1697 in poetry

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

• William Cleland (k. 1689), A Collection of several Poems and Verses composed upon various occasions, Scottish
• John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (d. 1680), Familiar Letters: Written by the Right Honourable John late Earl of Rochester. And several other Persons of Honour and Quality, English, 2 volumes, London: Printed by W. Onley for Sam Briscoe^[1]

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

• April 24 – Kamo no Mabuchi 賀茂真淵 (died 1769), Japanese Edo period poet and philologist
• October 16 – Nicholas Amhurst (died 1742), English poet and political writer
• Mehetabel ("Hetty") Wesley (died 1750), English poet

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

• October 1 – Moses ben Mordecai Zacuto (born 1625), kabalistic writer and poet
• December 9 – Scipion Abeille (year of birth unknown), French surgeon and poet
• Juan del Valle y Caviedes (born 1645), Spanish Peruvian poet and author
• Ebba Maria De la Gardie (born 1657), Swedish poet
• Mei Qing (born c.1623), Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher and poet

• List of years in poetry
• List of years in literature
• 17th century in poetry
• 17th century in literature
• Poetry

• "A Time-Line of Poetry in English" Representative Poetry Online website