1597 in poetry

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

Works published

 * Nicholas Breton:
 * The Arbor of Amorous Devises, anthology partly by Breton, probably compiled by the printer, Richard Jones; reprints 10 poems from Brittons Bowre of Delights 1591
 * Auspicante Jehova
 * John Dowland, The First Booke of Songes or Ayres of Fowre Partes verse and music (see also Second Booke 1600, Third and Last Booke 1603)
 * Michael Drayton, Englands Heroicall Epistles (expanded in 1598; reprinted in The Barrons Wars 1603)
 * Joseph Hall, Virgidemiarum, Sixe Bookes
 * Henry Lok, Ecclesiastes, Otherwise Called the Preacher
 * Gervase Markham, translated from a lost original work by Genevieve Petau de Maulette, Devoreux
 * Thomas Middleton, The Wisodome of Solomon Paraphrased
 * Thomas Morley, Cazonets; or, Little Short Songs to Foure Voyces, verse and music (see also Canzonets 1593)
 * Robert Parry, Sinetes Passion Uppon his Fortunes
 * Robert Tofte, Laura: The Toyes of a Traveller; or, The Feast of Fancie, contains a statement, likely untrue, that more than 30 of the poems in the book are not by Tofte
 * Nicholas Yonge, Musica Transalpina. Cantus, verse and music (see also Musica Transalpina 1588

Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
 * February 24 – Vincent Voiture (died 1648), French poet and writer
 * May 31 – Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac (died 1654), French writer and poet writing verses in both French and Latin
 * December 23 – Martin Opitz von Boberfeld (died 1639), German
 * Also:
 * Johan van Heemskerk (died 1656), Dutch poet
 * Christopher Harvey (died 1662), English
 * Claude de Malleville (died 1634), French
 * Rachel Speght (death year not known), English polemicist and poet
 * Wang Wei (died 1647), Chinese prostitute and poet

Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
 * June 6 – William Hunnis (birth year not known), English
 * June 9 – Joseph of Anchieta (born 1534), Spanish Jesuit missionary, poet and playwright
 * Also:
 * Fernando de Herrera (born c. 1534), Spanish
 * George Turberville, also spelled "Turbervile", death year uncertain (born c. 1544), English poet and translator