4th century BC in poetry

Poets (by date of birth)

 * Aratus of Soli (c. 315/310 - 240 BCE), Macedonia, in Greek
 * Theocritus (c. 310 - c. 250 BCE), in Greek
 * Callimachus (c. 305 - c. 240 BCE), Alexandria, in Greek

Poets (by date of birth)

 * Qu Yuan (340 - 278 BCE), Chu