List of Yiddish-language poets

Poets who wrote, or write, much or all of their poetry in the Yiddish language include:

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Moyshe Altman

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Der Nister (Pinchus Kahanovich)
Celia Dropkin

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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
Pincus Goodman
Chaim Grade
Eliezer Greenberg
Uri Zvi Greenberg

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Reuben Iceland

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Mani Leib
H. Leivick (1888-1962), born in Russia, emigrated to the United States; called "foremost" Yiddish poet and dramatist^[3]
Abraham Liessin (1872-1948), American^[3]
Moshe Lifshits (1894-1940)^[5]
Malka Locker
A. Lutzky

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Rikuda Potash
Gabriel Preil (alternative English spelling: "Gabriel Preyl") ^[1]

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Dora Teitelboim^[13]
Malka Heifetz Tussman^[14]

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Miryem Ulinover^[15]

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Leyb Vaserman^[1]

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Morris Winchevsky

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Yehoash (Blumgarten)

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List of Yiddish-language poets

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