1623 in poetry
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Events
- Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski is appointed poeta laureatus by the Pope
Works published
Great Britain
- John Abbot, Jesus Preffigured; or, A Poem of the Holy Name of Jesus in Five Bookes, only two of the five books were published[1]
- Robert Aylet, Joseph; or, Pharoah's Favourite [sic], published anonymously[1]
- Samuel Daniel, The Whole Workes of Samuel Daniel Esquire in Poetrie[1]
- William Drummond, Flowres of Sion (see also A Midnights Trance 1619)[1]
- George Wither, The Hymnes and Songs of the Church, published anonymously; music by Orlando Gibbons; there were several editions this year[1]
Other
- Agrippa d'Aubigné, Nouvelle édition des Tragiques, France
- Michelangelo Buonarroti, Rime di Michelagnolo Buonarroti raccolte da Michelagnolo suo nipote, Florence: Giunti; Italy[2]
- Martin Opitz, Lob des Feldlebens, Germany
- Théophile de Viau, Les Amours tragiques de Pyrame et Thisbé, France
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- Mei Qing (died 1697), Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet
- Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (died 1673), English aristocrat, poet and writer
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- March 29 â Scévole de Sainte-Marthe (born 1536), French poet
- April 21 â Nicolas Coeffeteau (born 1574), French theologian, poet and historian
- July/August â Tulsidas, तà¥à¤²à¤¸à¥à¤¦à¤¾à¤¸, also known as GosvÄmÄ« TulsÄ«dÄs and TulasÄ« DÄsa (born 1497 or 1532), Awadhi poet and philosopher
- November â Giles Fletcher (born 1586), English poet chiefly known for the allegorical poem Christ's Victory and Triumph
- Gaspar Aguilar (born 1561), Spanish poet and dramatist
- Jean de La Ceppède (born 1548), French poet
- Francesc Vicent Garcia (born 1582), Catalan poet
- Alonso de Ledesma, (born 1552, according to many sources,[3] or 1562, according to many others[4]) Spanish
- Hieronim Morsztyn (born 1581), Polish poet
