List of English language poets

Poets who wrote or write much of their poetry in the English language. {{listdev}}

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• Harold Acton (1904-1994)
• Gilbert Adair (born 1944)
• Arthur Henry Adams (1872-1936)
• Robert Adamson
• Fleur Adcock (born 1934)
• Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
• Mark Akenside (1721-1770)
• James Alexander Allan (1889-1956)
• Leslie Holdsworthy Allen (1879-1964)
• Ethel Anderson (1883-1958)
• Bruce Andrews (born 1948)
• Maya Angelou (born 1928)
• Rae Armantrout (born 1947)
• Simon Armitage (born 1963)
• Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)
• John Ashbery (born 1927)
• Thomas Ashe (1836-1889)
• Thea Astley (1925-2004)
• Edwin Atherstone (1788-1872)
• Margaret Atwood (born 1939)
• Dorothy Auchterlonie (1915-1991)
• W. H. Auden (1907-1973)
• Albert Gordon Austin (1918-1990)
• Robert Ayton (1570-1638)
• William Edmonstone Aytoun (1813-1865)
• Pam Ayres (born 1947)
• Sir Robert Ayton (1570-1638)