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

[edit] Events

• William Wordsworth granted an honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree by Durham University.

[edit] Works

• Elizabeth Barrett's The Seraphim
• Leigh Hunt publishes Abou Ben Adhem
• William Wordsworth's Sonnets

[edit] Births

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• February 5 (?) - Abram Joseph Ryan, American
• February 16 - Henry Adams, American
• June 26 - Bankim Chatterjee (died 1894)
• October 8 - John Hay, American

• Date not known:
  • Sarah Elizabeth Carmichael, American
  • William Reed Huntington, American
  • Charles Mair, Canadian
  • Margaret E. Sangster

[edit] Deaths

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• October 15 - Letitia Elizabeth Landon, likely by suicide
• Date not known:
  • Margaret Miller Davidson
  • Charles Morris
  • Annabella Plumptre
  • Richard Polwhele

[edit] See also

Poetry portal

• Poetry