List of South African poets

This is a list of noted South African poets, poets born or raised in South Africa, whether living there or overseas, and writing in one of the South African languages.

A-C

 * Tatamkulu Afrika
 * Mike Alfred
 * Ingrid Andersen
 * Gabeba Baderoon
 * Sinclair Beiles
 * Robert Berold
 * Vonani Bila
 * Roy Blumenthal
 * Herman Charles Bosman
 * Breyten Breytenbach
 * André Brink
 * Dennis Brutus
 * Guy Butler
 * Roy Campbell
 * Charl Cilliers
 * Johnny Clegg
 * Jack Cope
 * Jeremy Cronin
 * Patrick Cullinan
 * Gary Cummiskey
 * Sheila Cussons

D-G

 * Achmat Dangor
 * Jennifer Davids
 * Ingrid de Kok
 * Phillippa Yaa de Villiers
 * Modikwe Dikobe
 * Isobel Dixon
 * Angifi Dladla
 * Finuala Dowling
 * I D du Plessis
 * Koos du Plessis
 * Elisabeth Eybers
 * Kingsley Fairbridge
 * Gus Ferguson
 * Sheila Meiring Fugard
 * Keith Gottschalk
 * Stephen Gray
 * Mafika Gwala

H-M

 * Megan Hall
 * Joan Hambidge
 * Colleen Higgs
 * Christopher Hope
 * Peter Horn
 * Allan Kolski Horwitz
 * Alan James
 * Wopko Jensma
 * Liesl Jobson
 * Sarah Johnson
 * Ingrid Jonker
 * Aryan Kaganof
 * Anne Kellas
 * Keorapetse Kgositsile
 * Olga Kirsch
 * Koos Kombuis
 * Rustum Kozain
 * Uys Krige
 * Antjie Krog
 * Anton Krueger
 * Mazisi Kunene
 * Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven
 * C. Louis Leipoldt
 * Douglas Livingstone
 * Lindiwe Mabuza
 * Don Maclennan
 * Mzi Mahola
 * Lucas Malan
 * Eugene Marais
 * Andrew Martens
 * Lebogang Mashile
 * John Mateer
 * Don Mattera
 * James Matthews
 * Mzwakhe Mbuli
 * Kim McClenaghan
 * Michelle McGrane
 * Sheila Meiring Fugard
 * Joan Metelerkamp
 * Ruth Miller
 * Amitabh Mitra
 * Natalia Molebatsi
 * Kobus Moolman
 * Isabella Motadinyane
 * Seitlhamo Motsapi
 * Casey Motsisi
 * S.E.K. Mqhayi
 * Oswald Mtshali

N-S

 * Arthur Nortje
 * D. J. Opperman
 * William Plomer
 * Karen Press
 * Thomas Pringle
 * N.S. Puleng
 * Lesego Rampolokeng
 * Azila Talit Reisenberger
 * Robert Royston
 * Gerard Rudolf
 * Arja Salafranca
 * Sipho Sepamla
 * Mongane Wally Serote
 * Ari Sitas
 * Douglas Reid Skinner
 * Adam Small
 * Kelwyn Sole

T-Z

 * Totius
 * Ernst van Heerden
 * Christopher van Wyk
 * Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
 * A.G. Visser
 * Wayne Visser
 * Gert Vlok Nel
 * Crystal Warren
 * Stephen Watson
 * Mary Morison Webster
 * George Weideman
 * Athol Williams
 * David Wright
 * Makhosazana Xaba