Overview of the events of 1680 in poetry
Overview of the events of 1680 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- July 26 – John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (born 1647), English poet, courtier and rake (see "Works", above)
- August 25 – Symeon of Polotsk (born 1629), Belarusian-Russian Baroque poet, dramatist, churchman and enlightener
- September 25 – Samuel Butler (born 1612), English satirical poet
- October 15 – Bedřich Bridel (born 1619), Czech Baroque writer, poet and missionary
- November – Carr Scrope (born 1649), English versifier and courtier
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