1669 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Works published
Great Britain">English poetry">Great Britain
- Sir John Denham, Cato Major of Old Age, a verse paraphrase of Cicero's De senectute
- Richard Flecknoe, ''Epigrams of All Sorts''
Other
- René Rapin, Observations sur les poèmes d'Homère et de Virgile, critical essay, Paris; France
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- February 3 - Kada no Azumamaro, Japanese early Edo period poet and philologist
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- March 19 - John Denham, English poet and courtier, buried in Westminster Abbey
- September 3 - Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish
- September 30 - Henry King, English poet and bishop
- October 8 - Jane Cavendish, English poet and playwright