1573 in poetry

Works published

• Cristóbal de Castillejo, Works of Castillejo Expurgated by the Inquisition, published posthumously in Madrid, Spain
• Philippe Desportes, Les premières Å“uvres de Philippe Desportes, which had circulated widely in manuscript form and were largely love poems, including "Les Amours de Diane", "les Amours d’Hippolyte", "Élégies", France
• Johann Fischart and another author, The Flea Hunt, a burlesque; a flea complains to Jupiter about the hard treatment it receives from women; Fischart wrote the second part, in which women reply and are defended; Germany
• George Gascoigne, A Hundred Sundry Flowers, Great Britain
• Torquato Tasso, Aminta, pastoral verse drama, Italy
• Pontus de Tyard, Nouvell'Å’uvres poétiques, France

Births

• December 21 - Mathurin Régnier, French satirical poet, nephew of Philippe Desportes
• Also:
• * Thomas Heywood, born about this year, English playwright, actor and miscellaneous author
• * Richard Johnson, English romance writer, playwright and poet
• * Daniel Naborowski, Polish
• * Martin Peerson born sometime from 1571 to this year, English composer, organist and virginalist writing hymns, madrigals and other sacred and secular music
• * Samuel Rowlands, born about this year, English author of pamphlets in prose and verse

Deaths

• February - William Lauder, Scottish cleric, playwright and poet
• July - Étienne Jodelle, French poet and playwright
• November - Giovanni Battista Giraldi, who gave himself the nickname "Cinthio", also rendered "Cynthius", "Cintio" or, in Italian, "Cinzio", Italian novelist, writer, poet and playwright
• Also:
• * Brne Karnarutić, Croatian Renaissance poet and writer
• * Andrea Rapicio, Italian, Latin-language poet
• * Ján Silván, Slovak