This is a list of notable

poets A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

who have written in the

Spanish language Spanish () or Castilian () is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Today, it is a world language, gl ...

Argentina

Jorge Luis Borges Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo ( ; ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish literature, Spanish-language and international literatur ...

(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 Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez (; 28 September 1932 – 16 September 1973) was a Chilean teacher, theatre director, theater director, poet, singer-songwriter and PCCh, Communist political activist. He developed Chilean theater by directing a bro ...

(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 The Nobel Prizes (, ) are awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Academy, the Karolinska Institutet, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee to individuals and organizations who make outstanding contributions in th ...

in 1945 * Pablo Neruda - born Neftalí Ricardo Reyes, (1904–1973)

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 The Nobel Prizes (, ) are awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Academy, the Karolinska Institutet, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee to individuals and organizations who make outstanding contributions in th ...

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) * Mary Stanley Low (1912–2007) * Dulce María Loynaz *

José Martí José Julián Martí Pérez (; 28 January 1853 – 19 May 1895) was a Cuban nationalism, nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in ...

(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 Jael Uribe Elizabeth Medina is best known as Jael Uribe (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, February 10, 1975) is a writer, storyteller, poet and painter creator of the female poetic foundation named Women Poets International. She is considered t ...

* Marcio Veloz Maggiolo

Ecuador

* Jorge Carrera Andrade (1903–1978) *

Alejandro Carrión Alejandro Carrión Aguirre (11 March 1915 – 4 January 1992) was an Ecuadorian poet, novelist and journalist. He wrote the novel ''La espina'' (1959), the short story book ''La manzana dañada'' (1983), and numerous poetry books. As a journalis ...

(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 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15 ...

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1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...

) * Roque Dalton (

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...

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1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

) * Alberto Masferrer (born

1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...

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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)

(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 José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (, ; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is popularly considered a na ...

(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 Giannina Braschi (born February 5, 1953) is a Puerto Rican poet, novelist, dramatist, and scholar. Her notable works include '' Empire of Dreams'' (1988), '' Yo-Yo Boing!'' (1998), '' United States of Banana'' (2011), and '' Putinoika'' (2024). ...

(born 1953) * Julia de Burgos (1916–1953) *

Rosario Ferré Rosario Ferré Ramírez de Arellano (September 28, 1938 – February 18, 2016) was a Puerto Rican writer, poet, and essayist.

(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) * Juan Boscán (1490–1542) * Vicente Aleixandre (1898–1984)

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 Baltasar del Alcázar (1530 in Seville, Spain–16 February 1606 in Ronda) was a Spanish poet. He was the sixth child of Luis del Alcázar. His poetry was about life and love, most of it spiced with a keen sense of humor. Works A short example o ...

(1530–1606) * Francisco Domene (born 1960) * León Felipe (1884–1968) *

Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a g ...

(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)

1956 * Luis de León (1527–1591?) * Rogelia León (1828–1870) *

Antonio Machado Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939), known as Antonio Machado, was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation ...

(1875–1936) * Manuel Machado (1874–1947) * Jorge Manrique (1440–1479) * Juan L. Ortiz * Emilio Prados (1899–1962) *

Francisco de Quevedo Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Santibáñez Villegas, Order of Santiago, Knight of the Order of Santiago (; 14 September 1580 – 8 September 1645) was a Spanish nobleman, politician and writer of the Baroque era. Along with his lifelong rival, ...

(1580–1645) * Pedro Salinas (1892–1951) * Francisco Sánchez Barbero (1764–1819) * Garcilaso de la Vega (1503–1536) *

Lope de Vega Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio (; 25 November 156227 August 1635) was a Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist who was a key figure in the Spanish Golden Age (1492–1659) of Spanish Baroque literature, Baroque literature. In the literature of ...

(1562–1635) * Esteban Manuel de Villegas (1589–1669) * Leopoldo María Panero (1948–2014) * Manuel Curros Enríquez *

Alonso de Ercilla Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga (7 August 153329 November 1594) was a Spanish soldier and poet, born in Madrid. While in Chile (1556–63) he fought against the Araucanians (Mapuche), and there he began the epic poem '' La Araucana'', considered one ...

* 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 *

Sara Torres Sara Torres Rodríguez de Castro (Gijón, 1991) is a Spanish poet and novelist. In 2014, she won the Gloria Fuertes Prize for children's poetry. For her first novel, ''Lo que hay'', she received the "Javier Morote" Award, awarded by CEGAL () (Spa ...

* Leopoldo Panero * Luisa Castro * Clara Janés * Enrique García-Máiquez * Carlos Martínez Aguirre (born 1974)

United States

Sandra Cisneros Sandra Cisneros (born December 20, 1954) is an American writer. She is best known for her first novel, ''The House on Mango Street'' (1984), and her subsequent short story collection, ''Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories'' (1991). Her wo ...

* 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)