Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
Works published
- Lady Mary Chudleigh, Poems upon Several Occasions
- William Congreve, A Hymn to Harmony
- Daniel Defoe:
- A true collection of the writings of the author of the True Born English-man
- A Hymn to the Funeral Sermon, published anonymously, has been attributed to Defoe
- More Reformation: A satyr upon himself
- Sarah Fyge Egerton, Poems on Several Occasions, prefatory verses by Susanna Centlivre
- Bernard Mandeville, Some Fables After the Easie and Familiar Method of Monsieur de la Fontaine, published anonymously
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- March 5 (n. s.) â€" Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (died 1768)
- June 28 (n.s.) â€" John Wesley (died 1791), cleric and Christian theologian who was the founder of Methodism, psalmist and hymnist
- October 2 â€" Fukuda Chiyo-ni, or Kaga no Chiyo, åƒä»£å°¼ (died 1775), Japanese poet of the Edo period and a prominent haiku poet (a woman)
- Also:
- Henry Brooke (died 1783), Irish poet, novelist and dramatist
- Robert Dodsley (died 1764), English bookseller, poet, dramatist and anthologist
- Approximate date â€" Samuel Boyse (died 1749), Irish poet
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- January - William Chamberlayne (born 1619), English poet and playwright
- October 14 - Thomas Kingo (born 1634), Danish bishop, poet and hymn-writer
See also
- Poetry
- List of years in poetry
- List of years in literature
- 18th century in poetry
- 18th century in literature
Notes
- [1] "A Timeline of English Poetry" Web page of the Representative Poetry Online Web site, University of Toronto