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List of poets who have written in the French language:
A
- Louise-Victorine Ackermann (1813–1890)
 - Adam de la Halle (v.1250 – v.1285)
 - Dominique Aguessy (1937– )[1]
 - Pierre Albert-Birot (1876–1967)
 - Anne-Marie Albiach (1937–2012)
 - Pierre Alféri (1963)
 - Marc Alyn (1937)
 - Catherine d'Amboise (1475–1550)
 - Jean Amrouche (1906–1962)
 - Guillaume Apollinaire (1880–1918)
 - Louis Aragon (1897–1982)
 - Jacques Arnold (1912–1995)
 - Hans Arp (1887–1966)
 - Antonin Artaud (1896–1948)
 - Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné (1552–1630)
 - Jacques Audiberti (1899–1965)
 - Pierre Autin-Grenier (1947–2014)
 
B
- Jean-Antoine de Baïf (1532–1589)
 - Théodore de Banville (1823–1891)
 - Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly (1807–1889)
 - Henri Auguste Barbier (1805–1882)
 - Natalie Clifford Barney (1876–1972)
 - Linda Maria Baros (1981)
 - Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas (1544–1590)
 - Henry Bataille (1872–1922)
 - Henry Bauchau (1913–2012)
 - Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)
 - Marcel Béalu (1908–1993)
 - Philippe Beck (1963)
 - Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)
 - Joachim du Bellay (1522–1560)
 - Rémy Belleau (1528–1577)
 - Charles Beltjens (1832–1890)
 - Tahar Ben Jelloun (1944)
 - Isaac de Benserade (1612–1691)
 - Annie Bentoiu (1927–2015)[2]
 - Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780–1857)
 - Christian Bernard (1950)
 - Béroul (12th century)
 - Louky Bersianik (1965)
 - Aloysius Bertrand (1807–1841)
 - Gérard Bessière (1928)
 - Maurice Blanchot (1907–2003)
 - Blondel de Nesle (12th–13th centuries)
 - Christian Bobin (1951–2022)
 - Jean Bodel (1165–1210)
 - Étienne de La Boétie (1530–1563)
 - Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636–1711)
 - Bonaventure Des Périers (1500–1544)
 - Yves Bonnefoy (1923–2016)
 - Pétrus Borel (1809–1859)
 - Bertran de Born (1150–1215 ?)
 - Robert de Boron (12th–13th centuries)
 - Théodore Botrel (1868–1925)
 - André du Bouchet (1924–2001)
 - Daniel Boulanger (1922–2014)
 - Stéphane Bouquet (1967)
 - Joë Bousquet (1897–1950)
 - Georges Brassens (1921–1981)
 - Jacques Brault (1933–2022)
 - André Breton (1896–1966)
 - Nicole Brossard (1943)
 - Aristide Bruant (1851–1925)
 - Gace Brulé (c.1160 – after 1213)
 - Andrée Brunin (1937–1993)
 - Michel Butor (1926–2016)
 
C
- Louis Calaferte (1928–1994)
 - Susana Calandrelli (1901–1978)
 - Jean-Pierre Calloc'h (1888–1917)
 - Émile Cammaerts (1878–1953)
 - Côtis-Capel (1915–1986)
 - Placide Cappeau (1808–1877)
 - Adolphe Joseph Carcassonne (1826–1891)
 - Francis Carco (1886–1958)
 - Maurice Carême (1899–1978)
 - Jean Cayrol (1911–2005)
 - Blaise Cendrars (1887–1961)
 - Aimé Césaire (1913–2008)
 - Jean Chapelain (1595–1674)
 - Maurice Chappaz (1916–2009)
 - René Char (1907–1988)
 - Alain Chartier (1385–1430)
 - François-René de Chateaubriand (1768–1848)
 - Malcolm de Chazal (1902–1981)
 - Andrée Chedid (1920–2011)
 - Charles-Julien Lioult de Chênedollé (1769–1833)
 - François Cheng (1929)
 - André Chénier (1762–1794)
 - Jacques Chessex (1934–2009)
 - Chrétien de Troyes (c.1135 – c.1183)
 - Paul Claudel (1868–1955)
 - William Cliff (1940)
 - Jean Cocteau (1889–1963)
 - Gabrielle de Coignard (1550–1586)
 - Louise Colet (1810–1876)
 - Danielle Collobert (1940–1978)
 - Claude Confortès (1928–2016)
 - Conon de Béthune (c.1150 – 1220)
 - Benoît Conort (1956)
 - François Coppée (1842–1908)
 - Tristan Corbière (1845–1875)
 - Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
 - Charles Cotin (1604–1681)
 - Gaston Couté (1880–1911)
 - Watriquet de Couvin (active 1319–1329)
 - Octave Crémazie (1827–1879)
 - René Crevel (1900–1935)
 - Charles Cros (1842–1888)
 
D
- Jean Daive (1941)
 - Léon-Gontran Damas (1914–1978)
 - René Daumal (1908–1944)
 - François David (1870–1939)
 - Anne-Marie de Backer (1908–1987)
 - Lise Deharme (1898–1979)
 - Lucie Delarue-Mardrus (1880–1945)
 - Yanette Delétang-Tardif (1902–1976)
 - Jacques Delille (1738–1813)
 - René Depestre (1926)
 - Tristan Derème (1889–1941)
 - Paul Déroulède (1846–1914)
 - Maryline Desbiolles (1959)
 - Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786–1859)
 - Émile Deschamps (1791–1871)
 - Eustache Deschamps (1346–1406)
 - Robert Desnos (1900–1945)
 - Philippe Desportes (1546–1606)
 - Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers (1939–2013)
 - Bruno Destrée (1867–1919)
 - Léon Deubel (1879–1913)
 - Souéloum Diagho
 - Mohammed Dib (1920–2003)
 - David Diop (1927–1960)
 - Charles Dobzynski (1929–2014)
 - Jean Dorat (1508–1588)
 - Hélène Dorion (1958)
 - Christian Dotremont (1922–1979)
 - Minou Drouet (1947)
 - Caroline Dubois (1960)
 - Bernard Dubourg (1945–1992)
 - Georges Duhamel (1884–1966)
 - Jacques Dupin (1927–2012)
 - Jean-Pierre Duprey (1930–1959)
 
E
- Paul Éluard (1895–1952)
 - Claude Esteban (1935–2006)
 
F
- Nabile Farès (1940–2016)
 - Léon-Paul Fargue (1876–1947)
 - Jean-Pierre Faye (1925)
 - Léo Ferré (1916–1993)
 - Jean Follain (1903–1971)
 - Xavier Forneret (1809–1884)
 - Paul Fort (1872–1960)
 - Marie de France (1154–1189)
 - Martin Le Franc (1410–1461)
 - Frankétienne (1936)
 - Pauline Fréchette (1889-1943)
 - André Frédérique (1915–1957)
 - Jean Froissart (v.1337-v.1410)
 
G
- Pierre Gabriel (1926–1994)
 - Serge Gainsbourg (1928–1991)
 - Augièr Galhard (16th-century)
 - Pierre Gamarra (1919–2009)
 - Joachim Gasquet (1873–1921)
 - Armand Gatti (1924–2017)
 - Théophile Gautier (1811–1872)
 - Jean Genet (1910–1986)
 - Amélie Gex (1835–1883)
 - Henri Ghéon (1875–1644)
 - Roger Gilbert-Lecomte (1907–1943)
 - Iwan Gilkin (1858–1924)
 - Roger Giroux (1925–1974)
 - Edouard Glissant (1928–2011)
 - Guy Goffette (1947)
 - Claire Goll (1890–1977)
 - Yvan Goll (1891–1950)
 - Jean Ogier de Gombauld (1576–1666)
 - Remy de Gourmont (1858–1915)
 - Xavier Grall (1930–1981)
 - Benoît Gréan
 - Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset (1709–1777)
 - Jacques Grévin (1538–1570)
 - Jean Grosjean (1912–2006)
 - Maurice de Guérin (1810–1839)
 - Georges Guillain (1876–1961)
 - Guillaume de Lorris (c.1200 – c.1238)
 - Pernette du Guillet (1520–1545)
 - Eugène Guillevic (1907–1997)
 
H
- Adam de la Halle (1237–1288)
 - Anne Hébert (1916–2000)
 - Markus Hediger (1959)
 - Bernard Heidsieck (1928–2014)
 - Georges Henein (1914–1973)
 - José-Maria de Heredia (1842–1905)
 - Antoine Héroet (d. 1567)
 - Michel Houellebecq (1958)
 - Victor Hugo (1802–1885)
 - Marie Huot (1965)
 
I
- Jacques Izoard (1936–2008)
 
J
- Edmond Jabès (1912–1991)
 - Philippe Jaccottet (1925–2021)
 - Max Jacob (1876–1944)
 - Francis Jammes (1868–1938)
 - Amadis Jamyn (1538–1592)
 - Alfred Jarry (1873–1907)
 - Sandra Jayat (c.1939)
 - Georges Jean (1920–2011)
 - Jean de Meung (1250 – c.1305)
 - Étienne Jodelle (1532–1573)
 - Jean Joubert (1928–2015)
 - Jacques Jouet (1947)
 - Alain Jouffroy (1928–2015)
 - Pierre Jean Jouve (1887–1976)
 - Charles Juliet (1934)
 
K
- Gustave Kahn (1859–1936)
 - Kama Sywor Kamanda (1952)
 - Abdelkebir Khatibi (1938–2009)
 - Vénus Khoury-Ghata (1937)
 - Tristan Klingsor (1874–1966)
 - Anise Koltz (1928–2023)
 - Petr Kral (1941–2020)
 - Seyhan Kurt (1971)
 
L
- Abdellatif Laâbi (1942)
 - Louise Labé (1524–1566)
 - Pierre Labrie (1972)
 - Jacques Lacarrière (1925–2005)
 - Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695)
 - Jules Laforgue (1860–1887)
 - Jean Lahor (1840–1909)
 - Alphonse de Lamartine (1790–1869)
 - Bernard de La Monnoye (1641–1728)
 - Jane de La Vaudère (1857-1908)
 - Valery Larbaud (1881–1957)
 - Josaphat-Robert Large (1942–2017)
 - Rina Lasnier (1910–1997)
 - Isidore Ducasse, comte de Lautréamont (1846–1870)
 - Pierre-Antoine Lebrun (1785–1873)
 - Félix Leclerc (1914–1988)
 - Leconte de Lisle (1818–1894)
 - Michel Leiris (1901–1990)
 - Jean Lemaire de Belges (1473–1520)
 - Charles Le Quintrec (1926–2008)
 - Jean-François Leriget de La Faye (1674–1731)
 - Alain Le Roux (c. 1040 – 1093)
 - Hervé Le Tellier (1957)
 - Henry Jean-Marie Levet (1874–1906)
 - Tristan L'Hermite (1601–1655)
 - Liska (1956–2011)
 - Guillaume de Lorris (1200–1240)
 - Pierre Louÿs (1870–1925)
 - Ghérasim Luca (1913–1994)
 - Jean-Pierre Luminet (1951)
 
M
- Guillaume de Machaut (1300–1377)
 - Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949)
 - François de Malherbe (1555–1628)
 - Stéphane Mallarmé (1842–1898)
 - Pierre de Marbeuf (1595–1645)
 - Clément Marot (1495–1544)
 - Jean Marot (1450–1526)
 - Anne de Marquets (1533-1588)
 - Fabien Marsaud (born 1977)
 - Charles Maurras (1868–1952)
 - Catulle Mendès (1841–1909)
 - Élisa Mercœur (1809–1835)
 - Thierry Metz (1956–1997)
 - Jean de Meun (1240–1304)
 - Henri Michaux (1899-1984)
 - Jean Michel (c. 1435–1501)
 - Jean Moréas (1856—1910)
 - Hégésippe Moreau (1810–1838)
 - Camille de Morel
 - Colin Muset
 - Alfred de Musset (1810–1857)
 
N
- Marguerite de Navarre (1492–1549)
 - Émile Nelligan (1879–1941)
 - Gérard de Nerval (1808–1855)
 
O
- René de Obaldia (1918–2022)
 - Charles, duc d'Orléans (1394–1465)
 
P
- Évariste de Parny (1753–1814)
 - Charles Péguy (1873–1914)
 - Benjamin Péret (1899–1959)
 - Louis Pergaud (1882–1915)
 - Saint-John Perse (1887–1975)
 - Christine de Pizan (1364–c. 1430)
 - Francis Ponge (1899–1988)
 - Jacques Prévert (1900–1977)
 - Guiot de Provins
 - Sully Prudhomme (1839–1907)
 
Q
- Raymond Queneau (1903–1976)
 
R
- Nicolas Rapin (1535–1608)
 - Henri de Régnier (1864–1936)
 - Pierre Reverdy (1889–1960)
 - Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891)
 - Jules Romains (1885–1972)
 - Pierre de Ronsard (1524–1585)
 - Jaufré Rudel (1113–1170)
 - Rutebeuf (1245–1285)
 
S
- Janou Saint-Denis (1930–2000)
 - Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau (1912–1943)
 - Mellin de Saint-Gelais (1491–1558)
 - Jean François de Saint-Lambert (1716–1803)
 - Benoît de Sainte-Maure
 - André Salmon (1881–1969)
 - Albert Samain (1858–1900)
 - Henriette Sauret (1890–1976)
 - Paul Scarron (1610–1660)
 - Maurice Scève (1501–1564)
 - Georges Schehadé (1907–1989)
 - Pierre Seghers (1906–1987)
 - Léopold Senghor (1906–2001)
 - Louisa Siefert (1845–1877)[3]
 - Dominique Sorrente (born 1953)
 - Philippe Soupault (1897–1990)
 - André Spire (1868–1966)
 - Jules Supervielle (1884-1960)
 
T
- Taillefer (1001–1066)
 - Jean de La Taille (1535–1608)
 - Jean Tardieu (1903–1995)
 - Thomas of Britain
 - Khal Torabully (born 1956)
 - Julien Torma (1902–1933)
 - Paul-Jean Toulet (1867–1920)
 - Roland Michel Tremblay (born 1972)
 - Chrétien de Troyes
 - Pontus de Tyard (1521–1605)
 - Tristan Tzara (1896–1963)
 
V
- Paul Valéry (1871–1945)
 - Jean-Pierre Vallotton (born 1955)
 - Léonise Valois (1868–1936)[4]
 - Jean Venturini (1919–1940)
 - Serge Venturini (born 1955)
 - Emile Verhaeren (1855–1916)
 - Paul Verlaine (1844–1896)
 - Francis Viélé-Griffin (1864–1937)
 - Boris Vian (1920–1959)
 - Claude Vigée (1921–2020)
 - Alfred de Vigny (1797–1863)
 - François Villon (1431–1463)
 - Roger Vitrac (1899–1952)
 - Vincent Voiture (1597–1648)
 - Voltaire (1694–1778)
 
See also
References
- ↑ "Amina Dominique Aguessy". aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
 - ↑ Publications, Europa (2004). International Who's Who in Poetry. p. 30. ISBN 1857431782.
 - ↑ Paliyenko, Adrianna M (2017). Genius Envy: Women Shaping French Poetic History, 1801–1900. pp. 197–209. ISBN 978-0271079172.
 - ↑ Warren, Louise (2016). "Valois, Léonise". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XVI (1931–1940) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
 
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