17th century in poetry

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Centuries:	16th century - 17th century - 18th century

Works published

Thomas Kingo, Aandelige Siunge-Koor ("Spiritual Choirs"), hymns, some of which are still sung^[1]

Alaol, Padmavati, Bangladesh^[2]
Martin Opitz, Das Buch der Deutschen Poeterey ("A Book of German Poetics"), Germany^[1]

Georg Stiernhielm (1598–1672)
Samuel Columbus (1642–1679)^[1]
Urban Hiarne (1641–1724)^[1]
Lars Wivallius (1605–1669)^[1]
Lars Johansson (1638–1674)
Gunno Eurelius Dahlstierna (1661–1709)
Samuel Triewald (1688–1743)^[1]
Jacob Frese (1691–1729)^[1]
Johan Runius (1679–1713)^[1]

Kada no Azumamaro 荷田春満 (1669–1736), early Edo period poet, philologist and teacher as well as poetry tutor to one of the sons of Emperor Reigen; together with Keichū, co-founder of the kokugaku ("national studies") intellectual movement
Kamo no Mabuchi 賀茂真淵 (1697–1769), Edo period poet and philologist
Matsuo Bashō 松尾芭蕉 (1644–1694), the most famous Edo period poet, recognized for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; now more recognized as a master of haiku
Naito Joso (1662–1704), Genroku period haiku poet, a principal disciple of Bashō
Nishiyama Sōin 西山宗因, born Nishiyama Toyoichi 西山豊一 (1605–1682), early Tokugawa period haikai-no-renga (comical renga) poet who founded the Danrin ("talkative forest") school of haikai poetry
Nozawa Bonchō 野沢凡兆 (c. 1640 – 1714), haikai poet
Sonome 斯波園女 (1664–1726), woman poet, friend and noted correspondent of Matsuo Bashō
Takarai Kikaku 宝井其角, also known as "Enomoto Kikaku" (1661–1707), haiku poet and disciple of Matsuo Bashō

Abul Ma'āni Abdul Qader Bedil also known as "Abdol-Qader Bidel Dehlavi" (1642–1720)
Zeb-un-Nissa Makhfi (1637–1702)
Sheikh Bahaii, Scientist, architect, philosopher, and poet (1546-1620)

Akho (1591–1659), poet, Vedantist and radical^[4]
Rupa Bhavani (1621–1721), Indian, Kashmiri-language poet
Arnos Paathiri, also known as "Johann Ernst Hanxleden" (1681–1732), a German Jesuit priest, missionary in India and a Malayalam/Sanskrit poet, grammarian, lexicographer, and philologist
Premanand (poet) (1640–1700) nonreligious Indian poet who wrote originally in Hindi, but when reprimanded by his guru, switched to Gujarati, which he vowed to develop into a language of fine literary expression^[4]
Wali Muhammad Wali, Wali Deccani (1667–1707), Urdu-language poet
Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan (1699–1781), Urdu-language poet

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Centuries:	16th century - 17th century - 18th century