1502 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Events
- Stephen Hawes appointed to Valet de chambre under Henry VII of England
- Poet Laureate John Skelton imprisoned
Works published
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- Pietro Bembo, Terzerime, published by Aldus Manutius
- Baptista Mantuanus, Sylvae, eight volumes, Bologna; Italian, Latin-language poet
- Jacopo Sannazaro, Arcadia, a pirated edition ; a manuscript of the original work is dated 1489, with two eclogues and connecting prose added later, seemingly reflecting the author's distress at political developments of about 1500; Italy
Other
- Conradus Celtis, Amores, folk poem, German poet writing in Latin
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- Guillaume Bigot, French writer, doctor, humanist and poet in French and Latin
- Benedetto Varchi, some sources say he may have been born this year or 1503, others say his birth year is 1503, Italian, Latin-language poet
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- February - Olivier de la Marche, French poet and chronicler
- Also:
- * Elisio Calenzio, Italian, Latin-language poet
- * Jalaladdin Davani, Iranian philosopher, theologian, jurist and poet
- * Gian Giacomo della Croce, died after this year, Italian, Latin-language poet
- * Gwerful Mechain, died about this year, female Welsh erotic poet
- * Bonino Mombrizio, died 1482 or this year, Italian, Latin-language poet
- * Octavien de Saint-Gelais, French churchman, poet and translator
- * Domnall mac Brian Ó hÚigínn, Irish poet
- * Sōgi 宗祇, Japanese Zen monk who studied waka and renga poetry, then became a professional renga poet in his 30s