1780 in poetry
This article covers 1780 in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Works published
United Kingdom">English poetry">United Kingdom
- Hannah Cowley, The Maid of Aragon, Part 1
- George Crabbe, The Candidate, published anonymously in July
- Herbert Croft, The Abbey of Kilkhampton; or, Monumental Records for the Year 1980, published anonymously; satirical epitaphs on contemporary public figures
- Susannah Harrison, Songs in the Night, "By a Young Woman Under Deep Afflictions", the book went into 15 editions by 1823
- William Hayley, An Essay on History
- Anna Seward, Elegy on Captain Cook, on James Cook, who died February 13, 1779, in Hawaii
United States">American poetry">United States
- John Andre, "Cow-Chace, in Three Cantos, Published on Occasion of the Rebel General Wayne's Attack of the Refugees Block-House on Hudson's river, on Friday the 21st of July, 1780
- Joel Barlow, An Elegy on the Late Honorahble Titus Hosmer
- Samuel Dexter, The Progress of Science
- Timothy Dwight IV, attributed, America: or, A Poem on the Settlement of the British Colonies
- Jonathan Odell, attributed, "The American Times"
Other
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- March 29 - Walter Watson, Scottish poet and weaver
- April 29 - Charles Nodier, French philologist, novelist, poet and librarian
- August 17 - George Croly, Irish poet, novelist, historian and clergyman
- September 11 - John Marriott, English clergyman and poet
- Paul Moon James, English Quaker banker and poet
- Jahonotin Uvaysiy, Uzbek Sufi poet
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- February 18 - Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet
- September 6 - George Alexander Stevens, English performer, playwright, poet and songwriter
- October 3 - Cynthia Lenige, Frisian Dutch poet
- Angom Gopi, Indian, Meitei language poet, writer and translator
- Joseph Green, Colonial American poet, satirist and clergyman
- Antonina Niemiryczowa, Polish poet