1523 in poetry

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Works published

• Alexander Barclay, The Mirror of Good Manners, publication year uncertain, translated from Dominic Mancini's De quatuor virtutibus, in English and Latin; London: Richard Pynson
• Hans Sachs, die Wittenbergische Nachtigall, allegorical story in verse in praise of Luther
• John Skelton, The Garland of Laurel

Births

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• February 20 – Jan Blahoslav (died 1571), Czech poet and translator
• Approximate date – Girolamo Maggi (died 1572), Italian scholar, jurist, poet, military engineer, urban planner, philologist, archaeologist, mathematician and naturalist

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• Stephen Hawes, death year uncertain, birth year unknown; English
• Ulrich von Hutten (born 1488), German
• Faustino Perisauli (born 1450), Italian, Latin-language poet
• Tang Yin died this year, according to some sources, or 1524 according to others (born 1470), Chinese poet, painter and calligrapher

See also

• Poetry
• 16th century in poetry
• 16th century in literature
• French Renaissance literature
• Renaissance literature
• Spanish Renaissance literature

Notes