1440s in poetry

Nationality 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. 1445 – Printing press developed in Europe 1445: Cancionero de Baena, the first collection of Castilian lyrics, Spain 1449: Amoryus and Cleopes, poem by John Metham, English adaptation of the Pyramus and Thisbe narrative from Ovid‘s Metamorphoses Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: 1440: Lorenzo de' Medici, born January 1 (died 1492), Italian banker, politician, patron of the arts and poet who wrote in his native Tuscan language Martial d'Auvergne (died 1500), French Hans Folz born sometime from 1435 to this year (died 1513), German Blind Harry, also known as "Henry the Minstrel", born about this year (died 1492), Scottish makar (poet) Kabir (died 1518), mystic poet and saint of India Lorenzo Lippi (of Cole) (died 1485), Italian, Latin-language poet Jorge Manrique (died 1479), Spanish poet Paolo Marsi (died 1484), Italian, Latin-language poet Molla, also known as "Mollamamba", both popular names of Atukuri Molla (died 1530), Indian poet who wrote Telugu Ramayan; a woman Ludovico Pontico born about this year (died 1520), Italian, Latin-language poet Giorgio Sisgoreo born about this year (died c.