1737 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Events
- March 2 - Samuel Johnson and his former pupil David Garrick leave Lichfield to seek their fortunes in London.
- English poet Richard Jago becomes curate of Snitterfield.
Works published
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- Henry Carey, The Musical Century, in One Hundred English Ballads, with Carey's musical settings
- Stephen Duck, The Vision, on the November 20 death of Queen Caroline
- Richard Glover, Leonidas, in nine books
- Matthew Green, The Spleen, has been called his chief poem; with a preface by his friend Richard Glover
- Alexander Pope:
- * Horace His Ode to Venus
- * The Second Epistle of the Second Book of Horace, Imitated
- * Letters of Mr. Alexander Pope, and Several of his Friends, the first authorized edition
- * The First Epistle of the Second Book of Horace, Imitated
- * The Works of Alexander Pope, Volumes 5 and 6, letters
- Jonathan Swift, Poems on Several Occasions
- John Wesley and Charles Wesley, ''A Collection of Psalms and Hymns''
Other
- Ignacio de Luzán, Poética, work of criticism that gives classic rules in Spanish literary composition
- Prince Thammathibet, The Legend of Phra Malai, Thai
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- January 3 - Heinrich Wilhelm von Gerstenberg, German poet and critic
- February 3 - Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson, Colonial American poet and sponsor of literary salons
- May 18 - Gottlob Burmann, German poet and lipogrammatist
- Joseph Mather, English file cutter and songwriter
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- January 21 - Ignjat Đurđević, Croatian poet and translator
- February 20 - Elizabeth Rowe, née Singer English novelist, playwright and poet
- March 26 - Vakhtang VI of Kartli, Kartli statesman, legislator, scholar, critic, translator and poet
- October 18 - Abel Evans, English clergyman, academic and poet
- Matthew Green ; English poet