1683 in poetry
This article covers 1683 in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Works published
Great Britain">English poetry">Great Britain
- Philip Ayres, Emblems of Love, later reissued under the title Cupids Addresse to the Ladies
- John Chalkhill, Thealma and Clearchus: A pastoral history, posthumously published; edited by Izaak Walton
- Thomas D'Urfey, A New Collection of Songs and Poems
- Thomas Flatman, On the Death of the Illustrious Prince Rupert, Prince Rupert died November 29 of this year
- Robert Gould, Presbytery Rough-Drawn, published anonymously
- John Mason, Spiritual Songs; or, Songs of Praise to Almighty God upon Several Occasions, published anonymously
- John Oldham, Poems, and Translations
- Thomas Shipman, ''Carolina; or, Loyal Poems''
Other
- Benjamin Keach, Sion in Distress, or The Groans of the Protestant Church, English Colonial America
- Emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Geistliche Lieder, German hymns; published in Rudolstadt
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- March 1 - Tsangyang Gyatso, 6th Dalai Lama, Indian-born Monpa Buddhist religious leader and Tibetan poet
- May 20 - Elijah Fenton, English poet
- July 3 - Edward Young, English poet
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- December 9 - John Oldham, English satirical poet and translator
- Katherine Austen, English diarist and poet