Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
Tuscan poet Vincenzo da Filicaja becomes governor of Volterra.
Works
Aphra Behn - The Unfortunate Happy Lady
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, Poems, (&c.) On Several Occasions: with Valentinian; a Tragedy, London: Printed by Jacob Tonson, posthumously published
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: July 14 – William Oldys (died 1761), English antiquary, bibliographer and poet Matthew Green (died 1737), English writer of light verse and customs official
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: January 3 – Mary Mollineux (born c.1651), English poet August 9 – Wacław Potocki (born 1621), Polish nobleman (Szlachta), moralist, poet and writer September 8 – Henry Birkhead (born 1617), English academic, lawyer, Latin poet and founder of the Oxford Chair of Poetry November 26 – Gregório de Matos (born 1636), Brazilian Baroque poet
See also
List of years in poetry
List of years in literature
17th century in poetry
17th century in literature
Poetry
Notes
External links
"A Timeline of Poetry in English" at the Representative Poetry Online website of the University of Toronto