Poets who wrote or write much of their poetry in Slovene. • : Fran Albreht (1889–1965) • : Vera Albreht (1895–1971) • : Anton Aškerc (1856–1912) • : France Balantič (1921–1943) • : Nevin Birsa (1947–2003) • : Matej Bor (1913–1993) • : Ivan Cankar (1876–1918) • : Anica Černej (1900–1944) • : Aleš Debeljak (1961–2016) • : Karel Destovnik (1922–1944) • : Pavel Golia (1887–1959) • : Alojz Gradnik (1882–1968) • : Niko Grafenauer (born 1940) • : Simon Gregorčič (1844–1906) • : Igo Gruden (1893–1948) • : Paula Gruden (1921–2014) • : Ivan Hribovšek (1923–1945) • : Miran Jarc (1900–1942) • : Urban Jarnik (1784–1844) • : Jože Javoršek (1920–1990) • : Simon Jenko (1835–1869) • : Vida Jeraj (1860–1932) • : Janoš Kardoš (1801–1875) • : Dragotin Kette (1876–1899) • : Mile Klopčič (1905–1984) • : Edvard Kocbek (1904–1981) • : Srečko Kosovel (1904–1926) • : Taja Kramberger (born 1970) • : Meta Kušar (born 1952) • : Fran Levstik (1831–1887) • : Rudolf Maister (1874–1934) • : Svetlana Makarovič (born 1939) • : Karel Mauser (1918–1977) • : Janez Menart (1929–2004) • : Ivan Minatti (1924–2012) • : Josip Murn (1879–1901) • : Anton Novačan (1887–1951) • : Josip Osti (1945–2021) • : Iztok Osojnik (born 1951) • : Lili Novy (1885–1958) • : Odon Peterka (1925–1945) • : Anton Podbevšek (1898–1981) • : Tone Polda (1917–1945) • : France Prešeren (1800–1849) • : Franček Rudolf (born 1944) • : Tomaž Šalamun (born 1941) • : Jakob Savinšek (1922–1961) • : Tone Seliškar (1900–1969) • : Jože Šerjak (1918–1945) • : Selma Skenderović (2001–) • : Anton Martin Slomšek (1800–1862) • : Jože Snoj (born 1934) • : Jožef Stefan (1835–1893) • : Aleš Šteger (born 1973) • : Josip Stritar (1836–1923) • : Gregor Strniša (1929–1987) • : Vladimir Truhlar (1919–1977) • : Josipina Turnograjska (1833–1854) • : Janez Vesel (1798–1884) • : Anton Vodnik (1901–1965) • : France Vodnik (1903–1986) • : Valentin Vodnik (1758–1819) • : Stanko Vraz (1810–1851) • : Dane Zajc (1929–2005) • : Katka Zupančič (1889–1967) • : Oton Župančič (1878–1949)