Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Sir Richard Blackmore, published anonymously, The Nature of Man
John Dryden, translator, Metamorphoses, translated from the Latin original of Ovid
William King, An Historical Account of the Heathen Gods and Heroes
Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism
Jonathan Swift, editor, Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, anthology, including 25 works by Swift
Edward Ward, The Life and Notable Adventures of that Renown'd Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha (originally published in six monthly parts, 1710–1711)
James Watson (Scottish editor), editor, Choice Collection of Comic and Serious Scots Poems, Edinburgh (published from 1706 to 1711)
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
January 15 – Sidonia Hedwig Zäunemann (died 1740), German
March 22 – Samuel Gotthold Lange (died 1781), German
April 10 – John Gambold (died 1771), Welsh-born religious poet and bishop of the Moravian Church.
May – Henry Taylor (died 1785), Church of England clergyman, religious writer and poet
May 18 – Ruđer Bošković (died 1787), Ragusan polymath and poet
October 17 – Jupiter Hammon (died sometime before 1806), English Colonial African American
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
March 13 – Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (born 1636), French poet and critic
September 4 – John Caryll (born 1625), exiled English poet, dramatist, and diplomat
Cille Gad (born 1675), Norwegian female poet and scholar, of plague
