1734 in poetry
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Works published
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- Anonymous, A Rap at the Rhapsody
- Jean Adam, Miscellany Poems
- John Arbuthnot and others, Gnothi Seauton: Know Yourself, published anonymously
- Mary Barber, Poems on Several Occasions
- Isaac Hawkins Browne, the elder, On Design and Beauty, published anonymously
- Robert Dodsley, An Epistle to Mr. Pope
- Stephen Duck, Truth and Falsehood
- William Dunkin:
- * The Lover's Web
- * The Poet's Prayer
- Richard Lewis (poet), Upon Prince Madoc's Expedition to the Country now called America, in the 12th Century, a fictional, poetic tale of a Welshman; English Colonial America
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, The Dean's Provocation for Writing the Lady's Dressing-Room, published anonymously
- Alexander Pope:
- * An Epistle to Lord Cobham, published this year, although the book states "1733"
- * An Essay on Man, fourth and final epistle, published anonymously
- * The First Satire of the Second Book of Horace including the Second Satire of the Second Book of Horace, which was published separately this year
- * Sober Advice From Horace, published anonymously, parallel texts in English and Latin
- James Thomson, Liberty, dedicated to the Prince of Wales
- Jonathan Swift, A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed, published anonymously
- Robert Tatersal, The Bricklayer's Miscellany; or, Poems on Several Subjects
- Joseph Trapp, Thoughts Upon the Four Last Things, published anonymously, in four parts, starting this year and ending in 1735
Other
- Jean-Baptiste Gresset, Vert-Vert, France
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- April 10 - Eleonore von Grothaus, German poet
- July 15 - Evan Lloyd, Welsh satirical poet
- July 25 - Ueda Akinari, 上田 秋成, also known as "Ueda Shūsei", Japanese author, scholar and waka poet
- September 29 - William Julius Mickle, Scottish poet
- December 15 - John Maclaurin, Scottish judge and poet
- December 21 - Francisco Manoel de Nascimento, Portuguese poet
- Also - Hedvig Sirenia, Swedish woman poet and translator
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- February 28 - John Morgan, Welsh-born clergyman, scholar and poet
- Edward Littleton, English clergyman and poet