1712 in poetry

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

Events

 * Scriblerus Club begins meeting (stops meeting in 1745)

Works published

 * Sir Richard Blackmore, Creation: a philosophical poem
 * John Dennis, Essay on the Genius and Writings of Shakspear: with Some Letters of Criticism to the Spectator, a pamphlet of literary criticism, London
 * William Diaper:
 * Dryaides; or, The Nymphs Prophecy (published this year, although the book states "1713")
 * Nereides; or, Sea-Eclogues
 * Thomas Ellwood, Davideis: The Life of King David of Israel
 * George Granville, Lord Lansdowne, Poems Upon Several Occasions
 * Bernard Mandeville, published anonymously, Typhon; or, The Wars Between the Gods and Giants
 * Peter Anthony Motteux, A Poem Upon Tea
 * John Philips, Poems, published posthumously
 * Alexander Pope, editor, Miscellaneous Poems and Translations (also known as Lintot's Miscellany), including a two-canto version of Pope's "The Rape of the Lock", published anonymously (poem enlarged in 1714)
 * Matthew Prior, published anonymously, Erle Robert's Mice: A tale, in imitation of Chaucer
 * Nicholas Rowe, translated from Claude Quillet, Callipaedia
 * Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin first printed (originally written in the 12th century)
 * George Sewell, The Patriot
 * Thomas Tickell, A Poem, to his Excellency the Lord Privy-Seal, on the Prospect of Peace
 * John Wright, The Best Mirth; or, The Melody of Sion, hymns

Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
 * October 8 – Alison Cockburn, née Rutherford (died 1794), Scottish poet
 * December 3 – Joseph Relph (died 1743), English poet from Cumberland
 * Richard Glover (died 1785), English poet
 * Bharatchandra Ray (died 1760), Bengali and Sanskrit poet and song composer
 * Christian Reuter (died 1765), German poet
 * Approximate date – Emanuel Collins, English clergyman and miscellaneous writer

Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
 * February 5 (bur.) – John Norris of Bemerton (born 1657), English theologian, philosopher and poet
 * April 10 – Yusuf Nabi (born 1642), Turkish diwan poet, attacked by honey badger
 * June 12 – Carlo Alessandro Guidi (born 1650), Italian poet
 * July 1 – William King (born 1663), English poet