1616 in Poetry - Births

Births

Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:

• October 11 – Andreas Gryphius (died 1664), poet and dramatist
• Also:
  • Christen Aagaard (died 1664), Danish poet and professor
  • Joseph Beaumont (died 1699), English clergyman, academic and poet
  • Johann Klaj (died 1656), German poet
  • Sokuhi Nyoitsu (died 1671), Buddhist monk, poet and calligrapher
  • Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra (died 1668), Spanish Baroque painter, sculptor, and poet
  • Ye Xiaoluan, Chinese poet and daughter of poet Shen Yixiu; her sisters, Ye Wanwan and Ye Xiaowan were also poets