List of Slovene-language poets

Poets who wrote or write much of their poetry in Slovene.

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Fran Albreht (1889–1965)

Vera Albreht (1895–1971)

Anton Aškerc (1856–1912)

France Balantič (1921–1943)

Nevin Birsa (1947–2003)

Matej Bor (1913–1993)

Ivan Cankar (1876–1918)

Anica Černej (1900–1944)

Aleš Debeljak (1961–2016)

Karel Destovnik (1922–1944)

Pavel Golia (1887–1959)

Alojz Gradnik (1882–1968)

Niko Grafenauer (born 1940)

Simon Gregorčič (1844–1906)

Igo Gruden (1893–1948)

Paula Gruden (1921–2014)

Ivan Hribovšek (1923–1945)

Miran Jarc (1900–1942)

Urban Jarnik (1784–1844)

Jože Javoršek (1920–1990)

Simon Jenko (1835–1869)

Vida Jeraj (1860–1932)

Janoš Kardoš (1801–1875)

Dragotin Kette (1876–1899)

Mile Klopčič (1905–1984)

Edvard Kocbek (1904–1981)

Srečko Kosovel (1904–1926)

Taja Kramberger (born 1970)

Meta Kušar (born 1952)

Fran Levstik (1831–1887)

Rudolf Maister (1874–1934)

Svetlana Makarovič (born 1939)

Karel Mauser (1918–1977)

Janez Menart (1929–2004)

Ivan Minatti (1924–2012)

Josip Murn (1879–1901)

Anton Novačan (1887–1951)

Josip Osti (1945–2021)

Iztok Osojnik (born 1951)

Lili Novy (1885–1958)

Odon Peterka (1925–1945)

Anton Podbevšek (1898–1981)

Tone Polda (1917–1945)

France Prešeren (1800–1849)

Franček Rudolf (born 1944)

Tomaž Šalamun (born 1941)

Jakob Savinšek (1922–1961)

Tone Seliškar (1900–1969)

Jože Šerjak (1918–1945)

Anton Martin Slomšek (1800–1862)

Jože Snoj (born 1934)

Jožef Stefan (1835–1893)

Aleš Šteger (born 1973)

Josip Stritar (1836–1923)

Gregor Strniša (1929–1987)

Vladimir Truhlar (1919–1977)

Josipina Turnograjska (1833–1854)

Janez Vesel (1798–1884)

Anton Vodnik (1901–1965)

France Vodnik (1903–1986)

Valentin Vodnik (1758–1819)

Stanko Vraz (1810–1851)

Dane Zajc (1929–2005)

Katka Zupančič (1889–1967)

Oton Župančič (1878–1949)

See also

• List of Slovenian writers
• Slovenian literature
• List of Slovenian writers and poets in Hungary
• List of Slovenes
• List of poets