1623 in poetry explained

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 published^[1]
• Robert Aylet, [sic], published anonymously^[1]
• Samuel Daniel, ^[1]
• William Drummond, (see also A Midnights Trance 1619)^[1]
• George Wither, The Hymnes and Songs of the Church, published anonymously; music by Orlando Gibbons; there were several editions this year^[1]

Other

• Agrippa d'Aubigné, Nouvelle édition des Tragiques, France
• Michelangelo Buonarroti, Rime di Michelagnolo Buonarroti raccolte da Michelagnolo suo nipote, Florence: Giunti; Italy^[2]
• 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,^[3] or 1562, according to many others^[4]) Spanish
• Hieronim Morsztyn (born 1581), Polish poet

See also

• Poetry

Notes and References

1. Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004,
2. Ryan, 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
3. 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
4. One 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