1662 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Events
- John Dryden made a member of the Royal Society
Works published
Great Britain">English poetry">Great Britain
- Sir Aston Cockayne, Poems, second edition of Small Poems of Divers Sorts 1658
- John Dryden, To My Lord Chancellor, Presented on New-Years-Day
- Michael Wigglesworth, The Day of Doom or a Poetical Description of the Great and Last Judgment, a "doggerel epitome of Calvinistic theology", according to the anthology, Colonial Prose and Poetry, that "attained immediately a phenomenal popularity. Eighteen hundred copies were sold within a year, and for the next century it held a secure place in Puritan households. As late as 1828 it was stated that many aged persons were still alive who could repeat it, as it had been taught them with their catechism; and the more widely one reads in the voluminous sermons of that generation, the more fair will its representation of prevailing theology in New England appear." English-born clergyman published in New England.
Other
- Jean de La Fontaine, Ode au roi, which defends Nicolas Fouquet, France
- Michel de Marolles, Traité du poème épique, France
- Jacob Steendam, Praise of New Netherland, Dutch, Colonial American
- Joost van den Vondel, Joannes de Boetgezant, epic, Dutch
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- October 6 - William Walsh, English poet and critic
- December 17 - Samuel Wesley, English poet and religious leader
- Naitō Jōsō, Japanese Genroku period haiku poet, a principal disciple of Bashō
- John Smith, English poet and playwright
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- March 28 - Pierre de Boissat, French soldier, writer, poet and translator
- March 30 - François le Métel de Boisrobert, French