List of Maltese-language poets

This is a list of Maltese-language poets, together with some of their best-known poems.

Poets

  • Pietru Caxaro (died 1485) – The first noted Maltese poet
  • Ġan Franġisk Bonamico (1639–1680)
  • Gioacchino Navarro (1748–1813)
  • Patri Fidiel, (c. 1762–1824)
  • Mons. Ludovik Mifsud Tommasi (1796–1879) – Canon of the Collegiate of Cospicua
  • Ġan Anton Vassallo (1817–1868)
  • Ġużè Muscat Azzopardi (1853–1927)
  • Manwel Dimech (1860–1921)
  • Dun Karm Psaila (1871–1961)
  • Rużar Briffa (1906–1963)
  • Anton Buttigieg (1912–1983)
  • Marjanu Vella (1927–1988)
  • Pawlu Aquilina (born 1929)
  • Rigu Bovingdon (born 1942)
  • Joe Friggieri (born 1946)
  • Oliver Friggieri (1947–2020)
  • Ray Buttigieg (born 1955)
  • Immanuel Mifsud (born 1967)
  • Nadia Mifsud (born 1976)
  • Claudia Gauci (born 1976)
  • Clare Azzopardi (born 1977)
  • Elizabeth Grech (born 1978)
  • Leanne Ellul (born 1989)
  • Elena Cardona (born ?)
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References

  • Il-Poeżija Maltija, an anthology by Oliver Friggieri, Malta University Publishers.