This article covers 1676 in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Contents

• Works published
• Great Britain
• Other
• Births
• Deaths
• See also
• Notes

Works published

Births

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

• July 14 – Caspar Abel (died 1763), German theologian, historian and poet
• December 30 – John Philips (died 1709), English

Deaths

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

• May 27 – Paul Gerhardt (born 1607), German hymn writer
• June 25 – François Hédelin (born 1604), French abbé of Aubignac and Meymac, poet, playwright, scholar and drama theorist
• September 4 – John Ogilby (born 1600), Scottish translator, impresario and cartographer
• October 26 – Jean Desmarets (born 1595), French poet and playwright
• December 18 – Edward Benlowes (born 1603), English

See also

• Poetry
• 17th century in poetry
• 17th century in literature
• Restoration literature

Notes