1867 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events The first blue plaque is erected in London by the Royal Society of Arts on the birthplace (1788) of English poet Lord Byron, subsequently demolished. Works published in English Canada Charles Heavysege, "Jezebel," New Dominion Monthly (Montreal) United Kingdom Matthew Arnold, New Poems, including "Dover Beach" Philip James Bailey, Universal Hymn (see also Festus 1839) Mathilde Blind, publishing under the pen name "Claude Lake", Poems Jean Ingelow, A Story of Doom, and Other Poems William Morris, The Life and Death of Jason Algernon Charles Swinburne, Song of Italy Augusta Webster, A Woman Sold, and Other Poems United States George Arnold, Poems, Grave and Gay, published posthumously John Burroughs, Notes on Walt Whitman as Poet and Person, biography and criticism Ralph Waldo Emerson, May-Day and Other Pieces Bret Harte, The Lost Galleon Josiah Gilbert Holland, Kathrina: Her Life and Mine, in a Poem Emma Lazarus, Poems and Translations Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Flower-de-Luce James Russell Lowell, The Biglow Papers, Second Series William Gilmore Simms, editor, War Poetry of the South Harriet Beecher Stowe, Religious Poems Rose Hartwick Thorpe, Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight Henry Timrod, "Ode: Sung on the Occasion of Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C., 1867" Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, fourth edition (first edition 1855) John Greenleaf Whittier, The Tent on the Beach Other in English Australia: Adam Lindsay Gordon Ashtaroth, a Dramatic Lyric Sea Spray and Smoke Drift Henry Kendall – "Bell-Birds" Works published in other languages France François Coppée, Les Intimites and Poemes modernes, published from this year to 1869 Alfred de Vigny, Journal d’un poète ("Journal of a Poet"), posthumously published Other Lydia Koidula, Emajõe Ööbik ("The Nightingale of the Mother River"), Estonia Jan Neruda, Knihy veršů ("Books of Verses"), Czech Piet Paaltjens (François Haverschmidt), Snikken en grimlachjes: poëzie uit den studententijd ("Sobs and Bitter Grins: poetry of student days"), Netherlands Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: February 9 – Natsume Sōseki 夏目 漱石 (commonly referred to as "Sōseki"), pen name of Natsume Kinnosuke 夏目金之助 (died 1916), Japanese, Meiji Era novelist, haiku poet, composer of Chinese-style poetry, writer of fairy tales and a scholar of English literature; from 1984–2004, his portrait appears on the 1000 yen note (surname: Natsume) March 2 – Louis Lavater (died 1953), Australian March 15 – Lionel Pigot Johnson (died 1902), English April 10 – George William Russell "Æ" (died 1935), Irish June 5 - Paul-Jean Toulet (died 1920), French June 17 – Henry Lawson (died 1922), Australian August 2 – Ernest Dowson (died 1900), English poet, novelist and writer of short stories associated with the Decadent movement August 13 – Rudolf G. Binding (died 1938), Swiss-born German September 17 – Masaoka Shiki 正岡 子規, pen-name of Masaoka Tsunenori 正岡 常規, who changes his name to Noboru 升 (died 1902), Japanese author, poet, literary critic, journalist and, early in his life, a