Mikhail Kuzmich Lukonin (Russian: Михаил Кузьмич Луконин; October 29, 1918 – August 4, 1976) was a Soviet and Russian poet, writer and war correspondent.
He was born in Kilinchi and in his youth worked in the Stalingrad Tractor Plant.
Initially influenced by the work of Vladimir Mayakovsky, Lukonin forged his own style later on.
Much of his poetry about the front was compiled in a volume titled Heartbeat (1948).
He was elected first secretary of the Moscow branch of the Union of Writers, but died soon after his appointment to this post.