1503 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
1440s in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). 1442 – Enea Piccolomini, the future Pope Pius II, arrives at the court of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, in Vienna, who names him imperial poet.
1530 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Anonymous, Boccus and Sydrake, publication year uncertain but sometime from this year to 1537, edited by John Twyne, an encyclopedia in dialogue form, derived from the Old French Sidrac, in which Boccus asks 847 questions and Sidrac answers them (see Sidrak and Bokkus).
16th century in poetryHamzah Fansuri writes in the Malay language. The compilation of Romances de los Señores de Nueva España, a collection of Aztec poetry (including pre-Columbian works). John Skelton (c. 1460–1529) George Gascoigne (1535–1578) Sir Walter Raleigh (1552–1618) Edmund Spenser (1552–1599) Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586) Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593) William Shakespeare (1564–1616) John Donne (c. 1572–1631) Ben Jonson (c. 1572–1637) Robert Herrick (1591–1674) George Herbert (1593–1633) Young William (c.