1585 in poetry
# 1585 in poetry

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

## Events

* Irish poet Tuileagna Ó Maoil Chonaire composes the poem Labhram ar iongnaibh Éireann.
* On the death of Pierre de Ronsard, Philippe Desportes became "recognized indisputably as France's greatest living poet," according to 20th century scholar Bernard Weinberg.

## Works published

* Giordano Bruno, Italy:
   * L’Infini de l’univers et les mondes
   * De gli eroici furori ("The Heroic Enthusiasts"), a sonnet sequence and commentaries concerning the philosophy of love and love as a means of mystical ascent; dedicated to Sir Philip Sidney
   * Cabala del Cavallo pegaseo

## Births

* January 31 – Daniel Schwenter (died 1636), German Orientalist, polymath, poet and librarian
* March 16 – Gerbrand Bredero (died 1618), Dutch poet and playwright
* October 11 – Johann Heermann (died 1647), German poet and hymn writer
* November 1 – Jan Brożek (died 1652), Polish mathematician, astronomer, physician, poet, writer, musician and rector
* December 13 – William Drummond of Hawthornden (died 1649), Scottish poet
* Also:
   * Elizabeth Cary, Viscountess Falkland, née Elizabeth Tanfield (died 1639), English poet, translator and dramatist
   * Ján Filický born about this year (died 1623), Slovak poet
   * Fang Weiyi (died 1668), Chinese woman poet

## Deaths

* Paolo Giovio, birth year not known, Italian, Latin-language poet
* Ambrosius Lobwasser died (born 1515), German
* December 27 – Pierre de Ronsard (born 1524), French
