List of Danish poets

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

 * Christen Lauridsen Aagaard (1616–1664)
 * Emil Aarestrup (1800–1856)
 * Werner Hans Frederik Abrahamson (1744–1812)
 * Naja Marie Aidt (born 1963), poet and writer
 * 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 (1805–1875), poet and author
 * Vita Andersen (1944–2021), writer and poet
 * Kristian Arentzen (1823–1899)
 * Anders Arrebo (1587–1637)

B

 * Jens Baggesen (1764–1826)
 * Solvej Balle (born 1962)
 * Otto Benzon (1856–1927)
 * Harald Bergstedt (1877–1965) writer, novelist, playwright and a poet
 * Vilhelm Bergsøe (1835–1911)
 * Kristen Bjørnkjær (born 1943)
 * Thorkild Bjørnvig (1918–2004)
 * Steen Steensen Blicher (1782–1848), author and poet
 * Karen Blixen, who also wrote under the pen name Isak Dinesen (1885–1962)
 * Thomas Boberg (born 1960)
 * Anders Bording (1619–1677), poet and journalist
 * Poul Borum (1934–1996)
 * Anne-Louise Bosmans (born 1978)
 * Jørgen Gustava Brandt (1929–2006)
 * Per Aage Brandt (born 1944)
 * Rudolf Broby-Johansen, also known as "R. Broby-Johansen" (1900–1987)
 * Hans Adolph Brorson (1694–1764), bishop and hymn writer
 * Friederike Brun (1765–1835)
 * Malthe Conrad Bruun (1755–1826), Danish-French geographer, journalist and poet
 * Suzanne Brøgger (born 1944)
 * Julia Butschkow (born 1978), writer, playwright and poet
 * Ludvig Bødtcher (1793–1874)
 * Emil Bønnelycke (1893–1953)

C

 * Inger Christensen (1935–2009), poet, novelist and essayist
 * Sophus Claussen (1865–1931), poet and writer
 * Paul la Cour (1902–1956)

D

 * Erik Bøgh (1822)–1899), poet and composer
 * Tove Ditlevsen (1917–1976)
 * Poul Dons, also known as "Povel Dons" (1783–1843)
 * Christian Dorph
 * Holger Drachmann (1846–1908), poet and playwright
 * Ove Christian Drejer (1806–1836)

E

 * Dorthem Engelbretsdatter, also known as Dorthem Engebretsdatter (1634–1716)
 * Inge Eriksen (born 1935)]
 * Jesper Ewald (1893–1969), author, journalist, translator and poet
 * Johannes Ewald (1743–1781), playwright and poet

F

 * Peter Faber (1810-1877)
 * Christian Falster (1690–1752), poet and philologist
 * Jens Fink-Jensen (born 1956), poet, author, photographer, composer and architect

G

 * Duna Ghali (born 1963)
 * Otto Gelsted (1888–1968)
 * Christian Graugaard (born 1967)
 * Simon Grotrian (born 1961)
 * N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783–1872), teacher, writer, poet, philosopher, historian, pastor and politician

H

 * Henriette Hanck (1807-1846)
 * Carsten Hauch (1790–1872)
 * Henrik Have (born 1946)
 * Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1791–1860)
 * Peter Andreas Heiberg (1758–1841), author, philologist and poet
 * Piet Hein (1905–1996), poet and scientist
 * Johannes Helms (1828–1895), writer, poet and schoolmaster
 * Henrik Hertz (1797–1870)
 * Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), Norwegian-born poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright who spent most of his adult life in Denmark
 * Jens Christian Hostrup
 * Per Højholt (1928–2004)
 * Lone Hørslev (born 1974)

I

 * Bernhard Severin Ingemann (1789-1862)

J

 * F.P. Jac (1955–2008)
 * Bo Green Jensen (born 1955)
 * Johannes V. Jensen (1873–1950)
 * Pia Juul (born 1962)
 * Frank Jæger (1926–1977)
 * Johannes Jørgensen

K

 * Steen Kaalo (born 1945)
 * Thomas Kingo (1634–1703), bishop, poet and hymn-writer
 * Erik Knudsen (poet) (born 1922)
 * Tom Kristensen (1893–1974)

L

 * Thor Lange
 * Marianne Larsen (born 1951)
 * Niels Lyngsø (born 1968 )

M

 * Ivan Malinovski (born 1926)
 * Sophus Michaëlis
 * Christian Molbech (1783–1857), historian, literary critic, writer and poet
 * Gustaf Munch-Petersen (1912–1938)
 * Arvid Müller
 * Poul Martin Møller

N

 * Jørgen Nash
 * Hendrik Nordbrandt (born 1945)

O

 * Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (1779–1850), poet and playwright who introduced Romanticism into Danish literature
 * Jess Ørnsbo (born 1932)

P

 * Frederik Paludan-Müller (1809–1876)
 * Nis Petersen (1897–1943)
 * Erik Pontoppidan
 * Christen Henriksen Pram

R

 * Knud Lyne Rahbek (1760–1830), literary historian, critic, writer, poet and magazine editor
 * Gorm Henrik Rasmussen (born 1955), writer of poetry, children's books, novels and biographies
 * Halfdan Rasmussen (1915–2002), writer of prose for adults and poetry for children
 * Christian Richardt (1831–1892), writer, lyricist and poet
 * Klaus Rifbjerg (born 1941)
 * Helge Rode (1870–1937), writer and poet
 * Valdemar Rørdam, novelist and poet

S

 * Ole Sarvig (1921–1981)
 * Jens August Schade (1903–1978)
 * Sophus Schandorph (1836–1901)
 * Palle Sigsgaard (born 1976)
 * Schack von Staffeldt (1769–1826)
 * Michael Strunge (1958–1986)
 * Ambrosius Stub (1705–1758)
 * Morten Søndergaard
 * Jørgen Sonne (born 1925)
 * Knud Sørensen

T

 * Pia Tafdrup (born 1952), novelist, poet, playwright and writer
 * Peter Christensen Teilmann, (born 1962)
 * Søren Ulrik Thomsen (born 1956)

W

 * Johan Herman Wessel (1742–1785), Norwegian-Danish poet
 * Anders Westenholz (born 1936), psychologist, writer and poet
 * Christian Winther (1796–1876)
 * Ole Wivel (born 1921)