1662 in poetry

• John Dryden made a member of the Royal Society ==Works published==

===Great Britain=== • Sir Aston Cockayne, Poems, second edition of Small Poems of Divers Sorts 1658 • John Dryden, To My Lord Chancellor, Presented on New-Years-Day English-born clergyman published in New England. Other • Jean de La Fontaine, Ode au roi ("Ode to the King"), which defends Nicolas Fouquet, France • Michel de Marolles, Traité du poème épique, France • Jacob Steendam, Praise of New Netherland, Dutch, Colonial American • Joost van den Vondel, Joannes de Boetgezant ("John the Baptist"), epic, Dutch ==Births==

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: • October 6 (bapt.) - William Walsh (died 1708), English poet and critic • December 17 - Samuel Wesley (died 1735), English poet and religious leader • Naitō Jōsō (died 1704), Japanese Genroku period haiku poet, a principal disciple of Bashō • John Smith (died 1717), English poet and playwright ==Deaths==

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: • March 28 - Pierre de Boissat (born 1603), French soldier, writer, poet and translator • March 30 - François le Métel de Boisrobert (born 1592), French ==See also==