1701 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Events
- Matthew Prior, English poet, enters Parliament.
Works published
[Great Britain]
- Mary Chudleigh The Ladies Defence; or, The Bride-woman's Counsellor Answer'd
- Daniel Defoe, The True-born Englishman: A satyr, published anonymously this year, but dated "1700"; inspired by John Tutchin's The Foreigners, and answered by Tuchin in his The Apostates, this year; Defoe's poem also resulted in many other responses, adaptations and attacks
- John Dennis, Advancement and Reformation of Modern Poetry
- John Dryden, Poems on Various Occasions; and Translations from Several Authors
- Charles Gildon, A New Miscellany of Original Poems, includes "The Spleen" and other poems by Anne Finch, countess of Winchilsea
- Cotton Mather, Consolations, English, Colonial America
- John Philips:
- * The Splendid Shilling
- * The Sylvan Dream; or, The Mourning Muses, published anonymously, usually attributed to Philips
- John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, Poems on Several Occasions. By the R. H. the E. of R., London: Printed for A. T.
Other
- Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, l'Œuvres diverses, France
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- Matthew Concanen, Irish-born English poet and writer
- Matthew Pilkington, Irish art historian and satirist
- James Sterling, English Colonial American poet
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- February - Miguel de Barrios, Spanish poet and historian
- March 15 - Jean Renaud de Segrais, French poet and novelist
- August 20 - Sir Charles Sedley, English wit, dramatist, poet and statesman
- August 24 - Ahasverus Fritsch, German poet and legal writer
- August 31 - Samuel Chappuzeau, French scholar, author, poet and playwright
- Shah Inayatullah, poet from Sindh, Pakistan