List of Spanish-language poets

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

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Argentina

Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)
Jacobo Fijman (1898–1970)
Juan Gelman (born 1930)
José Hernández (1834–1886)
Roberto Juarroz (1925–1995)
Leopoldo Lugones (1874–1938)
Alfonsina Storni (1892–1938)

Bolivia

Jaime Saenz (1921–1986)
Javier del Granado (1913–1996)
Marcia Mogro (born 1950)

Chile

Miguel Arteche (born 1926)
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 (born 1937)
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, (born 1914)
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

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

Costa Rica

Cuba

Mariano Brull
Julián del Casal
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)
Virgilio Piñera
Roberto Fernández Retamar (born 1930)
Severo Sarduy (1937–1993)

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Jorge Carrera Andrade (1903–1978)
Alejandro Carrión (1915)
Jorge Enrique Adoum (1926–2009)
Ignacio Lasso (1911)
Adalberto Ortiz (1914)
Pedro Jorge Vera ( 1915 )

El Salvador

Honduras

Juan Ramón Molina (1875–1908)
Froylán Turcios (1875–1943)

Mexico

List of Mexican poets

Elvia Ardalani (born 1963)
José Carlos Becerra (1936–1970)
Rubén Bonifaz Nuño (born 1923)
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)
Jaime Labastida (born 1939)
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 (born 1939)
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)
Concha Urquiza (1910–1945)
Xavier Villaurrutia (1903–1950)
Gabriel Zaid (born 1934)

Nicaragua

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 (born 1924)
Ernesto Cardenal (born 1925)
Fernando Silva (born 1927)
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)
Mario Vargas Llosa (1936) - Nobel Laureate 2010

The Philippines

José Rizal (1861–1896)
Jesús Balmori (1887–1948)
Pedro Paterno (1858–1911)

Puerto Rico

Aurora de Albornoz (1926–1990)
Maria Arrillaga (born 1940)
Giannina Braschi (born 1953)
Julia de Burgos (1916–1953)
Benito Pastoriza Iyodo (born 1954)

Spain

See also:Spanish poetry

Juan Ruiz, Arcipreste de Hita (c. 1283 – c. 1350)
Gonzalo de Berceo (c. 1190–1264?)
Juan Boscán (1490–1542)
Rafael Alberti (1902–1999)
Fray Luis de León (1527–1591?)
Vicente Aleixandre (1898–1984) - Nobel Laureate 1977
Dámaso Alonso (1898–1990)
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836–1870)
Saint John of the Cross (1542–1591)
Luis Cernuda (1903–1963)
Aurora de Albornoz (1926–1990)
Baltasar del Alcázar (1530–1606)
Francisco Domene (1960)
León Felipe (1884–1968)
Federico García Lorca (1898–1936)
Luis de Góngora (?-1627)
Jorge Guillén (1893–1984)
Miguel Hernández (1910–1942)
Clara Janés (1940)
Santa Teresa de Jesús (1515–1582)
Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881–1958) - Nobel Laureate 1956
Antonio Machado (1875–1936)
Manuel Machado (1874–1947)
Jorge Manrique (1440–1479)
Juan L. Ortiz
Emilio Prados (1899–1962)
Francisco de Quevedo
Pedro Salinas (1892–1951)
Garcilaso de la Vega (1503–1536)
Lope de Vega (1562–1635)
Esteban Manuel de Villegas (1589–1669)
Leopoldo María Panero (1948)
Manuel Curros Enríquez
Alonso de Ercilla
Joaquín Sabina
Íñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de 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

United States

Uruguay

Delmira Agustini (1886–1914)
Mario Benedetti (born 1920)

List of Spanish-language poets

Contents

Argentina

Bolivia

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Honduras

Mexico

Nicaragua

Paraguay

Peru

The Philippines

Puerto Rico

Spain

United States

Uruguay

Venezuela

See also