1502 in poetry
# 1502 in poetry

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

## Events

* Stephen Hawes appointed to Valet de chambre under Henry VII of England
* Poet Laureate John Skelton imprisoned

## Works published

### Italy

* Pietro Bembo, Terzerime, published by Aldus Manutius
* Baptista Mantuanus, Sylvae, eight volumes, Bologna; Italian, Latin-language poet
* Jacopo Sannazaro, Arcadia, a pirated edition (the author officially sanctioned publication in 1504); a manuscript of the original work is dated 1489, with two eclogues and connecting prose added later, seemingly reflecting the author's distress at political developments of about 1500; Italy

### Other

* Conradus Celtis, Amores, folk poem, German poet writing in Latin

## Births

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

* Guillaume Bigot (died 1550), French writer, doctor, humanist and poet in French and Latin
* Benedetto Varchi, some sources say he may have been born this year or 1503, others say his birth year is 1503 (died 1565), Italian, Latin-language poet

## Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

* February – Olivier de la Marche (born 1426), French poet and chronicler
* Also:
   * Elisio Calenzio (born 1430), Italian, Latin-language poet
   * Jalaladdin Davani (born 1426), Iranian philosopher, theologian, jurist and poet
   * Gian Giacomo della Croce, died after this year (born c. 1450), Italian, Latin-language poet
   * Gwerful Mechain, died about this year (born c. 1460?), female Welsh erotic poet
   * Bonino Mombrizio, died 1482 or this year (born 1424), Italian, Latin-language poet
   * Octavien de Saint-Gelais (born 1468), French churchman, poet and translator
   * Domnall mac Brian Ó hÚigínn (born unknown), Irish poet
   * Sōgi 宗祇 (born 1421), Japanese Zen monk who studied waka and renga poetry, then became a professional renga poet in his 30s
