• Gavin Douglas, Scottish poet, writes The Palice of Honour, approximately this year (published about 1535); an allegory presented as a vision^[1]
• Marko Marulić, Croatian poet, writes Judita ("Judith"), a landmark poem in Croatian literature; the book was not printed until 1521 in Venice by Guglielmo da Fontaneto; and published three times before the author's death in 1524

• Conradus Celtis, Ludus Diannae, allegorical verse drama, German poet who wrote in Latin^[2]
• Petrarch ("Francesco Petrarca"), Le cose volgari influential edition of the author's Italian poems, edited by Pietro Bembo, Venice: Aldine Press, Italy, posthumous

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

• Maurice Scève, born about this year (died c. 1564), French poet
• Garcilaso de la Vega (died 1536), Spanish soldier and poet
• Basilio Zanchi, born about this year (died 1558/59), Italian, Latin-language poet^[3]

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

• January 3 – Ali-Shir Nava'i, also known as "Mir Alisher Navoï", (born c. 1441), philosopher and Persian-Uzbek poetry poet during the Timurid Renaissance
• September 26 – Džore Držić (born 1461), Croatian poet and playwright
• Also:
  • Gabriele Altilio (born 1436), Italian, Latin-language poet^[3]
  • Amerigo Corsini (born 1442), Italian, Latin-language poet^[3]
  • Olivier de la Marche died this year or 1502 (born 1426), French poet and author^[4]
  • Michael Marullus also known as "Michele Marullo"^[3] (born 1453,^[3] or about that year^[5]), Italian, Latin-language poet^[5]
  • Jean Michel (born unknown), French dramatic poet

• Poetry
• 16th century in poetry
• 16th century in literature
• French Renaissance literature
• Grands Rhétoriqueurs
• Renaissance literature
• Spanish Renaissance literature