1585 in poetry

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

Events

 * Irish poet Tuileagna Ó Maoil Chonaire composes the poem Labhram ar iongnaibh Éireann.
 * On the death of Pierre de Ronsard, Philippe Desportes became "recognized indisputably as France's greatest living poet," according to 20th century scholar Bernard Weinberg.

Works published

 * Giordano Bruno, Italy:
 * L’Infini de l’univers et les mondes
 * De gli eroici furori ("The Heroic Enthusiasts"), a sonnet sequence and commentaries concerning the philosophy of love and love as a means of mystical ascent; dedicated to Sir Philip Sidney
 * Cabala del Cavallo pegaseo

Births

 * January 31 – Daniel Schwenter (died 1636), German Orientalist, polymath, poet and librarian
 * March 16 – Gerbrand Bredero (died 1618), Dutch poet and playwright
 * October 11 – Johann Heermann (died 1647), German poet and hymn writer
 * November 1 – Jan Brożek (died 1652), Polish mathematician, astronomer, physician, poet, writer, musician and rector
 * December 13 – William Drummond of Hawthornden (died 1649), Scottish poet
 * Also:
 * Elizabeth Cary, Viscountess Falkland, née Elizabeth Tanfield (died 1639), English poet, translator and dramatist
 * Ján Filický born about this year (died 1623), Slovak poet
 * Fang Weiyi (died 1668), Chinese woman poet

Deaths

 * Paolo Giovio, birth year not known, Italian, Latin-language poet
 * Ambrosius Lobwasser died (born 1515), German
 * December 27 – Pierre de Ronsard (born 1524), French