1623 in poetry

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

Events

 * Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski is appointed poeta laureatus by the Pope

Great Britain

 * John Abbot, Jesus Preffigured; or, A Poem of the Holy Name of Jesus in Five Bookes [sic], only two of the five books were published
 * Robert Aylet, Joseph; or, Pharoah's Favourite [sic] [sic], published anonymously
 * Samuel Daniel, The Whole Workes of Samuel Daniel Esquire in Poetrie [sic]
 * William Drummond, Flowres of Sion [sic] (see also A Midnights Trance 1619)
 * George Wither, The Hymnes and Songs of the Church, published anonymously; music by Orlando Gibbons; there were several editions this year

Other

 * Agrippa d'Aubigné, Nouvelle édition des Tragiques, France
 * Michelangelo Buonarroti, Rime di Michelagnolo Buonarroti raccolte da Michelagnolo suo nipote, Florence: Giunti; Italy
 * Martin Opitz, Lob des Feldlebens, Germany
 * Théophile de Viau, Les Amours tragiques de Pyrame et Thisbé, France

Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
 * Mei Qing (died 1697), Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet
 * Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (died 1673), English aristocrat, poet and writer

Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
 * March 29 – Scévole de Sainte-Marthe (born 1536), French poet
 * April 21 – Nicolas Coeffeteau (born 1574), French theologian, poet and historian
 * July/August – Tulsidas, तुलसीदास, also known as Gosvāmī Tulsīdās and Tulasī Dāsa (born 1497 or 1532), Awadhi poet and philosopher
 * November – Giles Fletcher (born 1586), English poet chiefly known for the allegorical poem Christ's Victory and Triumph
 * Gaspar Aguilar (born 1561), Spanish poet and dramatist
 * Jean de La Ceppède (born 1548), French poet
 * Francesc Vicent Garcia (born 1582), Catalan poet
 * Alonso de Ledesma, (born 1552, according to many sources, or 1562, according to many others ) Spanish
 * Hieronim Morsztyn (born 1581), Polish poet