Works published Denmark Thomas Kingo, Aandelige Siunge-Koor ("Spiritual Choirs"), hymns, some of which are still sung Other Alaol, Padmavati, Bangladesh Martin Opitz, Das Buch der Deutschen Poeterey ("A Book of German Poetics"), Germany Births and deaths Danish poets Anders Arrebo (1587–1637) Anders Bording (1619–1677) Thomas Kingo (1634–1703) Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), Danish/Norwegian poet and playwright German poets Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1680–1747) Paul Gerhart (1607–1676) Andreas Gryphius (1616–1664) Joachim Neander (1650–1680) Martin Opitz (1597–1639) Norwegian poets Petter Dass (1647–1707) Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1643–1716) Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), Danish/Norwegian poet and playwright Swedish poets Georg Stiernhielm (1598–1672) Samuel Columbus (1642–1679) Urban Hiarne (1641–1724) Lars Wivallius (1605–1669) Lars Johansson (1638–1674) Gunno Eurelius Dahlstierna (1661–1709) Samuel Triewald (1688–1743) Jacob Frese (1691–1729) Johan Runius (1679–1713) Italian, Latin-language poets Gerolamo Aleandro (1574–1629), Italian, Latin-language poet Japanese poets 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 Persian-language poets 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) South Asia Akho (1591–1659), poet, Vedantist and radical 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 Wali Muhammad Wali, Wali Deccani (1667–1707), Urdu-language poet Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan (1699–1781), Urdu-language poet See also 17th century in literature Cavalier poets in England, who