1607 in poetry
This article covers 1607 in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Works
- Samuel Daniel, Certaine Small Workes, the fourth collected edition of his works
- John Davies, Yehovah Summa Totalis; or, All in All, and, the Same for Ever; or, An Addition to Mirum in Modum
- Michael Drayton, The Legend of Great Cromwel
- Thomas Ford, Musicke of kindes
- Sir John Harington, translator, The Englishmans Doctor; or, The Schole of Salerne
- Robert Jones, The First Set of Madrigals
- Gervase Markham, Rodomonths Infernall; or, The Divell Conquered, translated from Philippe Desportes' French translation of Ariosto's Orlando Furioso
- Samuel Rowlands:
- * Democritus; or, Doctor Merry-man his Medicines, Against Melancholy Humors
- * ''Diogines Lanthorne''
Births
- March 12 - Paul Gerhardt, German hymn writer
- March 8 - Johann von Rist, German
- April 13 - Robert Chamberlain, English poet and dramatist
- November 1 - Georg Philipp Harsdorffer, German poet and translator
- November 5 - Anna Maria van Schurman, Dutch
- date unknown
- * Alaol, Bengali
- * Václav František Kocmánek, Czech poet, author and historian
- * 1607/1608: Salabega, Oriyan religious poet
Deaths
- May - Sir Edward Dyer, English courtier and poet
- c. May - Thomas Newton, English physician, poet and translator
- June - Thomas Newton, English physician, clergyman, poet, author and translator
- July 7 - Penelope Rich, Lady Rich, English noblewoman, inspiration for Sir Philip Sidney's "Stella"
- September 18 - Abraham Fleming, English poet, translator and antiquarian
- Also:
- * Henry Chettle, death year uncertain, English playwright, writer and poet
- * Dinko Ranjina, Croatian