Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Jan Blahoslav, author and editor, Ivančice hymn-book, a revised edition of the (Protestant) Polish-language Šamotulský kancionál ("Šamotulský hymn-book") 1561, Czech
Helius Eobanus Hessus, Idyls, German writing in Latin, third revised edition, Frankfort (see also first edition 1509)
Jan Kochanowski, Chess (Szachy), published either this year or in 1565, Polish
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
February 26 – baptism date of Christopher Marlowe (died 1593), English dramatist and poet
April 26 – baptism date of William Shakespeare (died 1616), English dramatist and poet (traditional birthdate April 23)
Date unknown – Henry Reynolds (died 1632), English poet, schoolmaster and literary critic
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
February 18 – Michelangelo (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) (born 1475), Italian painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer
June 17 – Atagi Fuyuyasu (born 1528), Japanese samurai and poet
Purandara Dasa (born 1484), Hindu composer of Carnatic music and Kannada poetry
Rupa Goswami (born 1489), Hindu devotional teacher, poet, and philosopher
Gruffudd Hiraethog (born unknown), Welsh language poet and scholar
Maurice Sceve, death year uncertain (born c. 1501), French
