This is a list of Danish poets, including those who are Danish by nationality or who write in the Danish language (years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry) article):
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
- Christen Lauridsen Aagaard (1616â€"1664)
- Emil Aarestrup (1800â€"1856)
- Werner Hans Frederik Abrahamson (1744â€"1812)
- Naja Marie Aidt (born 1963), poet and writer
- Annette Kure Andersen (born 1962)
- Arvid Andersen
- Benny Andersen (1929), songwriter, poet, author, composer, pianist; a member of the Danish Academy since 1972, and "probably Denmark's most popular poet", according to DR, the Danish public broadcasting organization.
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805â€"1875), poet and author
- Vita Andersen (born 1944), writer and poet
- Kristian Arentzen (1823â€"1899)
- Birthe Arnbak (1923â€"2007)
- Anders Arrebo (1587â€"1637)
B
- Carl Bagger (1807â€"1846), also known as Carl Christian Bagger
- Jens Baggesen (1764â€"1826)
- Lola Baidel (born 1951)
- Solvej Balle (born 1962)
- Bandet Nul a pseudonym used by Asger Schnack, F. P. Jac, Klaus Høeck and Karl E. Rasmussen
- Per Barfoed (1890â€"1939)
- Bodil Bech
- Claus Beck-Nielsen (born 1963)
- Knuth Becker (1891â€"1974)
- Otto Benzon (1856â€"1927)
- Harald Bergstedt (1877â€"1965) writer, novelist, playwright and a poet
- Vilhelm Bergsøe (1835â€"1911)
- Anton Berntsen (1873â€"1953)
- Karl Bjarnhof(1898â€"1980)
- Kristen Bjørnkjær (born 1943)
- Thorkild Bjørnvig (1918â€"2004)
- David Sølund Blangstrup (born 1952)
- Edvard Blaumüller (1851â€"1911)
- Jens Blendstrup (born 1968)
- Steen Steensen Blicher (1782â€"1848), author and poet
- Karen Blixen, who also wrote under the pen name Isak Dineson (1885â€"1962)
- Thomas Boberg (born 1962)
- Klavs Bondebjerg (1953â€"2004)
- Anders Bording (1619â€"1677), poet and journalist
- Connie Bork (born 1958)
- Poul Borum (1934â€"1996)
- Anne-Louise Bosmans (born 1978)
- Jørgen Gustava Brandt (1929â€"2006)
- Per Aage Brandt (born 1944)
- Rudolf Broby-Johansen, also known as "R. Broby-Johansen" (1900â€"1987)
- Hans Adolph Brorson (1694â€"1764), bishop and hymn writer
- Friederike Brun (1765â€"1835)
- Niels Brunse (born 1949), author, poet and translator
- Malthe Conrad Bruun (1755â€"1826), Danish-French geographer, journalist and poet
- Thomas Christopher Bruun (1750)â€"1834)
- Suzanne Brøgger (born 1944)
- Martin Budtz (born 1961), editor and poet
- Lars Bukdahl (born 1968)
- Julia Butschkow (born 1978), writer, playwright and poet
- Ludvig Bødtcher (1793â€"1874)
- Nicolaj Bøgh (fl. 1843)
- Emil Bønnelycke (1893â€"1953)
C
- J.C.A. Carlsen-Skiødt
- Camilla Christensen (born 1957)
- Inger Christensen (1935â€"2009), poet, novelist and essayist
- Iben Claces
- Egon Clausen (born 1940)
- Sophus Claussen (1865â€"1931), poet and writer
- Thomas Christensen Clitau (1695-1754)
- Paul la Cour (1902â€"1956)
D
- Camilla Deleuran (born 1971)
- Erik Bøgh (1822)â€"1899), poet and composer
- Tove Ditlevsen (1917â€"1976)
- Poul Dons, also known as "Povel Dons" (1783â€"1843)
- Christian Dorph
- Torben Dorph-Petersen (also known as "Per Dorph-Petersen"; 1927-1970)
- Holger Drachmann (1846â€"1908), poet and playwright
- Ove Christian Drejer (1806â€"1836)
E
- Dorthem Engelbretsdatter, also known as Dorthem Engebretsdatter (1634â€"1716)
- Inge Eriksen (born 1935)]
- Mads Eslund (born 1975)
- Jesper Ewald (1893â€"1969), author, journalist, translator and poet
- Johannes Ewald (1743â€"1781), playwright and poet
F
- Peter Faber (1810-1877)
- Christian Falster (1690â€"1752), poet and philologist
- Jens Fink-Jensen (born 1956), poet, author, photographer, composer and architect
- Peter Thun Foersom (1777-1817)
- Hans Christian Fogtmann Lauridsen (born 1941)
- Mikkel Fossmo (born 1973)
- Niels Frank (born 1963)
- Rasmus Frankenau (1767-1814)
- Lars Frost (born 1973)
- Christian Yde Frostholm (born 1963)
G
- Duna Ghali (born 1963)
- Per Gammelgaard (born 1948)
- Alex Garff (1904-1977)
- Otto Gelsted (1888â€"1968)
- Rolf Gjedsted (born 1947)
- Christian Graugaard (born 1967)
- Simon Grotrian (born 1961)
- N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783â€"1872), teacher, writer, poet, philosopher, historian, pastor and politician
- Katrine Marie Guldager
H
- Bent Haller (born 1946), author of children's books
- Kirsten Hammann (born 1965)
- Henriette Hanck (1807-1846)
- Bent Otto Hansen (born 1940)
- Hanne Hansen (born 1944)
- Uffe Harder (1930-2002)
- Carsten Hauch (1790â€"1872)
- Henrik Have (born 1946)
- Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1791â€"1860)
- Peter Andreas Heiberg (1758â€"1841), author, philologist and poet
- Piet Hein (1905â€"1996), poet and scientist
- Merete Pryds Helle (born 1965)
- Johannes Helms (1828â€"1895), writer, poet and schoolmaster
- Henrik Hertz (1797â€"1870)
- Ludvig Holberg (1684â€"1754), Norwegian-born poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright who spent most of his adult life in Denmark
- Jens Christian Hostrup
- Klaus Høeck
- Per Højholt (1928â€"2004)
- Lone Hørslev (born 1974)
I
- Bernhard Severin Ingemann (1789-1862)
J
- F.P. Jac (1955â€"2008)
- Bo Green Jensen (born 1955)
- Johannes V. Jensen (1873â€"1950)
- Pia Juul (born 1962)
- Frank Jæger (1926â€"1977)
- Johannes Jørgensen
K
- Steen Kaalo (born 1945)
- Thomas Kingo (1634â€"1703), bishop, poet and hymn-writer
- Erik Knudsen (poet) (born 1922)
- Tom Kristensen (1893â€"1974)
L
- Thor Lange
- Marianne Larsen (born 1951)
- Peter Laugesen
- Niels Lyngsø (born 1968)
M
- Viggo Madsen (born 1943), librarian, writer, novelist and poet
- Ivan Malinovski (born 1926)
- Sophus Michaëlis
- Christian Molbech (1783â€"1857), historian, literary critic, writer and poet
- Gustaf Munch-Petersen (1912â€"1938)
- Arvid Müller
- Poul Martin Møller
N
- Jørgen Nash
- Hendrik Nordbrandt (born 1945)
O
- Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (1779â€"1850), poet and playwright who introduced Romanticism into Danish literature
- Jess Ørnsbo (born 1932)
P
- Frederik Paludan-Müller (1809â€"1876)
- Nis Petersen (1897â€"1943)
- Erik Pontoppidan
- Christen Henriksen Pram
R
- Knud Lyne Rahbek (1760â€"1830), literary historian, critic, writer, poet and magazine editor
- Gorm Henrik Rasmussen (born 1955), writer of poetry, children's books, novels and biographies
- Halfdan Rasmussen (1915â€"2002), writer of prose for adults and poetry for children
- Christian Richardt (1831â€"1892), writer, lyricist and poet
- Klaus Rifbjerg (born 1941)
- Helge Rode (1870â€"1937), writer and poet
- Valdemar Rørdam, novelist and poet
S
- Ole Sarvig (1921â€"1981)
- Jens August Schade (1903â€"1978)
- Sophus Schandorph
- Palle Sigsgaard (born 1976)
- Michael Strunge (1958â€"1986)
- Ambrosius Stub (1705â€"1758)
- Morten Søndergaard
- Jørgen Sonne (born 1925)
T
- Pia Tafdrup (born 1952), novelist, poet, playwright and writer
- Peter Christensen Teilmann, (born 1962)
- Søren Ulrik Thomsen (born 1956)
V
W
- Johan Herman Wessel (1742â€"1785), Norwegian-Danish poet
- Anders Westenholz (born 1936), psychologist, writer and poet
- Christian Winther (1796â€"1876)
- Ole Wivel (born 1921)
See also
- Danish literature
- List of Danish authors