This is a list of poets who have written in the Nepali language:
A Abhi Subedi (born, 1945) – poet, essayist, critic, columnist and playwright Agam Singh Giri (1927–1971) – poet, lyricist Ali Miya (1919–2006) – folk poet Ashesh Malla (born, 1954) – poet, playwright and theater person
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Banira Giri (1946–2021) – poet Bhanubhakta Acharya (1814–1868) – poet and translator Bhim Nidhi Tiwari (1911–1973) – poet Bhola Rijal – poet, doctor Bhupal Rai – poet Bhupi Sherchan (1937–1990) – poet Bhuwan Dhungana – poet and storywriter Bidhyanath Pokhrel (1918 – 1994) - poet and politician Bimala Tumkhewa – poet and journalist Bijaya Malla – (1925 – 1999) poet, novelist and playwright Buddha Sayami (1944–2016) – poet
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Chakrapani Chalise (1883–1958) – poet, writer of national anthem of Kingdom of Nepal. Chandani Shah (1949–2001) – poet, queen of Nepal Chandra Gurung - poet Chittadhar Hridaya (1906–1982) – poet
D Dharanidhar Koirala – (1893–1980) – poet Dharmaraj Thapa Dharma Ratna Yami (1915–1975) Dharmendra Bikram Nembang (born 1976) – poet Dharmachari Guruma (1898–1978) Dhruba Chandra Gautam Dibya Khaling (1952–2006) – lyricist Dinesh Subba (born 1962) Durga Lal Shrestha (born 1935) – poet
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G. Shah, (born 1947) Gadul Singh Lama, (born 1939) Ganesh Lal Shrestha, (1911–1985) – poet Geeta Tripathee, (1972) – poet, lyricist and literary critic Girija Prasad Joshi, (1939–1987) – poet Gopal Prasad Rimal, (1918–1973) – poet Gopal Singh Nepali, (1911–1963)– poet Gyandil Das, (1821–1883)– poet
H Hangyug Agyat (born, 1978) – poet Hari Bhakta Katuwal (1935–1980) Hari Prasad Gorkha Rai (1914–2005)
I Ishwor Ballav (1937–2008) – poet
J Jhamak Ghimire – autobiographer
K Kamala Sankrityayan (1920–2009) Kedar Gurung, (born 1948) - poet, writer Kedar Man Vyathit – poet (1914–1998) Komalnath Adhikari Krishna Bhooshan Bal (1948–2012) – poet Krishnahari Baral (born, 1954) – poet and critic Kshetra Pratap Adhikary (1943–2014) – poet Kul Bahadur KC (1946–2013) poet, laureate Kumar Nagarkoti, poet, writer
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Lakshmi Prasad Devkota (1909–1959) – poet, playwright and essayist Lekhnath Paudyal (1885–1966) – poet
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Madan Mohan Mishra (1931–2013) – poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire (1919–2020) – poet Mahananda Sapkota (1896–1977) – poet and linguist Mahendra of Nepal (1920–1972) – poet and King of Nepal Motiram Bhatta (1866–1896) – poet and ghazalist Mukunda Sharan Upadhyaya (born 1940) – poet
N Naba Raj Lamsal – (born 1969) Nara Nath Acharya (1906–1988) Neelam Karki Niharika – poet and writer Nanda Hangkhim (born 1944) Neer Shah (born 1951)
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Parijat (1937–1993) – poet and novelist Phatte Bahadur Singh (1902–1983) – poet Pawan Chamling (born 1950) – poet Prema Shah – (1945–2017) poet, novelist and short–story writer
R Rajendra Bhandari (born 1956) Ramesh Kshitij (born 1969) – poet Ram Man Trishit (1941–2011)
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Santosh Lamichhane (born 1983) – poet Sanu Sharma - novelist, short story writer, poet, lyricist Saraswati Pratikshya – poet, novelist Sarita Tiwari (born 1980) – poet, columnist Saru Bhakta – poet, novelist Shrawan Mukarung – poet Siddhicharan Shrestha (1912–1992) – poet Siddhidas Mahaju – poet Sulochana Manandhar (born 1955) – poet, columnist and activist Suman Pokhrel (born 1967) – poet, lyricist, translator and artist Swapnil Smriti (born 1981) – poet
T Tulsiram Sharma Kashyap Toya Gurung – poet Tulsi Ghimire – poet Tulsi Diwasa– poet, folklorist
U Usha Sherchan (born 1955) – poet, lyricist and story writer Upendra Subba (born 1971) – poet and story writer
V Vishnu Raj Atreya (born 1944) – poet and writer
Y Yogmaya Neupane (1867–1941) – poet Yuddha Prasad Mishra (1964–2047 BS) – poet Yuyutsu Sharma (born 1960) – poet
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