Polish poetry has a centuries-old history, similar to the Polish literature.
Prominent Polish poets include
Marcin Bielski (1495–1575); Polish historian, chronicler, writer and Renaissancesatirical poet,[1] first to use Polish, hence his designation as the father of Polish prose
Mikołaj Rej (1505–1569); first Polish author to write exclusively in Polish and described as a "father of Polish literature"
Jan Kochanowski (1530–1584); commonly regarded as the greatest Polish poet before Adam Mickiewicz