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- Ma'rifaSufi term for spiritual knowledge
- MacabreArtistic theme of death and decay
- Machado de AssisBrazilian writer (1839–1908)
- Maghar, IndiaMaghar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sant Kabir Nagar district in the Indian state of
- MahdaviaMahdavia, Mahdaviyya or Mahdavism, is an Islamic movement founded by Syed Muhammad Jaunpur
- MalamatiyyaSufi mystic order in Sunni Islam
- Mandarin squareA mandarin square (Chinese: 補子), also known as a rank badge, was a large embroidered badge
- Manuel BandeiraManuel Carneiro de Sousa Bandeira Filho (April 19, 1886 – October 13, 1968) was a Brazilia
- Maqam (Sufism)Spiritual state in Sufi development
- Marcel GauchetFrench historian, philosopher, and sociologist
- Marcel ProustFrench novelist, literary critic, and essayist (1871–1922)
- Margaret AtwoodCanadian writer (born 1939)
- Marie-Cessette DumasMarie-Cessette Dumas was a female slave in the French colony of Saint Domingue. She was th
- Mario Vargas LlosaPeruvian novelist and writer (1936–2025)
- Mark TwainAmerican author and humorist (1835–1910)
- Mark VonnegutMark Vonnegut (born May 11, 1947) is an American pediatrician and author. He is the son of
- Marquis de SadeFrench writer and nobleman (1740–1814)
- Martha's Vineyard Poet LaureateThe concept of the position of Martha's Vineyard Poet Laureate was formally initiated in 2
- Mary Cadwalader Rawle JonesMary Cadwalader Rawle Jones (December 12, 1850 – September 22, 1935) was an American autho
- Mary ShelleyEnglish writer (1797–1851)
- Mary Welsh HemingwayMary Welsh Hemingway (née Welsh; April 5, 1908 – November 26, 1986) was an American journa
- Matsuo BashōJapanese poet (1644–1694)
- Maxim GorkyRussian and Soviet writer (1868–1936)
- Maya AngelouAmerican writer and activist (1928–2014)
- Metropolitan Borough of KensingtonThe Metropolitan Borough of Kensington was a metropolitan borough in the County of London
- Mevlâna MuseumTomb and memorial to the poet Rumi
- Mevlevi OrderSufi order in Islam
- Michel de MontaigneFrench author and philosopher (1533–1592)
- Mickiewicz (crater)Mickiewicz is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical
- Miguel de CervantesSpanish writer (1547–1616)
- Mikhail BulgakovRussian and Soviet author (1891–1940)
- Mikhail LermontovRussian writer, poet and painter (1814–1841)
- Mikhail SholokhovRussian writer (1905–1984)
- Mir Taqi MirIndian poet (1723–1810)
- MirabaiHindu mystic poet (1499–1546)
- Miracles (book)Miracles is a book written by C. S. Lewis, originally published in 1947 and revised in 196
- Miss MarpleFictional character in Agatha Christie stories
- Moderate Republicans (France, 1848–1870)Parliamentary group in the French Second Republic
- Moderate Republicans (France, 1871–1901)French liberal political faction
- Modernist poetryPoetry written in Modernist tradition
- MolièreFrench playwright and actor (1622–1673)
- Monument to Federico García LorcaFederico García Lorca or the Monument to Federico García Lorca is an instance of public ar
- Mount VaeaMount Vaea is a 472 m summit overlooking Apia, the capital of Samoa located on the north c
- Mouride OrderSufi mystic order in Sunni Islam
- Muhammad IqbalIslamic philosopher and poet (1877–1938)
- MuraqabahSufi method of meditation
- Murasaki ShikibuJapanese novelist and poet (c. 973 – c. 1014)
- Mystery fictionLiterary genre