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Famous Poets: Beginning with the letter - Z

Famous poets whose last name begins with the letter Z. A collection of various famous poets.

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Bahadur ShahZafar Zafar, Bahadur Shah


The last Mughal emperor of India, Bahadur Shah Zafar II (1775-1862) was born Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar and was a very famous Urdu poet in his times. His poems are still read with much enthusiasm and admiration among the numerous Urdu poetry fans.
AdamZagajewski Zagajewski, Adam


Adam Zagajewski (born 21 June 1945 in Lwów, Ukraine) is a Polish poet, novelist, translator and essayist.. Polish poet novelist translator and essayist
AndreaZanzotto Zanzotto, Andrea


Andrea Zanzotto (born October 10, 1921) is an Italian poet.. Italian poet
MatthewZapruder Zapruder, Matthew


Matthew Zapruder (born 1967 in Washington, D.C.) is an American poet, editor, translator, and professor. His second poetry collection, The Pajamaist (Copper Canyon Press, 2006), won the 2007 William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America, and was chosen by Library Journal as one of the top ten poetry volumes of 2006. His first book, American Linden (Tupelo Press, 2002) won the Tupelo Press Editors' Prize.. American poet editor translator and professor
LisaZaran Zaran, Lisa


MaryaZaturenska Zaturenska, Marya


Marya Zaturenska (1902–1982) was an American lyric poet, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1938.. American lyric poet; 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Mohammad IbrahimZauq Zauq, Mohammad Ibrahim


One of the greatest Urdu poets of all times, Mohammad Ibrahim Zauq is regarded as one of the pioneers of Urdu poetry. He was born in 1789 in a poor family and had very ordinary education. Yet his treasure of Urdu poem and ghazals were immense and are considered priceless today.
BenjaminZephaniah Zephaniah, Benjamin


Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (born 15 April 1958, Birmingham, England) is a British Jamaican Rastafarian writer and dub poet. He is a well-known figure in contemporary English literature, and was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008.. English writer dub poet and Rastafarian
CaoZhi Zhi, Cao


Cao Zhi (192–232) was a poet who lived during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. His poetry style, greatly revered during the Jin Dynasty and Southern and Northern Dynasties, came to be known as the Jian'an style.. Chinese poet; third son of Cao Cao
XuZhimo Zhimo, Xu


Xu Zhimo (Chinese: ; pinyin: Xú Zhìmó; Wade–Giles: Hsü Chih-mo, January 15, 1897—November 19, 1931) was an early 20th century Chinese poet. He was given the name of Zhangxu and the courtesy name of Yousen . He later changed his courtesy name to Zhimo .. Chinese poet
HaiZi Zi, Hai


Hai Zi (Chinese:, March 1964 - 26 March 1989) is the pen name of the Chinese poet Zha Haisheng (Chinese:). He was one of the most famous poets in Mainland China after the Cultural Revolution. He committed suicide by lying on the path of a train in Shanhaiguan at the age of 25.. Chinese poet
CalvinZiegler Ziegler, Calvin


Charles Calvin Ziegler (1854–1930) was a German-American poet from Rebersburg, Pennsylvania. His native language was Pennsylvania Dutch, and though he learned English in school he wrote his poetry in "Dutch". He is said to have been the most accomplished poet to write in that language, and may have written the only Pennsylvania Dutch sonnet on record.. German-American poet; wrote in Pennsylvania Dutch
LouisZukofsky Zukofsky, Louis


. American poet; one of the primary Objectivist poets

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