1577 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.Events
Great Britain">English poetry">Great Britain
- Nicholas Breton:
- * The Works of a Young Wit
- * A Flourish upon Fancy
- John Grange, The Golden Aphroditis, poetry and prose
Other
- Philippe Desportes, an edition of his works; France
- Guillaume Du Bartas, La Semaine, ou Création du Monde, France
Births
- March - George Sandys, English traveller, colonist and poet
- November 10 - Jacob Cats, Dutch poet
Deaths
- March 6 - Rémy Belleau, French poet and member of La Pléiade
- April 21 - Girolamo Parabosco, Italian poet and musician
- August 12 - Sir Thomas Smith, English scholar, diplomat and poet
- October 7 - George Gascoigne, English poet who died while a guest at George Whetstone's family manor of Walcot at Barnack, near Stamford, Lincolnshire; Whetstone commemorated his friend in a long elegy.
- Also:
- * Annibale Cruceio, Italian, Latin-language poet
