4th century in poetry
| This page is part of the List of years in poetry | 
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| Centuries in poetry | 
| 3rd century - - 5th century | 
| Decades in poetry | 
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| Centuries | 
| 3rd century - 4th century - 5th century | 
Roman empire
Poets
- Ephrem the Syrian (306–373), Nisibis, writing in Syriac
 - Faltonia Betitia Proba (c. 306/c. 315 – c. 353/c. 366)
 - Ausonius (310–395), Bordeaux
 - Himerius (315–386), from Bithynia writing in Greek
 - Prudentius (348–405/413) in Tarraconensis, writing in Latin
 - Claudian (?–404)
 
Dates Unknown:
- Avienius, Volsinii, Etruria, writing in Latin
 - Nonnus, Egypt, writing in Greek
 - Quintus Smyrnaeus, writing in Greek
 - Symphosius, perhaps North African, writing in Latin
 - Tryphiodorus, Egypt, writing in Greek
 - Palladas, Alexandria, Egypt, writing in Greek
 
South Asia
- Kalidasa, writing in Sanskrit
 - Amara Sinha, Sanskrit grammarian and poet
 
China
Poets (by date of birth)
Timeline
- 365 – Tao Qian simplified Chinese: 陶潜; traditional Chinese: 陶潛; pinyin: Táo Qián; Wade–Giles: T'ao Ch'ien, also known as Tao Yuanming 陶淵明, perhaps born this year (died 427)
 - 385 – Xie Lingyun (died 433)
 
References
- ^ Minford, John; Lau, Joseph S. M. (2000). Classical Chinese Literature: An Anthology of Translations. Chinese University Press. p. 523. ISBN 9789629960483.