List of Breton poets
The following is a list of Breton poets. Brittany is a cultural and geographical region in northwest France that is the homeland of the Breton people. Historically part of the Celtic nations, Bretons spoke the Breton language, an extant Celtic language, before becoming a part of France in 1532 and adopting the French language. However, within Brittany there are five dialects of Breton. Historically, Breton's poets were called bards. In the 19th and 20th centuries, many Breton poets were part of a Breton nationalist movement, writing in the Breton language as a way to promote and maintain their cultural identity within France. The Society of Breton Bibliophiles identified more than 200 19th-century Breton poets in 1879. This revival of Breton language and cultural expanded those who had emigrated outside of the area, often as a way to recall and honor their homeland.