List of Yiddish-language poets
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Poets who wrote, or write, much or all of their poetry in the Yiddish language include:
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B
- Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim
- Rachel Baumvoll
- Olexander Beyderman
- Israil Bercovici
- Hayim Nahman Bialik
- Moishe Broderzon
- Srul Bronshtein
C
D
E
F
G
- Mordechai Gebirtig
- Aron Glantz-Leieles, alternative English spelling: Glanz-Leyeles (1899–1968), Polish native and Yiddish poet writing in the United States[3]
- Jacob Glatstein (alternative English spelling: Yankev Glatshteyn)[1]
- Hirsh Glick
- Abraham Goldfaden
- Chaim Grade
- Uri Zvi Greenberg
H
K
- Pinchus Kahanovich (Der Nister)
- Itzhak Katzenelson
- Emmanuil Kazakevich
- Moyshe Kulbak
- Leib Kvitko
L
- H. Leivick (1888-1962), born in Russia, emigrated to the United States; called "foremost" Yiddish poet and dramatist[3]
- Mani Leib
- Moshe Lifshits (1894-1940)[4]
- Abraham Lyessin (1872-1948), American[3]
M
N
O
P
- Gabriel Preil (alternative English spelling: "Gabriel Preyl") [1]
R
- Avrom Reyzen (Abraham Reisen)
- Abraham Regelson
- Chava Rosenfarb[1]
- Morris Rosenfeld
S
- Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman
- Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath
- Meyer Shtiker[1]
- Fradl Shtok
- Abraham Nahum Stencl
- Jacob Sternberg
- Abraham Sutzkever
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Z
References
- ^ a b c d e f Britannica Book of the Year 1967, 1967 (for events of 1966), "Literature" section, "Jewish" subsection, "Yiddish" sub-subsection, page 493
- ^ Liptzin, Sol, A History of Yiddish Literature, Jonathan David Publishers, Middle Village, NY, 1972, ISBN 0-8246-0124-6, pp.352-353.
- ^ a b c Kravitz, Nathaniel, "3,000 Years of Hebrew Literature", Chicago: Swallow Press Inc., 1972, Appendix B ("Other Hebrew Writers and Scholars"), pp 555-559
- ^ Reyzen, Zalman 1927: Leksikon fun der yidisher literatur : Prese un filologye. Vol. II, Vilnius. Zalmen Zilbertsvayg, Jacob Mestel: Leksikon fun yidishen teater. Vol. II, 1934, Column 1130 ff. The Hebrew Actors Union of America. Warsaw; Samuel Niger, Jacob Shatzky: Leksikon fun der nayer yidisher literatur. Vol. V, 1963, Col. 220 ff. New York.