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

Events

Works published

John Abbot, Jesus Preffigured; or, A Poem of the Holy Name of Jesus in Five Bookes, only two of the five books were published^[1]
Robert Aylet, Joseph; or, Pharoah's Favourite [sic], published anonymously^[1]
Samuel Daniel, The Whole Workes of Samuel Daniel Esquire in Poetrie^[1]
William Drummond, Flowres of Sion (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]

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

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

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