Poetry

Lyric poetry is a formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person.The term derives from a form of Ancient Greek literature, the lyric, which was defined by its musical accompaniment, usually on a stringed instrument known as a lyre. The term owes its importance in literary theory to the division developed by Aristotle between three broad categories of poetry: lyrical,dramatic, and epic.
Marathi poets
Samarth Ramdas, wrote Manache Shlok; known as the Guru of Shivaji Maharaj

Sant Dnyaneshwar, also known as "Sant Jñāneshwar" and "Jñanadeva" (1275–1296), saint, poet, philosopher and yogi

Eknath or Eknāth (1533–1599), poet and scholar

Tukaram (birth-year estimates range from 1577–-1609 – died 1650)

Keshav Pandit, also known as Keshav Pandit or Keshav Bhat Pandit (died 1690), religious official under Chhatrapati Shivaji, poet and Sanskrit scholar

Raghunath Pandit

Suresh Bhat 1932–2003), known as GhazalSamrat (Emperor of ghazals) for his exposition of that form

Namdeo Dhasal (born 1949), poet, writer, journalist, editor and Dalit activist

Manohar Oak (born 1933), poet and novelist

Arun Kolatkar (born 1931 or 1932), poet who wrote both in Marathi and English; also a graphic designer

Bahinabai Chaudhari (1880–1951), illiterate poet whose son wrote down her poems for her

Tryambak Bapuji Thombre "Balkavi"

Vilas Sarang (born 1942), writer, critic, translator and poet

Kusumagraj, pen name of Vishnu Vāman Shirwādkar (1912–1999), poet, writer and humanist

P. S. Rege (1910–1978), poet, playwright, fiction writer and academic

Shanta Shelke (1922–2002), poet, journalist, professor, composer, story writer, translator, writer of children's literature

Hemant Divate (born 1967), poet, editor of Abhidhanantar magazine, translator

Hridaynath Mangeshkar(born 1937), eminent poet and composer of songs mainly in Marathi and Hindi

Manya Joshi (born 1972), Marathi poet

Mangesh Narayanrao Kale (born 1966), poet, editor, critic and translator

Saleel Wagh (born 1967), poet, translator, critic

G. D. Madgulkar, popularly known in his home state of Maharashtra by his initials, Ga Di Ma (1919–1977), poet, lyricist, writer and actor; older brother of writer Venkatesh Madgulkar

Poet Borkar, Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar, also known as "Baki-baab" (1910–1984), wrote mostly in Marathi but with numerous works in Konkani

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883–1966), revolutionary freedom fighter, ideologue and thinker who composed mainly poems and songs of nationalist and revolutionary sentiments

Varjesh Solanki (born 1967), award-winning Marathi poet

Vasant Abaji Dahake (born 1942), poet, novelist, playwright, artist, and critic

Bhau Panchbhai, poet and dalit activist

Mangesh Padgaonkar (born 1929), Marathi poet and recipient Maharahtra Bhushan Award

Marathi poets who written in English
A. J. Thomas (born 1952), poet, editor

A. K. Ramanujan (1929–1993), poet and scholar of Indian literature who wrote in both English and Kannada

Abhay K (born 1980), poet, diplomat, writer, author and artist

Agha Shahid Ali (1949–2001), Kashmiri-American poet writing in English

Amit Chaudhuri (born 1962), author and poet writing in English

Amol Redij (born 1977), English poet and writer

Arun Kolatkar (1932–2004), Indian poet writings in English and Marathi

Arundhathi Subramaniam, poet and writer and web editor writing in English

Arvind Krishna Mehrotra (born 1947), Indian poet, anthologist, literary critic and translator writing in English

Bibhu Padhi (born 1951), poet, translator and critic writing in English

C. P. Surendran, poet, novelist and editor writing in English

D. C. Chambial, Indian English poet, editor and critic

Eunice De Souza (also "Eunice de Souza" (born 1940)), Indian poet, literary critic and novelist writing in English

Feroze Varun Gandhi (born 1980), poet, politician and columnist

G. S. Sharat Chandra (1935–2000), author and poet writing in English

Gieve Patel (born 1940), Indian poet, playwright and painter who practised to be a general physician writing in English

Gopi Kottoor (born 1956), Indian poet, playwright, translator writing in English

Hemant Mohapatra, poet writing in English

Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1809–1831), Indian poet

Jagannath Prasad Das (born 1936), also known as J P Das, award-winning poet in English and Oriya

Jayanta Mahapatra (born 1924), poet, critic, arts scholar, and curator writing in English

Jeet Thayil(born 1959), poet, novelist, editor

Kamala Das also known as "Kamala Suraiya" (born 1934), writer and poet in English and Malayalam

Keki Daruwalla, Indian poet writing in English

K. V. Dominic (born 1956), Indian poet, short story writer, critic and editor

Makarand Paranjape (born 1960), Indian poet writing in English

Mani Rao (born 1965), Indian poet writing in English

Meena Kandasamy (born 1984), writer, poet, translator and activist

Michael Madhusudan Dutt (1824–1873), poet and dramatist

Nissim Ezekiel (1924–2004), Indian poet, playwright and art critic and editor writing in English

Nalini Priyadarshni (1974), Indian poet, writer, and critic in English

Nandini Sahu (1973), Indian poet, writer, and critic writing in English

Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 1969), author, novelist and poetry writing in English and Hindi

P. Lal (1929–2010), Indian poet, translator, professor and publisher; also the founder and publisher of Writers Workshop in Calcutta, India

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (born 1936), Indian poet writing in English

Pritish Nandy (born 1951), Indian poet, journalist, politician, television personality and film producer writing in English

R. Parthasarathy, Indian poet, translator, critic, and editor writing in English

Rafey Habib, Indian-born poet and scholar of literature

Raman Mundair, poet, writer, artist and playwright writing in English

Yuyutsu Sharma (born 1960), poet, editor and translator, writes in English

Ranjit Hoskote (born 1969), Indian poet, art critic, cultural theorist and independent curator writing in English

Robin S Ngangom. Indian poet writing in English

Rukmini Bhaya Nair Indian poet and theorist, writing in English

Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949). Indian poet writing in English

Shahzad A. Rizvi (born 1937, Gwalior), author, scholar and poet writing in English and Urdu

Shiv Kumar Indian poet, playwright, novelist, short story writer

Shreekumar Varma (born 1955), newspaper columnist, poet, novelist writing in English

Smita Agarwal (born 1958), Indian poet, critic, educator, and singer
Som Ranchan (born 1932), Indian poet and novelist writing in English

Sri Aurobindo (Sri Ôrobindo, 1872–1950), Indian English poet, philosopher, and yogiwriting in English

Subhash Misra (born 1955)

Sudeep Sen, Indian poet and editor writing in English

Tabish Khair (born 1966), poet, novelist and essayist

Tapan Kumar Pradhan (born 1972), activist, essayist and poet in English and Oriya

Tishani Doshi (born 1975)

T.K. Doraiswamy (Nakulan (1921–2007), poet, novelist, translator and professor of English

T. Vasudeva Reddy (born 1943), poet, novelist, critic and professor of English

Toru Dutt (1856–1877). Indian poet, wrote in English and French

Vihang A. Naik (born 1969), Indian poet

Vikram Seth (born 1952), Indian novelist and poet

Hindi poets

Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556–1627), composer, poet, and produced books on astrology

Amir Khusrow (1253–1325), musician, scholar and poet

Ashok Chakradhar (1951– ), author and poet

Atul Kumar (Writer) (1995– ), author and poet

Bhawani Prasad Mishra (1913–1985), poet and author

Dharmveer Bharti (1926–1997), poet, author, playwright and social thinker

Gulzar (1934– ), poet, lyricist, film director

Geet Chaturvedi (1977– ), poet, short story author and journalist

Gopal Singh Nepali (1911–1963), poet of Hindi literature and lyricist of Bollywood

Gopaldas Neeraj (1924– ), poet and author

Gulab Khandelwal (1924– ), poetry including some in Urdu and English

Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003), poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge)

Hemant Shesh (1952– ), writer, poet and civil servant

Rambhadracharya (1950– ), religious leader, educationist and scholar

Jagdish Gupt (1924–2001), Chhayavaadliterary movement poet

Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), novelist, playwright, poet

Javed Akhtar (1945– ), poet, lyricist and scriptwriter

Jwalamukhi (1938–2008), poet, novelist, writer and political activist

Kabir (1440–1518), mystic poet and saintof India

Kaka Hathrasi (1906–1995), satirist andhumorist poet

Kedarnath Agarwal (1911–2000), Hindi language poet and littérateur

Kedarnath Singh (1934– ), poet, critic and essayist

Keshavdas (1555–1617), best known for his Rasik Priya, a pioneering work of the riti kaal

Kripalu Maharaj (1922–2013), spiritual master and poet

Krishan Kumar Sharma "Rasik" (1983– ),Hindi, Punjabi, English and Urdu poet and writer

Kumar Vishwas (1970– ), poet and professor

Kunwar Narayan (1927– ), poet

Kanwal Ziai (1927–2011)

Mahadevi Varma (1906–1987), poet, woman's activist and educationist

Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1964), poet, politician, dramatist, translator

Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889–1968), Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and journalist

Meera (1498–1547), mystic singer and composer of Bhajans

Mohan Rana (1964– ), poet

Murari Lal Sharma Neeras (1936– ), poet and educator

Naresh Mehta, poet and playwright

Nagarjun (1911–1998), poet, writer, essayist, novelist

Nawal Kishore Dhawal (1911–1964), writer, poet, proofreader, editor, critic, journalist and author

Neelam Saxena Chandra (b 1969), poet, writer, novelist

Parichay Das, writer and editor and contemporary Bhojpuri poetry

Pawan Karan (1964– ), poet, writer, editor, and journalist

Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908–1974), poet, essayist and academic

Ramesh Chandra Jha (1925–1994 ), poet, novelist and freedom fighter

Rustam Singh (born 1955), poet, philosopher, translator and editor

Ravindra Prabhat (1969– ), author and poet

Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911–1987), poet, writer, novelist, journalist, traveller

Shivmangal Singh Suman (1915–2002), poet and academician

Shail Chaturvedi (1936–2007), poet, humorist, lyricist, actor

Sri Lal Sukla (1925–2011), author, writer

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904–1948), poet

Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil' (1936–1975), poet

Sumitranandan Pant (1900–1975),Chhayavaad poetry, verse plays and essays

Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (1899–1961), poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer

Suryakumar Pandey (Born 1954), poet, writer

Tara Singh, poet

Teji Grover (born 1955), Hindi poet, fiction writer, translator and painter

Tulsidas (1497/1532–1623), poet-saint, reformer and philosopher

Tribhuvan (born 1964), poet, writer, and journalist

Uday Prakash (1952– ), scholar, poet, journalist, translator and short story writer

Valmiki, poet-saint, author of the epicRamayana

Sahir Ludhianvi, lyricist, poet from Punjab (Ludhiana)

Padma Sachdev, poet, novelist (Hindi and Dogri language)

Prasoon Joshi


विनवताना तुला कदाचित
डोळ्यांमध्ये पाणी नसेल,
आज थोडं समजून घे
पाऊस आहे थोडा आपला
अश्रूंऐवजी आज जरा
त्याच्यातच भिजून घे.
आजचा दिवस होऊन बघशील
मोग-याचा गंध हलका
हळव्या रात्री जागवणारा?
आजचा दिवस होऊन बघशील
आतुरलेला कृष्णमेघ
आतल्या आत पाझरणारा!
झगमग आहेच सतत
रोजचंच आहे हे वेड
आता, चमकण्याचं पिसं
हसत हसत जळताना
आजच्या पुरतं विझू देशील
हवं तेव्हा, हवं तसं?

- स्पृहा.


Nakalat tu mazya manat bhirbhirto
Themb themb panyat tu darvalto
Mahit nahi mala tu ahes ke nahi
Tu kadhi varayt kadhi manat bhirbhirto
Tula pahanya maan sayrabhayr gurfate
Tula pahata sagla visarte ani fakt tula pahate maan maze

Prachi Kirdat