1715 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Events
- Nicholas Rowe made British Poet Laureate in succession to Nahum Tate.
- Mary Monck, dying in Bath, England, writes affecting verses to her husband, not published until 1755.
Works published
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- Susanna Centlivre, A Poem. Humbly Presented to His most Sacred Majesty George, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland. Upon His Ascension to the Throne
- Charles Cotton, The Genuine Works of Charles Cotton, posthumously published
- Samuel Croxall, The Vision
- Daniel Defoe, published anonymously, attributed to Defoe, A Hymn to the Mob
- Alexander Pope:The Temple of Fame
- Translator, The Iliad of Homer, Volume I, followed by Volume II in 1716, Volume III in 1717, Volume IV in 1718, Volume V and Volume VI, both in 1720
- Matthew Prior, Solomon, or The Vanity of the World, a didactic poem
- Thomas Tickell, translation, The First Book of Homer's Iliad
- Isaac Watts, Divine Songs Attempted in Easy Language for the Use of Children, including "How doth the little busy Bee"; 10 editions published by 1753
Other
- Antoine Houdart de La Motte, Réflexions sur la critique, attacking those who admire the ancients uncritically; criticism in France
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- February 12 - William Whitehead, English poet and playwright
- March 7 - Ewald Christian von Kleist, German poet
- May 4 - Richard Graves, English poet and novelist
- July 4 - Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet
- October 1 - Richard Jago, English clergyman and poet
- November 5 - John Brown, English clergyman, author and poet
- Undated
- * Tadhg Gaelach Ó Súilleabháin, Irish poet
- * Jakob Immanuel Pyra, German poet
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- May 19 - Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and statesman
- July 30 - Nahum Tate, Irish-born Poet Laureate
- Undated - Mary Monck, Anglo-Irish poet