1569 in poetry

This article covers 1569 in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.

Works published

Stephen Bateman, The Travayled Pylgrime, translated from Olivier de la Marche's Le chevalier delibere
Alonso de Ercilla, La Araucana, an epic poem about the conquest of Chile; the first part was published this year, the second in 1578, when it was published with the first part; the third part was published with the first and second parts in 1589' Spain
Barnabe Googe, The Ship of Safeguard
Jan van der Noot, A theatre for Worldlings, including poems translated into English by Edmund Spenser from French sources, published by Henry Bynneman in London
Thomas Underdowne, published anonymously, a translation from Latin, ''Ovid his Invective against Ibis''

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

April 16 - Sir John Davies, English poet and lawyer, attorney general in Ireland; not to be confused with his contemporary, John Davies of Hereford
September 5 - Georg Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Weikersheim, German officer and amateur poet
October 18 - Giambattista Marino, Italian poet famous for his long epic L'Adone
Also:
* Ján Bocatius, Slovak
* Barnabe Barnes birth year uncertain, possibly 1568 or 1571, English
* Arthur Gorges, English poet, translator and courtier
* Geoffrey Keating, Irish Roman Catholic priest, poet and historian
* Emilia Lanier, also spelled "Aemilia Lanyer", English
* Thomas Seget, Scottish poet writing in Latin
* Zhu Wuxia, flourished this year, Chinese woman poet

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