Poet traditionally held to represent a certain national culture
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Walt Whitman, often described as the United States' national poetLéopold Sédar SenghorDu FuFerdowsiRabindranath TagoreShota RustaveliMurasaki ShikibuJohann Wolfgang von GoethePetar II Petrović-NjegošWilliam ShakespeareAusiàs MarchDante AlighieriLuís de CamõesMiguel de CervantesJohan Ludvig RunebergAlexander PushkinLydia KoidulaMuhammad IqbalAdam MickiewiczNerudaTaras ShevchenkoCésar VallejoJános AranyRobert BurnsKazi Nazrul Islam
A national poet or national bard is a poet held by tradition and popular acclaim to represent the identity, beliefs and principles of a particular national culture.[1] The national poet as culture hero is a long-standing symbol, to be distinguished from successive holders of a bureaucratically-appointed poet-laureate office. The idea and honoring of national poets emerged primarily during Romanticism, as a figure that helped consolidation of the nation states, as it provided validation of their ethno-linguistic groups.[1]
Most national poets are historic figures, though a few contemporary writers working in relatively new or revived national literatures are also considered "national poets". Though not formally elected, national poets play a role in shaping a country's understanding of itself.[2] Some nations may have more than one national poet; the idea of a single one is always a simplification. It has been argued that a national poet "must write poetry that closely identifies with the nation's cause – or is thought to do so",[3] with an additional assumption being that "a national poet must write in a national language".[4]
The following is a list of nations, with their associated national poets. It is not a list of sovereign states or countries, though many of the nations listed may also be such. The terms "nation" (as cultural concept), "country" (as geographical concept) and "state" (as political concept) are not synonyms.
^ abNemoianu, Virgil (2002). Esterhammer, Angela (ed.). "'National Poets' in the Romantic Age: Emergence and Importance." Romantic Poetry. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 537. ISBN 9789027234506.
^"Our National Poets". Poets.org. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^John Neubauer, "Figures of National Poets", in Marcel Cornis-Pope and John Neubauer, eds., Figures of National Poets (2004), p. 11.
^Michael Baron, Language and Relationship in Wordsworth's Writing (1995), p. 13.
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