Polish poetry has a centuries-old history, similar to the Polish literature.
Prominent Polish poets include Marcin Bielski (1495–1575); Polish historian, chronicler, writer and Renaissance satirical poet, first to use Polish, hence his designation as the father of Polish prose Mikołaj Rej (1505–1569); first Polish author to write exclusively in Polish and described as a "father of Polish literature" Jan Kochanowski (1530–1584); commonly regarded as the greatest Polish poet before Adam Mickiewicz Joachim Bielski (1540–1599); royal secretary, poet and historian. He wrote in Polish and Latin. Son of Marcin Bielski. Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855); regarded as one of the Three Bards of Polish Romantic literature and a "national poet" in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus Juliusz Słowacki (1809–1849); regarded as one of the Three Bards of Polish Romantic literature Zygmunt Krasiński (1812–1859); regarded as one of the Three Bards of Polish Romantic literature Cyprian Norwid (1821–1883); regarded as a "national poet" in Poland Maria Konopnicka (1842–1910) Antoni Lange (1863–1929) Adam Asnyk (1838–1897) Bolesław Leśmian (1877–1937) Jan Lechoń (1899–1956) Julian Tuwim (1894–1953) Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska (1891–1945) Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (1894–1980) Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004); Nike Award (1998), Nobel Prize in Literature (1980), Neustadt International Prize for Literature (1978). Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012); Goethe Prize (1991), Herder Prize (1995), Nobel Prize in Literature (1996), Order of the White Eagle (2011). Zbigniew Herbert (1924–1998) Julia Hartwig (1921–2017) Adam Zagajewski (1945–2021) Urszula Kozioł (1931–2025); Nike Award (2024)
See also List of famous Polish poems List of Polish-language poets Sapphic stanza in Polish poetry Skamander Sung poetry
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