1792 in poetry

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

Events

William Blake, Song of Liberty
Maria Cowper, Original Poems on Various Occasions, a cousin of William Cowper, who helped her revise poems before publication
Edward Jenningham, Stone Henge
Janet Little, The Poetical Works of Janet Little, the Scotch Milkmaid
Samuel Rogers, The Pleasures of Memory, 15 editions by 1806

Tomás António Gonzaga (as 'Dirceu'), Marília de Dirceu, first part, Brazil in Portuguese
Francis Hopkinson, The Miscellaneous Essays and Occasional Writings of Francis Hopkinson, poetry and prose, posthumous, United States
Thomas Odiorne, "The Progress of Refinement", philosophical long poem on man and nature, a precursor to later Romantic poetry, United States
Rhijnvis Feith, Het Graf ("The Grave"), in four cantos, Netherlands

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

January 1 – Henrik Anker Bjerregaard (died 1842), Norwegian poet, dramatist and judge
February 10 – Ioan Tegid (John Jones, died 1852), Welsh clergyman, scholar and poet
March 7 – John Herschel (died 1871), English polymath
April 1 – Andreas Kalvos (Ἀνδρέας Κάλβος, died 1869), Greek Romantic poet, writer and translator
April 25 – John Keble (died 1866), English churchman and poet
May 4 – Dorothea Primrose Campbell (died 1863), Scottish poet and novelist
August 4 – Percy Bysshe Shelley (died 1822), English Romantic poet and radical
December 18 – William Howitt (died 1879), English historical writer and poet
December 27 – Pietro Zorutti (Pieri Çorut, died 1867), Friulian poet
Nodira (killed 1842), Uzbek poet and stateswoman

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

January – Jenny Clow ("Clarinda") (born 1766), Scottish domestic servant, a mistress and muse of Robert Burns, of tuberculosis
John Edwards (born 1747), Welsh
Georg Luis (born 1714), German