1722 in poetry

This article covers 1722 in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Works published

• Thomas Cooke, Marlborough, the Duke of Marlborough died June 16
• Hildebrand Jacob, Bedlam, published this year, although the book states "1723"
• Thomas Parnell, Poems on Several Occasions
• Allan Ramsay, Fables and Tales
• Elizabeth Thomas, Miscellany Poems on Several Subjects, published anonymously
• Thomas Walter, The Sweet Psalmist of Israel, English, Colonial American

Births

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

• February 7 – Azar Bigdeli (died 1781), Persian anthologist and poet
• February 26 – Mary Leapor (died 1746), English kitchenmaid poet
• April 11 – Christopher Smart (died 1771), English poet
• April 22 (bapt.) – Joseph Warton (died 1800), English poet and critic
• December 1 – Anna Louisa Karsch (died 1804), German
• Waris Shah (died 1798), Punjabi Sufi poet

Deaths

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

• September 26 – Guillaume Massieu (born 1665), French churchman, translator and poet

See also

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

Notes

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