List of Danish poets
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This is a list of Danish poets, including those who are Danish by nationality or who write in the Danish language (years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry) article):
- Christen Lauridsen Aagaard (1616–1664)
- Emil Aarestrup (1800–1856)
- Werner Hans Frederik Abrahamson (1744–1812)[1]
- Naja Marie Aidt (born 1963), poet and writer
- Benny Andersen (1929–2018), songwriter, poet, author, composer, pianist; a member of the Danish Academy since 1972, and "probably Denmark's most popular poet", according to DR, the Danish public broadcasting organization.[2]
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), poet and author
- Vita Andersen (1944–2021), writer and poet
- Kristian Arentzen (1823–1899)[3]
- Anders Arrebo (1587–1637)[4]
B
- Jens Baggesen (1764–1826)
- Solvej Balle (born 1962)[5]
- Otto Benzon (1856–1927)[6]
- Harald Bergstedt (1877–1965) writer, novelist, playwright and a poet
- Vilhelm Bergsøe (1835–1911)[7]
- Kristen Bjørnkjær (born 1943)[8]
- Thorkild Bjørnvig (1918–2004)
- Steen Steensen Blicher (1782–1848), author and poet
- Karen Blixen, who also wrote under the pen name Isak Dinesen (1885–1962)[9]
- Thomas Boberg (born 1960)
- Anders Bording (1619–1677), poet and journalist
- Poul Borum (1934–1996)[8][10]
- Anne-Louise Bosmans (born 1978)[11]
- Jørgen Gustava Brandt (1929–2006)[8]
- Per Aage Brandt (1944–2021)[12]
- Rudolf Broby-Johansen, also known as "R. Broby-Johansen" (1900–1987)[13]
- Hans Adolph Brorson (1694–1764), bishop and hymn writer
- Friederike Brun (1765–1835)[14]
- Malthe Conrad Bruun (1755–1826), Danish-French geographer, journalist and poet
- Suzanne Brøgger (born 1944)[15]
- Julia Butschkow (born 1978), writer, playwright and poet
- Ludvig Bødtcher (1793–1874)
- Emil Bønnelycke (1893–1953)[8]
C
- Inger Christensen (1935–2009), poet, novelist and essayist
- Sophus Claussen (1865–1931), poet and writer
- Paul la Cour (1902–1956)[8]
D
- Erik Bøgh (1822–1899), poet and composer
- Tove Ditlevsen (1917–1976)
- Poul Dons, also known as "Povel Dons" (1783–1843)[16]
- Christian Dorph (born 1966)
- Holger Drachmann (1846–1908), poet and playwright
- Ove Christian Drejer (1806–1836)[17]
E
- Dorthem Engelbretsdatter, also known as Dorthem Engebretsdatter (1634–1716)[18]
- Inge Eriksen (1935–2015)[19]
- Jesper Ewald (1893–1969), author, journalist, translator and poet
- Johannes Ewald (1743–1781), playwright and poet
F
- Peter Faber (1810-1877)[20]
- Christian Falster (1690–1752), poet and philologist
- Jens Fink-Jensen (born 1956), poet, author, photographer, composer and architect
G
- Duna Ghali (born 1963)[11]
- Otto Gelsted (1888–1968)[21]
- Christian Graugaard (born 1967)[22]
- Simon Grotrian (born 1961)[11]
- N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783–1872), teacher, writer, poet, philosopher, historian, pastor and politician
H
- Henriette Hanck (1807-1846)[23]
- Carsten Hauch (1790–1872)
- Henrik Have (1946–2014)[24]
- Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1791–1860)
- Peter Andreas Heiberg (1758–1841), author, philologist and poet
- Piet Hein (1905–1996), poet and scientist
- Johannes Helms (1828–1895), writer, poet and schoolmaster
- Henrik Hertz (1797–1870)
- Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), Norwegian-born poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright who spent most of his adult life in Denmark
- Jens Christian Hostrup
- Per Højholt (1928–2004)
- Lone Hørslev (born 1974)[11]
I
J
- F.P. Jac (1955–2008)
- Bo Green Jensen (born 1955)[8]
- Johannes V. Jensen (1873–1950)
- Pia Juul (1962–2020)[8]
- Frank Jæger (1926–1977)
- Johannes Jørgensen
K
- Steen Kaalo (born 1945)[8]
- Thomas Kingo (1634–1703), bishop, poet and hymn-writer
- Erik Knudsen (poet) (born 1922)[8]
- Tom Kristensen (1893–1974)
L
- Thor Lange
- Marianne Larsen (1951–2025)[8]
- Niels Lyngsø (born 1968[11])
M
- Ivan Malinovski (born 1926)[8]
- Sophus Michaëlis
- Christian Molbech (1783–1857), historian, literary critic, writer and poet
- Gustaf Munch-Petersen (1912–1938)
- Arvid Müller
- Poul Martin Møller
N
O
- Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (1779–1850), poet and playwright who introduced Romanticism into Danish literature
- Jess Ørnsbo (born 1932)[8]
P
R
- Knud Lyne Rahbek (1760–1830), literary historian, critic, writer, poet and magazine editor
- Gorm Henrik Rasmussen (born 1955), writer of poetry, children's books, novels and biographies
- Halfdan Rasmussen (1915–2002), writer of prose for adults and poetry for children
- Christian Richardt (1831–1892), writer, lyricist and poet
- Klaus Rifbjerg (1941–2015)[8]
- Helge Rode (1870–1937), writer and poet
- Valdemar Rørdam, novelist and poet
S
T
- Pia Tafdrup (born 1952), novelist, poet, playwright and writer
- Peter Christensen Teilmann, (born 1962)[11]
- Søren Ulrik Thomsen (born 1956)
