diff --git a/RMuseum/Controllers/GanjoorController.cs b/RMuseum/Controllers/GanjoorController.cs
index deb13154..e93196b2 100644
--- a/RMuseum/Controllers/GanjoorController.cs
+++ b/RMuseum/Controllers/GanjoorController.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,25 @@ namespace RMuseum.Controllers
     [Route("api/ganjoor")]
     public class GanjoorController : Controller
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// get list of poets
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="websitePoets"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        [HttpGet]
+        [Route("poets")]
+        [AllowAnonymous]
+        [ProducesResponseType((int)HttpStatusCode.OK, Type = typeof(GanjoorPoet[]))]
+        [ProducesResponseType((int)HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, Type = typeof(string))]
+        public async Task<IActionResult> GetPoets(bool websitePoets = true)
+        {
+            RServiceResult<GanjoorPoet[]> res =
+                await _ganjoorService.GetPoets(websitePoets);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(res.ExceptionString))
+                return BadRequest(res.ExceptionString);
+            return Ok(res.Result);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// get poem by id
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml b/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
index 3fe60245..24b8e439 100644
--- a/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
+++ b/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
@@ -615,6 +615,13 @@
             <param name="auditLogService">
             </param>
         </member>
+        <member name="M:RMuseum.Controllers.GanjoorController.GetPoets(System.Boolean)">
+            <summary>
+            get list of poets
+            </summary>
+            <param name="websitePoets"></param>
+            <returns></returns>
+        </member>
         <member name="M:RMuseum.Controllers.GanjoorController.GetPoemById(System.Int32)">
             <summary>
             get poem by id
@@ -4435,6 +4442,13 @@
             Ganjoor Poems Content Privider Service
             </summary>
         </member>
+        <member name="M:RMuseum.Services.IGanjoorService.GetPoets(System.Boolean)">
+            <summary>
+            Get List of poets
+            </summary>
+            <param name="websitePoets"></param>
+            <returns></returns>
+        </member>
         <member name="M:RMuseum.Services.IGanjoorService.GetPoemById(System.Int32)">
             <summary>
             get poem by id
@@ -5174,6 +5188,13 @@
             IGanjoorService implementation
             </summary>
         </member>
+        <member name="M:RMuseum.Services.Implementation.GanjoorService.GetPoets(System.Boolean)">
+            <summary>
+            Get List of poets
+            </summary>
+            <param name="websitePoets"></param>
+            <returns></returns>
+        </member>
         <member name="M:RMuseum.Services.Implementation.GanjoorService.GetPoemById(System.Int32)">
             <summary>
             get poem by id
diff --git a/RMuseum/Services/IGanjoorService.cs b/RMuseum/Services/IGanjoorService.cs
index 3f8e0a4f..defdd3a5 100644
--- a/RMuseum/Services/IGanjoorService.cs
+++ b/RMuseum/Services/IGanjoorService.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ namespace RMuseum.Services
     /// </summary>
     public interface IGanjoorService
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get List of poets
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="websitePoets"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        Task<RServiceResult<GanjoorPoet[]>> GetPoets(bool websitePoets);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// get poem by id
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/GanjoorService.cs b/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/GanjoorService.cs
index c6df4053..85913218 100644
--- a/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/GanjoorService.cs
+++ b/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/GanjoorService.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,29 @@ namespace RMuseum.Services.Implementation
     public class GanjoorService : IGanjoorService
     {
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get List of poets
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="websitePoets"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public async Task<RServiceResult<GanjoorPoet[]>> GetPoets(bool websitePoets)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                return new RServiceResult<GanjoorPoet[]>
+                    (
+                    await _context.GanjoorPoets
+                                    .Where(p => !websitePoets || p.Id < 200)
+                                    .OrderBy(p => p.Name)
+                                    .ToArrayAsync()
+                    );
+            }
+            catch(Exception exp)
+            {
+                return new RServiceResult<GanjoorPoet[]>(null, exp.ToString());
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// get poem by id
         /// </summary>