1776 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Events
- March — American poet Phillis Wheatley, visits with General George Washington for half an hour in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after sending him the previous October a poem written in his honor. A former slave, she was a strong supporter of independence during the American Revolution. The poem was published March 26 in the ''Virginia Gazette''
Works published
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- James Beattie, Poems on Several Occasions
- Richard Graves, Euphrosyne; or, Amusements on the Road of Life
- David Herd, editor, Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, anthology
- William Mickle, translator, The Lusiad; or, The Discovery of India, translated from the original Portuguese of Luis de Camoens
- Hannah More, Sir Eldred of the Bower, and The Bleeding Rock
- Jonathan Richardson, Morning Thoughts; or, Poetical Meditations, Moral, Divine and Miscellaneous
- John Scott, Amwell
- Augustus Montague Toplady, Psalms and Hymns for Public and Private Worship
- William Whitehead, Variety, published anonymously
Other
- Johannes Ewald, a funeral ode on the occasion of the death of Frederik V; Denmark
- Basilio da Gama, Os Campos Elíseos, on the fine arts; Brazil
- Vincenzo Monti, La visione di Ezechiello, Italy
- Jonathan Odell, "A Birthday Song", United States
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- April 17 - Jean-François Roger, French poet and politician
- April 21 - Ann Griffiths, Welsh hymn-writer
- July 18 - John Struthers, Scottish poet
- September 21 - John Fitchett, English epic poet
- November 16 - Mary Matilda Betham, English diarist, scholar and poet
- year not certain - Charles Newton
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- January 26 - Evan Lloyd, Welsh satirical poet and clergyman
- June 13 - Elizabeth Scott, British-born, Colonial American poet and hymnwriter
- August 28? - John Edwards, Welsh poet
- date not known - George Smith, British
- Jeanne-Catherine Van Goethem, Flemish poet