1623 in poetry
# 1623 in poetry

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

## Events

* Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski is appointed poeta laureatus by the Pope

## Works published

### Great Britain

* John Abbot, Jesus Preffigured; or, A Poem of the Holy Name of Jesus in Five Bookes, only two of the five books were published
* Robert Aylet, Joseph; or, Pharoah's Favourite [sic], published anonymously
* Samuel Daniel, The Whole Workes of Samuel Daniel Esquire in Poetrie
* William Drummond, Flowres of Sion (see also A Midnights Trance 1619)
* George Wither, The Hymnes and Songs of the Church, published anonymously; music by Orlando Gibbons; there were several editions this year

### Other

* Agrippa d'Aubigné, Nouvelle édition des Tragiques, France
* Michelangelo Buonarroti, Rime di Michelagnolo Buonarroti raccolte da Michelagnolo suo nipote, Florence: Giunti; Italy
* Martin Opitz, Lob des Feldlebens, Germany
* Théophile de Viau, Les Amours tragiques de Pyrame et Thisbé, France

## Births

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

* Mei Qing (died 1697), Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet
* Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (died 1673), English aristocrat, poet and writer

## Deaths

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

* March 29 – Scévole de Sainte-Marthe (born 1536), French poet
* April 21 – Nicolas Coeffeteau (born 1574), French theologian, poet and historian
* July/August – Tulsidas, तुलसीदास, also known as Gosvāmī Tulsīdās and Tulasī Dāsa (born 1497 or 1532), Awadhi poet and philosopher
* November – Giles Fletcher (born 1586), English poet chiefly known for the allegorical poem Christ's Victory and Triumph
* Gaspar Aguilar (born 1561), Spanish poet and dramatist
* Jean de La Ceppède (born 1548), French poet
* Francesc Vicent Garcia (born 1582), Catalan poet
* Alonso de Ledesma, (born 1552, according to many sources, or 1562, according to many others) Spanish
* Hieronim Morsztyn (born 1581), Polish poet
