1623 in poetry

• Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski is appointed poeta laureatus by the Pope

Great Britain

• John Abbot, Jesus Preffigured; or, A Poem of the Holy Name of Jesus in Five Bookes, only two of the five books were published^[1]
• Robert Aylet, Joseph; or, Pharoah's Favourite [sic], published anonymously^[1]
• Samuel Daniel, The Whole Workes of Samuel Daniel Esquire in Poetrie^[1]
• William Drummond, Flowres of Sion (see also A Midnights Trance 1619)^[1]
• George Wither, The Hymnes and Songs of the Church, published anonymously; music by Orlando Gibbons; there were several editions this year^[1]

Other

• Agrippa d'Aubigné, Nouvelle édition des Tragiques, France
• Michelangelo Buonarroti, Rime di Michelagnolo Buonarroti raccolte da Michelagnolo suo nipote, Florence: Giunti; Italy^[2]
• Martin Opitz, Lob des Feldlebens, Germany
• Théophile de Viau, Les Amours tragiques de Pyrame et Thisbé, France

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• Mei Qing (died 1697), Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet
• Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (died 1673), English aristocrat, poet and writer

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• March 29 – Scévole de Sainte-Marthe (born 1536), French poet
• April 21 – Nicolas Coeffeteau (born 1574), French theologian, poet and historian
• July/August – Tulsidas, तुलसीदास, also known as Gosvāmī Tulsīdās and Tulasī Dāsa (born 1497 or 1532), Awadhi poet and philosopher
• November – Giles Fletcher (born 1586), English poet chiefly known for the allegorical poem Christ's Victory and Triumph
• Gaspar Aguilar (born 1561), Spanish poet and dramatist
• Jean de La Ceppède (born 1548), French poet
• Francesc Vicent Garcia (born 1582), Catalan poet
• Alonso de Ledesma, (born 1552, according to many sources,^[3] or 1562, according to many others^[4]) Spanish
• Hieronim Morsztyn (born 1581), Polish poet

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