This is a list of notable poets who have written in the Spanish language.
Argentina
- Jorge Luis Borges (1899â€"1986)
- Nemer ibn el Barud (1925-??)
- Jacobo Fijman (1898â€"1970)
- Juan Gelman (1930-2014)
- José Hernández (1834â€"1886)
- Roberto Juarroz (1925â€"1995)
- Leopoldo Lugones (1874â€"1938)
- Alejandra Pizarnik (1936-1972)
- Alfonsina Storni (1892â€"1938)
Bolivia
- Jaime Saenz (1921â€"1986)
- Javier del Granado (1913â€"1996)
Chile
- Miguel Arteche (born 1926)
- Roberto Bolaño (1953-2003)
- Sergio Badilla Castillo (born 1947)
- Javier Campos (born 1947)
- Oscar Hahn (born 1938)
- Vicente Huidobro (1893â€"1948)
- VÃctor Jara (1932â€"1973)
- Enrique Lihn (1929â€"1988)
- Patricio Manns (born 1937)
- Carmen Marai, born Carmen MarÃa Bassa
- Gabriela Mistral, born Lucila Godoy, (1889â€"1957) Nobel laureate in 1945
- Pablo Neruda, born Neftalà Ricardo Reyes, (1904â€"1973) Nobel laureate in 1971
- Nicanor Parra, (born 1914)
- Carlos Pezoa Véliz, (1879â€"1908)
- Mauricio Redolés (born 1953)
- Gonzalo Rojas (1917â€"2011)
- Pablo de Rokha born Carlos DÃaz Loyola (1894â€"1968)
- David Rosenmann-Taub (born 1927)
- Daniel de la Vega (1892â€"1971)
Colombia
- Porfirio Barba Jacob (1883â€"1942)
- Jorge Isaacs
- Rafael Pombo
- José Asunción Silva (1865â€"1896)
- Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez (1927-2014) - Nobel Laureate 1982
- Olga Elena Mattei (1933)
Cuba
- Mariano Brull
- Julián del Casal (1863-1893)
- Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814â€"1873)
- Nicolás Guillén (1902â€"1989)
- Pedro Juan Gutiérrez (born 1950)
- José MarÃa Heredia
- José Lezama Lima (1910â€"1976)
- Dulce MarÃa Loynaz
- José Martà (1853â€"1895)
- Nancy Morejón (born 1944)
- Virgilio Piñera (1912-1979)
- Roberto Fernández Retamar (born 1930)
- Severo Sarduy (1937â€"1993)
Dominican Republic
- JoaquÃn Balaguer
- Juan Bosch
- AÃda Cartagena PortalatÃn
- Leopoldo Minaya
Ecuador
- Jorge Carrera Andrade (1903â€"1978)
- Alejandro Carrión (1915)
- Jorge Enrique Adoum (1926â€"2009)
- Ignacio Lasso (1911)
- Adalberto Ortiz (1914)
- Pedro Jorge Vera (1915)
- Medardo Ãngel Silva (1898-1919)
- JoaquÃn Gallegos Lara (1911-1947)
El Salvador
- Alfredo Espino (1900â€"1928)
- Roque Dalton (1935â€"1975)
- Alberto Masferrer (born 1959)
Honduras
- Ã"scar Acosta (born 1933)
- Juan Ramón Molina (1875â€"1908)
- Roberto Sosa (1930-2011)
- Froylán Turcios (1875â€"1943)
Mexico
List of Mexican poets
- Elvia Ardalani (born 1963)
- José Carlos Becerra (1936â€"1970)
- Rubén Bonifaz Nuño (born 1923)
- Rosario Castellanos (1925â€"1974)
- Elsa Cross (born 1946)
- Jorge Cuesta (1903â€"1942)
- Salvador DÃaz Mirón (1853â€"1928)
- Enrique González MartÃnez (1871â€"1952)
- José Gorostiza (1901â€"1973)
- Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera (1859â€"1895)
- Germán List Arzubide (1898â€"1998)
- Ramón López Velarde (1888â€"1921)
- Manuel Maples Arce (1898â€"1981)
- Amado Nervo (1870â€"1919)
- Salvador Novo (1904â€"1974)
- José Emilio Pacheco (born 1939)
- Octavio Paz (1914â€"1998) - Nobel Laureate (1990)
- Carlos Pellicer (1897â€"1977)
- Alfonso Reyes (1889â€"1959)
- Jaime Sabines (1926â€"1999)
- Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651â€"1695)
- José Juan Tablada (1871â€"1945)
- Xavier Villaurrutia (1903â€"1950)
- Gabriel Zaid (born 1934)
Nicaragua
- Rubén DarÃo (1867â€"1916)
- AzarÃas Pallais (1888â€"1954)
- Salomón de la Selva (1893â€"1959)
- Alfonso Cortés (1893â€"1969)
- José Coronel Urtecho (1906â€"1994)
- Pablo Antonio Cuadra (1912â€"2002)
- JoaquÃn Pasos (1914â€"1947)
- Claribel AlegrÃa (born 1924)
- Ernesto Cardenal (born 1925)
- Gioconda Belli (born 1948)
- Daisy Zamora (born 1950)
- Blanca Castellón (born 1958)
Paraguay
- Julio Correa (1890â€"1926)
- Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga (born 1944)
- José Ricardo Mazó (1927â€"1987)
- Manuel Ortiz Guerrero (1894â€"1933)
- Josefina Pla (1909â€"1999)
- Roque Vallejos (1943â€"2006)
Peru
- Jose Santos Chocano (1875â€"1934) author of Alma América.
- Manuel González Prada (1844â€"1918)
- César Vallejo (1892â€"1938)
The Philippines
- José Rizal (1861â€"1896)
- Jesús Balmori (1887â€"1948)
- Pedro Paterno (1858â€"1911)
- Edmundo Farolan (1943- )
Puerto Rico
- Aurora de Albornoz (1926â€"1990)
- Maria Arrillaga (born 1940)
- Giannina Braschi (born 1953)
- Julia de Burgos (1916â€"1953)
- Benito Pastoriza Iyodo (born 1954)
Spain
- Rafael Alberti (1902â€"1999)
- Juan Ruiz, Arcipreste de Hita (c. 1283â€"c. 1350)
- Gonzalo de Berceo (c. 1190â€"1264?)
- Juan Boscán (1490â€"1542)
- Vicente Aleixandre (1898â€"1984) - Nobel Laureate 1977
- Dámaso Alonso (1898â€"1990)
- Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836â€"1870)
- Matilde Camus (1919).
- Luis Cernuda (1903â€"1963)
- Saint John of the Cross (1542â€"1591)
- Aurora de Albornoz (1926â€"1990)
- Baltasar del Alcázar (1530â€"1606)
- Francisco Domene (1960)
- León Felipe (1884â€"1968)
- Federico GarcÃa Lorca (1898â€"1936)
- José Luis Giménez-FrontÃn (1943-2008)
- Luis de Góngora (?-1627)
- Juan Antonio González Iglesias (1964)
- Jorge Guillén (1893â€"1984)
- Miguel Hernández (1910â€"1942)
- Clara Janés (1940)
- Santa Teresa de Jesús (1515â€"1582)
- Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881â€"1958) - Nobel Laureate 1956
- Fray Luis de León (1527â€"1591?)
- Antonio Machado (1875â€"1936)
- Manuel Machado (1874â€"1947)
- Jorge Manrique (1440â€"1479)
- Juan L. Ortiz
- Emilio Prados (1899â€"1962)
- Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645)
- Pedro Salinas (1892â€"1951)
- Garcilaso de la Vega (1503â€"1536)
- Lope de Vega (1562â€"1635)
- Esteban Manuel de Villegas (1589â€"1669)
- Leopoldo MarÃa Panero (1948)
- Manuel Curros EnrÃquez
- Alonso de Ercilla
- JoaquÃn Sabina
- Ãñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de Santillana
- Gutierre de Cetina
- Juan del Encina (1469â€"1533)
- José de Espronceda (1808â€"1842)
- RosalÃa de Castro (1837â€"1885)
- Francisco Domene
- Chantal Maillard
- Antonio MartÃnez Sarrión
- José Ortega Torres
- Leopoldo Panero
- Luisa Castro
- Clara Janés
- Enrique GarcÃa-Máiquez
United States
- Giannina Braschi
- Sandra Cisneros
- Benito Pastoriza Iyodo
Uruguay
- Delmira Agustini (1886â€"1914)
- Mario Benedetti (1920-2009)
Venezuela
- Andrés Bello (1781-1865)
- Enrique Moya (1958)
- Aquiles Nazoa (1920â€"1976)
- Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906-2001)
See also
- List of poets
- List of Latin American writers