1578 in poetry

This article covers 1578 in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.

Works published

Thomas Blenerhasset, The Seconde Part of the Mirrour for Magistrates
Thomas Proctor, editor, A Gorgious Gallery, of Gallant Inventions, including contributions by Proctor, Owen Raydon, Thomas Churchyard, Thomas Howell, Clement Robinson and Jasper Heywood
Thomas Churchyard, A lamentable and pitifull Description of the wofull warres in Flanders, including two poems
John Rolland, The Sevyn Sages, Scotland

Rémy Belleau, Oeuvres complètes, an edition of his collected works, containing the verse comedy La Reconnue, published posthumously
Guillaume Belliard, Le premier livre des Poèmes Paris: Claude Gauthier
Antoine de Cotel, Premier Livre des mignardes et gaies poésies
Philippe Desportes, an edition of his works; France
Catherine Des Roches, also known as "Catherine Fradonnet", Oeuvres, Paris: Abel L'Angelier published this year and in 1579, FranceEsbatement moral des animaux, a version of Aesop's Fables, illustrated by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder
Jean de Boyssières, Les Premières Œuvres
Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas, Première semaine ou création du monde, a biblical and scientific epic poem which established the author's fame as a poet, attempted to inventory human knowledge in an encyclopedic way and in a didactic and religious framework; translated into several languages and reprinted in 25 editions over the next 25 years; inspired or admired by d'Aubigne, Tasso, John Milton and, later, Johann Goethe; Paris: Gadoulleau et Febvrier.
Pierre de Ronsard:
* Les Amours d’Hélène
* Oeuvres, the fifth, revised edition of his collected works. New poems in this edition include Sur la Mort de Marie, the sonnets for Astrée and the Sonnets pour Hélène.

Alonso de Ercilla, La Araucana, an epic poem about the conquest of Chile; the first part originally appeared in 1569, the second part was published for the first time this year, the third part was published with the first and second parts in 1589; Spain
Jan Kochanowski, Poland:
* Psalterz Dawidów, a free paraphrasing of the Psalms
* Odprawa postów greckich

Between December 1578 and February 1579 - Natshinnaung, Toungoo prince, poet and musician
March 2 - George Sandys, English traveller, colonist and poet, seventh and youngest son of Church of England Archbishop Edwin Sandys
August 24 - John Taylor "The Water Poet", English
Also:
* Pedro de Espinosa born, Spanish
* Henry Peacham the Younger, English poet and writer