1707 in poetry
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Irish poetry
The history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to...
or France
French poetry
French poetry is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone poetry composed outside France and poetry written in other languages of France.-French prosody and poetics:...
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Works published
- Elizabeth Bradford and William Bradford write prefatory poems for Benjamin KeachBenjamin KeachBenjamin Keach was a Particular Baptist preacher in London whose name was given to Keach's Catechism.-Biography:...
's War with the Devil, Colonial America - Samuel CobbSamuel Cobb (poet)Samuel Cobb was an English poet, critic and school master who was known for a light hearted, ironic pose in his verse and a witty, good natured personal life. He was born in London and orphaned early in his life. He attended Christ's Hospital under the Lord Mayor's charity and continued with...
, Poems on Several Occasions - Benjamin Colman, "A Poem on Elijah's Translation, occasioned by the death of Rev. Samuel Willard", delivered as a sermon at Willard's funeral, the longest of Colman's poems; EnglishEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
Colonial America - John PomfretJohn PomfretJohn Pomfret was an English poet and clergyman.John Pomfret was the son of Thomas Pomfret, vicar of Luton, and went to school in Bedford...
, Quae Rara, Chara: A poem on Panthea's confinement - Charles SedleyCharles SedleySir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet was an English wit, dramatist and politician, ending his career as Speaker of the House of Commons.-Life:...
, The Poetical Works - Nahum TateNahum TateNahum Tate was an Irish poet, hymnist, and lyricist, who became England's poet laureate in 1692.-Life:Nahum Teate came from a family of Puritan clergymen...
, The Triumph of Union - Isaac WattsIsaac WattsIsaac Watts was an English hymnwriter, theologian and logician. A prolific and popular hymnwriter, he was recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody", credited with some 750 hymns...
, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, the first of many editions throughout the 18th century and afterward - John WilmotJohn Wilmot, 2nd Earl of RochesterJohn Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester , styled Viscount Wilmot between 1652 and 1658, was an English Libertine poet, a friend of King Charles II, and the writer of much satirical and bawdy poetry. He was the toast of the Restoration court and a patron of the arts...
, Earl of Rochester, The Miscellaneous Works of the Right Honourable the Late Earls of Rochester And Roscommon. With The Memoirs of the Life and Character of the late Earl of Rochester, in a Letter to the Dutchess of Mazarine. By Mons. St. Evremont, London: Printed & sold by B. Bragge; second edition in the same year, London: Printed for Edmund Curll (third edition, 1709)
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- March 26 – Mather BylesMather BylesMather Byles , was a clergyman active in British North America.He was descended, on his mother's side, from John Cotton and Richard Mather. He graduated at Harvard University in 1725, and in 1733 became pastor of the Hollis Street Church , Boston...
, (died 17881788 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:This year three works of poetry, all written by women , condemned slavery:...
), EnglishEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
Colonial American clergyman and poet - December 18 – Charles WesleyCharles WesleyCharles Wesley was an English leader of the Methodist movement, son of Anglican clergyman and poet Samuel Wesley, the younger brother of Anglican clergyman John Wesley and Anglican clergyman Samuel Wesley , and father of musician Samuel Wesley, and grandfather of musician Samuel Sebastian Wesley...
(died 17881788 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:This year three works of poetry, all written by women , condemned slavery:...
), Methodist clergyman and hymn writer
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- September 15 – George StepneyGeorge StepneyGeorge Stepney was an English poet and diplomat.Stepney was the son of George Stepney, groom of the chamber to Charles II, and was born at Westminster...
(born 16631663 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Robert Herrick begins publishing his Poor Robin's Almanack-Works published:...
), EnglishEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
poet and diplomat - September 23 – John TutchinJohn TutchinJohn Tutchin was a radical Whig controversialist and gadfly English journalist , whose The Observator and earlier political activism earned him multiple trips before the bar. He was of a Puritan background and held strongly anti-Catholic views.-The Bloody Assizes:In 1685 he wrote Poems on several...
(born c. 16611661 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Anonymous, An Antidote Against Melancholy, one of the most important and earliest collections of "drolleries"...
), radical Whig controversialist, gadfly EnglishEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
journalist and poet - September 24 – Vincenzo da Filicaja (born 16421642 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Sir John Denham, Cooper's Hill, the first example in English of a poem devoted to local description, in this case the Thames scenery around the author's home at Egham in Surrey; the poem was...
), ItalianItalian poetry-Important Italian poets:* Giacomo da Lentini a 13th Century poet who is believed to have invented the sonnet.* Guido Cavalcanti Tuscan poet, and a key figure in the Dolce Stil Novo movement....
poet - Also:
- Henry HallHenry Hall (poet)Henry Hall was a 17th century English poet and also a composer of Church music.Hall, a contemporary of Henry Purcell, received his musical education under Pelham Humfrey and Dr John Blow and as one of the boys of the Chapel Royal...
(born 16561656 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* This year in England, John Phillips, a nephew of John Milton, was summoned before the privy council for his share in a book of licentious poems, Sportive Wit, which was suppressed by the authorities...
), EnglishEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
poet and composer - Takarai KikakuTakarai KikakuTakarai Kikaku, 宝井其角 also known as Enomoto Kikaku, was a Japanese haikai poet and among the most accomplished disciples of Matsuo Bashō....
宝井其角, also known as "Enomoto Kikaku" (born 16611661 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Anonymous, An Antidote Against Melancholy, one of the most important and earliest collections of "drolleries"...
), JapaneseJapanese poetryJapanese poets first encountered Chinese poetry during the Tang Dynasty. It took them several hundred years to digest the foreign impact, make it a part of their culture and merge it with their literary tradition in their mother tongue, and begin to develop the diversity of their native poetry. For...
haikuHaiku' , plural haiku, is a very short form of Japanese poetry typically characterised by three qualities:* The essence of haiku is "cutting"...
poet and disciple of Matsuo BashōMatsuo Basho, born , then , was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Bashō was recognized for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as a master of brief and clear haiku... - Wali Muhammad Wali, also known as Wali Deccani and Wali Aurangabadi (born 16671667 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Nicholas Billingsley, Thesauro-Phulakion; or, A Treasury of Divine Raptures...
), IndianIndian poetryIndian poetry, and Indian literature in general, has a long history dating back to Vedic times. They were written in various Indian languages such as Vedic Sanskrit, Classical Sanskrit, Oriya, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali and Urdu. Poetry in foreign languages such as Persian and English also have a...
, UrduUrdu poetryUrdu poetry is a rich tradition of poetry and has many different types and forms. Borrowing much from the Persian language, it is today an important part of Pakistani and North Indian culture....
-language poet
- Henry Hall
See also
- PoetryPoetryPoetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
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