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

thumb|right|200px|While Roberto Bolaño gained commercial success as a novelist, he considered himself primarily a poet.

  • 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)
  • Mary Stanley Low (1912–2007)
  • 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 (1868—1949)

Honduras

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

Mexico

thumb|right|200px|Octavio Paz, Nobel laureate

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

thumb|right|150px|Rubén Darío, founder of [[modernismo]]

  • 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 (1954–2022)
  • Luis Palés Matos (1898–1959)
  • Evaristo Ribera Chevremont (1896–1976)
  • Lola Rodríguez de Tió (1843–1924)

Spain

thumb|200px|Federico García Lorca was an internationally known poet and dramatist executed during the [[Spanish Civil War.]]

  • Rafael Alberti (1902–1999)
  • Juan Ruiz (c. 1283–c. 1350)
  • 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
  • Sara 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)

See also

  • List of poets
  • List of Latin American writers