1673 in poetry

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

Works published

 * Sir William Davenant, The Works of Sr William D'Avenant, prose and poetry
 * John Milton, Poems, &. Upon Several Occasions, second edition, revised and expanded, of Poems 1646

Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
 * Probable date - John Oldmixon (died 1742), English historian, pamphleteer, poet and critic
 * Latest likely date - Pierre des Maizeaux (died 1745), French writer and poet

Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
 * February 17 - Molière (born 1622), French playwright, poet and actor
 * March 15 - Salvator Rosa (born 1615), Italian painter and poet
 * May 4 - Richard Braithwait (born 1588), English
 * May 9 - Jacques Vallée, Sieur Des Barreaux (born 1599), French
 * May 19 - Ingen (born 1592), Chinese Linji Chan Buddhist monk, poet and calligrapher
 * November 16 - Katarina Zrinska (born 1625), Croatian noblewoman and poet
 * December 15 - Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (born 1623), English noblewoman, poet and writer
 * Alaol (born 1607), Bengali poet
 * Xiao Yuncong (born 1596), Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher and poet