List of Nepalese poets
This list of Nepalese poets consists of poets of Neplease ethnic, cultural or religious ancestry either born in Nepal or emigrated to Nepal from other regions of the world.
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Statue of poet Bhanubhakta Acharya
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Poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota
Poet Krishna Bhusan Bal
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Poet, translator, playwright and artist Suman Pokhrel
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Poet, lyricist and literary critic Geeta Tripathee
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A black and white photo of Poet Kul Bahadur KC
Nepali[]
- Abhi Subedi - (born 1945) poet, essayist, critic, columnist and playwright[1][2]
- Amber Gurung - (1938–2016) poet and musician, composer of the current national anthem[3][4]
- Ashesh Malla (born 1954) - poet, playwright and theater person[5][6]
- Bhanubhakta Acharya - (1814–1868) poet and translator, first translation of Ramayana from Sanskrit, honored with the title of Adikavi (The First Poet)[7][8]
- Banira Giri (1946–2021) - poet[9][10]
- Bhim Nidhi Tiwari - (1911–1973) poet[11][12]
- Bhupi Sherchan - (1937–1990) poet[13][14]
- Chandani Shah- (1949–2001) poet, queen of Nepal[15][16]
- Dharma Ratna Yami - (1915–1975)[citation needed]
- Dharmachari Guruma - (1898–1978)[17][18]
- Geeta Tripathee, (1972) - poet, lyricist and literary critic
- Girija Prasad Joshi - (1939–1987) poet[19]
- Gokul Joshi- (1987-2018 BS)[20]
- Gopal Prasad Rimal - (1918–1973) poet and playwright[21][22]
- Gopal Yonzon - (1943–1997) songwriter[23][24]
- Gyandil Das - (1821–1883) poet[25][26]
- Hangyug Agyat - (born 1978) poet[citation needed]
- Ishwor Ballav- (1937–2008) poet[27][28]
- Janak Prasad Humagain-(1937-2006) poet [20]
- Krishna Bhooshan Bal - (1948–2012) poet[29]
- Krishnahari Baral - (born, 1954) poet and critic[30]
- Kshetra Pratap Adhikary - (1943–2014) poet[31]
- Kul Bahadur KC - (1946–2013) poet, laureate[32][33]
- Lakshmi Prasad Devkota - (1909–1959) poet, playwright and essayist[34][35]
- Lekhnath Paudyal - (1885–1966) poet, founding Father of twentieth-century Nepali poetry[36][37]
- Madan Mohan Mishra - (1931–2013) poet[38]
- Madhav Prasad Ghimire - (1919–2020) poet[39][40]
- Mahananda Sapkota - (1896–1977) poet and linguist[41]
- Motiram Bhatta - (1866–1896) poet and ghazalist[42][43]
- Mukunda Sharan Upadhyaya - (born 1940) poet[citation needed]
- Nara Nath Acharya - (1906–1988)[44]
- Neer Shah, (born 1951)[45][46]
- Phatte Bahadur Singh - (1902–1983) poet, jailed for life for publishing a volume of poetry, before being released four years later[47][48]
- Ramesh Kshitij - (born 1969) poet[49]
- Shrawan Mukarung - (born 1968) - poet and songwriter[50][51]
- Siddhicharan Shrestha - (1912–1992) poet and dissident[52][53]
- Suman Pokhrel - (born 1967) poet, lyricist, translator and artist[54]
- Toya Gurung - poet and member of the Nepal Academy[55][56]
- Tulsi Diwasa - poet and folklorist[57][58]
- Upendra Subba - (born 1971) poet[59][60]
- Vishnu Raj Atreya - (born 1944) poet and scholar
- Yogmaya Neupane - (1867–1941) poet and women's rights pioneer[61][62]
- Yuddha Prasad Mishra (1964-2047 BS)[20]
- Yuyutsu Sharma - (born 1960) poet[63]
Nepal Bhasha[]
- Buddha Sayami - (1944–2016) poet and member of Parliament[64][65][66]
- Phatte Bahadur Singh - (1902–1983) poet[47][67]
- Ganesh Lal Shrestha - (1911–1985) poet[68]
- Girija Prasad Joshi - (1939–1987) - poet, playwright and novelist[19]
- Madan Mohan Mishra - (1931–2013) poet[38]
- Moti Laxmi Upasika - (1909–1997)[69][70]
- Rebati Ramanananda Shrestha - (1932–2002) - freedom fighter, journalist and author[71]
- Siddhicharan Shrestha – (1912–1992) - poet and dissident[72][73]
- Siddhidas Mahaju - (1867–1929) poet[74][75][76]
English[]
- Abhi Subedi - (born 1945) poet, essayist, critic, columnist and playwright[77][78]
- Rabi Thapa- poet and editor[79][80][81]
- Suman Pokhrel - (born 1967) poet, lyricist, translator and artist[82][83]
- Yuyutsu Sharma - (born 1960) poet[84][85][86]
- Janak Sapkota - (born 1987) poet, haiku poet[87][88]
Hindi[]
- Sitaram Agrahari - (born 1957) - poet and journalist[89][90]
See also[]
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