1776 in poetry

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

Events

 * March &mdash; Phillis Wheatley, appeared before General George Washington for her poetry. A former slave, she was a strong supporter of independence during the American Revolution.

United Kingdom

 * James Beattie, Poems on Several Occasions
 * Richard Graves, Euphrosyne; or, Amusements on the Road of Life
 * David Herd, editor, Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, anthology
 * William Mickle, translator, The Lusiad; or, The Discovery of India, translated from the original Portuguese of Luis de Camoens
 * Hannah More, Sir Eldred of the Bower, and The Bleeding Rock
 * Jonathan Richardson, Morning Thoughts; or, Poetical Meditations, Moral, Divine and Miscellaneous
 * John Scott, Amwell
 * Augustus Montague Toplady, Psalms and Hymns for Public and Private Worship
 * William Whitehead, Variety, published anonymously

United States

 * Jonathan Odell, "A Birthday Song".

Other languages

 * Johannes Ewald, a funeral ode on the occasion of the death of Frederik V; Denmark
 * Basilio da Gama, Os Campos Elíseos ("The Elysian Fields"), on the fine arts; Brazil
 * Vincenzo Monti, La visione di Ezechiello, Italy

Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
 * [year not certain] – Lady Morgan, née Sydney Owenson, (died 1859), Irish novelist and poet
 * [year not certain] – Charles Newton (poet)

Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
 * 26 January – Evan Lloyd (born 1734), Welsh
 * Also:
 * George Smith (poet) (born 1713), British