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List of years in poetry — This page gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending order). These pages supplement the List of years in literature pages with a focus on events in the history of poetry. Contents 1 21st century in poetry 1.1 2010s 1.2 2000s … Wikipedia
English poetry — The Seeds and Fruits of English Poetry, Ford Madox Brown. The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western… … Wikipedia
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1609 in poetry — yearbox2 in?=in poetry in2?=in literature cp=16th century c=17th century cf=18th century yp1=1606 yp2=1607 yp3=1608 year=1609 ya1=1610 ya2=1611 ya3=1612 dp3=1570s dp2=1580s dp1=1590s d=1600s da=0 dn1=1610s dn2=1620s dn3=1630s|Events* Samuel… … Wikipedia
Greene, Robert — (?1558 1592) Born in Norwich, Norfolk (the date is disputed), he had degrees from both Cambridge (1575) and from Oxford (1588). He lived a dissolute life in London and deserted his wife and children. He lived in poverty and legend has it that… … British and Irish poets
Peele, George — (?1558 ?1596) One of the most significant poets who was writing before Shakespeare. He was born probably in London and was educated at Christ s Hospital, the Bluecoat School, from 1565 to 1570, where his father was clerk. He graduated M.A.… … British and Irish poets
Walpole, Saint Henry — (1558 1595) One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, he was born at Docking, Norfolk, educated at St. Peter s College, Cambridge, and while a student lawyer at Gray s Inn, London, he witnessed the execution of his Jesuit friend Edmund… … British and Irish poets
Lodge, Thomas — (?1558 1625) Born in London, the son of Sir Thomas Lodge, lord mayor of London (1562), he was educated at Merchant Taylors School and Trinity College, Oxford, from where he graduated M.A. in 1580. He abandoned the study of law for literature,… … British and Irish poets
Warner, William — (1558 1609) Born in London, he was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, but did not take a degree. As an attorney in London, he was friends with the poets Michael Drayton, Henry Carey, the first Baron Hunsdon (see entries) and Carey s son,… … British and Irish poets
KYD, Thomas — (1558 1594) Industrious Kyd was how Thomas Kyd s contemporaries referred to the father of the revenge tragedy. Yet this influential Elizabethan playwright, translator, poet, and pamphleteer was so humble that he rarely signed and at the most… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
