1590 in poetry

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

Events

 * With the encouragement of Sir Walter Ralegh, Edmund Spenser joins him on a trip to London, where Ralegh presented the celebrated poet to Queen Elizabeth I.

Works

 * George Peele, Polyhymnia
 * Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Books 1-3, in honour of Queen Elizabeth I
 * Sir Philip Sidney, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia, Books 1–3 (see also expanded editions of 1593, 1598, 1621, etc.)

Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
 * March 18 – Manuel de Faria e Sousa (died 1649), Portuguese historian and poet
 * June 24 – Samuel Ampzing (died 1632), Dutch clergyman and poet
 * September 12 – María de Zayas (died 1661), Spanish poet and playwright
 * Also:
 * Baltasar del Alcazar born (died 1606), Spanish
 * William Browne (died 1645), English
 * Shen Yixiu (died 1635), Chinese poet and mother of female poets Ye Xiaoluan, Ye Wanwan and Ye Xiaowan
 * Faqi Tayran, also spelled "Feqiyê Teyran", pen name of Mir Mihemed (died 1660), Kurdish
 * Hu Wenru (flourished about this year), Chinese official courtesan known for her poetry painting and playing the qin
 * Théophile de Viau (died 1626), French poet and playwright
 * Xu Yuan (poet) (flourished about this year), Chinese woman poet nicknamed "Xie reincarnate" in reference to Xie Daoyun

Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
 * March – Petru Cercel (born unknown), Wallachian prince and poet
 * August 28 – Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas (born 1544), French writer and poet
 * November 29 – Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin (born 1547), German philologist, poet, playwright, mathematician and astronomer
 * September 20 – Robert Garnier (born 1544), French poet and playwright
 * Also:
 * George Puttenham (born 1529), English writer and critic
 * Étienne Tabourot (born 1549), French