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1623 in poetry

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Events

  • Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski is appointed poeta laureatus by the Pope

    • Great Britain

  • John Abbot, Jesus Preffigured; or, A Poem of the Holy Name of Jesus in Five Bookes, only two of the five books were published
  • Robert Aylet, Joseph; or, Pharoah's Favourite [sic], published anonymously
  • Samuel Daniel, The Whole Workes of Samuel Daniel Esquire in Poetrie
  • William Drummond, Flowres of Sion (see also A Midnights Trance 1619)
  • George Wither, The Hymnes and Songs of the Church, published anonymously; music by Orlando Gibbons; there were several editions this year

    • Other

  • Agrippa d'Aubigné, Nouvelle édition des Tragiques, France
  • Michelangelo Buonarroti, Rime di Michelagnolo Buonarroti raccolte da Michelagnolo suo nipote, Florence: Giunti; Italy
  • Martin Opitz, Lob des Feldlebens, Germany
  • Théophile de Viau, Les Amours tragiques de Pyrame et Thisbé, France

    • Births

    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

    • Deaths

    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 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, or 1562, according to many others) Spanish
  • Hieronim Morsztyn (born 1581), Polish poet

    • References

    1623 in poetry Wikipedia
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