Ellery Akers, American poet, born 1946
Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet, born 1937
Anna Akhmatova, Russian poet, born 1889
Francisco Alarcon, American poet, born 1954
Rafael Alberti, Spanish poet, born 1902
Abigail Albrecht, poet
Rosa Alcala, American poet
Louisa May Alcott, American poet, born 1832
Claribel Alegria, Nicaraguan poet, born 1924
Elizabeth Alexander, American poet, born 1962
Sherman Alexie, Jr., Native American poet, born 1966
Yehuda Alharizi, Spanish Jewish rabbi, poet, born 1165
Agha Shahid Ali, Indian born poet, born 1949
Sarah Ghazal Ali, Pakistani poet
