1653 in poetry

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Events

Works published

• Margaret Cavendish, Lady Newcastle, Poems, and Fancies, prose and poetry^[1]
• An Collins, Divine Songs and Meditacions^[1]
• William Davenant, A Discourse upon Gondibert, an heroick poem, also known simply as Gondibert, third edition (officially second edition), with this one including "Certain Verses, written by severall of the author’s friends" (first published 1650 unfinished, then published again in 1651 in its final form, with a preface and commendatory verses; see also The Seventh and Last Canto of the Third Book of Gondibert, 1685)
• Richard Flecknoe, translator, Miscellania; or, Poems of all Sorts, prose and poetry^[1]
• Henry Lawes, Ayeres and Dialogues^[2]
• Sir Thomas Urquhart, The First Book of the Works of Mr Francis Rabelais, Doctor in Physick, published anonymously; verse translation from the French of François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel; Second Book also published this year (Third Book, wrongly dated "1693", published in The Works of F. Rabelais MD by Sir Tho. Urchard Kt and Others 1694)^[1]
• George Wither, The Dark Lantern^[1]

Births

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• Thomas D'Urfey (died 1723), English writer of plays, songs, and poetry, in addition to writing jokes
• John Oldham (died 1683), English poet

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• William Basse died this year or 1654 (born 1583), English
• Piaras Feiritéar (born c.1600), Irish poet and rebel (hanged)
• Honorat de Porchères Laugier (born 1572), French poet
• Jacques de Serisay (born 1594), French poet and the founding director of the Académie française
• John Taylor (born 1578), English
• Georg Rudolf Weckherlin (born 1584), German

See also

• Poetry
• 17th century in poetry
• 17th century in literature

Notes