Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
December – Robert Burns writes his version of the Scots poem Auld Lang Syne.This year three works of poetry, all written by women (the Falconars, More and Yearsley), condemn slavery; while Samuel Pratt is an early advocate of animal rights:
Henry Cary, Sonnets and Odes, the author turns 16 years old this yearWilliam Collins, Ode on the Popular Superstitions of the Highlands of ScotlandWilliam Crowe, Lewesdon Hill, published anonymouslyMaria Falconar and Harriet Falconar:PoemsPoems on SlaveryJames Hurdis, The Village CurateRobert Merry, writing under the pen name "Della Crusca", DiversityHannah More, Slavery: A Poem"Peter Pindar", see John Wolcot, belowSamuel Jackson Pratt, SympathyWilliam Whitehead, Poems by William Whitehead, published posthumously, edited by William Mason (see also Plays and Poems 1774)John Wolcot, writing under the pen name "Peter Pindar", Tales and FablesAnn Yearsley, A Poem on the Inhumanity of the Slave TradeTimothy Dwight, published anonymously, "The Triumph of Infidelity: A Poem", satire in heroic couplets; supports Calvinism and attacks Voltaire, David Hume, Joseph Priestley and their followersPhilip Freneau, Miscellaneous Works of Mr. Philip Freneau, Containing His Essays and Additional PoemsFrancis Hopkinson:An Ode, in honor of the Adoption of the U.S. ConstitutionSeven Songs, for the Harpsichord or Forte-PianoPeter Markoe:"The Times", satire on prominent Philadelphia society people"The Storm", attributed to MarkoeWilliam Roscoe, The Wrongs of Africa: A PoemSusanna Rowson:Poems on Various SubjectsA Trip to ParnassusBasilio da Gama, Relação abreviada da República e Lenitivo da saudade; BrazilJoseph Quesnel, Colas et Colinette, a comedy in verse, French language, published in Quebec, CanadaDeath years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
January 22 – Lord Byron (died 1824), English poet and leading figure in RomanticismMarch 10 – Joseph von Eichendorff (died 1857), German poet and novelistMay 16 – Friedrich Rückert (died 1866), German poet, translator and professor of Oriental languagesc. October 14 – Robert Millhouse (died 1839), English weaver poetOctober 24 – Sarah Josepha Hale (died 1879), American writer, influential editor, author of nursery rhymes, including "Mary Had a Little Lamb"December 6 – Richard H. Barham ("Thomas Ingoldsby") (died 1845), English poet, humorist and priestBirth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
March 29 – Charles Wesley (born 1707), English Methodist clergyman and hymn writerJune 12 – Johann Andreas Cramer (born 1723), German poet, writer and theologianJuly 5 – Mather Byles, (born 1707), English Colonial American clergyman and poetJuly 31 – Thomas Russell (born 1762), English poet whose Sonnets and Miscellaneous Poems are posthumously published in 1789October 13 – Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent (born 1709), Irish poet and politicianOctober 28 – William Julius Mickle (born 1734), Scottish-born poetGiulio Variboba (born 1725), Arbëresh poet 