Female Poets
A selection of female poets, including some famous poets and some less well known but deserving of recognition. There are contemporary female poets and also poets from previous centuries.
20th Century Female Poets
- Akhmatova Anna
- Angelou Maya
- Atwood Margaret
- Bogan Louise Marie
- Frye Mary
- Hirshfield Jane
- Millay Edna St. Vincent
- Mistral Gabriela
- Naidu Sarojini
- Oliver Mary
- Upton Elaine Maria
- Teasdale, Sara
Pre 20th Century Female Poets
- Bronte Emily (1818 - 1848)
- Anne Bronte
- Bronte Charlotte (1818 - 1855)
- Browning Elizabeth (1806 - 1861)
- St Catherine of Siena (1347 -1380)
- Dickinson Emily (1830 - 1886)
- Mirabai (1498 - 1565)
- Hadewijch of Antwerp (13th C)
- Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179)
- Lalla - Ded (12th C.)
- Mecthild of Magdeburg (1207 -1282?)
- Mother Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
- Rabia al Basri (717 - 801)
- Rossetti Christina (1830 -1894)
- St Teresa of Avila (1515 -1582)
- St Teresa of Lisieux (1873 - 1897)
- Sumangalamata 6th Century B.C
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Female Saints at Write Spirit.net
Books About Female Poets
Available at Amazon.com
43 Centuries of Spiritual Poetry by Women. Edited by Jane Hirshfield
- Women's Spiritual Poetry
- The Shambhala Anthology of Women's Spiritual Poetry. Edited by Aliki Barnstone - 100 Poems by Women
by Carolyn Kizer.
Carolyn Kizer, has compiled this collection devoted to one hundred of the finest poems written by women. She includes authors such as Emily Dickinson, Marianne Moore, Adrienne Rich, Margaret Atwood, Sharon Olds, and Louise Gluck. Also contains well known female poets from the 15th Century onwards
External Websites
- A Celebration of Women Writers - An extensive collection of works and links about many women writers.
- Other Women's Voices - Extensive collection of information about Female writers pre 1700
- A-Z list of Poets at Poetseers.org
- Photo Credit
- Poems about Women
- Contemporary Poets