1712 in poetry

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

Events

• Scriblerus Club begins meeting (stops meeting in 1745)

Works published

• Sir Richard Blackmore, Creation: a philosophical poem
• John Dennis, Essay on the Genius and Writings of Shakspear: with Some Letters of Criticism to the Spectator, a pamphlet of literary criticism, London
• William Diaper:
• Dryaides; or, The Nymphs Prophecy (published this year, although the book states "1713")
• Nereides; or, Sea-Eclogues
• Thomas Ellwood, Davideis: The Life of King David of Israel
• George Granville, Lord Lansdowne, Poems Upon Several Occasions
• Bernard Mandeville, published anonymously, Typhon; or, The Wars Between the Gods and Giants
• Peter Anthony Motteux, A Poem Upon Tea
• John Philips, Poems, published posthumously
• Alexander Pope, editor, Miscellaneous Poems and Translations (also known as Lintot's Miscellany), including a two-canto version of Pope's "The Rape of the Lock", published anonymously (poem enlarged in 1714)
• Matthew Prior, published anonymously, Erle Robert's Mice: A tale, in imitation of Chaucer
• Nicholas Rowe, translated from Claude Quillet, Callipaedia
• Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin first printed (originally written in the 12th century)
• George Sewell, The Patriot
• Thomas Tickell, A Poem, to his Excellency the Lord Privy-Seal, on the Prospect of Peace
• John Wright, The Best Mirth; or, The Melody of Sion, hymns

Births

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

• October 8 – Alison Cockburn, née Rutherford (died 1794), Scottish poet
• December 3 – Joseph Relph (died 1743), English poet from Cumberland
• Richard Glover (died 1785), English poet
• Bharatchandra Ray (died 1760), Bengali and Sanskrit poet and song composer
• Christian Reuter (died 1765), German poet
• Approximate date – Emanuel Collins, English clergyman and miscellaneous writer

Deaths

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

• February 5 (bur.) – John Norris of Bemerton (born 1657), English theologian, philosopher and poet
• April 10 – Yusuf Nabi (born 1642), Turkish diwan poet, attacked by honey badger
• June 12 – Carlo Alessandro Guidi (born 1650), Italian poet
• July 1 – William King (born 1663), English poet

See also

• Poetry
• List of years in poetry
• List of years in literature
• 18th century in poetry
• 18th century in literature
• Augustan poetry

Notes

• https://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/timeline/ "A Timeline of English Poetry" Web page of the Representative Poetry Online Web site, University of Toronto