1639 in poetry

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

Works published

• Robert Davenport, A Crowne for a Conquerour; and Too Late to Call Backe Yesterday^[1]
• Henry Glapthorne, Poems^[1]

Births

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

• Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu (died 1720), French poet and wit
• Sir Charles Sedley (died 1701), English wit, dramatist, poet and statesman^[1]

Deaths

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

• Henry Adamson (born 1581), Scottish poet and historian
• Tommaso Campanella (born 1568), philosopher and poet
• Martin Opitz von Boberfeld (born 1597), German
• Sir Henry Wotton (born 1568), English diplomat, author and poet

See also

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

Notes