The People's Poet of the Lithuanian SSR () was an honorary title and a state award of the Lithuanian SSR for distinguished Lithuanian poets. It was established in 1954 and awarded by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. It was awarded until the re-established independence of Lithuania in 1990.
A similar title was the People's Writer of the Lithuanian SSR ().
People's Poets 1945: Liudas Gira 1954: Salomeja Neris (post mortem) 1954: Teofilis Tilvytis 1960: Jonas KrikščiūnasKubilius, Vytautas (1985–1988). "Jovaras". In Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. II. Vilnius, p. 137 1974: Eduardas Mieželaitis 1978: Justinas Marcinkevičius 1984: 1986:
See also People's Poet for titles of this type in other places
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