# List of Nepali-language poets

This is a list of poets who have written in the Nepali language:
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* See also

## A

* Abhi Subedi (born, 1945) – poet, essayist, critic, columnist and playwright
* Agam Singh Giri (1927–1971) – poet, lyricist
* Ali Miya (1919–2006) – folk poet
* Ashesh Malla (born, 1954) – poet, playwright and theater person

## B

* Banira Giri (1946–2021) – poet
* Bhanubhakta Acharya (1814–1868) – poet and translator
* Bhim Nidhi Tiwari (1911–1973) – poet
* Bhola Rijal – poet, doctor
* Bhupal Rai – poet
* Bhupi Sherchan (1937–1990) – poet
* Bhuwan Dhungana – poet and storywriter
* Bidhyanath Pokhrel (1918 – 1994) - poet and politician
* Bimala Tumkhewa – poet and journalist
* Bijaya Malla – (1925 – 1999) poet, novelist and playwright
* Buddha Sayami (1944–2016) – poet

## C

* Chakrapani Chalise (1883–1958) – poet,writer of national anthem of Kingdom of Nepal.
* Chandani Shah (1949–2001) – poet, queen of Nepal
* Chandra Gurung - poet
* Chittadhar Hridaya (1906–1982) – poet

## D

* Dharanidhar Koirala – (1893–1980) – poet
* Dharmaraj Thapa
* Dharma Ratna Yami (1915–1975)
* Dharmendra Bikram Nembang (born 1976) – poet
* Dharmachari Guruma (1898–1978)
* Dhruba Chandra Gautam
* Dibya Khaling (1952–2006) – lyricist
* Dinesh Subba (born 1962)
* Durga Lal Shrestha (born 1935) – poet

## G

* G. Shah, (born 1947)
* Gadul Singh Lama, (born 1939)
* Ganesh Lal Shrestha, (1911–1985) – poet
* Geeta Tripathee, (1972) – poet, lyricist and literary critic
* Girija Prasad Joshi, (1939–1987) – poet
* Gopal Prasad Rimal, (1918–1973) – poet
* Gopal Singh Nepali, (1911–1963)– poet
* Gyandil Das, (1821–1883)– poet

## H

* Hangyug Agyat (born, 1978) – poet
* Hari Bhakta Katuwal (1935–1980)
* Hari Prasad Gorkha Rai (1914–2005)

## I

* Ishwor Ballav (1937–2008) – poet

## J

* Jhamak Ghimire – autobiographer

## K

* Kamala Sankrityayan (1920–2009)
* Kedar Gurung, (born 1948) - poet, writer
* Kedar Man Vyathit – poet (1914–1998)
* Komalnath Adhikari
* Krishna Bhooshan Bal (1948–2012) – poet
* Krishnahari Baral (born, 1954) – poet and critic
* Kshetra Pratap Adhikary (1943–2014) – poet
* Kul Bahadur KC (1946–2013) poet, laureate
* Kumar Nagarkoti, poet, writer

## L

* Lakshmi Prasad Devkota (1909–1959) – poet, playwright and essayist
* Lekhnath Paudyal (1885–1966) – poet

## M

* Madan Mohan Mishra (1931–2013) – poet
* Madhav Prasad Devkota
* Madhav Prasad Ghimire (1919–2020) – poet
* Mahananda Sapkota (1896–1977) – poet and linguist
* Mahendra of Nepal (1920–1972) – poet and King of Nepal
* Motiram Bhatta (1866–1896) – poet and ghazalist
* Mukunda Sharan Upadhyaya (born 1940) – poet

## N

* Naba Raj Lamsal – (born 1969)
* Nara Nath Acharya (1906–1988)
* Neelam Karki Niharika – poet and writer
* Nanda Hangkhim (born 1944)
* Neer Shah (born 1951)

## P

* Parijat (1937–1993) – poet and novelist
* Phatte Bahadur Singh (1902–1983) – poet
* Pawan Chamling (born 1950) – poet
* Prema Shah – (1945–2017) poet, novelist and short–story writer

## R

* Rajendra Bhandari (born 1956)
* Ramesh Kshitij (born 1969) – poet
* Ram Man Trishit (1941–2011)

## S

* Santosh Lamichhane (born 1983) – poet
* Sanu Sharma - novelist, short story writer, poet, lyricist
* Saraswati Pratikshya – poet, novelist
* Sarita Tiwari (born 1980) – poet, columnist
* Saru Bhakta – poet, novelist
* Shrawan Mukarung – poet
* Siddhicharan Shrestha (1912–1992) – poet
* Siddhidas Mahaju – poet
* Sulochana Manandhar (born 1955) – poet, columnist and activist
* Suman Pokhrel (born 1967) – poet, lyricist, translator and artist
* Swapnil Smriti (born 1981) – poet

## T

* Tulsiram Sharma Kashyap
* Toya Gurung – poet
* Tulsi Ghimire – poet
* Tulsi Diwasa– poet, folklorist

## U

* Usha Sherchan (born 1955) – poet, lyricist and story writer
* Upendra Subba (born 1971) – poet and story writer

## V

* Vishnu Raj Atreya (born 1944) – poet and writer

## Y

* Yogmaya Neupane (1867–1941) – poet
* Yuddha Prasad Mishra (1964–2047 BS) – poet
* Yuyutsu Sharma (born 1960) – poet
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