Overview of the events of 1687 in poetry
Overview of the events of 1687 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:
- March 28 – Constantijn Huygens (born 1596), Dutch poet and composer
- April 16 – George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (born 1628), English statesman and poet
- April 28 – Charles Cotton (born 1630), English poet and writer
- May 6 – Thomas Washbourne (born 1606), English clergyman and poet
- September 1 – Henry More (born 1614), English philosopher and poet
- October 21 – Edmund Waller (born 1606), English poet and politician
- Pierre Petit (born 1617), French scholar, physician, poet and Latin writer