Poeții de mai jos au fost fie născuți în Statele Unite sau au publicat majoritatea operelor poetice cât timp au trăit în această țară.
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A Henry Abbey (1842–1911) Sam Abrams (născut 1935) Kathy Acker (1947–1997) Diane Ackerman (născut 1956) Duane Ackerson Mercedes de Acosta (1893–1968) Virginia Hamilton Adair (1913–2004) Helen Adam (1909–1993) John Adams (poet) (1704–1740) Léonie Adams (1899–1988) Kim Addonizio (născut 1954) Herbert Agar (1897–1980) James Agee (1909–1955) Ai (poet) (născut 1947) Conrad Aiken (1889-1973) Salman Akhtar (născut 1946) Ammiel Alcalay (născut 1956) Sherman Alexie (născut 1966) Felipe Alfau (1902–1999) Sophia Ali (născut 1964) Alice Corbin Henderson (1881–1949) William Allegrezza (născut 1974) Dick Allen Donald Allen (1912–2004) Elizabeth Chase Allen (1832 – 1911) Ron Allen (playwright) (născut 1947) Washington Allston (1779 – 1843) Alurista (născut 1947) Julia Álvarez (născut 1950) Todd Ames (născut 1970) Indran Amirthanayagam (născut 1960) A.R. Ammons (1926-2001) Victor Anderson (1917-2001) Bruce Andrews (născut 1948) Kevin Andrews (writer) (1924 – 1989) Ron Androla (născut 1954) Ralph Angel (născut 1951) Maya Angelou (născut 1928) David Antin (născut 1932) Antler (născut 1946) "Brother Antoninus" — William Everson (1912–1994) Susanne Antonetta (născut 1956) Philip Appleman (născut 1926) Adrian Arancibia (născut 1971) Rae Armantrout (născut 1947) Richard Armour (poet) (1906–1989) Craig Arnold (născut 1967) M. K. Asante, Jr. John Ashbery (născut 1927) Augusta Emma Stetson (1842-1928) Joseph Auslander ((1897-1965) Paul Auster Jimmy Autrey Autum Ashante James L. Avery, Sr. Jody Azzouni (născut 1954)
B Jimmy Santiago Baca Bellamy Bach Joseph M. Bachelor Mahnaz Badihian C. Bailey-Lloyd (născut 1970) Vyt Bakaitis Jesse Ball (născut 1978) Russell Banks Amiri Baraka (aka Leroi Jones) (născut 1934) David Baratier (născut 1970) Coleman Barks David-Matthew Barnes Djuna Barnes Catherine Barnett Candy Barr Laird Barron Bertha Hirsch Baruch Todd Bash Arlo Bates David Bates (poet) Charles Baxter (author) Abel Beach Ray Young Bear Kenneth Lawrence Beaudoin George Beck Julian Beck Joshua Beckman Ethel Lynn Beers Marvin Bell Stephen Vincent Benét William Rose Benét Park Benjamin (poet) Nelson Bentley Bill Berkson David Berman (singer) Charles Bernstein (născut 1950) Steven Jesse Bernstein (1950–1991) Anselm Berrigan Ted Berrigan (1934–1983) Wendell Berry (născut 1934) John Berryman (1914–1972) Mei-mei Berssenbrugge Lorraine Bethel Helen Bevington Frank Bidart (născut 1939) Ambrose Bierce Linda Bierds David Biespiel Bill Keith Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979) Sophie Cabot Black (născut 1958) John Peale Bishop Baxter Black Jarvis Black Paul Blackburn (1926–1971) Paul Blackburn (U.S. poet) Nicole Blackman Kimberly M. Blaeser Don Blanding Robin Blaser Anthony Bleecker Benjamin Paul Blood (1832–1919) Henry Ames Blood Roberts Blossom Robert Bly (născut 1926) Anne Bradstreet (ca. 1612–1672) D. A. Blyler Maxwell Bodenheim Jean Boese Louise Bogan Katherine Bond Arna Bontemps Bruce Boston Jenny Boully Kay Boyle William Brandon (author) Beth Brant Richard Brautigan (1935–1984) Kate Braverman Donari Braxton Joseph Payne Brennan (1918–1990) Ken Brewer (1941–2006) Sarah Brinklow John Malcolm Brinnin (1916–1999) James Brock (născut 1958) Joseph Brodsky (1940 – 1996), Louis Daniel Brodsky (născut 1941) William Bronk (1918–1999) Charles Timothy Brooks Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000) Maria Gowen Brooks (1795?–1845) Michelle Brooks "Brother Antoninus" — William Everson (1912–1994) Alice Brown (writer) Rita Mae Brown Francis Fisher Browne William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878) Jack Buck Charles Bukowski (1920–1994) David R. Bunch Henry Cuyler Bunner Graham Burchell José Antonio Burciaga Stanley Burnshaw Amelia Josephine Burr William S. Burroughs (1914–1997) Maxwell Struthers Burt Ray Buttigieg (născut 1955) W. E. Butts Witter Bynner Gilbert Byron Su Byron
C John Cage Andrew Calimach Joseph N. Cameron Julia Cameron James Edwin Campbell (poet) Mary Baine Campbell Melville Henry Cane Skipwith Cannell Joe Cardarelli Jim Carroll Hayden Carruth Guy Wetmore Carryl (1873–1904) Jared Carter Carolyn Joyce Carty (născut 1957) Raymond Carver (1938–1988) Phoebe Cary Sandra M. Castillo Ana Castillo Madison Cawein Joseph Ceravolo Richard Wayne Chambliss, Jr. William Ellery Channing (1818–1901) Arthur Chapman (1874–1935) John Jay Chapman Fred Chappell Alexander Chee Neeli Cherkovski (născut 1945) Maxine Chernoff Bob Cherry Julie K. Chisholm Chrystos Angélico Chávez John Ciardi Noah Cicero Sandra Cisneros Amy Clampitt Tom Clark (poet) John Clarke (poet) Pearl Cleage Lucille Clifton Joshua Clover Stanton A. Coblentz Andrei Codrescu Robert P. T. Coffin Ira Cohen Nan Cohen Henri Cole Norma Cole Wanda Coleman Billy Collins (născut 1941) Betsy Colquitt (născut 1927) Shanna Compton (născut 1970) Hilda Conkling Evan S. Connell Leo Connellan (1928–2001) Gillian Conoley Rose Terry Cooke Ina Coolbrith Clark Coolidge Dennis Cooper Jake Copass William Corbett Billy Corgan Cid Corman (1924–2004) Gregory Corso (1930–2001) Jayne Cortez Joe Cottonwood Henri Coulette John Cournos Elise Cowen Louis O. Coxe Christopher Pearse Cranch Hart Crane, (1899–1932) Stephen Crane, (1871–1900) Adelaide Crapsey Gary William Crawford Robert Creeley (1926–2005) Harry Crosby (1898–1929) Countee Cullen (1903–1946) E. E. Cummings (1894-1962) Bloodgood Cutter
D Hugh Antoine d'Arcy H.D. Steve Dalachinsky Enid Dame S. Foster Damon Jim Daniels (născut 1956) Tina Darragh Robert Dassanowsky Guy Davenport Donald Davidson (poet) Gustav Davidson Michael Davidson (născut 1944) Alan Davies (poet) Dale Davis (poet) Gwen Davis Clarence Day Jaime de Angulo Caridad de la Luz William F. DeVault (născut 1955) Philip F. Deaver Edwin Denby (poet) Richard Denner Reuel Denney Carl Dennis Tory Dent Babette Deutsch Donato DiCristino Ray DiPalma George Dickerson James Dickey (1923–1997) Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) R. H. W. Dillard (născut 1937) George Dillon Linh Dinh (născut 1963) Ray DiPalma (născut 1943) Diane Di Prima (născut 1934) Thomas M. Disch (1940) Patricia Dobler Stephen Dobyns (1941) Owen Dodson John Dolan (writer) Nathan Haskell Dole Sonya Dorman Ed Dorn (1929–1999) Julia Caroline Dorr Mark Doty Franz Douskey Rita Dove (1952) Kirby Doyle Joseph Rodman Drake (1795–1820) Will Allen Dromgoole Celia Dropkin Norman Dubie Rachel Blau DuPlessis Bruce Ducker William E. Dudley Alan Dugan (născut 1923–2003) Henry Dumas Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) Robert Duncan (1919–1988) Jim Dunlap Stephen Dunn Troy Dunn (născut 1977) Rachel Blau DuPlessis Job Durfee Stuart Dybek (născut 1942) Bob Dylan (născut 1941)
E Cornelius Eady Pliny Earle (physician) Richard Eberhart (1904-2005) David Edelstadt Russell Edson Kari edwards Max Ehrmann Larry Eigner (1927–1996) Loren Eiseley Che Elias T. S. Eliot (1888–1965) Lynn Emanuel Claudia Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) R. M. Engelhardt Paul Engle Theodore Enslin (născut 1925) Daniel Mark Epstein Clayton Eshleman (născut 1935) Martín Espada Willard R. Espy Maggie Estep David Allan Evans Mari Evans William Everson — Brother Antoninus (1912–1994)
F Ruth Fainlight B.H. Fairchild William Clark Falkner Roger Fanning Norma Farber Patricia Fargnoli John Chipman Farrar Jessie Redmon Fauset Kenneth Fearing Frederick Feirstein Irving Feldman (născut 1928) Paul Fericano Lawrence Ferlinghetti, (născut 1919) Eugene Field Rachel Field James Thomas Fields Fireside Poets Ann Fisher-Wirth Tom Fitzgerald (poet) Bob Flanagan Terrence Fleming John Gould Fletcher Roland Flint Douglas Florian Nick Flynn Jack Foley (poet) Carolyn Forché (născut 1950) John M. Ford Gary Forney Sam Walter Foss (1858–1911) Skip Fox Michael Frauenhofer Robert Frazier Philip Freneau (1752–1832) Robert Frost (1874–1963) Gwen Frostic Nan Fry Alice Fulton (născut 1952)
G
Forrest Gander (născut 1956) Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904–1991) Strickland Gillilan (1869–1954) Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997) Nikki Giovanni (născut 1943) Peter Gizzi (născut 1959) Jesse Glass (născut 1954) Louise Glück (născut 1943) Terry Godbey Kenneth Goldsmith (născut 1961) Laurence Goldstein Rodolfo Gonzales Rigoberto González Elaine Goodale Kevin Goodan Alice Goodman Paul Goodman (writer) Hedwig Gorski (născut 1949) Ann Gottesman Janice Gould David Graham (American poet) Jorie Graham Judy Grahn Linda Gregerson Linda Gregg Debora Greger Gregory Greyhawk Horace Gregory Robert Grenier (poet) Angelina Weld Grimke Charlotte Forten Grimké Lee Groban Allen Grossman Barbara Guest (1920–2006) Edgar Guest (1891–1959) Louise Imogen Guiney Arthur Guiterman R. S. Gwynn Brion Gysin (1916–1986)
H
Marilyn Hacker (născut 1942) Hermann Hagedorn Jessica Hagedorn Richard Hague Kimiko Hahn (născut 1955) Donald Hall Irma P. Hall Fitz-Greene Halleck Moyshe-Leyb Halpern Barbara Hamby Jupiter Hammon Jeff Hardy William Harmon Jeff Harrison Jim Harrison (născut 1937) Carla Harryman (născut 1952) Robert Hass Katherine Hastings Julian Hawthorne Robert Hayden (1913–1980) Terrance Hayes Paul Hamilton Hayne William Shakespeare Hays Trebor Healey Eloise Klein Healy Anthony Hecht (1923–2004) Jennifer Michael Hecht Lyn Hejinian (născut 1941) Michael Heller Essex Hemphill Alice Corbin Henderson Oliver Herford William Heyen Dick Higgins Scott Hightower (născut 1952) Conrad Hilberry (născut 1928) Owen Hill Robert Hillyer Ellen Hinsey Edward Hirsch Jane Hirshfield (născut 1953) Jack Hirschman H.L. Hix Linda Hogan (născut 1947) Tony Hoagland Daniel Hoffman Roald Hoffmann John Hollander (născut 1929) Bill Holm (poet) Bob Holman M. Carl Holman Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894) Dennis Holt (născut 1942) Garrett Hongo Edwin Honig (născut 1919) George Moses Horton Joan Houlihan Richard Howard (născut 1929) Fanny Howe (născut 1940) Julia Ward Howe Marie Howe Susan Howe Susan Howe (născut 1937) Helen Hoyt Lindley Williams Hubbell Chris Huff (născut 1990) Langston Hughes (1902–1967) Richard Hugo (1923–1982) Constance Hunting (1925–2006) Cynthia Huntington Siri Hustvedt
I-J
David Ignatow (1914–1997) Arthur Crew Inman P. Inman David Jaffin Josephine Jacobsen Afdhere Jama Maryam Jameelah James Cummins J. J. Jameson Patricia Janus Joseph Jarman Lisa Jarnot (născut 1967) Randall Jarrell (1914–1965) Robinson Jeffers, (1887–1962) Ferenc Gabriel Joachim Ted Joans Orrick Glenday Johns Denis Johnson Georgia Douglas Johnson Helene Johnson Josephine Winslow Johnson James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) Robert Underwood Johnson (1853–1937) Sarah Jones (stage) Bernard Jonientz Ryan David Jooste June Jordan Pierre Joris Andrew Joron Lawrence Joseph Matthew Josephson Frank Judge Donald Justice
K Sheema Kalbasi Chester Kallman Ilya Kaminsky Lenore Kandel Mary Karr Julia Kasdorf Janet Kauffman (născut 1945) Herbert Kaufman W. B. Keckler John Keene (writer) Weldon Kees (1914–1955) Brigit Pegeen Kelly (născut 1951) Collin Kelley Jamie Kennedy (poet) Richard Kenney Maurice Kenney Jane Kenyon Jack Kerouac (1922–1969) Sophie Kerr Francis Scott Key Laurel Elizabeth Keyes Bill Keith Aline Murray Kilmer Joyce Kilmer Val Kilmer Suji Kwock Kim Jack Kimball Kimiko Hahn Haven Kimmel Amy King Galway Kinnell (născut 1927) Susan Kinsolving Mary Kinzie David Kirby (poet) Lincoln Kirstein (1907–1996) Carolyn Kizer August Kleinzahler (născut 1949) William Kloefkorn Etheridge Knight(1933–1991) Kenneth Koch (1925–2002) Wayne Koestenbaum Yusef Komunyakaa (născut 1948) Ted Kooser Alfred Kreymborg Maxine Kumin Stanley Kunitz (1905–2006) Laurie Kutchins Joanne Kyger (născut 1934)
L Christine E. Laine Philip Lamantia Fran Landesman Landis Everson Joseph Langland Sidney Lanier (1842–1881) George Parsons Lathrop Richmond Lattimore Sanders Anne Laubenthal James Laughlin Ann Lauterbach Dorianne Laux James Lavilla-Havelin William P. Lawrence John Edward Lawson Robert Lax (1915–2000) Emma Lazarus Kelly Le Fave Li-Young Lee Malka Lee Samantha V. Lee Lemon (poet) Aya de Leon Ben Lerner Jimmy Lerner