Overview of the events of 1626 in poetry
Overview of the events of 1626 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- February 18 – Abraham Holland, English poet
- February 28 – Cyril Tourneur (born 1575), English playwright and poet
- April 9 – Francis Bacon (born 1561), English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and poet
- September 25 – Théophile de Viau (born 1590), French poet and playwright
- October 19–26 – François Béroalde de Verville (born 1556), novelist and poet
- December 8 – Sir John Davies (born 1569), English poet and lawyer, attorney general in Ireland; not to be confused with his contemporary, John Davies of Hereford (c. 1565–1618)
- date not known – Nicholas Breton (also spelled "Nicholas Britton" and "Nicholas Brittaine") (born c. 1545), English poet and novelist