John Hookham Frere, Prospectus and Specimen of an Intended National Work by William and Robert Whistlecraft Relating to King Arthur and his Round Table [cantos i, ii]; cantos iii and iv published
1818[4]
Laon and Cythna, revised as The Revolt of Islam; originally published on December 1, but suppressed; at the insistence of the publisher, Ollier, passages were removed and Shelley published the retitled, revised version (but misdated 1818)[4]
William Cullen Bryant, "
Thanatopsis" published in the North American Review as fragments that the editors combined under the title, the first American poem to gain attention and respect from British critics; a reflection on death; influenced by reading
Thomas Gray,
Henry Kirke White and
Robert Southey; the author was not yet 20, and many were skeptical that a young man could write the sophisticated and powerful piece[6][7]
Robert Charles Sands, The bridal of Vaumond; A Metrical Romance, New York: James Eastburn and Co.[9]
The Village Songster: Containing a Selection of the Most Approved Patriotic and Comic Songs, including "He's Not Worth the Trouble" by
Susanna Haswell Rowson, Haverhill, Massachusetts: "Printed by Burrill and Tileston, and sold at their bookstore", anthology[9]
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
^First published in the Newry Telegraph 19 April. Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. p. 302.
ISBN978-0-19-821744-2.
^Carruth, Gorton, The Encyclopedia of American Facts and Dates, ninth edition, HarperCollins, 1993
^Paniker, Ayyappa,
"Modern Malayalam Literature" chapter in George, K. M., editor, Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology, pp 231–255, published by Sahitya Akademi, 1992, retrieved January 10, 2009