1691 in poetry explained

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

Events

See main article: 1691.

Works published

• Richard Ames:
  • The Female Fire-Ships: A satyr against whoring, published anonymously^[1]
  • Islington-Wells; or, The Threepenny-academy, published anonymously^[1]
• Benjamin Keach, Spiritual Melody^[1]
• Nahum Tate, Characters of Vertue and Vice, a verse paraphrase of Joseph Hall's Characters of Vertues and Vices, a 1608 prose work^[1]
• Edward Ward, The Poet's Ramble After Riches, published anonymously^[1]
• John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, Poems, &c. on Several Occasions: with Valentinian, a Tragedy, London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, posthumously published^[2]

Births

• Seán Clárach Mac Domhnaill (died 1754), Irish poet

Deaths

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

• March 1 – Sultan Bahu (born 1628), Muslim Sufi saint and poet
• October 10 – Isaac de Benserade (born 1613), French poet
• Mathias Balen (born 1611), Dutch historian and poet
• Probable date – Samuel Pordage (born 1633), English poet and cleric

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004,
2. Web page titled "John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647 - 1680)" at the Poetry Foundation website, retrieved April 11, 2009. 2009-05-02.