Occasional poets

French poet, fabulist and writer (1621–1695)

Polish poet, Nobel Prize winner (1923–2012)

Russian poet (1803–1873)

French poet (1524-1585)

American poet and physician (1809–1894)

Publius Papinius Statius (Greek: Πόπλιος Παπίνιος Στάτιος, Poblios Papinios Statios; , ; – ) was a Latin poet of the 1st century CE. His surviving poetry includes an epic in twelve books, the Thebaid; a collection of occasional poetry, the Silvae; and an unfinished epic, the Achilleid. He is also known for his appearance as a guide in the Purgatory section of Dante's epic poem, the Divine Comedy.

French writer, poet, literary critic, and member of the Pléiade (1522–1560)

Gaulish poet, aristocrat and bishop (430-489)

Italian poet (1258-1300)

English writer, poet, and activist (1775–1864)

English author (1743–1825)

German writer

British diplomat, poet (1664-1721)

Byzantine poet

medieval Scottish poet and civil servant

Polish writer (1884–1953)

English poet and dramatist (1556-1596)

English statesman and poet

French writer

southern Dutch playwright and poet

English poet

Ahmed Effendi, better known by his mahlas (nom de plume) Nedîm (Ottoman Turkish: نديم; – 1730), was an Ottoman lyric poet of the Tulip Period. He achieved his greatest fame during the reign of Ahmed III. He was known for his slightly decadent, even licentious poetry often couched in the most staid of classical formats, but also for bringing the folk poetic forms of türkü and şarkı into the court.

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Scottish poet (1686-1758)

French writer (1921–2004)

Nigerian poet (1935–2020)

British writer (1827–1876)

Byzantine poet

English poet and essayist (1840–1921)

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French poet (1796-1867)

Danish poet and journalist

Indian politician (1918-2004)

Dutch poet, playwright, glassmaker, theatre stage-manager and director (1610/12-1667)

Czech painter and writer (born 1944)

English poet and playwright

Mexican playwright (1905–1979)

American poet

Armenian scholar (1790–1866)

Indian politician (1934-2015)

Dutch poet and stage writer

German theologian (1612–1681)

English politician

French poet and playwright

German lyric poet (1623-1686)

British writer (1878–1972)