Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando Furioso, earliest published version (see also 1532), Italy
Robert Fabyan, Chronicle, London: Richard Pynson, publisher; Great Britain
Baptista Mantuanus, Italian poet writing in Latin published in France:
Agellaria
De sacris diebus, 12 books, explaining the various saints' days of the church calendar, published in Lyon
Garcia de Resende, editor, Cancioneiro Geral ("General Songbook"), anthology, Portugal
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
March 26 – Konrad Gesner (died 1565), Swiss, German-language naturalist, bibliographer and poet
April 23 – Georg Fabricius (died 1571), German poet, historian and archaeologist
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
March 22 – Baptista Mantuanus, also known as "Battista Mantovano" and "Johannes Baptista Spagnolo" (born 1447), Italian Carmelite reformer, humanist and Latin-language poet
Ugolino Verino (born 1438), Italian, Latin-language poet
