1669 in poetry explained

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

Works published

Great Britain

• Sir John Denham, Cato Major of Old Age, a verse paraphrase of Cicero's De senectute^[1]
• Richard Flecknoe, Epigrams of All Sorts^[1]

Other

• René Rapin, Observations sur les poèmes d'Homère et de Virgile, critical essay, Paris; France

Births

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• February 3  - Kada no Azumamaro (died 1736), Japanese early Edo period poet and philologist

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• March 19  - John Denham (born 1614 or 1615), English poet and courtier, buried in Westminster Abbey
• September 3  - Esteban Manuel de Villegas (born 1589), Spanish
• September 30  - Henry King (born 1592), English poet and bishop
• October 8  - Jane Cavendish (born 1621), English poet and playwright

See also

• Poetry
• 17th century in poetry
• 17th century in literature
• Restoration literature

Notes and References

1. Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004,