Italian Poet is a term that encompasses three of the most famous poets in Italian literature: DANTE, Petrarch, and Tasso. DANTE Alighieri (5 letters) was an Italian poet, philosopher, and political thinker who wrote the epic poem Divine Comedy. Francesco Petrarch (8 letters) was an Italian scholar, poet, and humanist who is considered the father of Humanism and the founder of modern Italian language. Torquato Tasso (5 letters) was an Italian poet of the 16th century who wrote the epic poem Jerusalem Delivered. All three of these poets are considered to be some of the greatest Italian poets of all time.