Famous French poets, such as Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, and Arthur Rimbaud, have profoundly influenced world literature with their innovative styles and exploration of human emotion. From the Romanticism of Lamartine to the Surrealism of Eluard, these poets have shaped the French literary landscape, often delving into themes of love, nature, existentialism, and the complexities of modern life.
17th Century French Poet: Jean Passerat
17th Century French Poet: François Maynard
17th Century French Poet: Marie de Gournay
17th Century French Poet: Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant
17th Century French Poet: Jean-Baptiste Chassignet
17th Century French Poet: François de La Mothe Le Vayer
17th Century French Poet: Tristan L’Hermite
17th Century French Poet: Claude Malleville
17th Century French Poet: Jean de Sponde
17th Century French Poet: Isaac de Benserade
17th Century French Poet: Pierre Perrin
17th Century French Poet: Georges de Scudéry
17th Century French Poet: Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant
17th Century French Poet: Tristan L’Hermite
17th Century French Poet: Claude Favre de Vaugelas
17th Century French Poet: François de Chantelouve
17th Century French Poet: Claude Malleville
17th Century French Poet: Théodore Agrippa d’Aubigné
17th Century French Poet: Jean de Sponde
17th Century French Poet: Marie de Gournay
18th Century French Poet: Marie-Joseph Blaise de Chénier
18th Century French Poet: Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
18th Century French Poet: Pierre de Marivaux
20th Century German Poet: Kurt Tucholsky
18th Century French Poet: Bernard-Joseph Saurin
18th Century French Poet: Jacques Delille
18th Century French Poet: Évariste de Parny
18th Century French Poet: Antoine de Bertin
18th Century French Poet: Joseph-Alexandre de Ségur
18th Century French Poet: Madeleine de Scudéry
18th Century French Poet: Pierre-Antoine Lebrun
18th Century French Poet: Jean-Baptiste Vivien de Châteaubrun
18th Century French Poet: Jean-François de La Harpe
18th Century French Poet: Claude-Emmanuel de Pastoret
18th Century French Poet: Joseph de Laporte
18th Century French Poet: Louis de Boissy
18th Century French Poet: Anne-Marie du Boccage
18th Century French Poet: Pierre-Joseph Bernard
18th Century French Poet: Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset
18th Century French Poet: Antoine-Marin Lemierre
19th Century French Poet: Albert Samain
19th Century French Poet: Charles Baudelaire
19th Century French Poet: Théophile Gautier
19th Century French Poet: Gustave Flaubert
19th Century French Poet: Louis Ménard
14 Famous French Poets of the 19th Century
19th Century French Poet: Jean Moréas
19th Century French Poet: Auguste Comte
19th Century French Poet: Hippolyte Taine
19th Century French Poet: Eugène Sue
19th Century French Poet: Léon Dierx
19th Century French Poet: Auguste Barbier
19th Century French Poet: Maurice Rollinat
19th Century French Poet: Louis Bouilhet
19th Century French Poet: Louis de Bonald
19th Century French Poet: Élémir Bourges
19th Century French Poet: François-René de Chateaubriand
19th Century French Poet: Auguste Comte
19th Century French Poet: Hippolyte Taine
19th Century French Poet: Jules Verne
20th Century French Poet: Philippe Soupault
20th Century French poet: Michel Leiris
20th Century French poet: Emmanuel Hocquard
20th Century French Poet: Michel Butor
20th Century French Poet: André Breton
20th Century French poet: Marie NDiaye
20th Century French Poet: André Gide
20th Century French Poet: Louis Malle
20th Century French Poet: Pierre Louÿs
20th Century French Poet: Max Jacob
20th Century French Poet: Jules Supervielle
20th Century French Poet: Léon-Paul Fargue
20th Century French Poet: Max Jacob
20th Century French Poet: Philippe Soupault
20th Century French Poet: André Breton
20th Century French Poet: Xavier Grall
20th Century French poet: Robert Rimbaud
20th Century French poet: Jacques Dupin
20th Century French poet: Claude Simon
20th Century French poet: Michel Leiris
21st Century French Poet: Marie-Claire Bancquart
21st Century French Poet: Frédéric Forte
21th Century French Poet: Yves di Manno
21st Century French Poet: Nathalie Quintane
21th Century French Poet: Albane Gellé
21st Century French Poet: James Noël
21st Century French Poet: Béatrice Bonhomme
21st Century French Poet: Antoine Emaz
21st Century French Poet: Jean-Michel Maulpoix
21st Century French Poet: Nathalie Quintane
21st Century French Poet: Béatrice Bonhomme
21st Century French Poet: James Noël
21st Century French Poet: Marie-Claire Bancquart
21st Century French Poet: Antoine Emaz
21st Century French Poet: Frédéric Forte
21st Century French Poet: Jean-Michel Maulpoix
21th Century French Poet: Albane Gellé
21th Century French Poet: Yves di Manno