21st-century American women poets

Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music is noted for its melancholic exploration of glamor and romance, with frequent references to pop culture and 1950s–1970s Americana. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV Europe Music Awards, two Brit Awards, two Billboard Women in Music awards, and a Satellite Award, in addition to nominations for 11 Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Variety honored her at their Hitmakers Awards for being "one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the 21st century". In 2023, Rolling Stone placed Del Rey on their list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time", while Rolling Stone UK named her as the "greatest American songwriter of the 21st century".

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

Albanian American actress and author

Patricia Lee Smith is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, author, and photographer. Her 1975 debut album Horses made her an influential member of the New York City–based punk rock movement. Smith has fused rock and poetry in her work. In 1978, her most widely known song, "Because the Night," co-written with Bruce Springsteen, reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number five on the UK Singles Chart.

American author and activist (1952–2021)

American poet, essayist and feminist (1929–2012)

American neo-soul singer

American poet and activist

American actress and writer

American poet (1935–2019)

writer from the United States

American actress and musician

American writer, poet, novelist, critic (1949–2024)

American musician

author, poet, and naturalist

Chicana cultural theory, feminist theory, and queer theory (1942-2004)

American poet (1934-2020)

American singer-songwriter

American poet and author

Dominican-American poet, novelist, essayist (born 1950)

American poet, writer and activist

American actress, activist (b. 1964)

American Poet Laureate

American singer, author and actress

poet, scholar, and writer (1951-2018)

American writer (born 1979)

American poet

American poet

American poet, author, performer, and political activist

American poet (1945-)

Akiane Kramarik (; born July 9, 1994) is an American poet and painter. She began drawing at the age of four. Kramarik's best-known painting is Prince of Peace, which she completed at the age of eight.

Filipino-American playwright, writer, poet, storyteller, musician, multimedia performance artist

Somali-American writer (1971-)

American poet

American poet, essayist, playwright, and the president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation since 2018. (born 1962)

American poet and author

American writer

American mathematician

American writer (born 1942)

American poet (born 1947)

American poet and scholar

African American artist (born 1939)

American writer

American Tlingit writer and poet (1927–2017)

American singer

German-American poet and translator (1924-2020)

American Nigerian singer

British-Indian writer

lesbian Polish-American author, activist

poet

American poet

American poet, translator, and essayist (born 1968)

American writer

Palestinian-American writer

American poet

American poet

American writer

American poet and essayist

Chickasaw writer

Αmerican writer (1907-2005)