4th century in poetry

Poets

 * Ephrem the Syrian (306 - 373), Nisibis, writing in Syriac
 * Ausonius (310-395), Bordeaux
 * Himerius (315 -386), from Bithynia writing in Greek
 * Prudentius (348 - 405/413) in Tarraconensis, writing in Latin
 * Claudian ( ? -404)

Dates Unknown:
 * Avienus, Volsinii, Etruria, writing in Latin
 * Nonnus, Egypt, writing in Greek
 * Quintus Smyrnaeus, writing in Greek
 * Tryphiodorus, Egypt, writing in Greek
 * Palladas, Alexandria, Egypt, writing in Greek

South Asia

 * Kalidasa, writing in Sanskrit
 * Amara Sinha, Sanskrit grammarian and poet

Poets (by date of birth)

 * Tao Yuanming (365/372 - 427), Jiangxi
 * Xie Lingyun (385-433)

Timeline

 * 365 – Tao Qian, also known as Tao Yuanming 陶淵明, perhaps born this year (died 427)
 * 385 – Xie Lingyun (died 433)