1602 in poetry

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• William Basse, Three Pastoral ElegiesCox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, {{ISBN|0-19-860634-6}}
• Francis Beaumont, Salamacis and Hermaphroditus, published anonymously; a translation from Ovid's Metamorphoses
• John Beaumont, {{sic|hide=y|The Metamorphoses of Tabacco}}
• Nicholas Breton:
• The Mother's Blessing
• Olde Mad-Cappes New Gally-Mawfrey
• {{sic|hide=y|The Soules Harmony}}
• 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; criticismUniversity of Oregon website, "Renascence Editions" Web page titled [https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1794/708/poesie.pdf?sequence=1 "Art of English Poesie by Thomas Campion"], retrieved July 26, 2009. 2009-07-29.
• 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

• Jean Bertaut, Recueil de quelques vers amoureux,("Collection of Some Amorous Verse"), France"Jean de Caen Bertaut" online article, Encyclopædia Britannica, retrieved June 25, 2009
• 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

• 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

• 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

• 16th century in literature
• Dutch Renaissance and Golden Age literature
• Elizabethan literature
• English Madrigal School
• French Renaissance literature
• Renaissance literature
• Spanish Renaissance literature
• University Wits

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