Top 10 Poets of Ancient Times

Adikavi Pampa was a renowned poet in the Kannada language, considered one of the greatest poets in early 10th-century South India. He is credited with introducing the champu style of writing, which combines prose and verse, and is known for his epic poem "Vikramarjuna Vijaya" (also known as "Pampa Bharata"). Pampa's work played a significant role in shaping the language and literature of the Kannada-speaking region, making him an influential figure in the history of Kannada literature.

Li Bai (Li Pai ; Chinese : ; pinyin : Li Bái ; Wade–Giles : Li 3 Pai 2, 701  – 762), also known as Li Bo (or Li Po ; pinyin : Li Bó ; Wade–Giles : Li 3 Po 2 ), is a Chinese poet acclaimed from his own day to the present as a genius and romantic figure who took traditional poetic forms to new heights. He and his friend Du Fu (712-770) are the two most prominent figures in the flourishing of Chinese poetry in the mid- Tang Dynasty that is often called the " Golden Age ."

A Chinese poet who lived during the Tang Dynasty.. major Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty poetry period

Homer, the great epic poet of Greece, and the greatest of all time; author of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey". He is one of the most well-known, studied, and referred to poets in the history of the world.

Sappho is an Ancient Greek lyric poetess, born in Eresos on the island of Lesbos in Greece. No contemporary historical sources exist for Sappho's life—only her poetry.

A Tang Dynasty Chinese poet, musician, painter and statesman.. Chinese priestess and poet

A prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty.. prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty

Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.

Yamabe no Akahito was a poet of the Nara period in Japan. The Man'yoshu, an ancient anthology, contains 13 choka ("long poems") and 37 tanka ("short poems") of his. Many of his poems were composed during journeys with Emperor Shomu between 724 and 736. Yamabe is regarded as one of the kami of poetry, and is called Waka Nisei along with Kakinomoto no Hitomaro. He is noted as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals .

Thiruvalluvar (Tamil: திருவள்ளுவர்) was a celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher whose contribution to Tamil literature is the Thirukkural, a work on ethics. Thiruvalluvar is thought to have lived sometime between the 2nd century BC and the 8th century AD. This estimate is based on linguistic analysis of his writings, as there is no archaeological evidence for when he lived. He is sometimes also called Theiva Pulavar ("Divine Poet"), Valluvar, Poyyamozhi Pulavar, Senna Pothar, Gnana Vettiyan or Ayyan.