# List of Israeli poets

The poets listed below were either born in the Israel or else published much of their poetry while living in that country.

## A

* Ada Aharoni (born 1933)
* Aharon Amir (1923–2008)
* Dan Armon (born 1948)
* Irit Amiel (1931–2021)
* Maya Arad (born 1971)
* Yehuda Amichai (1924–2000)
* Yaron Avitov (born 1957)
* Dana Amir (born 1966)
* Karen Alkalay-Gut (born 1945)
* Aharon Appelfeld (1932–2018)
* Lucy Ayoub (born 1992)
* Naim Araidi (1950–2015)

## B

* Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim (1925–2023)
* Miri Ben-Simhon
* Rachel Boymvol (1914–2000)
* Avraham Ben-Yitzhak (1883–1950)
* Shmuel Ben-Artzi (1914–2011)
* Rachel Tzvia Back (born 1960)
* Ya'qub Bilbul (1920–2003)
* Erez Biton (born 1942)
* Halina Birenbaum (born 1929)
* Yocheved Bat-Miriam (1901–1980)

## C

* Sami Shalom Chetrit (born 1960)
* Amichai Chasson (born 1987)
* Miriam Barukh Chalfi (1917–2002)
* Edith Covensky (born 1945)
* Raquel Chalfi
* Inbal Eshel Cahansky (born 1977)
* Ya'akov Cahan (1881–1960)
* T. Carmi (1925–1994)

## D

* Fatima Dhiab (born 1951)

## E

* Yael Eisenberg (born 1991)

## F

* Jacob Fichman (1881–1958)
* Robert Friend (1913–1998)
* Ezra Fleischer (1928–2006)

## G

* Gilla Gerzon
* Hagit Grossman (born 1976)
* Michal Govrin (born 1950)
* Dana Goldberg (born 1979)
* Leah Goldberg (1911-1970)
* Mordechai Geldman (1946–2021)
* Yael Globerman (born 1954)
* Amir Gilboa (1917–1984)
* Haim Gouri (1923–2018)
* Mikhail Gendelev (1950–2009)
* Igor Guberman (born 1936)

## H

* Dalia Hertz (born 1942)
* Benjamin Harshav (1928–2015)
* Ayin Hillel (1926–1990)
* Yair Hurvitz (1941–1988)
* Hedva Harechavi (born 1941)
* Paul Hartal (born 1936)
* Amira Hess (born 1943)
* Shlomo Herberg (1884–1966)
* Galit Hasan-Rokem (born 1945)
* Sabine Huynh (born 1972)
* Tehila Hakimi (born 1982)

## K

* Radu Klapper (1937–2006)
* Yehudit Kafri (born 1935)
* Adi Keissar (born 1980)
* Olga Kirsch (1924–1997)
* Yuri Kolker (born 1946)
* Ronen Altman Kaydar (born 1972)
* Abba Kovner (1918–1987)
* Shirley Kaufman (1923–2016)
* Admiel Kosman (born 1957)
* Nidaa Khoury (born 1959)
* Shlomo Kalo (1928–2014)

## L

* Yitzhak Lamdan (1899–1954)
* Giora Leshem (1940–2011)
* Malka Locker (1887–1990)
* Yitzhak Laor (born 1948)

## M

* Nava Macmel-Atir (born 1964)
* Margalit Matitiahu (born 1935)
* Rikva Miriam
* Agi Mishol (born 1946)
* Itzik Manger (1901–1969)
* Dory Manor (born 1971)
* Yakir Ben Moshe (born 1973)
* Efrat Mishori (born 1964)

## N

* Vaan Nguyen (born 1982)
* Yehezkel Nafshy (born 1977)
* Erich Neumann (1905–1960)
* Yonit Naaman (born 1975)
* Ron Nesher (born 1983)
* Tal Nitzán (born 1961)
* Zvi Nir (born 1946)

## O

* Mariya Ocher (born 1986)

## P

* Dan Pagis (1930–1986)
* Israel Pincas (born 1935)
* Hava Pinhas-Cohen (born 1955)
* Ravid Plotnik (born 1988)
* Haviva Pedaya (born 1957)

## R

* Alex Rif (born 1986)
* Abraham Regelson (1896–1981)
* Esther Raab (1894–1981)
* Tuvya Ruebner (1924–2019)
* Yonatan Ratosh (1908–1981)
* Janice Rebibo (1950–2015)

## S

* Zoya Semenduyeva (1929–2020)
* Ayat Abou Shmeiss (born 1984)
* Shin Shifra (1931–2012)
* Esther Shkalim (born 1954)
* Avner Shats (born 1959)
* Tal Slutzker (born 1986)
* Zalman Shneour (1887–1959)
* Gali-Dana Singer (born 1962)
* Amir Segal (born 1980)
* Ronny Someck (born 1951)
* Avraham Shlonsky (1900–1973)
* Rami Saari (born 1963)
* Abraham Sutzkever (1913–2010)
* Bracha Serri
* Avraham Stern (1907–1942)
* David Shimoni (1891–1956)
* Mati Shemoelof (born 1972)
* Shva Salhoov (born 1963)
* Nava Semel (1954–2017)
* David Dean Shulman (born 1949)
* Gershom Schocken (1912–1990)

## T

* Gabriel Talphir (1901–1990)
* Shimon Tzabar (1926–2007)
* Omer Toledano (born 1980)

## V

* Sam Vaknin (born 1961)

## W

* Yona Wallach (1944–1985)

## Z

* Nurit Zarchi (born 1941)
* Tawfiq Ziad (1929–1994)
* Boaz Zippor (born 1972)
* Linda Stern Zisquit
* Benny Ziffer (born 1953)