1703 in poetry

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

Works published

• Lady Mary Chudleigh, Poems upon Several Occasions
• William Congreve, A Hymn to Harmony^[1]
• Daniel Defoe:
  • A true collection of the writings of the author of the True Born English-man
  • A Hymn to the Funeral Sermon, published anonymously, has been attributed to Defoe^[1]
  • More Reformation: A satyr upon himself^[1]
• Sarah Fyge Egerton, Poems on Several Occasions, prefatory verses by Susanna Centlivre^[1]
• Bernard Mandeville, Some Fables After the Easie and Familiar Method of Monsieur de la Fontaine, published anonymously^[1]

Births

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

• March 5 (n. s.) – Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (died 1768)
• June 28 (n.s.) – John Wesley (died 1791), cleric and Christian theologian who was the founder of Methodism, psalmist and hymnist
• October 2 – Fukuda Chiyo-ni, or Kaga no Chiyo, 千代尼 (died 1775), Japanese poet of the Edo period and a prominent haiku poet (a woman)
• Also:
  • Henry Brooke (died 1783), Irish poet, novelist and dramatist
  • Robert Dodsley (died 1764), English bookseller, poet, dramatist and anthologist^[1]
• Approximate date – Samuel Boyse (died 1749), Irish poet^[2]

Deaths

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

• January - William Chamberlayne (born 1619), English poet and playwright
• October 14 - Thomas Kingo (born 1634), Danish bishop, poet and hymn-writer

See also

• Poetry
• List of years in poetry
• List of years in literature
• 18th century in poetry
• 18th century in literature

Notes

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