1639 in poetry

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The year 1639 was marked, in poetry, by the following events. 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:

• March 5 (bapt.)– Charles Sedley (died 1701), English wit, dramatist, poet and statesman ^[1]
• Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu (died 1720), French poet and wit

Deaths

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

• May 21 – Tommaso Campanella (born 1568), Italian philosopher and poet
• August 20 – Martin Opitz (born 1597), German
• October – Elizabeth Cary, Viscountess Falkland (born 1585), English poet, translator and dramatist
• December – Sir Henry Wotton (born 1568), English diplomat, author and poet
• Possible date – John Ford (born 1586), English playwright and poet

See also

• Poetry portal

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

Notes

1. Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN   0-19-860634-6