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)Dansk biografisk Lexicon (in Danish), retrieved January 2, 2010 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.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 Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), poet and author Vita Andersen (1944–2021), writer and poet Kristian Arentzen (1823–1899) poet's page at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 2, 2009 Anders Arrebo (1587–1637)"Arrebo, Anders" article in Dansk biografisk Lexikon, p 345, retrieved January 2, 2009

B Jens Baggesen (1764–1826) Solvej Balle (born 1962) this poet's page at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 2, 2009 Otto Benzon (1856–1927) this poet's page at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 2, 2009 Harald Bergstedt (1877–1965) writer, novelist, playwright and a poet Vilhelm Bergsøe (1835–1911) this poet's page at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 2, 2009 Kristen Bjørnkjær (born 1943) 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) this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009 Thomas Boberg (born 1960) Anders Bording (1619–1677), poet and journalist Poul Borum (1934–1996) this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009 Anne-Louise Bosmans (born 1978)van der Liet, Henk, translated by Russell Dees, "Images, Sounds and the Return of the Divine? Some Forays into Danish Poetry 2007" , Danish Poetry Magazine, Spring 2008, retrieved January 1, 2010 Jørgen Gustava Brandt (1929–2006) Per Aage Brandt (1944–2021) this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009 Rudolf Broby-Johansen, also known as "R. Broby-Johansen" (1900–1987) this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009 Hans Adolph Brorson (1694–1764), bishop and hymn writer Friederike Brun (1765–1835) this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009 Malthe Conrad Bruun (1755–1826), Danish-French geographer, journalist and poet Suzanne Brøgger (born 1944) this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009 Julia Butschkow (born 1978), writer, playwright and poet Ludvig Bødtcher (1793–1874) Emil Bønnelycke (1893–1953)"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

C Inger Christensen (1935–2009), poet, novelist and essayist Sophus Claussen (1865–1931), poet and writer Paul la Cour (1902–1956)

D Erik Bøgh (1822–1899), poet and composer Tove Ditlevsen (1917–1976) Poul Dons, also known as "Povel Dons" (1783–1843)"Dons, Povel" article, Dansk biografisk Lexicon (in Danish), retrieved January 2, 2010 Christian Dorph (born 1966) Holger Drachmann (1846–1908), poet and playwright Ove Christian Drejer (1806–1836)"Drejer, Ove Christian" article, p 333, Dansk biografisk Lexicon (in Danish), retrieved January 2, 2010

E Dorthem Engelbretsdatter, also known as Dorthem Engebretsdatter (1634–1716)"Engelbretsdatter (Engebretsdatter), Dorthe" article, p 515, Dansk biografisk Lexicon (in Danish), retrieved January 2, 2010 Inge Eriksen (1935–2015) this poet's web page at the Dansk Literaturpriser website, retrieved January 27, 2009 Jesper Ewald (1893–1969), author, journalist, translator and poet Johannes Ewald (1743–1781), playwright and poet

F Peter Faber (1810-1877) this poet's web page at the Dansk Literaturpriser website, retrieved January 27, 2009 Christian Falster (1690–1752), poet and philologist Jens Fink-Jensen (born 1956), poet, author, photographer, composer and architect

G Duna Ghali (born 1963) Otto Gelsted (1888–1968)"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. Christian Graugaard (born 1967) this poet's web page at the Dansk Literaturpriser website, retrieved 27 January 2009. Simon Grotrian (born 1961) N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783–1872), teacher, writer, poet, philosopher, historian, pastor and politician

H Henriette Hanck (1807-1846) this poet's web page at the Dansk Literaturpriser website, retrieved January 29, 2009 Carsten Hauch (1790–1872) Henrik Have (1946–2014) this poet's web page at the Dansk Literaturpriser website, retrieved January 29, 2009 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)

I Bernhard Severin Ingemann (1789-1862)

J F.P. Jac (1955–2008) Bo Green Jensen (born 1955) Johannes V. Jensen (1873–1950) Pia Juul (1962–2020) Frank Jæger (1926–1977) Johannes Jørgensen

K Steen Kaalo (born 1945) Thomas Kingo (1634–1703), bishop, poet and hymn-writer Erik Knudsen (poet) (born 1922) Tom Kristensen (1893–1974)

L Thor Lange Marianne Larsen (1951–2025) Niels Lyngsø (born 1968)

M Ivan Malinovski (born 1926) 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)

O Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (1779–1850), poet and playwright who introduced Romanticism into Danish literature Jess Ørnsbo (born 1932)

P Frederik Paludan-Müller (1809–1876) Nis Petersen (1897–1943) 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 (1941–2015) Helge Rode (1870–1937), writer and poet Valdemar Rørdam, novelist and poet

S Ole Sarvig (1921–1981) Jens August Schade (1903–1978) Sophus Schandorph (1836–1901) Palle Sigsgaard (born 1976) Schack von Staffeldt (1769–1826) Michael Strunge (1958–1986) Ambrosius Stub (1705–1758) Morten Søndergaard Jørgen Sonne (1925–2015) Knud Sørensen

T Pia Tafdrup (born 1952), novelist, poet, playwright and writer Peter Christensen Teilmann, (born 1962) Søren Ulrik Thomsen (born 1956)

W Johan Herman Wessel (1742–1785), Norwegian-Danish poet Anders Westenholz (1936–2010), psychologist, writer and poet Christian Winther (1796–1876) Ole Wivel (born 1921)

See also

Danish literature List of Danish authors

Notes