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List of Nepalese poets
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This list of Nepalese poets consists of poets of Neplease ethnic, cultural or religious ancestry either born in Nepal or emigrated to Nepal from other regions of the world.






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Nepali
- Abhi Subedi – (born 1945) poet, essayist, critic, columnist and playwright[1][2]
- Amber Gurung – (1938–2016) poet and musician, composer of the current national anthem[3][4]
- Ashesh Malla – (born 1954) – poet, playwright and theater person[5][6]
- Bhanubhakta Acharya – (1814–1868) – poet and translator, first translation of Ramayana from Sanskrit, honored with the title of Adikavi (The First Poet)[7][8]
- Banira Giri – (1946–2021) – poet[9][10]
- Bhim Nidhi Tiwari – (1911–1973) – poet[11][12]
- Bhupi Sherchan – (1937–1990) – poet[13][14]
- Bidhyanath Pokhrel (1918–1994), poet and politician[15]
- Bimala Tumkhewa – (born 1978) – poet[16]
- Bhuwan Dhungana – (born 1947) – poet and storywriter
- Chandani Shah – (1949–2001) – poet, queen of Nepal[17][18]
- Dharanidhar Koirala – (1893–1980) – poet[19]
- Dharma Ratna Yami – (1915–1975)[citation needed]
- Dharmachari Guruma – (1898–1978)[20][21]
- Geeta Tripathee – (1972) – poet, lyricist and literary critic
- Girija Prasad Joshi – (1939–1987) – poet[22]
- Gokul Joshi – (1987–2018 BS)[23]
- Gopal Prasad Rimal – (1918–1973) – poet and playwright[24][25]
- Gopal Yonzon – (1943–1997) – songwriter[26][27]
- Gyandil Das – (1821–1883) – poet[28][29]
- Hangyug Agyat – (born 1978) – poet[citation needed]
- Ishwor Ballav– (1937–2008) – poet[30][31]
- Janak Prasad Humagain – (1937–2006) – poet [23]
- Kedar Man Vyathit – poet (1914–1998)[32]
- Krishna Bhooshan Bal – (1948–2012) – poet[33]
- Krishnahari Baral – (born 1954) – poet and critic[34]
- Kshetra Pratap Adhikary – (1943–2014) – poet[35]
- Kul Bahadur KC – (1946–2013) – poet, laureate[36][37]
- Lakshmi Prasad Devkota – (1909–1959) – poet, playwright and essayist[38][39]
- Lekhnath Paudyal – (1885–1966) – poet, founding Father of twentieth–century Nepali poetry[40][41]
- Madan Mohan Mishra – (1931–2013) – poet[42]
- Madhav Prasad Ghimire – (1919–2020) – poet[43][44]
- Mahananda Sapkota – (1896–1977) – poet and linguist[45]
- Motiram Bhatta – (1866–1896) – poet and ghazalist[46][47]
- Mukunda Sharan Upadhyaya – (born 1940) – poet[48]
- Naba Raj Lamsal – (born 1969) – poet, radio journalist, and government official[49]
- Nara Nath Acharya – (1906–1988)[50]
- Neer Shah – (born 1951)[51][52]
- Parijat – (1937–1993) – Nepali novelist, poet. First woman to win Madan Puraskar[53]
- Phatte Bahadur Singh – (1902–1983) – poet, jailed for life for publishing a volume of poetry, before being released four years later[54][55]
- Prema Shah – (1945–2017) – poet, novelist and short–story writer[56]
- Ramesh Kshitij – (born 1969) – poet[57]
- Rudra Raj Pande – (1901–1987) – educator, poet, novelist
- Sanu Sharma – novelist, short story writer, poet, lyricist[58]
- Saraswati Pratikshya – poet, novelist[59]
- Sarita Tiwari (born 1980) – poet, columnist[60]
- Saru Bhakta – (born 20 August 1955) – poet, novelist[61]
- Shrawan Mukarung – (born 1968) – poet and songwriter[62][63]
- Siddhicharan Shrestha – (1912–1992) – poet and dissident[64][65]
- Sulochana Manandhar (born 1955) – poet, columnist and activist[66][67]
- Suman Pokhrel – (born 1967) – poet, lyricist, translator and artist[68]
- Toya Gurung – poet and member of the Nepal Academy[69][70]
- Tulsi Diwasa – poet and folklorist[71][72]
- Upendra Subba – (born 1971) – poet[73][74]
- Vishnu Raj Atreya – (born 1944) – poet and scholar
- Yogmaya Neupane – (1867–1941) – poet and women's rights pioneer[75][76]
- Yuddha Prasad Mishra (1964–2047 BS)[23]
- Yuyutsu Sharma – (born 1960) – poet[citation needed]
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- Buddha Sayami – (1944–2016) – poet and member of Parliament[77][78][79]
- Phatte Bahadur Singh – (1902–1983) – poet[54][80]
- Ganesh Lal Shrestha – (1911–1985) – poet[81]
- Girija Prasad Joshi – (1939–1987) – poet, playwright and novelist[22]
- Madan Mohan Mishra – (1931–2013) – poet[42]
- Moti Laxmi Upasika – (1909–1997)[82][83]
- Rebati Ramanananda Shrestha – (1932–2002) – freedom fighter, journalist and author[84]
- Siddhicharan Shrestha – (1912–1992) – poet and dissident[85][86]
- Siddhidas Mahaju – (1867–1929) – poet[87][88][89]
- Sulochana Manandhar – (born 1955) – poet, columnist and activist[66][67]
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English
- Greta Rana – (1942–2023) poet, writer, wordsmith.
- Abhi Subedi – (born 1945) poet, essayist, critic, columnist and playwright[90][91]
- Rabi Thapa– poet and editor[92][93][94]
- Suman Pokhrel – (born 1967) poet, lyricist, translator and artist[95][96]
- Yuyutsu Sharma – (born 1960) poet[97][98][99]
- Janak Sapkota – (born 1987) poet, haiku poet[100][101]
- Sangita Swechcha – poet, writer
Hindi
- Sitaram Agrahari – (born 1957) – poet and journalist[102][103]
Chinese
- Sulochana Manandhar (born 1955) – poet, columnist and activist[66][67]
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References
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