Greatest poets (all time)

Matsuo Bashō (松尾 芭蕉, 1644 – 1694), born 松尾 金作, then Matsuo Chūemon Munefusa (松尾 忠右衛門 宗房), was a poet of the Edo period in Japan. Many of his poems are reproduced on monuments and traditional sites. Bashō was introduced to poetry y...

William Shakespeare (April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of around 38...

Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. (October 20, 1958) is a Danish American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter. He made his film debut in Peter Weir's 1985 thriller Witness, and subsequently appeared in many notable films of t...

Stephen Duck (c. 1705 – 1756) was an English poet whose career reflected both the Augustan era's interest in "naturals" (natural geniuses) and its resistance to classlessness.

Henry Charles Bukowski (born Heinrich Karl Bukowski; August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German-born American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of...

James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer songwriter, and poet best remembered as the lead singer of The Doors.

Sion Sono (born December 18, 1961) is a Japanese filmmaker, author and poet.

Michael Madsen has been writing for over 20 years. He began his writing on match books, napkins and hotel stationery in between his time working on movie sets and traveling around the world. In 2005, 13 Hands Publications compiled...