List of South African poets

This is a list of noted South African poets, poets born or raised in South Africa, whether living there or overseas, and writing in one of the South African languages.

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A-C

• Tatamkulu Afrika
• Mike Alfred
• Ingrid Andersen
• Gabeba Baderoon
• Sinclair Beiles
• Robert Berold
• Vonani Bila
• Roy Blumenthal
• Herman Charles Bosman
• Breyten Breytenbach
• André Brink
• Dennis Brutus
• Guy Butler
• Roy Campbell
• Charl Cilliers
• Johnny Clegg
• Jack Cope
• Jeremy Cronin
• Patrick Cullinan
• Gary Cummiskey
• Sheila Cussons

D-G

• Achmat Dangor
• Ingrid de Kok
• Phillippa Yaa de Villiers
• Modikwe Dikobe
• Isobel Dixon
• Angifi Dladla
• Finuala Dowling
• I D du Plessis
• Koos du Plessis
• Elisabeth Eybers
• Kingsley Fairbridge
• Gus Ferguson
• Sheila Meiring Fugard
• Keith Gottschalk
• Stephen Gray
• Mafika Gwala

H-M

• Megan Hall
• Joan Hambidge
• Colleen Higgs
• Christopher Hope
• Peter Horn
• Allan Kolski Horwitz
• Alan James
• Wopko Jensma
• Liesl Jobson
• Sarah Johnson
• Ingrid Jonker
• Aryan Kaganof
• Anne Kellas
• Keorapetse Kgositsile
• Olga Kirsch
• Koos Kombuis
• Rustum Kozain
• Uys Krige
• Antjie Krog
• Anton Krueger
• Mazisi Kunene
• Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven
• C. Louis Leipoldt
• Douglas Livingstone
• Lindiwe Mabuza
• Don Maclennan
• Mzi Mahola
• Lucas Malan
• Eugene Marais
• Andrew Martens
• Lebogang Mashile
• John Mateer
• Don Mattera
• James Matthews
• Mzwakhe Mbuli
• Kim McClenaghan
• Michelle McGrane
• Sheila Meiring Fugard
• Joan Metelerkamp
• Ruth Miller
• Amitabh Mitra
• Natalia Molebatsi
• Kobus Moolman
• Isabella Motadinyane
• Seitlhamo Motsapi
• Casey Motsisi
• S.E.K. Mqhayi
• Oswald Mtshali

N-S

• Arthur Nortje
• D. J. Opperman
• William Plomer
• Karen Press
• Thomas Pringle
• N.S. Puleng
• Lesego Rampolokeng
• Azila Talit Reisenberger
• Robert Royston
• Gerard Rudolf
• Arja Salafranca
• Sipho Sepamla
• Mongane Wally Serote
• Ari Sitas
• Douglas Reid Skinner
• Adam Small
• Kelwyn Sole

T-Z

• Totius
• Ernst van Heerden
• Christopher van Wyk
• Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
• A.G. Visser
• Wayne Visser
• Gert Vlok Nel
• Crystal Warren
• Stephen Watson
• Mary Morison Webster
• George Weideman
• Athol Williams
• David Wright
• Makhosazana Xaba

See also

• List of poets
• List of South African writers
• South African literature
• South African poetry