Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Works
William Cleland (k. 1689), A Collection of several Poems and Verses composed upon various occasions, Scottish John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (d. 1680), Familiar Letters: Written by the Right Honourable John late Earl of Rochester. And several other Persons of Honour and Quality, English, 2 volumes, London: Printed by W. Onley for Sam Briscoe
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: April 24 – Kamo no Mabuchi 賀茂真淵 (died 1769), Japanese Edo period poet and philologist October 16 – Nicholas Amhurst (died 1742), English poet and political writer Mehetabel ("Hetty") Wesley (died 1750), English poet
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: October 1 – Moses ben Mordecai Zacuto (born 1625), kabalistic writer and poet December 9 – Scipion Abeille (year of birth unknown), French surgeon and poet Juan del Valle y Caviedes (born 1645), Spanish Peruvian poet and author Ebba Maria De la Gardie (born 1657), Swedish poet Mei Qing (born c.1623), Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher and poet