1613 (born 1553), Cretan poet of the Greek Renaissance who wrote the romantic epic poem Erotokritos Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza (born 1566), Spanish aristocrat, religious poet and author Konoe Nobutada (born 1565), Japanese courtier and man of letters known as a poet, calligrapher, painter and diarist Bartosz Paprocki (born 1543), Polish and Czech writer, historiographer, translator, and poet Cristóbal de Virués (born 1550), Spanish playwright and poet See also Poetry 16th century in poetry 16th century in literature Notes 17th-century poetry Poetry