1564 in poetry

This article covers 1564 in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.

Works published

Jan Blahoslav, author and editor, Ivančice hymn-book, a revised edition of the Polish-language Šamotulský kancionál 1561, Czech
Helius Eobanus Hessus, Idyls, German writing in Latin, third revised edition, Frankfort
Jan Kochanowski, Chess, published either this year or in 1565, Polish

Births

Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:

February 26 - baptism date of Christopher Marlowe, English dramatist and poet
April 26 - baptism date of William Shakespeare, English dramatist and poet
Date unknown - Henry Reynolds, English poet, schoolmaster and literary critic

Deaths

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February 18 - Michelangelo, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer
June 17 - Atagi Fuyuyasu, Japanese samurai and poet
Purandara Dasa, Hindu composer of Carnatic music and Kannada poetry
Rupa Goswami, Hindu devotional teacher, poet, and philosopher
Gruffudd Hiraethog, Welsh language poet and scholar
Maurice Sceve, death year uncertain, French