1602 in poetry

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

Great Britain

 * William Basse, Three Pastoral Elegies
 * Francis Beaumont, Salamacis and Hermaphroditus, published anonymously; a translation from Ovid's Metamorphoses
 * John Beaumont, The Metamorphoses of Tabacco [sic]
 * Nicholas Breton:
 * The Mother's Blessing
 * Olde Mad-Cappes New Gally-Mawfrey
 * The Soules Harmony [sic]
 * A True Description of Unthankfulnesse; or, An Enemie to Ingratitude
 * Thomas Campion's Observations in the Art of English Poesie (in response, Samuel Daniel published Defence of Ryme 1603); London: by Richard Field for Andrew Wise; criticism
 * John Davies, Mirum in Modum
 * Francis and Walter Davison, editors, A Poetical Rhapsody
 * Thomas Deloney, Strange Histories of Kings, Princes, Dukes, Earles, Lords, Ladies, Knights, and Gentlemen, published anonymously, with music
 * Samuel Rowlands, 'Tis Merrie When Gossips Meete (has been attributed to Robert Greene, and part of it is plagaiarized from him)
 * Robert Southwell, St. Peter's Complaint, with Other Poems
 * William Warner, Albions England, fifth edition, in 13 books, with Epitome

Other

 * Jean Bertaut, Recueil de quelques vers amoureux,("Collection of Some Amorous Verse"), France
 * Giambattista Marino, Le Rime, Italy
 * Jean Passerat, Le premier livre des poèmes. Reueus & augmentez par l'autheur en ceste derniere édition, à Paris
 * Lope de Vega, La hermosura de Angélica ("The Beauty of Angelica"), Spain
 * Cristóbal de Virués, El Monserrate segundo Spain

Births

 * January 24 – Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland (died 1666), English nobleman, politician and writer
 * Also:
 * Giacomo Badoaro (died 1654), Venetian nobleman and poet
 * Owen Feltham (died 1668), English essayist and poet
 * Juan Pérez de Montalbán (died 1638), Spanish dramatist, poet and novelist
 * Claude de L'Estoile (died 1652), French playwright and poet
 * Pierre Le Moyne (died 1671), French Jesuit poet
 * William Strode (died 1645), English poet

Deaths

 * April 3 – Siôn Tudur (born 1522), Welsh language poet
 * August 29 – Sebastian Klonowic (born 1545), Polish poet and composer
 * September 14 – Jean Passerat (born 1534), French political satirist and poet
 * October 30 – Jean-Jacques Boissard (born 1528), French antiquary and Latin poet
 * Also:
 * Martín del Barco Centenera (born 1535), Spanish cleric, explorer, author and poet
 * Bartholomew Griffin (born unknown), English poet
 * Hans Wilhelm Kirchhof (born 1525), German Landsknecht, baroque poet and translator