1637 in poetry

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

Events

• Sir William Davenant becomes poet laureate of England on the death of Ben Jonson (on the death of Davenant in 1668, he was succeeded by John Dryden)

Works published

• Sir William Alexander, Recreations with the Muses, contains Four Monarchicke Tragedies, Doomesday, A Paraenesis to Prince Henry (all previously published), and Jonathan: An heroicke poem^[1]
• Arthur Johnston, Scottish poet writing in Latin
  • Psalmorum Davidis paraphrasis poetica et canticorum evangelicorum, translation of the Psalms
  • Deliciae poetarum Scotorum huius aevi illustrium, edited anthology
• Thomas Jordan, Poeticall Varieties; or, Varietie of Fancies^[1] including "Coronemus nos Rosis antequam marcescant" ("Let us drink and be merry")
• Ralph Knevet, Funerall Elegies, elegies on Lady Katherine Paston^[1]
• Shackerley Marmion, The Legend of Cupid and Psyche^[1]
• Nathaniel Whiting, Le hore di recreatione; or, The Pleasant Historie of Albino and Bellama^[1]

Births

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

• Thomas Flatman (died 1688), English poet and miniature painter
• August 16 – Emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (died 1706), German countess and hymn writer

Deaths

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

• August 6 – Ben Jonson, (born 1572), English poet and playwright
• Philippe Habert (born 1604), French poet
• Edward King (born 1612), Irish poet who wrote in Latin in England; a friend of John Milton (see Justa Edouardo King Naufrago, including "Lycidas", 1638)
• Gervase Markham (born 1568), English poet and writer
• Juraj Tranovský, also known as "George" (instead of Juraj) or (Latinized version) "Tranoscius" (born 1592), Czech and Slovak hymnwriter, sometimes called the father of Slovak hymnody and the "Luther of the Slavs"

See also

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

Notes