1590 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Events
- With the encouragement of Sir Walter Raleigh, Edmund Spenser joins him on a trip to London, where Raleigh presented the celebrated poet to Queen Elizabeth I.
Works
- George Peele, Polyhymnia
- Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Books 1-3, in honour of Queen Elizabeth I
- Sir Philip Sidney, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia, Books 1-3
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- March 18 - Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet
- June 24 - Samuel Ampzing, Dutch clergyman and poet
- September 12 - María de Zayas, Spanish poet and playwright
- Also:
- * Baltasar del Alcazar born, Spanish
- * William Browne, English
- * Shen Yixiu, Chinese poet and mother of female poets Ye Xiaoluan, Ye Wanwan and Ye Xiaowan
- *Faqi Tayran, also spelled "Feqiyê Teyran", pen name of Mir Mihemed, Kurdish
- * Hu Wenru, Chinese official courtesan known for her poetry painting and playing the qin
- * Théophile de Viau, French poet and playwright
- * Xu Yuan (poet), Chinese woman poet nicknamed "Xie reincarnate" in reference to Xie Daoyun
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- March - Petru Cercel, Wallachian prince and poet
- August 28 - Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas, French writer and poet
- November 29 - Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin, German philologist, poet, playwright, mathematician and astronomer
- September 20 - Robert Garnier, French poet and playwright
- Also:
- * George Puttenham, English writer and critic
- * Étienne Tabourot, French