1823 in poetry

Years in poetry:	1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826
Years in literature:	1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826
Decades in poetry:	1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s
Centuries in poetry:	18th century 19th century 20th century
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s
Years:	1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826

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Lord Byron, "Vision of Judgement"
Lord Byron, Don Juan
- July 15 — Cantos VI, VII, VIII, with a Preface, were published
- August 29 — Cantos IX, X, XI were published
- December 17 — Cantos XII, XIII, XIV
The poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", also known as "The Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is first published (anonymously) in newspapers this year and is largely responsible for the American conception of Santa Claus; attributed to various authors, including Major Henry Livingston, Jr., but most often now to Clement Clarke Moore
Alphonse de Lamartine, Nouvelles méditations poétiques
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Posthumous Poems
Dionysios Solomos, Hymn to Freedom, which became the Greek National Anthem