List of Spanish-language poets

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

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## Contents

* 1 Argentina
* 2 Bolivia
* 3 Chile
* 4 Colombia
* 5 Cuba
* 6 Dominican Republic
* 7 Ecuador
* 8 El Salvador
* 9 Honduras
* 10 Mexico
* 11 Nicaragua
* 12 Paraguay
* 13 Peru
* 14 The Philippines
* 15 Puerto Rico
* 16 Spain
* 17 United States
* 18 Uruguay
* 19 Venezuela
* 20 See also

## Argentina[edit | edit source]

* 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)
* Leopoldo Lugones (1874–1938)
* Alejandra Pizarnik (1936–1972)
* Alfonsina Storni (1892–1938)

## Bolivia[edit | edit source]

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

## Chile[edit | edit source]

File:Roberto bolaño.jpg

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 (born 1927)
* Daniel de la Vega (1892–1971)

## Colombia[edit | edit source]

* 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 | edit source]

* 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 | edit source]

* 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[edit | edit source]

* 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 | edit source]

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

## Honduras[edit | edit source]

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

## Mexico[edit | edit source]

File:Paz0.jpg

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)

## Nicaragua[edit | edit source]

File:Rubén Darío.jpg

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 | edit source]

* 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 | edit source]

* 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 | edit source]

* 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 | edit source]

* Aurora de Albornoz (1926–1990)
* Maria Arrillaga (born 1940)
* Giannina Braschi (born 1953)
* Julia de Burgos (1916–1953)
* 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 | edit source]

File:Federico García Lorca. Huerta de San Vicente, Granada.jpg

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?)
* 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 | edit source]

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

## Uruguay[edit | edit source]

* Delmira Agustini (1886–1914)
* Mario Benedetti (1920–2009)

## Venezuela[edit | edit source]

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

## See also[edit | edit source]

* List of poets
* List of Latin American writers

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