Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Laurence Eusden made British Poet Laureate
Joseph Addison:
Poems on Several Occasions, published this year, although the book states "1719"
The Resurrection, Latin poetry by Addison with an English translation attributed to Nicholas Amhurst
Nicholas Amhurst
Protestant Popery; or, The Convocation (part of the Bangorian Controversy)
See The Resurrection, above
Cotton Mather, Psalterium Americanum: The Book of Psalms in a Translation Exactly Conformed unto the Original, but All in Blank Verse, a translation in blank verse, with his analysis of poetry, English Colonial America
Alexander Pope, translator, Homer's Iliad, Volume IV (Books 13–16) this year, preceded by Volume I (Books 1–4) in 1715, Volume II (Books 5–8) in 1716, Volume III (Books 9–12) in 1717 and to be followed by Volume V (Books 17–21) and Volume VI (Books 22–24), both in 1720
Allan Ramsay, Scots Songs (see also Scots Songs 1719)
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, Remains of the Right Honourable John, Earl of Rochester. Being Satyrs, Songs, and Poems; Never before Published. From a Manuscript found in a Gentleman's Library that was Contemporary with him, London: Printed for Tho. Dryar & sold by T. Harbin, W. Chetwood & the booksellers of London & Westminster, posthumous
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
November 28 – Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht, (died 1763), Swedish poet, feminist and salon-hostess
date unknown
Ramprasad Sen (died 1775), Shakta poet of Bengal
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
February 18 – Peter Anthony Motteux (born 1663), English playwright, translator, editor, author and poet
December 6 – Nicholas Rowe (born 1674), English poet and dramatist
October 24 – Thomas Parnell (born 1679), Irish poet and clergyman, member of the Scriblerus Club
date not known – Gaspard Abeille (born 1648), French lyric and tragic poet
date not known – Wu Li (born 1632), Chinese landscape painter and poet
