Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Events Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski is appointed poeta laureatus by the Pope

Works published

Great Britain John Abbot, , only two of the five books were publishedCox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, Robert Aylet, [sic], published anonymously Samuel Daniel, William Drummond, (see also A Midnights Trance 1619) George Wither, The Hymnes and Songs of the Church, published anonymously; music by Orlando Gibbons; there were several editions this year

Other Agrippa d'Aubigné, Nouvelle édition des Tragiques, France Michelangelo Buonarroti, Rime di Michelagnolo Buonarroti raccolte da Michelagnolo suo nipote, Florence: Giunti; ItalyRyan, Christopher, "Bibliography of Works Cited", p 304 in The poetry of Michelangelo: an Introduction, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1998, , retrieved via Google Books May 17, 2009 Martin Opitz, Lob des Feldlebens, Germany Théophile de Viau, Les Amours tragiques de Pyrame et Thisbé, France

Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: Mei Qing (died 1697), Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (died 1673), English aristocrat, poet and writer

Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: March 29 – Scévole de Sainte-Marthe (born 1536), French poet April 21 – Nicolas Coeffeteau (born 1574), French theologian, poet and historian July/August – Tulsidas, तुलसीदास, also known as Gosvāmī Tulsīdās and Tulasī Dāsa (born 1497 or 1532), Awadhi poet and philosopher November – Giles Fletcher (born 1586), English poet chiefly known for the allegorical poem Christ's Victory and Triumph Gaspar Aguilar (born 1561), Spanish poet and dramatist Jean de La Ceppède (born 1548), French poet Francesc Vicent Garcia (born 1582), Catalan poet Alonso de Ledesma, (born 1552, according to many sources,One of many that give 1552 as the birth year: Hills, Elijah Clarence, and Sylvanus Griswold Morley, Modern Spanish lyrics, p xxv, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1913, retrieved via Google Books on June 30, 2009 or 1562, according to many othersOne of many that give 1562 as the birth year: González Mas, Ezequiel, Historia de la literatura española, p 5, Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1989 retrieved via Google Books on June 30, 2009) Spanish Hieronim Morsztyn (born 1581), Polish poet

See also

Poetry

Notes