1792 in poetry explained

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

Works published

United Kingdom

• William Blake, Song of Liberty
• Maria Cowper, Original Poems on Various Occasions, a cousin of William Cowper, who helped her revise poems before publication^[1]
• Edward Jenningham, Stone Henge^[1]
• Janet Little, The Poetical Works of Janet Little, the Scotch Milkmaid^[1]
• Samuel Rogers, The Pleasures of Memory, 15 editions by 1806^[1]

Other

• Tomás António Gonzaga (as 'Dirceu'), Marília de Dirceu, first part, Brazil in Portuguese
• Francis Hopkinson, The Miscellaneous Essays and Occasional Writings of Francis Hopkinson, poetry and prose, posthumous, United States^[2]
• Thomas Odiorne, "The Progress of Refinement", philosophical long poem on man and nature, a precursor to later Romantic poetry, United States^[3]
• Rhijnvis Feith, Het Graf ("The Grave"), in four cantos, Netherlands

Births

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

• January 1  - Henrik Anker Bjerregaard (died 1842), Norwegian poet, dramatist and judge
• February 10  - Ioan Tegid (John Jones, died 1852), Welsh clergyman, scholar and poet
• March 7  - John Herschel (died 1871), English polymath
• April 1  - Andreas Kalvos (Ἀνδρέας Κάλβος, died 1869), Greek Romantic poet, writer and translator
• April 25  - John Keble (died 1866), English churchman and poet
• May 4  - Dorothea Primrose Campbell (died 1863), Scottish poet and novelist
• August 4  - Percy Bysshe Shelley (died 1822), English Romantic poet and radical
• December 18  - William Howitt (died 1879), English historical writer and poet
• December 27  - Pietro Zorutti (Pieri Çorut, died 1867), Friulian poet
• Nodira (killed 1842), Uzbek poet and stateswoman

Deaths

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

• January  - Jenny Clow ("Clarinda") (born 1766), Scottish domestic servant, a mistress and muse of Robert Burns, of tuberculosis
• John Edwards (born 1747), Welsh
• Georg Luis (born 1714), German

See also

• Poetry
• List of years in poetry

Notes and References

1. Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004,
2. Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602 - 1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press
3. Burt, Daniel S., The Chronology of American Literature: : America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004,, retrieved via Google Books