List of Nepali-language poets

This is a list of poets who have written in the Nepali language:

A

 * Abhi Subedi (born, 1945) – poet, essayist, critic, columnist and playwright
 * Agam Singh Giri (1927–1971) – poet, lyricist
 * Ali Miya (1919–2006) – folk poet
 * Ashesh Malla (born, 1954) – poet, playwright and theater person

B



 * Banira Giri (1946–2021) – poet
 * Bhanubhakta Acharya (1814–1868) – poet and translator
 * Bhim Nidhi Tiwari (1911–1973) – poet
 * Bhola Rijal – poet, doctor
 * Bhupal Rai – poet
 * Bhupi Sherchan (1937–1990) – poet
 * Bhuwan Dhungana – poet and storywriter
 * Bidhyanath Pokhrel (1918 – 1994) - poet and politician
 * Bimala Tumkhewa – poet and journalist
 * Bijaya Malla – (1925 – 1999) poet, novelist and playwright
 * Buddha Sayami (1944–2016) – poet

C

 * Chakrapani Chalise (1883–1958) – poet,writer of national anthem of Kingdom of Nepal.
 * Chandani Shah (1949–2001) – poet, queen of Nepal
 * Chandra Gurung - poet
 * Chittadhar Hridaya (1906–1982) – poet

D

 * Dharanidhar Koirala – (1893–1980) – poet
 * Dharmaraj Thapa
 * Dharma Ratna Yami (1915–1975)
 * Dharmendra Bikram Nembang (born 1976) – poet
 * Dharmachari Guruma (1898–1978)
 * Dhruba Chandra Gautam
 * Dibya Khaling (1952–2006) – lyricist
 * Dinesh Subba (born 1962)
 * Durga Lal Shrestha (born 1935) – poet

G

 * G. Shah, (born 1947)
 * Gadul Singh Lama, (born 1939)
 * Ganesh Lal Shrestha, (1911–1985) – poet
 * Geeta Tripathee, (1972) – poet, lyricist and literary critic
 * Girija Prasad Joshi, (1939–1987) – poet
 * Gopal Prasad Rimal, (1918–1973) – poet
 * Gopal Singh Nepali, (1911–1963)– poet
 * Gyandil Das, (1821–1883)– poet

H

 * Hangyug Agyat (born, 1978) – poet
 * Hari Bhakta Katuwal (1935–1980)
 * Hari Prasad Gorkha Rai (1914–2005)

I

 * Ishwor Ballav (1937–2008) – poet

J

 * Jhamak Ghimire – autobiographer

K

 * Kamala Sankrityayan (1920–2009)
 * Kedar Gurung, (born 1948) - poet, writer
 * Kedar Man Vyathit – poet (1914–1998)
 * Komalnath Adhikari
 * Krishna Bhooshan Bal (1948–2012) – poet
 * Krishnahari Baral (born, 1954) – poet and critic
 * Kshetra Pratap Adhikary (1943–2014) – poet
 * Kul Bahadur KC (1946–2013) poet, laureate
 * Kumar Nagarkoti, poet, writer

L

 * Lakshmi Prasad Devkota (1909–1959) – poet, playwright and essayist
 * Lekhnath Paudyal (1885–1966) – poet

M

 * Madan Mohan Mishra (1931–2013) – poet
 * Madhav Prasad Devkota
 * Madhav Prasad Ghimire (1919–2020) – poet
 * Mahananda Sapkota (1896–1977) – poet and linguist
 * Mahendra of Nepal (1920–1972) – poet and King of Nepal
 * Motiram Bhatta (1866–1896) – poet and ghazalist
 * Mukunda Sharan Upadhyaya (born 1940) – poet

N

 * Naba Raj Lamsal – (born 1969)
 * Nara Nath Acharya (1906–1988)
 * Neelam Karki Niharika – poet and writer
 * Nanda Hangkhim (born 1944)
 * Neer Shah (born 1951)

P

 * Parijat (1937–1993) – poet and novelist
 * Phatte Bahadur Singh (1902–1983) – poet
 * Pawan Chamling (born 1950) – poet
 * Prema Shah – (1945–2017) poet, novelist and short–story writer

R

 * Rajendra Bhandari (born 1956)
 * Ramesh Kshitij (born 1969) – poet
 * Ram Man Trishit (1941–2011)

S

 * Santosh Lamichhane (born 1983) – poet
 * Sanu Sharma - novelist, short story writer, poet, lyricist
 * Saraswati Pratikshya – poet, novelist
 * Sarita Tiwari (born 1980) – poet, columnist
 * Saru Bhakta – poet, novelist
 * Shrawan Mukarung – poet
 * Siddhicharan Shrestha (1912–1992) – poet
 * Siddhidas Mahaju – poet
 * Sulochana Manandhar (born 1955) – poet, columnist and activist
 * Suman Pokhrel (born 1967) – poet, lyricist, translator and artist
 * Swapnil Smriti (born 1981) – poet

T

 * Tulsiram Sharma Kashyap
 * Toya Gurung – poet
 * Tulsi Ghimire – poet
 * Tulsi Diwasa– poet, folklorist

U

 * Usha Sherchan (born 1955) – poet, lyricist and story writer
 * Upendra Subba (born 1971) – poet and story writer

V

 * Vishnu Raj Atreya (born 1944) – poet and writer

Y

 * Yogmaya Neupane (1867–1941) – poet
 * Yuddha Prasad Mishra (1964–2047 BS) – poet
 * Yuyutsu Sharma (born 1960) – poet

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