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):
A
- Christen Lauridsen Aagaard (1616–1664)
- Emil Aarestrup (1800–1856)
- Werner Hans Frederik Abrahamson (1744–1812)[1]
- Naja Marie Aidt (born 1963), poet and writer
- Arvid Andersen
- Benny Andersen (1929), 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 (born 1944)[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
E
- Dorthem Engelbretsdatter, also known as Dorthem Engebretsdatter (1634–1716)[18]
- Inge Eriksen (born 1935)][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
H
- Henriette Hanck (1807-1846)[23]
- Carsten Hauch (1790–1872)
- Henrik Have (born 1946)[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 (born 1962)[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 (born 1951)[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
- Jørgen Nash
- Hendrik Nordbrandt (born 1945)[11]
O
- Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (1779–1850), poet and playwright who introduced Romanticism into Danish literature
- Jess Ørnsbo (born 1932)[8]
P
- Frederik Paludan-Müller (1809–1876)
- Nis Petersen (1897–1943)[8]
- Erik Pontoppidan
- Christen Henriksen Pram
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 (born 1941)[8]
- Helge Rode (1870–1937), writer and poet
- Valdemar Rørdam, novelist and poet
S
- Ole Sarvig (1921–1981)[8]
- Jens August Schade (1903–1978)[8]
- Sophus Schandorph (1836-1901)
- Palle Sigsgaard (born 1976)[11]
- Schack von Staffeldt (1769–1826)
- Michael Strunge (1958–1986)
- Ambrosius Stub (1705–1758)
- Morten Søndergaard
- Jørgen Sonne (born 1925)[8]
- Knud Sørensen
T
- Pia Tafdrup (born 1952), novelist, poet, playwright and writer
- Peter Christensen Teilmann, (born 1962)[11]
- Søren Ulrik Thomsen (born 1956)
W
- Johan Herman Wessel (1742–1785), Norwegian-Danish poet
- Anders Westenholz (born 1936), psychologist, writer and poet
- Christian Winther (1796–1876)
- Ole Wivel (born 1921)[8]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Dansk biografisk Lexicon (in Danish), retrieved January 2, 2010
- ↑ Web page titled "Benny Andersen", June 16, 2008, at the DR website, in Danish ("Benny Andersen er vel nok Danmarks mest populære poet."), retrieved January 2, 2009
- ↑ poet's page at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 2, 2009
- ↑ "Arrebo, Anders" article in Dansk biografisk Lexikon, p 345, retrieved January 2, 2009
- ↑ this poet's page at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 2, 2009
- ↑ this poet's page at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 2, 2009
- ↑ this poet's page at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 2, 2009
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Danish Poetry" article, pp 270-274, in Preminger, Alex and T. V. F. Brogan, et al., The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 1993. New York: MJF Books/Fine Communications
- ↑ this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009
- ↑ this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 van der Liet, Henk, translated by Russell Dees, "Images, Sounds and the Return of the Divine? Some Forays into Danish Poetry 2007" Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, Danish Poetry Magazine, Spring 2008, retrieved January 1, 2010
- ↑ this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009
- ↑ this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009
- ↑ this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009
- ↑ this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009
- ↑ "Dons, Povel" article, Dansk biografisk Lexicon (in Danish), retrieved January 2, 2010
- ↑ "Drejer, Ove Christian" article, p 333, Dansk biografisk Lexicon (in Danish), retrieved January 2, 2010
- ↑ "Engelbretsdatter (Engebretsdatter), Dorthe" article, p 515, Dansk biografisk Lexicon (in Danish), retrieved January 2, 2010
- ↑ this poet's web page at the Dansk Literaturpriser website, retrieved January 27, 2009
- ↑ this poet's web page at the Dansk Literaturpriser website, retrieved January 27, 2009
- ↑ "Danish Poetry" article, p 272, in Preminger, Alex and T. V. F. Brogan, et al., The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 1993. New York: MJF Books/Fine Communications.
- ↑ this poet's web page at the Dansk Literaturpriser website, retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ↑ this poet's web page at the Dansk Literaturpriser website, retrieved January 29, 2009
- ↑ this poet's web page at the Dansk Literaturpriser website, retrieved January 29, 2009
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