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Contemporary Women Poets Total Poets: 105
A list of contemporary women poets, people who brings something new to the poetry, who may be famous or
beginning poets. Read and Enjoy Poetry and Poems by your favorite contemporary women poets.

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A
Maya Angelou Maya Angelou (18)
(1928 - present)
Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood (28)
(1939 - present)
Ai Ai (1)
(1947 - 2010)
Deborah Ager Deborah Ager (10)
(1971 - present)
Catherine Anderson Catherine Anderson (3)
(1954 - present)
Maggie Anderson Maggie Anderson (1)
(1948 - present)
Kelli Russell Agodon Kelli Russell Agodon (6)
(1969 - present)
Julie Hill Alger Julie Hill Alger (4)
(1927 - 1994)
B
Gwendolyn Brooks Gwendolyn Brooks (13)
(1917 - 2000)
Eavan Boland Eavan Boland (9)
(1944 - present)
Erin Belieu Erin Belieu (8)
(1965 - present)
April Bernard April Bernard (2)
(1956 - present)
Ros Barber Ros Barber (1)
(1964 - present)
Laure-Anne Bosselaar Laure-Anne Bosselaar (6)
(2006 - present)
Cecilia Borromeo Cecilia Borromeo (3)
(1976 - present)
C
Lucille Clifton Lucille Clifton (2)
(1936 - 2010)
Amy Clampitt Amy Clampitt (14)
(1920 - 1994)
Martha Collins Martha Collins (1)
(1940 - present)
Geraldine Connolly Geraldine Connolly (3)
(1947 - present)
Andree Chedid Andree Chedid (4)
(1920 - present)
Anastasia Clark Anastasia Clark (2)
(1959 - present)
D
Rita Dove Rita Dove (2)
(1952 - present)
Annie Dillard Annie Dillard (1)
(1945 - present)
Denise Duhamel Denise Duhamel (11)
(1961 - present)
Regina Derieva (9)
(1949 - present)
Carol Ann Duffy Carol Ann Duffy (4)
(1955 - present)
Helen Dunmore Helen Dunmore (1)
(1952 - present)
E
Maggie Estep Maggie Estep (8)
(1962 - present)
Rebecca Elson Rebecca Elson (2)
(1960 - 1999)
F
Carolyn Forche Carolyn Forche (7)
(1950 - present)
Daisy Fried Daisy Fried (1)
(1967 - present)
Annie Finch Annie Finch (4)
(1956 - present)
G
Nikki Giovanni Nikki Giovanni (1)
(1943 - present)
Louise Gluck Louise Gluck (48)
(1943 - present)
Judy Grahn Judy Grahn (1)
(1940 - present)
Patricia Goedicke Patricia Goedicke (1)
(1931 - present)
Jorie Graham Jorie Graham (13)
(1950 - present)
Maria Mazziotti Gillan Maria Mazziotti Gillan (4)
(1940 - present)
Bernadette Geyer Bernadette Geyer (2)
(1968 - present)
H
Marilyn Hacker Marilyn Hacker (12)
(1942 - present)
Kimiko Hahn Kimiko Hahn (1)
(1955 - present)
Dale Harcombe Dale Harcombe (6)
(1947 - present)
Joy Harjo Joy Harjo (2)
(1951 - present)
Sophie Hannah Sophie Hannah (9)
(1917 - present)
Suheir Hammad Suheir Hammad (5)
(1973 - present)
Eileen Carney Hulme Eileen Carney Hulme (6)
(1953 - present)
J
Elizabeth Jennings Elizabeth Jennings (10)
(1926 - 2001)
Erica Jong Erica Jong (25)
(1942 - present)
Jenny Joseph Jenny Joseph (2)
(1932 - present)
K
Jane Kenyon Jane Kenyon (14)
(1947 - 1995)
Maxine Kumin Maxine Kumin (4)
(1925 - present)
Jackie Kay Jackie Kay (5)
(1961 - present)
Carolyn Kizer Carolyn Kizer (13)
(1925 - present)
Faye Diane Kilday Faye Diane Kilday (15)
(1973 - present)
Sheema Kalbasi Sheema Kalbasi (2)
(1972 - present)
L
Denise Levertov Denise Levertov (54)
(1923 - 1997)
Audre Lorde Audre Lorde (8)
(1934 - 1992)
Sharmagne Leland-St. John Sharmagne Leland-St. John (5)
(1953 - present)
Sharon Esther Lampert Sharon Esther Lampert (19)
(0 - present)
M
Lisel Mueller Lisel Mueller (21)
(1924 - present)
Frances Mayes Frances Mayes (1)
(1940 - present)
Heather McHugh Heather McHugh (8)
(1948 - present)
Erin Moure Erin Moure (3)
(1955 - present)
Chris Mansell Chris Mansell (6)
(1953 - present)
N
Naomi Shihab Nye Naomi Shihab Nye (2)
(1952 - present)
Oodgeroo Noonuccal Oodgeroo Noonuccal (3)
(1920 - 1993)
Claire Nixon Claire Nixon (5)
(1973 - present)
Nimah Nawwab Nimah Nawwab (4)
(1966 - present)
Desi Di Nardo Desi Di Nardo (4)
(1972 - present)
O
Mary Oliver (87)
(1935 - present)
Sharon Olds Sharon Olds (17)
(1942 - present)
P
Marge Piercy Marge Piercy (23)
(1936 - present)
Linda Pastan Linda Pastan (17)
(1932 - present)
Grace Paley Grace Paley (2)
(1922 - present)
Katha Pollitt Katha Pollitt (1)
(1949 - present)
P. K. Page P. K. Page (2)
(1916 - present)
Wanda Phipps Wanda Phipps (8)
(1960 - present)
Anna Piutti Anna Piutti (2)
(1982 - present)
Ruth Padel Ruth Padel (8)
(1947 - present)
Diane di Prima Diane di Prima (1)
(1934 - present)
Vanessa Perkins (1)
(1968 - present)
R
Adrienne Rich Adrienne Rich (31)
(1929 - present)
Susan Rich Susan Rich (3)
(2006 - present)
Jennifer Reeser Jennifer Reeser (16)
(1968 - present)
Muriel Rukeyser Muriel Rukeyser (2)
(1913 - 1980)
S
Wislawa Szymborska Wislawa Szymborska (6)
(1923 - present)
Ruth L. Schwartz Ruth L. Schwartz (1)
(1962 - present)
Joyce Sutphen Joyce Sutphen (2)
(1949 - present)
Judith Skillman Judith Skillman (16)
(1954 - present)
Belinda Subraman Belinda Subraman (8)
(1953 - present)
Fenny Sterenborg Fenny Sterenborg (4)
(1956 - present)
T
Natasha Trethewey Natasha Trethewey (3)
(1966 - present)
Marilyn L. Taylor Marilyn L. Taylor (9)
(2006 - present)
V
Jean Valentine Jean Valentine (4)
(1934 - present)
Luisa Villani Luisa Villani (1)
(1964 - present)
W
Alice Walker Alice Walker (1)
(1944 - present)
Judith Wright Judith Wright (3)
(1915 - 2000)
Diane Wakoski Diane Wakoski (1)
(1937 - present)
Nancy Willard Nancy Willard (1)
(1936 - present)
Eleanor Wilner Eleanor Wilner (1)
(1937 - present)
Juliet Wilson Juliet Wilson (3)
(1966 - present)
Witt Wittmann Witt Wittmann (2)
(1947 - present)
Anne Waldman Anne Waldman (1)
(1945 - present)
Cecilia Woloch Cecilia Woloch (5)
(1956 - present)
Z
Lisa Zaran Lisa Zaran (12)
(1969 - present)
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