This is a list of Danish poets, including those who are Danish by nationality or who write in the Danish language (years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry) article): A Christen Lauridsen Aagaard (1616–1664) Emil Aarestrup (1800–1856) Werner Hans Frederik Abrahamson (1744–1812) Naja Marie Aidt (born 1963), poet and writer Arvid Andersen Benny Andersen (1929), songwriter, poet, author, composer, pianist; a member of the Danish Academy since 1972, and "probably Denmark's most popular poet", according to DR, the Danish public broadcasting organization. Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), poet and author Vita Andersen (1944–2021), writer and poet Kristian Arentzen (1823–1899) Anders Arrebo (1587–1637) B Jens Baggesen (1764–1826) Solvej Balle (born 1962) Otto Benzon (1856–1927) Harald Bergstedt (1877–1965) writer, novelist, playwright and a poet Vilhelm Bergsøe (1835–1911) Kristen Bjørnkjær (born 1943) Thorkild Bjørnvig (1918–2004) Steen Steensen Blicher (1782–1848), author and poet Karen Blixen, who also wrote under the pen name Isak Dinesen (1885–1962) Thomas Boberg (born 1960) Anders Bording (1619–1677), poet and journalist Poul Borum (1934–1996) Anne-Louise Bosmans (born 1978) Jørgen Gustava Brandt (1929–2006) Per Aage Brandt (born 1944) Rudolf Broby-Johansen, also known as "R. Broby-Johansen" (1900–1987) Hans Adolph Brorson (1694–1764), bishop and hymn writer Friederike Brun (1765–1835) Malthe Conrad Bruun (1755–1826), Danish-French geographer, journalist and poet Suzanne Brøgger (born 1944) Julia Butschkow (born 1978), writer, playwright and poet Ludvig Bødtcher (1793–1874) Emil Bønnelycke (1893–1953) C Inger Christensen (1935–2009), poet, novelist and essayist Sophus Claussen (1865–1931), poet and writer Paul la Cour (1902–1956) D Erik Bøgh (1822)–1899), poet and composer Tove Ditlevsen (1917–1976) Poul Dons, also known as "Povel Dons" (1783–1843) Christian Dorph Holger Drachmann (1846–1908), poet and playwright Ove Christian Drejer (1806–1836) E Dorthem Engelbretsdatter, also known as Dorthem Engebretsdatter (1634–1716) Inge Eriksen (born 1935)] Jesper Ewald (1893–1969), author, journalist, translator and poet Johannes Ewald (1743–1781), playwright and poet F Peter Faber (1810-1877) Christian Falster (1690–1752), poet and philologist Jens Fink-Jensen (born 1956), poet, author, photographer, composer and architect G Duna Ghali (born 1963) Otto Gelsted (1888–1968) Christian Graugaard (born 1967) Simon Grotrian (born 1961) N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783–1872), teacher, writer, poet, philosopher, historian, pastor and politician H Henriette Hanck (1807-1846) Carsten Hauch (1790–1872) Henrik Have (born 1946) Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1791–1860) Peter Andreas Heiberg (1758–1841), author, philologist and poet Piet Hein (1905–1996), poet and scientist Johannes Helms (1828–1895), writer, poet and schoolmaster Henrik Hertz (1797–1870) Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), Norwegian-born poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright who spent most