List of Slovak poets

The following is a list of notable poets of Slovak literature.

Renaissance (1500–1650)

• Martin Rakovský (1535–1579)
• Vavrinec Benedikt z Nedožier (Laurentio Benedictino Nudozierino) (1555–1615)

Baroque (1650–1780)

• Juraj Tranovský or Tranoscius (1592–1637)
• Daniel Sinapius-Horčička (1640–1688)
• Hugolín Gavlovič (1712–1787)

Classicism (1780–1840)

• Pavel Jozef Šafárik (1795–1861)
• Ján Kollár (1793–1852)
• Ján Hollý (1785–1849)

Romantism (1840–1850)

• Ľudovít Štúr (1815–1856)
• Samo Chalupka (1812–1883)
• Andrej Sládkovič (1820–1872)
• Janko Kráľ (1822–1876)
• Ján Botto (1829–1881)
• Janko Matúška (1821–1877)
• Michal Miloslav Hodža (1811–1870)

Realism (1875–1905)

• Pavol Országh-Hviezdoslav (1849–1921)
• Martin Kukučín (1860–1928)
• Janko Jesenský (1874–1945)
• Ľudmila Podjavorinská (1872–1951)[1]

Modernism (1905–1918)

• Ivan Krasko (1876–1958)
• Janko Jesenský (1874–1945)

Between the World Wars (1918–1948)

• Štefan Krčméry (1892–1955)
• Martin Rázus (1888–1937)

Surrealism

• Štefan Žáry (1918–2007)
• Ján Brezina (1917–1997)

Post-war period (1948–1960s)

Contemporary (since the 1960s)

• Miroslav Válek (1927–1991)
• Milan Rúfus (1928–2009)
• Ľubomír Feldek (born 1936)
• Milan Richter (born 1948)
• Jana Kantorová-Báliková (born 1950)
• Juraj Kuniak (born 1955)
• Dana Podracká (born 1954)[2]
• Viera Prokešová (1957–2008)[3]
• Pavol Hudák (1959–2011)

Contemporary poetry (since 1995)

• Radovan Brenkus (born 1974)

See also

• List of national poetries
• Slovak prose

References

1. "Slovak Literature in the Age of Realism". Literárne informačné centrum.
2. "Dana Podracká". The Centre for Information on Literature.
3. "Viera Prokešová". The Centre for Information on Literature.