List of Nepalese poets
This list of Nepalese poets consists of poets of Neplease ethnic, cultural or religious ancestry either born in Nepal or emigrated to Nepal from other regions of the world. == Nepali == Abhi Subedi – (born 1945) – poet, essayist, critic, columnist and playwright Amber Gurung – (1938–2016) – poet and musician, composer of the current national anthem Ashesh Malla – (born 1954) – poet, playwright and theater person Bhanubhakta Acharya – (1814–1868) – poet and translator, first translation of Ramayana from Sanskrit, honored with the title of Adikavi (The First Poet) Banira Giri – (1946–2021) – poet Bhim Nidhi Tiwari – (1911–1973) – poet Bhupi Sherchan – (1937–1990) – poet Bidhyanath Pokhrel – (1918–1994) – poet and politician Bimala Tumkhewa – (born 1978) – poet Bhuwan Dhungana – (born 1947) – poet and storywriter Chandani Shah – (1949–2001) – poet, queen of Nepal Dharanidhar Koirala – (1893–1980) – poet Dharma Ratna Yami – (1915–1975) Dharmachari Guruma – (1898–1978) Geeta Tripathee – (1972) – poet, lyricist and literary critic Girija Prasad Joshi – (1939–1987) – poet Gokul Joshi – (1987–2018 BS) Gopal Prasad Rimal – (1918–1973) – poet and playwright Gopal Yonzon – (1943–1997) – songwriter Gyandil Das – (1821–1883) – poet Hangyug Agyat – (born 1978) – poet Ishwor Ballav– (1937–2008) – poet Janak Prasad Humagain – (1937–2006) – poet Kedar Man Vyathit – poet (1914–1998) Krishna Bhooshan Bal – (1948–2012) – poet Krishnahari Baral – (born 1954) – poet and critic Kshetra Pratap Adhikary – (1943–2014) – poet Kul Bahadur KC – (1946–2013) – poet, laureate Lakshmi Prasad Devkota – (1909–1959) – poet, playwright and essayist Lekhnath Paudyal – (1885–1966) – poet, founding Father of twentieth–century Nepali poetry Madan Mohan Mishra – (1931–2013) – poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire – (1919–2020) – poet Mahananda Sapkota – (1896–1977) – poet and linguist Motiram Bhatta – (1866–1896) – poet and ghazalist Mukunda Sharan Upadhyaya – (born 1940) – poet Naba Raj Lamsal – (born 1969) – poet, radio journalist, and government official Nara Nath Acharya – (1906–1988) Neer Shah – (born 1951) Parijat – (1937–1993) – Nepali novelist, poet.