1502 in poetry

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

Events

 * Stephen Hawes appointed to Valet de chambre under Henry VII of England
 * Poet Laureate John Skelton imprisoned

Italy

 * Pietro Bembo, Terzerime, published by Aldus Manutius
 * Baptista Mantuanus, Sylvae, eight volumes, Bologna; Italian, Latin-language poet
 * Jacopo Sannazaro, Arcadia, a pirated edition (the author officially sanctioned publication in 1504); a manuscript of the original work is dated 1489, with two eclogues and connecting prose added later, seemngly reflecting the author's distress at political developments of about 1500; Italy

Other

 * Conradus Celtis, Amores, folk poem, German poet writing in Latin

Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
 * Benedetto Varchi, some sources say he may have been born this year or 1503, others say his birth year is 1503 (died 1565), Italian, Latin-language poet

Deaths
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 * February – Olivier de la Marche (born 1426), French poet and chronicler
 * Also:
 * Elisio Calenzio (born 1430), Italian, Latin-language poet
 * Jalaladdin Davani (born 1426), Iranian philosopher, theologian, jurist and poet
 * Gian Giacomo della Croce born about this year (born 1450), Italian, Latin-language poet
 * Bonino Mombrizio died 1482 or this year (born 1424), Italian, Latin-language poet
 * Octavien de Saint-Gelais (born 1468), French churchman, poet and translator
 * Sōgi 宗祇 died (born 1421), Japanese Zen monk who studied waka and renga poetry, then became a professional renga poet in his 30s