Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Sir William Davenant, The Works of Sr William D'Avenant, prose and poetry
John Milton, Poems, &. Upon Several Occasions, second edition, revised and expanded, of Poems 1646
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
Probable date - John Oldmixon (died 1742), English historian, pamphleteer, poet and critic
Latest likely date - Pierre des Maizeaux (died 1745), French writer and poet
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
February 17 - Molière (born 1622), French playwright, poet and actor
March 15 - Salvator Rosa (born 1615), Italian painter and poet
May 4 - Richard Braithwait (born 1588), English
May 9 - Jacques Vallée, Sieur Des Barreaux (born 1599), French
May 19 - Ingen (born 1592), Chinese Linji Chan Buddhist monk, poet and calligrapher
November 16 - Katarina Zrinska (born 1625), Croatian noblewoman and poet
December 15 - Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (born 1623), English noblewoman, poet and writer
Xiao Yuncong (born 1596), Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher and poet
