1655 in poetry

Events

Works published

• John Cotgrave, The English Treasury of Wit and Language: collected out of the most, and best of our English poems; methodically digested into common places for generall use. By John Cotgrave, Gent, contains verse drama, quotations, maxims, etc. London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley
• Sir John Denham, Coopers Hill, first authorized edition
• Sir Richard Fanshawe, translator, The Lusiad; or, Portugals Historicall Poem, translated from the Portuguese of Luis de Camoens
• Henry Lawes, The Second Book of Ayres, and Dialogues, for One, Two, and Three Voyces, verse and music
• Andrew Marvell, The First Anniversary of the Government Under His Highness the Lord Protector, published anonymously, on Oliver Cromwell
• John Milton, On the Late Massacre in Piedmont
• John Phillips, A Saytr Against Hypocrites, published anonymously; an attack on Oliver Cromwell and Puritanism
• Henry Vaughan, Silex Scintillans: Sacred poems and private ejaculations, second edition
• Edmund Waller, A Panegyrick to my Lord Protector, on Oliver Cromwell
• George Wither, The Protector, on Oliver Cromwell

  Births

• Jean-François Regnard, French poet
• Lin Yining, Qing dynasty Chinese poet
• Nalan Xingde, Qing dynasty Chinese poet most famous for his ci poetry

  Deaths

• Robert Aylett, English lawyer and religious poet
• Cyrano de Bergerac, French soldier and poet
• Daniel Heinsius, scholar who wrote Latin and Dutch poetry
• Francesco Pona, Italian doctor, philosopher, Marinist poet and writer