Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Arthur Johnston, Epigrammata, Scottish poet writing in Latin
John Lyly, Alexander and Campaspe
Francis Quarles, Divine Fancies: Digested into epigrammes, meditations and observations
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
January 1 – Katherine Philips, née Fowler (died 1664), London-born Anglo-Welsh poet
August 13 – François-Séraphin Régnier-Desmarais (died 1713), French ecclesiastic, grammarian, diplomat and poet in French, Spanish and Latin
Étienne Pavillon (died 1705), French lawyer and poet
Wang Wu (died 1690), Chinese painter and poet
Wu Li (died 1718), Chinese landscape painter and poet
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
February 23 – Giambattista Basile (born c. 1570), Italian poet, courtier and collector of fairy tales
February/March – John Weever (born 1576), English poet and antiquary
July 29 – Samuel Ampzing (born 1590), Dutch clergyman and poet
August 25 – Thomas Dekker (born 1572), English playwright, writer, pamphleteer and poet
Henry Reynolds, last known reference (born 1564), English poet, schoolmaster and literary critic
Ye Wanwan, died this year, according to one source, or in 1633, according to another (born 1610), Chinese poet and daughter of poet Shen Yixiu; also sister of women poets Ye Xiaowan and Ye Xiaoluan
