1720 in poetry

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	This is part of the List of years in poetry
Years in poetry:	1717 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723
Years in literature:	1717 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723
Decades in poetry:	1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s
Centuries in poetry:	17th century 18th century 19th century
Centuries:	17th century · 18th century · 19th century
Decades:	1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s
Years:	1717 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723

Contents 1 Events 2 Works published 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 See also 6 Notes

[edit] Events

[edit] Works published

• John Gay, Poems on Several Occasions
• Alexander Pope, translator, Homer's Iliad, Books V-VI in 1720, preceded by Book I in 1715, Book II in 1716, Book III in 1717 and Book IV in 1718 in poetry.

[edit] Births

• October 3 — Johann Peter Uz, German poet (died 1796)
• Francis Fawkes
• Gilbert White

[edit] Deaths

• Anne Finch, countess of Winchilsea

[edit] See also

• Poetry
• List of years in poetry
• List of years in literature

[edit] Notes

• [1] "A Timeline of English Poetry" Web page of the Representative Poetry Online Web site, University of Toronto