1842 in poetry
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| Years in poetry: | 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 |
| Years in literature: | 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 |
| Decades in poetry: | 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s |
| Centuries in poetry: | 18th century 19th century 20th century |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s |
| Years: | 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 |
Contents |
[edit] Events
[edit] Works published
- Robert Browning's Dramatic Lyrics, including "My Last Duchess" and "The Pied Piper of Hamelin"
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Poems on Slavery
- Thomas Babington Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome, including "Horatius"
- Alfred Tennyson's Poems, including "Locksley Hall," "Morte d'Arthur," and "Ulysses"
- William Wordsworth's Poems Chiefly of Early and Late Years
[edit] Births
- February 3 — Sidney Lanier, American poet
- February 4 — Arrigo Boito (died 1918), (Italian)
- February 25 — Karl May (died 1912), German poet
- March 18 — Stéphane Mallarmé, French
- June 24 — Ambrose Bierce, American poet and writer
- October 1 — Charles Cros, French poet
- date not known:
- Henry Abbey (died 1911), American poet, best known for his poem "What Do We Plant When We Plant A Tree?"
- William John Courthorpe
- John Arthur Phillips (Canada)
- Henry Duff Traill (died 1900, British poet, author and journalist
[edit] Deaths
- June 12 - Thomas Arnold (UK)
- July 28 - Clemens Brentano (German)
- December 9 - Samuel Woodworth (US)
Date unknown:
- Macdonald Clarke
