1781 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.Events
United Kingdom">English poetry">United Kingdom
- William Cowper, Anti-Thelyphthora, published anonymously
- George Crabbe, The Library, published anonymously
- Anne Francis, A Poetical Translation of the Song of Solomon
- William Hayley, The Triumphs of Temper
- George Keate, Poetical Works
- Samuel Jackson Pratt, Sympathy; or, A Sketch of the Social Passion, published anonymously
- Anna Seward, Monody on Major André, on John André, hanged as a spy in the American Revolution
United States">American poetry">United States
- Philip Freneau, The British Prison-Ship: A Poem
- William Hayley, "The Triumphs of Temper: A Poem"
- Francis Hopkinson, The Temple of Minerva
- Anna Seward, Monody on Major Andre
Other
- Santa Rita Durão, Caramuru, Portuguese poem written in Brazil
Births
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- January 26 - Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and novelist
- March 17 - Ebenezer Elliott, English poet, known as the Corn Law rhymer
- September 12 - John Grieve, Scottish poet
- November 6 - Lucy Aikin, English writer of histories, poetry and novels and translator
- November 29 - Andrés Bello, Venezuelan humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologist
- December 25? - Sydney, Lady Morgan, née Owenson, Irish novelist and poet
Deaths
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