List of Danish poets
This is a list of Danish poets, including those who are Danish by nationality or who write in the Danish language :
A
- Christen Lauridsen Aagaard
- Emil Aarestrup
- Werner Hans Frederik Abrahamson
- Naja Marie Aidt, poet and writer
- Benny Andersen, 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.
- Hans Christian Andersen, poet and author
- Vita Andersen, writer and poet
- Kristian Arentzen
- Anders Arrebo
B
- Jens Baggesen
- Solvej Balle
- Otto Benzon
- Harald Bergstedt writer, novelist, playwright and a poet
- Vilhelm Bergsøe
- Kristen Bjørnkjær
- Thorkild Bjørnvig
- Steen Steensen Blicher, author and poet
- Karen Blixen, who also wrote under the pen name Isak Dinesen
- Thomas Boberg
- Anders Bording, poet and journalist
- Poul Borum
- Anne-Louise Bosmans
- Jørgen Gustava Brandt
- Per Aage Brandt
- Rudolf Broby-Johansen, also known as "R. Broby-Johansen"
- Hans Adolph Brorson, bishop and hymn writer
- Friederike Brun
- Malthe Conrad Bruun, Danish-French geographer, journalist and poet
- Suzanne Brøgger
- Julia Butschkow, writer, playwright and poet
- Ludvig Bødtcher
- Emil Bønnelycke
C
- Inger Christensen, poet, novelist and essayist
- Sophus Claussen, poet and writer
- Paul la Cour
D
- Erik Bøgh, poet and composer
- Tove Ditlevsen
- Poul Dons, also known as "Povel Dons"
- Christian Dorph
- Holger Drachmann, poet and playwright
- Ove Christian Drejer
E
- Dorthem Engelbretsdatter, also known as Dorthem Engebretsdatter
- Inge Eriksen ]
- Jesper Ewald, author, journalist, translator and poet
- Johannes Ewald, playwright and poet
F
- Peter Faber
- Christian Falster, poet and philologist
- Jens Fink-Jensen, poet, author, photographer, composer and architect
G
- Duna Ghali
- Otto Gelsted
- Christian Graugaard
- Simon Grotrian
- N. F. S. Grundtvig, teacher, writer, poet, philosopher, historian, pastor and politician
H
- Henriette Hanck
- Carsten Hauch
- Henrik Have
- Johan Ludvig Heiberg
- Peter Andreas Heiberg, author, philologist and poet
- Piet Hein, poet and scientist
- Johannes Helms, writer, poet and schoolmaster
- Henrik Hertz
- Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian-born poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright who spent most of his adult life in Denmark
- Jens Christian Hostrup
- Per Højholt
- Lone Hørslev
I
J
- F.P. Jac
- Bo Green Jensen
- Johannes V. Jensen
- Pia Juul
- Frank Jæger
- Johannes Jørgensen
K
- Steen Kaalo
- Thomas Kingo, bishop, poet and hymn-writer
- Erik Knudsen (poet)
- Tom Kristensen
L
- Thor Lange
- Marianne Larsen
- Niels Lyngsø
M
- Ivan Malinovski
- Sophus Michaëlis
- Christian Molbech, historian, literary critic, writer and poet
- Gustaf Munch-Petersen
- Arvid Müller
- Poul Martin Møller
N
- Jørgen Nash
- Hendrik Nordbrandt
O
- Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger, poet and playwright who introduced Romanticism into Danish literature
- Jess Ørnsbo
P
R
- Knud Lyne Rahbek, literary historian, critic, writer, poet and magazine editor
- Gorm Henrik Rasmussen, writer of poetry, children's books, novels and biographies
- Halfdan Rasmussen, writer of prose for adults and poetry for children
- Christian Richardt, writer, lyricist and poet
- Klaus Rifbjerg
- Helge Rode, writer and poet
- Valdemar Rørdam, novelist and poet
S
- Ole Sarvig
- Jens August Schade
- Sophus Schandorph
- Palle Sigsgaard
- Schack von Staffeldt
- Michael Strunge
- Ambrosius Stub
- Morten Søndergaard
- Jørgen Sonne
- Knud Sørensen
T
- Pia Tafdrup, novelist, poet, playwright and writer
- Peter Christensen Teilmann,
- Søren Ulrik Thomsen
W
- Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian-Danish poet
- Anders Westenholz, psychologist, writer and poet
- Christian Winther
- Ole Wivel