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

Events

Works published

• Anonymous, Solomon and Marcolphus, publication year uncertain, England^[1]
• Giangiorgio Trissino, La poetica, Books 1–4 (Books 5–6 published in 1563), Italy^[2]

Births

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

• June 7 – Étienne Pasquier (died 1615), French poet and author
• Also:
  • Johann Beltz (died 1584), German
  • Olivier de Magny (died 1561), French poet
  • Guy Du Faur, Seigneur de Pibrac (died 1584), French jurist and poet
  • George Puttenham (died 1590), English writer and critic

Deaths

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

• June 21 – John Skelton died (born c. 1460), English
• Also:
  • Biernat of Lublin Polish: "Biernat z Lublina", died sometime after this year (born c. 1465), Polish
  • Andrea Navagero (born 1483), Italian, Latin-language poet^[2]
  • Baldassarre Castiglione (born 1477), Italian writer and poet who also wrote verses in Latin
• Krishnadevaraya (born 1471), Emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire and influential patron of poetry