List of Slovak poets
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The following is a list of the most important poets of Slovak literature.
For a list of Slovak authors of prose and drama, please see Slovak prose.
[edit] Middle Ages (800–1500)
- Constantine (827–869) – born in Thessaloniki
- Maurus (?–1070)
- Leonard z Uničova (15th century)
[edit] Renaissance (1500–1650)
- Martin Rakovský (1535–1579)
- Ján Silván (1493–1573)
- Pavel Kyrmezer (?–1589)
- Vavřinec Benedikt z Nudožer (Laurentio Benedictino Nudozierino) (1555–1615)
- Ján Filický (?–1623)
- Ján Bocatius (1569–1621)
- Jakub Jakobeus (1591–1645) – born in Bohemia
- Martin Bošňák (?–1566)
- Štefan Komodický (16th century)
- Eliáš Láni (1570–1618)
- Daniel Pribiš (1580–1645)
[edit] Baroque (1650–1780)
- Juraj Tranovský or Tranoscius (1592–1637)
- Benedikt Szőllősi (1609–1656)
- Daniel Sinapius Horčička I (1640–1688)
- Jób Trusius (17th century)
- Ján Sekáč (?–1818)
- Dionýz Kubík (1749–1811)
- Štefan Ferdinand Selecký (1675–?)
- Peter Benický (1606–1664)
- Hugolín Gavlovič (1712–1787)
- Štefan Pilárik I (1615–1693)
[edit] Classicism (1780–1840)
- Augustín Doležal (1737–1802)
- Bohuslav Tablic (1769–1832)
- Pavel Jozef Šafárik (1795–1861)
- Ján Kollár (1793–1852)
- Ján Hollý (1785–1849)
- Karol Kuzmány (1806–1866)
[edit] Romantism (1840–1850)
- Ľudovít Štúr (1815–1856)
- Samo Chalupka (1812–1883)
- Andrej Sládkovič (1820–1872)
- Janko Kráľ (1822–1876)
- Ján Botto (1829–1881)
- Janko Matúška (1821–1877)
- Samo Vozár (1823–1850)
- Michal Miloslav Hodža (1811–1870)
- Viliam Paulíny-Tóth (1826–1877)
[edit] Between romantism and realism (1850–1875)
- Ľudovít Kubáni (1830–1869)
[edit] Realism (1875–1905)
- Svetozár Hurban-Vajanský (1847–1916)
- Pavol Országh-Hviezdoslav (1849–1921)
- Ľudmila Podjavorinská (1872–1951)
- Martin Kukučín (1860-1928)
- Janko Jesenský (1874-1945)
- Božena Slančíková-Timrava (1867-1957)
- Jozef Gregor Tajovský (1874-1940)
- Elena Maróthy Šoltésová (1855-1939)
- Terézia Vansová (1857-1942)
[edit] Modernism (1905-1918)
- Ivan Krasko (1876–1958)
- Janko Jesenský (1874–1945)
- Vladimír Roy (1885–1936)
- Ivan Gall (1885–1955)
[edit] Between the World Wars (1918–1948)
- Štefan Krčméry (1892–1955)
- Martin Rázus (1888–1937)
- Emil Boleslav Lukáč (1900–1979)
- Ján Smrek (1898–1982)
- Ján Poničan (1902–1978)
- Fraňo Kráľ (1903–1955)
- Laco Novomeský (1904–1976)
- Jozef Kubík (1905–2002)
[edit] Surrealism
- Rudolf Fabry (1915–1982)
- Vladimír Reisel (1919–?)
- Július Lenko (1914–?)
- Štefan Žáry (1918–2007)
- Ján Brezina (1917–?)
- Pavel Bunčák (1915–?)
- Ján Rak (1916–1969)
[edit] Catholic Modernism
- Rudolf Dilong (1905–1986)
- Jan Doransky (1911–1973)
- Pavol Gašparovič Hlbina (1908–1977)
- Janko Silan (1914–1984)
- Karol Strmeň (1921–1994)
- Ján Haranta (1909–1983)
- Svetoslav Veigl (1915–?)
- Pavol Ušák-Oliva
- Mikuláš Šprinc
- Gorazd Zvonický
[edit] Post-war period (1948–1960s)
- Ján Kostra (1910–1975)
- Pavol Horov (1914–1975)
- Andrej Plávka (1907–1982)
- Ivan Kupec (b. 1922)
[edit] Contemporary (since the 1960s)
- Miroslav Válek (1927–1991)
- Milan Rúfus (b. 1928)
- Ján Ondruš (1932-1999)
- Lýdia Vadkerti-Gavorníková (1932-2000)
- Mikuláš Kováč (1934–1992)
- Jozef Mihalkovič (b. 1935)
- Ján Buzássy (b. 1935)
- Ľubomír Feldek (b. 1936)
- Ján Stacho (1936–1995)
- Ján Šimonovič (1939–1994)
- Vlastimil Kovalčík (b. 1939)
- Štefan Strážay (b. 1940)
- Mila Haugová (b. 1942)
- Štefan Moravčík (b. 1943)
- Ivan Laučík (b. 1944)
- Peter Repka (b. 1944)
- Ivan Štrpka (b. 1944)
- Kamil Peteraj (b. 1945)
- Ján Zambor (b. 1947)
- Milan Richter (b. 1948)
- Ján Švantner (b. 1949)
- Jana Kantorová-Báliková (b. 1951)
- Dana Podracká (b. 1954)
- Anna Ondrejková (b. 1954)
- Daniel Hevier (b. 1955)
- Juraj Kuniak (b. 1955)
- Pavol Janík (b. 1956)
- Viera Prokešová (b. 1957)
- Jozef Urban (1964-1999)
[edit] Contemporary poetry (since 1995)
- Martin Solotruk (* 1970)
- Jana Beňová (* 1974)
- Maroš Hečko (* 1967)
- Vlado Janček (* 1974)
- Peter Kuzmišín (* 1976)
- Allan Stevo (* 1979)
