List of Danish poets

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):

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

A

• Christen Lauridsen Aagaard (1616 –1664)
• Emil Aarestrup (1800 – 1856)
• Werner Hans Frederik Abrahamson (1744 – 1812) ^[1]
• Naja Marie Aidt (born 1963), poet and writer
• Benny Andersen (1929), 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. ^[2]
• Hans Christian Andersen (1805 – 1875), poet and author
• Vita Andersen (1944–2021), writer and poet
• Kristian Arentzen (1823 – 1899) ^[3]
• Anders Arrebo (1587 – 1637) ^[4]

B

• Jens Baggesen (1764 – 1826)
• Solvej Balle (born 1962) ^[5]
• Otto Benzon (1856 – 1927) ^[6]
• Harald Bergstedt (1877 – 1965) writer, novelist, playwright and a poet
• Vilhelm Bergsøe (1835 – 1911) ^[7]
• Kristen Bjørnkjær (born 1943) ^[8]
• 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) ^[9]
• Thomas Boberg (born 1960)
• Anders Bording (1619 – 1677), poet and journalist
• Poul Borum (1934 – 1996) ^{[8] [10]}
• Anne-Louise Bosmans (born 1978) ^[11]
• Jørgen Gustava Brandt (1929 – 2006) ^[8]
• Per Aage Brandt (born 1944) ^[12]
• Rudolf Broby-Johansen, also known as "R. Broby-Johansen" (1900 – 1987) ^[13]
• Hans Adolph Brorson (1694 – 1764), bishop and hymn writer
• Friederike Brun (1765 – 1835) ^[14]
• Malthe Conrad Bruun (1755 – 1826), Danish-French geographer, journalist and poet
• Suzanne Brøgger (born 1944) ^[15]
• Julia Butschkow (born 1978), writer, playwright and poet
• Ludvig Bødtcher (1793 – 1874)
• Emil Bønnelycke (1893 – 1953) ^[8]

C

• Inger Christensen (1935 – 2009), poet, novelist and essayist
• Sophus Claussen (1865 – 1931), poet and writer
• Paul la Cour (1902 – 1956) ^[8]

D

• Erik Bøgh (1822)– 1899), poet and composer
• Tove Ditlevsen (1917 – 1976)
• Poul Dons, also known as "Povel Dons" (1783 – 1843) ^[16]
• Christian Dorph
• Holger Drachmann (1846 – 1908), poet and playwright
• Ove Christian Drejer (1806 – 1836) ^[17]

E

• Dorthem Engelbretsdatter, also known as Dorthem Engebretsdatter (1634 – 1716) ^[18]
• Inge Eriksen (born 1935)] ^[19]
• Jesper Ewald (1893 – 1969), author, journalist, translator and poet
• Johannes Ewald (1743 – 1781), playwright and poet

F

• Peter Faber (1810-1877) ^[20]
• Christian Falster (1690 – 1752), poet and philologist
• Jens Fink-Jensen (born 1956), poet, author, photographer, composer and architect

G

• Duna Ghali (born 1963) ^[11]
• Otto Gelsted (1888 – 1968) ^[21]
• Christian Graugaard (born 1967) ^[22]
• Simon Grotrian (born 1961) ^[11]
• N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783 – 1872), teacher, writer, poet, philosopher, historian, pastor and politician

H

• Henriette Hanck (1807-1846) ^[23]
• Carsten Hauch (1790 – 1872)
• Henrik Have (born 1946) ^[24]
• 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) ^[11]

I

• Bernhard Severin Ingemann (1789-1862)

J

• F.P. Jac (1955 – 2008)
• Bo Green Jensen (born 1955) ^[8]
• Johannes V. Jensen (1873 –1950)
• Pia Juul (born 1962) ^[8]
• Frank Jæger (1926 – 1977)
• Johannes Jørgensen

K

• Steen Kaalo (born 1945) ^[8]
• Thomas Kingo (1634 – 1703), bishop, poet and hymn-writer
• Erik Knudsen (poet) (born 1922) ^[8]
• Tom Kristensen (1893 – 1974)

L

• Thor Lange
• Marianne Larsen (born 1951) ^[8]
• Niels Lyngsø (born 1968 ^[11] )

M

• Ivan Malinovski (born 1926) ^[8]
• 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) ^[11]

O

• Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (1779 – 1850), poet and playwright who introduced Romanticism into Danish literature
• Jess Ørnsbo (born 1932) ^[8]

P

• Frederik Paludan-Müller (1809 – 1876)
• Nis Petersen (1897 – 1943) ^[8]
• 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 (born 1941) ^[8]
• Helge Rode (1870 – 1937), writer and poet
• Valdemar Rørdam, novelist and poet

S

• Ole Sarvig (1921 – 1981) ^[8]
• Jens August Schade (1903 – 1978) ^[8]
• Sophus Schandorph (1836–1901)
• Palle Sigsgaard (born 1976) ^[11]
• Schack von Staffeldt (1769 – 1826)
• Michael Strunge (1958 – 1986)
• Ambrosius Stub (1705 – 1758)
• Morten Søndergaard
• Jørgen Sonne (born 1925) ^[8]
• Knud Sørensen

T

• Pia Tafdrup (born 1952), novelist, poet, playwright and writer
• Peter Christensen Teilmann, (born 1962) ^[11]
• Søren Ulrik Thomsen (born 1956)

W

• Johan Herman Wessel (1742 – 1785), Norwegian-Danish poet
• Anders Westenholz (born 1936), psychologist, writer and poet
• Christian Winther (1796 – 1876)
• Ole Wivel (born 1921) ^[8]

See also

• Poetry portal

• Danish literature
• List of Danish authors

Notes

1. Dansk biografisk Lexicon (in Danish), retrieved January 2, 2010
2. 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
3. poet's page at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 2, 2009
4. "Arrebo, Anders" article in Dansk biografisk Lexikon , p 345, retrieved January 2, 2009
5. this poet's page at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 2, 2009
6. this poet's page at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 2, 2009
7. this poet's page at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 2, 2009
8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "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
9. this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009
10. this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009
11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 van der Liet, Henk, translated by Russell Dees, "Images, Sounds and the Return of the Divine? Some Forays into Danish Poetry 2007" Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine , Danish Poetry Magazine, Spring 2008, retrieved January 1, 2010
12. this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009
13. this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009
14. this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009
15. this poet's page section at Dansk Litteraturpriser website, retrieved January 3, 2009
16. "Dons, Povel" article, Dansk biografisk Lexicon (in Danish), retrieved January 2, 2010
17. "Drejer, Ove Christian" article, p 333, Dansk biografisk Lexicon (in Danish), retrieved January 2, 2010
18. "Engelbretsdatter (Engebretsdatter), Dorthe" article, p 515, Dansk biografisk Lexicon (in Danish), retrieved January 2, 2010
19. this poet's web page at the Dansk Literaturpriser website, retrieved January 27, 2009
20. this poet's web page at the Dansk Literaturpriser website, retrieved January 27, 2009
21. "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.
22. this poet's web page at the Dansk Literaturpriser website, retrieved 27 January 2009.
23. this poet's web page at the Dansk Literaturpriser website, retrieved January 29, 2009
24. this poet's web page at the Dansk Literaturpriser website, retrieved January 29, 2009