List of Spanish-language poets

For broader coverage of this topic, see Spanish-language literature.

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

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Argentina

• 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

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

Chile

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

• Luisa Ballesteros Rosas (born 1957)
• 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

• 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

• Joaquín Balaguer
• Juan Bosch
• Aída Cartagena Portalatín
• Leopoldo Minaya
• Pedro Mir
• Juan Esteban Ariza Mendoza
• Frank Báez
• León Félix Batista
• Rei Berroa
• Manuel del Cabral
• Fernando Cabrera (writer)
• Aída Cartagena Portalatín
• Tulio Manuel Cestero
• Jaime Colson
• Alfredo Fernández Simó
• Fabio Fiallo
• Cristino Gómez
• Chico Gonzalez
• Angela Hernández Nuñez
• Blas Jiménez
• Miguel D. Mena
• Leopoldo Minaya
• Domingo Moreno Jimenes
• Juan Isidro Moreno
• Mateo Morrison
• César Nicolás Penson
• Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo
• Rosa Silverio
• Salomé Ureña
• Jael Uribe
• Marcio Veloz Maggiolo

Ecuador

• 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

• Alfredo Espino (1900–1928)
• Roque Dalton (1935–1975)
• Alberto Masferrer (born 1959)

Honduras

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

Mexico

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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

See also: Spanish poetry

• 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
• Sara Torres
• Leopoldo Panero
• Luisa Castro
• Clara Janés
• Enrique García-Máiquez
• Carlos Martínez Aguirre (born 1974)

United States

• Giannina Braschi
• Sandra Cisneros
• Benito Pastoriza Iyodo
• Juan Felipe Herrera

Uruguay

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

Venezuela

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

See also

• List of poets
• List of Latin American writers