An early seventeenth-century (mostly Caroline) movement, centered on Robert Herrick, Thomas Carew, John Suckling, Richard Lovelace, and Henry Vaughn. Most were admirers of Ben Jonson. They get their name from the supporters of King Charles I in the seventeenth century: the Cavaliers were Royalists during the Civil Wars. (The supporters of Parliament were nicknamed Roundheads.)

It's traditional to oppose the Cavalier poets to the Metaphysical poets, including John Donne and George Herbert. Whereas the Metaphysical poets were fond of abstruse imagery and complicated metaphors, the Cavaliers preferred more straightforward expression. They valued elegance, and were part of a refined, courtly culture, but their poetry is often frankly erotic. Their strength was the short lyric poem, and a favorite theme was carpe diem, "seize the day."

for more general information here is the links of some sites on this topic:

http://www.gencbilim.com/odev/odev_tez/odev_tez.php?id=26782 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier_poet
http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/cavintro.htm

Also here is the notes that are taken during the lessons by the students;

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"Cavalier Poetry"

*Herrick,B.Jonson
*Deals with the idea of "Carpe Diem"
*Most of the poems are devoted to women and vine.
*They are about love.
*These poems are not written to be shared to the public, they are wtitten to be read by a limited group of people.
*Tremendous affect will be seen when intense reading is done.
*Poems are entertaining but at the background there is a whole structure and a deep topic.
*Seems as an easy task but it is not acting on the spar of the movement.

Web Links
http://www.bartleby.com/217/index.html#1
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0810943.html
http://athena.english.vt.edu/~jmooney/renmats/cavaliers.htm
http://courses.ncsu.edu/classes/eng261001/17notes14.html