1903–1963)
Juan de la Cruz (1542–1591)
Aurora de Albornoz (1926–1990)
Baltasar del Alcázar (1530–1606)
Francisco Domene (born 1960)
León Felipe (1884–1968)
Federico García Lorca (1898–1936)
José Luis Giménez-Frontín (1943–2008)
Luis de Góngora (?–1627)
Juan Antonio González Iglesias (born 1964)
Jorge Guillén (1893–1984)
Miguel Hernández (1910–1942)
Clara Janés (born 1940)
Santa Teresa de Jesús (1515–1582)
Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881–1958) Nobel Laureate 1956
Luis de León (1527–1591?)
Rogelia León (1828–1870)
Antonio Machado (1875–1936)
Manuel Machado (1874–1947)
Jorge Manrique (1440–1479)
Juan L. Ortiz
Emilio Prados (1899–1962)
Francisco de Quevedo (1580–1645)
Pedro Salinas (1892–1951)
Francisco Sánchez Barbero (1764–1819)
Garcilaso de la Vega (1503–1536)
Lope de Vega (1562–1635)
Esteban Manuel de Villegas (1589–1669)
Leopoldo María Panero (1948–2014)
Manuel Curros Enríquez
Alonso de Ercilla
Joaquín Sabina
Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana
Gutierre de Cetina
Juan del Encina (1469–1533)
José de Espronceda (1808–1842)
Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885)
Francisco Domene
Chantal Maillard
Antonio Martínez Sarrión
José Ortega Torres
Leopoldo Panero
Luisa Castro
Clara Janés
Enrique García-Máiquez
Carlos Martínez Aguirre (born 1974)

United States edit

Uruguay edit

Delmira Agustini (1886–1914)
Mario Benedetti (1920–2009)
María Herminia Sabbia y Oribe (1883–1961)

Venezuela edit

Andrés Bello (1781–1865)
Enrique Moya (born 1958)
Aquiles Nazoa (1920–1976)
Yolanda Pantin (born 1954)
Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906–2001)