This list ofNepalese poets consists of poets of Neplease ethnic, cultural or religious ancestry either born in Nepal or emigrated to Nepal from other regions of the world.

• Abhi Subedi – (born 1945) poet, essayist, critic, columnist and playwright^[1][2]
• Amber Gurung – (1938–2016) poet and musician, composer of thecurrent national anthem^[3][4]
• Ashesh Malla – (born 1954) – poet, playwright and theater person^[5][6]
• Bhanubhakta Acharya – (1814–1868) – poet and translator, first translation ofRamayana fromSanskrit, honored with the title ofAdikavi (The First Poet)^[7][8]
• Banira Giri – (1946–2021) – poet^[9][10]
• Bhim Nidhi Tiwari – (1911–1973) – poet^[11][12]
• Bhupi Sherchan – (1937–1990) – poet^[13][14]
• Bidhyanath Pokhrel (1918–1994), poet and politician^[15]
• Bimala Tumkhewa – (born 1978) – poet^[16]
• Bhuwan Dhungana – (born 1947) – poet and storywriter
• Chandani Shah – (1949–2001) – poet, queen of Nepal^[17][18]
• Dharanidhar Koirala – (1893–1980) – poet^[19]
• Dharma Ratna Yami – (1915–1975)^{[citation needed]}
• Dharmachari Guruma – (1898–1978)^[20][21]
• Geeta Tripathee – (1972) – poet, lyricist and literary critic
• Girija Prasad Joshi – (1939–1987) – poet^[22]
• Gokul Joshi – (1987–2018 BS)^[23]
• Gopal Prasad Rimal – (1918–1973) – poet and playwright^[24][25]
• Gopal Yonzon – (1943–1997) – songwriter^[26][27]
• Gyandil Das – (1821–1883) – poet^[28][29]
• Hangyug Agyat – (born 1978) – poet^{[citation needed]}
• Ishwor Ballav– (1937–2008) – poet^[30][31]
• Janak Prasad Humagain – (1937–2006) – poet^[23]
• Kedar Man Vyathit – poet (1914–1998)^[32]
• Krishna Bhooshan Bal – (1948–2012) – poet^[33]
• Krishnahari Baral – (born 1954) – poet and critic^[34]
• Kshetra Pratap Adhikary – (1943–2014) – poet^[35]
• Kul Bahadur KC – (1946–2013) – poet, laureate^[36][37]
• Lakshmi Prasad Devkota – (1909–1959) – poet, playwright and essayist^[38][39]
• Lekhnath Paudyal – (1885–1966) – poet, founding Father of twentieth–century Nepali poetry^[40][41]
• Madan Mohan Mishra – (1931–2013) – poet^[42]
• Madhav Prasad Ghimire – (1919–2020) – poet^[43][44]
• Mahananda Sapkota – (1896–1977) – poet and linguist^[45]
• Motiram Bhatta – (1866–1896) – poet and ghazalist^[46][47]
• Mukunda Sharan Upadhyaya – (born 1940) – poet^[48]
• Naba Raj Lamsal – (born 1969) – poet, radio journalist, and government official^[49]
• Nara Nath Acharya – (1906–1988)^[50]
• Neer Shah – (born 1951)^[51][52]
• Parijat – (1937–1993) – Nepali novelist, poet. First woman to win Madan Puraskar^[53]
• Phatte Bahadur Singh – (1902–1983) – poet, jailed for life for publishing a volume of poetry, before being released four years later^[54][55]
• Prema Shah – (1945–2017) – poet, novelist and short–story writer^[56]
• Ramesh Kshitij – (born 1969) – poet^[57]
• Rudra Raj Pande – (1901–1987) – educator, poet, novelist
• Sanu Sharma - novelist, short story writer, poet, lyricist^[58]
• Saraswati Pratikshya – poet, novelist^[59]
• Sarita Tiwari (born 1980) – poet, columnist^[60]
• Saru Bhakta – (born 20 August 1955) – poet, novelist^[61]
• Shrawan Mukarung – (born 1968) – poet and songwriter^[62][63]
• Siddhicharan Shrestha – (1912–1992) – poet and dissident^[64][65]
• Sulochana Manandhar (born 1955) – poet, columnist and activist^[66][67]
• Suman Pokhrel – (born 1967) – poet, lyricist, translator and artist^[68]
• Toya Gurung – poet and member of theNepal Academy^[69][70]
• Tulsi Diwasa – poet and folklorist^[71][72]
• Upendra Subba – (born 1971) – poet^[73][74]
• Vishnu Raj Atreya – (born 1944) – poet and scholar
• Yogmaya Neupane – (1867–1941) – poet and women's rights pioneer^[75][76]
• Yuddha Prasad Mishra (1964–2047 BS)^[23]
• Yuyutsu Sharma – (born 1960) – poet^{[citation needed]}

• Buddha Sayami – (1944–2016) – poet and member of Parliament^[77][78][79]
• Phatte Bahadur Singh – (1902–1983) – poet^[54][80]
• Ganesh Lal Shrestha – (1911–1985) – poet^[81]
• Girija Prasad Joshi – (1939–1987) – poet, playwright and novelist^[22]
• Madan Mohan Mishra – (1931–2013) – poet^[42]
• Moti Laxmi Upasika – (1909–1997)^[82][83]
• Rebati Ramanananda Shrestha – (1932–2002) – freedom fighter, journalist and author^[84]
• Siddhicharan Shrestha – (1912–1992) – poet and dissident^[85][86]
• Siddhidas Mahaju – (1867–1929) – poet^[87][88][89]
• Sulochana Manandhar – (born 1955) – poet, columnist and activist^[66][67]

• Greta Rana - (1942-2023) poet, writer, wordsmith.
• Abhi Subedi – (born 1945) poet, essayist, critic, columnist and playwright^[90][91]
• Rabi Thapa– poet and editor^[92][93][94]
• Suman Pokhrel – (born 1967) poet, lyricist, translator and artist^[95][96]
• Yuyutsu Sharma – (born 1960) poet^[97][98][99]
• Janak Sapkota – (born 1987) poet, haiku poet^[100][101]

• Sitaram Agrahari – (born 1957) – poet and journalist^[102][103]

• Sulochana Manandhar (born 1955) – poet, columnist and activist^[66][67]

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