Mikolaj Rej (1505–1569) Jan Kochanowski (1530–1584) Mikolaj September Szarzynski (c. 1550 – c. 1581) Sebastian Grabowiecki (ca. 1543–1607) Sebastian Fabian Klonowic (ca. 1545–1602) Szymon Szymonowic (1558–1629) Daniel Naborowski (1573–1640) Kasper Miakskowski (1550–1622) Portugal Garcia de Resende (c. 1470–1536) Gil Vicente (c. 1465 – c. 1536), poet and playwright Francisco de Sá de Miranda (c. 1481–1558) Bernardim Ribeiro (1482–1552) Cristovao Falcao (1518 – c. 1557) Luís de Camões (c. 1524–1580) Diogo Bernardes (c. 1530 – c. 1605), brother of Frei Agostinho da Cruz Frei Agostinho da Cruz (1540–1619), brother of Diogo Bernardes Francisco Rodrigues Lobo (c. 1580–1621) Antonio de Ferreira Mellin de Saint Gelais (1491–1558) Slovakia Martin Rakovský (1535–1579) Ján Silván (1493–1573) Pavel Kyrmezer (birth year not known – 1589) Vavřinec Benedikt z Nudožer (Laurentio Benedictino Nudozierino) (1555–1615) Ján Filický ( c. 1585–1623) Ján Bocatius (1569–1621) Jakub Jakobeus (1591–1645) Martin Bošňák (birth year not known – 1566) Štefan Komodický (16th century) Eliáš Láni (1570–1618) Daniel Pribiš (1580–1645) Juraj Tranovský or Tranoscius (1592–1637) South Asia Akho (1591–1659), Gujarati-language poet, Vedantist and radical Bhalam (c. 1426–1500), Gujarati-language poet Sant Eknath संत एकनाथ or Eknāth; the epithet "sant" संत is traditionally given to persons regarded as thoroughly saintly (1533–1599), Marathi-language poet and scholar Sant Tukaram संत तुकाराम (birth-year estimates range from 1577–-1609 – died 1650), Marathi-language poet Krishnadevaraya (died 1529), king of the Vijayanagara empire and Sanskrit-language poet Annamacharya శ్రీ తాళ్ళపాక అన్నమాచార్య (1408–1503), mystic saint composer of the 15th century, widely regarded as the Telugu-language pada kavita pitaamaha (grand old man of simple poetry); husband of Tallapaka Tirumalamma Molla, also known as "Mollamamba", both popular names of Atukuri Molla (1440–1530) Telugu-language poet who wrote Telugu Ramayan; a woman Potana, born Bammera Pothana (1450–1510), Telugu-language poet best known for his translation of the Bhagavata Purana from Sanskrit; the book is popularly known as Pothana Bhagavatham Habba Khatun Meerabai (मीराबाई) (1498–1547), alternate spelling: Meera, Mira, Meera Bai; Hindu poet-saint, mystical poet whose compositions, extant version of which are in Gujarati and a Rajasthani dialect of Hindi, remain popular throughout India Gosvāmī Tulsīdās तुलसीदास, also known as "Tulasī Dāsa" and "Tulsidas" (1532–1623) Awadhi poet and philosopher Spain Juan Boscán (c. 1490–1542) Garcilaso de la Vega (1503–1536) Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (1503–1575) Hernando de Acuña (c. 1520–1580) Baltasar del Alcázar (1590–1616) Francisco de Aldana (1537–1578) Gutierre de Cetina (1520 – c. 1557) Cristóbal de Castillejo (c. 1490–1550) Luis de León (1527–1591) San Juan de la Cruz (1542–1591) Alonso