1614 in poetry
# 1614 in poetry

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

## Events

* May 24 – Lope de Vega becomes a priest.

## Works published

### Great Britain

* Anonymous, The Life and Death of Hector, often attributed erroneously to Thomas Heywood; a free paraphrase in modernized verse of John Lydgate's (also anonymously published) Troy Book 1513
* Sir William Alexander, Doomes-day; or, The Great Day of the Lords Judgement
* Richard Brathwaite, published anonymously, The Poets Willow; or, The Passionate Shepheard
* William Browne, The Shepheard's Pipe
* George Chapman:
   * Andromeda Liberata; or, The Nuptials of Perseus and Andromeda, on the marriage of Robert Carr, earl of Somerset, and Frances Howard, formerly countess of Essex
   * Homers Odysses, publication year uncertain, Books 1–12 (see also Seaven Bookes of the Iliades of Homer 1598, Homer Prince of Poets 1609, The Iliads of Homer 1611, Twenty-four Bookes of Homers Odisses 1615, The Whole Workes of Homer 1616)
* Sir Arthur Gorges, Poems by William Drummond. Of Hawthornden, publication year uncertain
* Richard Niccols, The Furies. With Vertues Encomium; or, The Image of Honour
* John Norden, The Labyrinth of Mans Life; or Vertues Delieght and Envies Opposite
* Sir Thomas Overbury, A Wife, Now a Widdowe, expanded edition containing the author's Characters, published posthumously
* Joshua Sylvester, translated from the French of Jean Bertaut, The Parliament of Vertues Royal, also includes translations of verse by Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas (see also Second Session 1615)
* George Wither, A Satyre

### Other

* Miguel de Cervantes, Viaje del Parnaso, also known as Viaje al Parnaso (Journey to Parnassus"), dedicated to Rodrigo de Tapia and printed by the widow of Alonso Martín, Spain
* Lope de Vega, Rimas sacras, Spain

## Births

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

* October 12 – Henry More (died 1687), English philosopher and poet
* Also:
   * Nicolaes Borremans (died 1674), Dutch Remonstrants preacher, poet, and editor
   * John Denham born this year or 1615 (died 1669), English poet and courtier
   * Hallgrímur Pétursson (died 1674), one of Iceland's most famous poets and a clergyman

## Deaths

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

* October 9 – Bonaventura Vulcanius (born 1538), Dutch humanist scholar and poet
* July 15 – Pierre de Bourdeille, also known as Brantôme (born c. 1540), French soldier, historian, biographer and poet
* Also:
   * Francisco de Andrada (born 1540), Portuguese historian and poet
   * Rhys Cain (born 1540), Welsh-language poet
   * Vitsentzos Kornaros, died this year or 1613 (born 1553), Cretan poet of the Greek Renaissance who wrote the romantic epic poem Erotokritos
   * Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza (born 1566), Spanish aristocrat, religious poet and author
   * Konoe Nobutada (born 1565), Japanese courtier and man of letters known as a poet, calligrapher, painter and diarist
   * Bartosz Paprocki (born 1543), Polish and Czech writer, historiographer, translator, and poet
   * Cristóbal de Virués (born 1550), Spanish playwright and poet
