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 Kajuh (1922–1944)
- Pavel Golia (1887–1959)
- Alojz Gradnik (1882–1968)
- Niko Grafenauer (b. 1940)
- Simon Gregorčič (1844–1906)
- Igo Gruden (1893–1948)
- Paula Gruden (1921–2014)
- Miran Jarc (1900–1942)
- Urban Jarnik (1784–1844)
- Jože Javoršek (1920–1990)
- Simon Jenko (1835–1869)
- Janoš Kardoš (1801–1875)
- Dragotin Kette (1876–1899)
- Mile Klopčič (1905–1984)
- Edvard Kocbek (1904–1981)
- Srečko Kosovel (1904–1926)
- Janez Vesel (1798–1884)
- Taja Kramberger (b. 1970)
- Meta Kušar (b. 1952)
- Fran Levstik (1831–1887)
- Rudolf Maister (1874–1934)
- Svetlana Makarovič (b. 1939)
- Janez Menart (1929–2004)
- Ivan Minatti (1924–2012)
- Josip Murn Aleksandrov (1879–1901)
- Anton Novačan (1887–1951)
- Josip Osti (b. 1945)
- Iztok Osojnik (b. 1951)
- Lili Novy (1885–1958)
- Anton Podbevšek (1898–1981)
- France Prešeren (1800–1849)
- Franček Rudolf (b. 1944)
- Tomaž Šalamun (b. 1941)
- Jakob Savinšek (1922–1961)
- Tone Seliškar (1900–1969)
- Anton Martin Slomšek (1800–1862)
- Jože Snoj (b. 1934)
- Jožef Stefan (1835–1893)
- Aleš Šteger (b. 1973)
- Josip Stritar (1836–1923)
- Gregor Strniša (1929–1987)
- Vladimir Truhlar (1919–1977)
- Josipina Turnograjska (1833–1854)
- 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)
See also
- List of Slovenian writers
- Slovenian literature
- List of Slovenian writers and poets in Hungary
- List of Slovenes
- List of poets