List of Spanish-language poets

This is a list of notable poets who have written in the Spanish language.

Argentina

 * Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)
 * Nemer ibn el Barud (1925–2010)
 * Jacobo Fijman (1898–1970)
 * Juan Gelman (1930–2014)
 * Oliverio Girondo (1891–1967)
 * José Hernández (1834–1886)
 * Roberto Juarroz (1925–1995)
 * Nydia Lamarque (1906–1982)
 * Leopoldo Lugones (1874–1938)
 * Alejandra Pizarnik (1936–1972)
 * Alfonsina Storni (1892–1938)

Bolivia

 * Jaime Saenz (1921–1986)
 * Javier del Granado (1913–1996)

Chile

 * Miguel Arteche (1926–2012)
 * Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003)
 * Sergio Badilla Castillo (born 1947)
 * Javier Campos (born 1947)
 * Oscar Hahn (born 1938)
 * Vicente Huidobro (1893–1948)
 * Víctor Jara (1932–1973)
 * Enrique Lihn (1929–1988)
 * Patricio Manns (1937–2021)
 * Carmen Marai - born Carmen María Bassa
 * Gabriela Mistral - born Lucila Godoy, (1889–1957) Nobel laureate in 1945
 * Pablo Neruda - born Neftalí Ricardo Reyes, (1904–1973) Nobel laureate in 1971
 * Nicanor Parra (1914–2018)
 * Carlos Pezoa Véliz (1879–1908)
 * Mauricio Redolés (born 1953)
 * Gonzalo Rojas (1917–2011)
 * Pablo de Rokha - born Carlos Díaz Loyola (1894–1968)
 * David Rosenmann-Taub (1927–2023)
 * Daniel de la Vega (1892–1971)

Colombia

 * Luisa Ballesteros Rosas (born 1957)
 * Porfirio Barba Jacob (1883–1942)
 * Jorge Isaacs
 * Rafael Pombo
 * José Asunción Silva (1865–1896)
 * Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014) Nobel Laureate 1982
 * Olga Elena Mattei (born 1933)

Cuba

 * Mariano Brull
 * Julián del Casal (1863–1893)
 * Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814–1873)
 * Nicolás Guillén (1902–1989)
 * Pedro Juan Gutiérrez (born 1950)
 * José María Heredia
 * José Lezama Lima (1910–1976)
 * Dulce María Loynaz
 * José Martí (1853–1895)
 * Nancy Morejón (born 1944)
 * Virgilio Piñera (1912–1979)
 * Roberto Fernández Retamar (1930–2019)
 * Severo Sarduy (1937–1993)

Dominican Republic

 * Joaquín Balaguer
 * Juan Bosch
 * Aída Cartagena Portalatín
 * Leopoldo Minaya
 * Pedro Mir
 * Juan Esteban Ariza Mendoza
 * Frank Báez
 * León Félix Batista
 * Rei Berroa
 * Manuel del Cabral
 * Fernando Cabrera (writer)
 * Aída Cartagena Portalatín
 * Tulio Manuel Cestero
 * Jaime Colson
 * Alfredo Fernández Simó
 * Fabio Fiallo
 * Cristino Gómez
 * Chico Gonzalez
 * Angela Hernández Nuñez
 * Blas Jiménez
 * Miguel D. Mena
 * Leopoldo Minaya
 * Domingo Moreno Jimenes
 * Juan Isidro Moreno
 * Mateo Morrison
 * César Nicolás Penson
 * Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo
 * Rosa Silverio
 * Salomé Ureña
 * Jael Uribe
 * Marcio Veloz Maggiolo

Ecuador

 * Jorge Carrera Andrade (1903–1978)
 * Alejandro Carrión (1915–1992)
 * Jorge Enrique Adoum (1926–2009)
 * Ignacio Lasso (1911–1943)
 * Adalberto Ortiz (1914–2003)
 * Pedro Jorge Vera (1915–1999)
 * Medardo Ángel Silva (1898–1919)
 * Joaquín Gallegos Lara (1911–1947)
 * Sonia Manzano Vela (born 1947)

El Salvador

 * Alfredo Espino (1900–1928)
 * Roque Dalton (1935–1975)
 * Alberto Masferrer (born 1959)

Honduras

 * Óscar Acosta (1933–2014)
 * Juan Ramón Molina (1875–1908)
 * Roberto Sosa (1930–2011)
 * Froylán Turcios (1875–1943)

Mexico
See also List of Mexican poets


 * Elvia Ardalani (born 1963)
 * José Carlos Becerra (1936–1970)
 * Rubén Bonifaz Nuño (1923–2013)
 * Rosario Castellanos (1925–1974)
 * Elsa Cross (born 1946)
 * Jorge Cuesta (1903–1942)
 * Salvador Díaz Mirón (1853–1928)
 * Enrique González Martínez (1871–1952)
 * José Gorostiza (1901–1973)
 * Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera (1859–1895)
 * Germán List Arzubide (1898–1998)
 * Ramón López Velarde (1888–1921)
 * Manuel Maples Arce (1898–1981)
 * Amado Nervo (1870–1919)
 * Salvador Novo (1904–1974)
 * José Emilio Pacheco (1939–2014)
 * Octavio Paz (1914–1998) Nobel Laureate (1990)
 * Carlos Pellicer (1897–1977)
 * Alfonso Reyes (1889–1959)
 * Jaime Sabines (1926–1999)
 * Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695)
 * José Juan Tablada (1871–1945)
 * Xavier Villaurrutia (1903–1950)
 * Gabriel Zaid (born 1934)
 * Esperanza Zambrano (1901–1992)

Nicaragua

 * Rubén Darío (1867–1916)
 * Azarías Pallais (1888–1954)
 * Salomón de la Selva (1893–1959)
 * Alfonso Cortés (1893–1969)
 * José Coronel Urtecho (1906–1994)
 * Pablo Antonio Cuadra (1912–2002)
 * Joaquín Pasos (1914–1947)
 * Claribel Alegría (1924–2018)
 * Ernesto Cardenal (1925–2020)
 * Gioconda Belli (born 1948)
 * Daisy Zamora (born 1950)
 * Blanca Castellón (born 1958)

Paraguay

 * Julio Correa (1890–1926)
 * Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga (born 1944)
 * José Ricardo Mazó (1927–1987)
 * Manuel Ortiz Guerrero (1894–1933)
 * Josefina Pla (1909–1999)
 * Roque Vallejos (1943–2006)

Peru

 * Jose Santos Chocano (1875–1934) - author of Alma América
 * Manuel González Prada (1844–1918)
 * César Vallejo (1892–1938)
 * Ana María Llona Málaga (born 1936) - author of Animal tan Albo
 * Isabel Sabogal (born 1958)

The Philippines

 * Pedro Paterno (1858–1911)
 * José Rizal (1861–1896)
 * Fernando María Guerrero (1873–1929)
 * Jesús Balmori (1887–1948)
 * Claro M. Recto (1890–1960)
 * Adelina Gurrea (1896–1971)
 * Guillermo Gómez Rivera (born 1936)
 * Edmundo Farolan (born 1943)

Puerto Rico

 * Aurora de Albornoz (1926–1990)
 * Maria Arrillaga (born 1940)
 * Giannina Braschi (born 1953)
 * Julia de Burgos (1916–1953)
 * Rosario Ferré (1938–2016)
 * Virgilio Dávila (1869–1943)
 * Luis Lloréns Torres (1876–1944)
 * Mercedes Negrón Muñoz a.k.a. Clara Lair (1895–1973)
 * Benito Pastoriza Iyodo (born 1954)
 * Luis Palés Matos (1898–1959)
 * Evaristo Ribera Chevremont (1896–1976)
 * Lola Rodríguez de Tió (1843–1924)

Spain



 * Rafael Alberti (1902–1999)
 * Juan Ruiz (c. 1283–c. 1350)
 * Gonzalo de Berceo (c. 1190–1264?)
 * Juan Boscán (1490–1542)
 * Vicente Aleixandre (1898–1984) Nobel Laureate 1977
 * Dámaso Alonso (1898–1990)
 * Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836–1870)
 * Matilde Camus (1919–2012)
 * Luis Cernuda (1903–1963)
 * Juan de la Cruz (1542–1591)
 * Aurora de Albornoz (1926–1990)
 * Baltasar del Alcázar (1530–1606)
 * Francisco Domene (born 1960)
 * León Felipe (1884–1968)
 * Federico García Lorca (1898–1936)
 * José Luis Giménez-Frontín (1943–2008)
 * Luis de Góngora (?–1627)
 * Juan Antonio González Iglesias (born 1964)
 * Jorge Guillén (1893–1984)
 * Miguel Hernández (1910–1942)
 * Clara Janés (born 1940)
 * Santa Teresa de Jesús (1515–1582)
 * Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881–1958) Nobel Laureate 1956
 * Luis de León (1527–1591?)
 * Rogelia León (1828–1870)
 * Antonio Machado (1875–1936)
 * Manuel Machado (1874–1947)
 * Jorge Manrique (1440–1479)
 * Juan L. Ortiz
 * Emilio Prados (1899–1962)
 * Francisco de Quevedo (1580–1645)
 * Pedro Salinas (1892–1951)
 * Francisco Sánchez Barbero (1764–1819)
 * Garcilaso de la Vega (1503–1536)
 * Lope de Vega (1562–1635)
 * Esteban Manuel de Villegas (1589–1669)
 * Leopoldo María Panero (1948–2014)
 * Manuel Curros Enríquez
 * Alonso de Ercilla
 * Joaquín Sabina
 * Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana
 * Gutierre de Cetina
 * Juan del Encina (1469–1533)
 * José de Espronceda (1808–1842)
 * Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885)
 * Francisco Domene
 * Chantal Maillard
 * Antonio Martínez Sarrión
 * José Ortega Torres
 * Leopoldo Panero
 * Luisa Castro
 * Clara Janés
 * Enrique García-Máiquez
 * Carlos Martínez Aguirre (born 1974)

United States

 * Giannina Braschi
 * Sandra Cisneros
 * Benito Pastoriza Iyodo
 * Juan Felipe Herrera

Uruguay

 * Delmira Agustini (1886–1914)
 * Mario Benedetti (1920–2009)
 * María Herminia Sabbia y Oribe (1883–1961)

Venezuela

 * Andrés Bello (1781–1865)
 * Enrique Moya (born 1958)
 * Aquiles Nazoa (1920–1976)
 * Yolanda Pantin (born 1954)
 * Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906–2001)