- Source: 1686 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
Works published
Sarah Fyge Egerton (later Sarah Field), The Female Advocate, published anonymously in reply to Robert Gould's Love Given O're 1682
Thomas Flatman, A Song for St Caecilia's Day
Anne Killigrew, Poems by Mrs Anne Killigrew
Susanna Elizabeth Zeidler, Jungferlicher Zeitvertreiber (Pastime for Virgins)
Matsuo Bashō publishes one of his best-remembered haiku:
furu ike ya / kawazu tobikomu / mizu no oto
an ancient pond / a frog jumps in / the splash of water [1686]
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
Allan Ramsay (died 1758), Scottish poet
Andrew Michael Ramsay (died 1743), Scottish-born writer and poet who lived most of his adult life in France
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
Shimonokōbe Chōryū (born 1624), Japanese poet-scholar
See also
Poetry
17th century in poetry
17th century in literature
Restoration literature