1697 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Works
- William Cleland, A Collection of several Poems and Verses composed upon various occasions, Scottish
- John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, Familiar Letters: Written by the Right Honourable John late Earl of Rochester. And several other Persons of Honour and Quality, English, 2 volumes, London: Printed by W. Onley for Sam Briscoe
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- April 24 - Kamo no Mabuchi 賀茂真淵, Japanese Edo period poet and philologist
- October 16 - Nicholas Amhurst, English poet and political writer
- Mehetabel ("Hetty") Wesley, English poet
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- October 1 - Moses ben Mordecai Zacuto, kabalistic writer and poet
- December 9 - Scipion Abeille, French surgeon and poet
- Juan del Valle y Caviedes, Spanish Peruvian poet and author
- Ebba Maria De la Gardie, Swedish poet
- Mei Qing, Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher and poet