German-language poets
Alexander Kaufmann
Alexander Kaufmann (14 May 1817 – 1 May 1893) was a German poet and folklorist from Bonn.
Alexander Kaufmann (14 May 1817 – 1 May 1893) was a German poet and folklorist from Bonn.
Ann Cotten
Ann Cotten (born 1982, Ames, Iowa) is a German writer of American birth.
Ann Cotten (born 1982, Ames, Iowa) is a German writer of American birth.
August Stramm
August Stramm was a German poet and playwright who is considered one of the first of the expressionists.
August Stramm was a German poet and playwright who is considered one of the first of the expressionists.
Franz von Gaudy
Franz Bernhard Heinrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Gaudy (19 April 1800 Frankfurt (Oder) – 5 February 1840 Berlin) was a German poet and novelist.
Franz Bernhard Heinrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Gaudy (19 April 1800 Frankfurt (Oder) – 5 February 1840 Berlin) was a German poet and novelist.
Friedrich Achleitner
Friedrich Achleitner (born 23 May 1930 in Schalchen, Upper Austria) is an Austrian poet and architecture critic.
Friedrich Achleitner (born 23 May 1930 in Schalchen, Upper Austria) is an Austrian poet and architecture critic.
Gustav Leutelt
Gustav Leutelt (September 21, 1860 - February 17, 1947) was an ethnic German poet and writer from the region of Bohemia, which was then part of the Austrian Empire but is now part of the Czech R...
Gustav Leutelt (September 21, 1860 - February 17, 1947) was an ethnic German poet and writer from the region of Bohemia, which was then part of the Austrian Empire but is now part of the Czech R...
Hans Egon Holthusen
Hans Egon Holthusen (April 15, 1913 – January 21, 1997) was a German lyric poet, essayist, and literary scholar.
Hans Egon Holthusen (April 15, 1913 – January 21, 1997) was a German lyric poet, essayist, and literary scholar.
Heinrich Heine
Christian Johann Heinrich Heine was one of the most significant German poets of the 19th century.
Christian Johann Heinrich Heine was one of the most significant German poets of the 19th century.
Jans der Enikel
Jans der Enikel, i.e. "Jans the Grandson" was a Viennese poet and historian of the late 13th century.
Jans der Enikel, i.e. "Jans the Grandson" was a Viennese poet and historian of the late 13th century.
Johann Gabriel Seidl
Johann Gabriel Seidl (21 June 1804 – 18 July 1875) was an Austrian archeologist, poet, storyteller and dramatist.
Johann Gabriel Seidl (21 June 1804 – 18 July 1875) was an Austrian archeologist, poet, storyteller and dramatist.
Johann Gottfried Herder
Johann Gottfried von Herder (25 August 174418 December 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic.
Johann Gottfried von Herder (25 August 174418 December 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath.
Karl Skala
Karl Skala (3 February 1925 – 31 December 2007) was an Austrian poet.
Karl Skala (3 February 1925 – 31 December 2007) was an Austrian poet.
Khalid al-Maaly
Khalid al-Maaly, born in as-Samawa, Iraq in 1956 is a leading Arab writer, poet and publisher.
Khalid al-Maaly, born in as-Samawa, Iraq in 1956 is a leading Arab writer, poet and publisher.
Mascha Kaléko
Mascha Kaléko, born Golda Malka Aufen on June 7, 1907 in Chrzanów, Austria; died January 21, 1975 in Zürich was a Jewish German language poet.
Mascha Kaléko, born Golda Malka Aufen on June 7, 1907 in Chrzanów, Austria; died January 21, 1975 in Zürich was a Jewish German language poet.
Moriz Seeler
Moriz Seeler (1 March 1896 — after 15 August 1942) was a German poet, writer, film producer, and man of the theatre.
Moriz Seeler (1 March 1896 — after 15 August 1942) was a German poet, writer, film producer, and man of the theatre.
Nikolaus Lenau
Nikolaus Lenau was the nom de plume of Nikolaus Franz Niembsch Edler von Strehlenau (25 August 1802, Schadat, near Temesvár, Hungary – 22 August 1850, Oberdöbling, near Vienna), a German l...
Nikolaus Lenau was the nom de plume of Nikolaus Franz Niembsch Edler von Strehlenau (25 August 1802, Schadat, near Temesvár, Hungary – 22 August 1850, Oberdöbling, near Vienna), a German l...
Oskar Seidlin
Oskar Seidlin (February 17, 1911 — December 11, 1984); German-born American literary scholar, poet, and writer of children’s stories.
Oskar Seidlin (February 17, 1911 — December 11, 1984); German-born American literary scholar, poet, and writer of children’s stories.
Rainer Maria Rilke
René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, better known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was a Bohemian-Austrian poet.
René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, better known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was a Bohemian-Austrian poet.
Reinhard Johannes Sorge
Reinhard Sorge (29 January 1892, Berlin, German Empire – 20 July 1916, Ablaincourt, France) was a German dramatist and poet.
Reinhard Sorge (29 January 1892, Berlin, German Empire – 20 July 1916, Ablaincourt, France) was a German dramatist and poet.
Reinhard Sorge
Reinhard Sorge (29 January 1892, Berlin, German Empire – 20 July 1916, Ablaincourt, France) was a German dramatist and poet.
Reinhard Sorge (29 January 1892, Berlin, German Empire – 20 July 1916, Ablaincourt, France) was a German dramatist and poet.
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger was a Romanian-born German-language poet.
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger was a Romanian-born German-language poet.
Siegfried Kapper
Siegfried Kapper was the literary pseudonym of Isaac Salomon Kapper (21 March 1821, Smíchov7 June 1879, Prague), a Bohemian-born Austrian writer of Jewish origin.
Siegfried Kapper was the literary pseudonym of Isaac Salomon Kapper (21 March 1821, Smíchov7 June 1879, Prague), a Bohemian-born Austrian writer of Jewish origin.
Stefan George
Stefan Anton George (12 July 1868 – 4 December 1933) was a German poet, editor, and translator.
Stefan Anton George (12 July 1868 – 4 December 1933) was a German poet, editor, and translator.
Theodor Däubler
Theodor Däubler (17 August 1876 – 14 June 1934) was a poet and cultural critic in the German language.
Theodor Däubler (17 August 1876 – 14 June 1934) was a poet and cultural critic in the German language.
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