List of Yiddish-language poets

Poets who wrote, or write, much or all of their poetry in the Yiddish language include:

A

• Moyshe Altman

B

• Rachel Baumvoll
• Olexander Beyderman
• Israil Bercovici
• Hayim Nahman Bialik
• Moishe Broderzon
• Srul Bronshtein

C

D

• Celia Dropkin

E

• David Edelstadt
• Israel Emiot
• Alter Esselin

F

• Itzik Fefer
• Mikhoel Felsenbaum

G

• Mordechai Gebirtig
• Aron Glantz-Leieles, alternative English spelling: Glanz-Leyeles (1899â€"1968), Polish native and Yiddish poet writing in the United States
• Jacob Glatstein (alternative English spelling: Yankev Glatshteyn)
• Hirsh Glick
• Abraham Goldfaden
• Chaim Grade
• Uri Zvi Greenberg

H

• Moyshe-Leyb Halpern
• Binem Heller
• David Hofstein

K

• Pinchus Kahanovich (Der Nister)
• Itzhak Katzenelson
• Emmanuil Kazakevich
• Moyshe Kulbak
• Leib Kvitko

L

• H. Leivick (1888-1962), born in Russia, emigrated to the United States; called "foremost" Yiddish poet and dramatist
• Mani Leib
• Moshe Lifshits (1894-1940)
• Abraham Lyessin (1872-1948), American

M

• Itzik Manger
• Anna Margolin
• Peretz Markish

N

O

P

• Gabriel Preil (alternative English spelling: "Gabriel Preyl")

R

• Avrom Reyzen (Abraham Reisen)
• Abraham Regelson
• Khava Rosenfarb
• Morris Rosenfeld

S

• Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman
• Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath
• Meyer Shtiker
• Abraham Nahum Stencl
• Jacob Sternberg
• Abraham Sutzkever

T

V

• Leyb Vaserman

W

• Morris Winchevsky

Y

• Yehoash (Blumgarten)

Z

• Aaron Zeitlin
• Rajzel Å»ychliÅ„sky

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