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==Events== |
==Events== |
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* Poet [[Cid Corman]] |
* Poet [[Cid Corman]] begins [[Origin_(magazine)|''Origin'']] magazine in response to the failure of a magazine that [[Robert Creeley]] had planned. The magazine typically features one writer per issue and runs, with breaks, until the mid-1980s. Poets featured include [[Robert Creeley]], [[Robert Duncan (poet)|Robert Duncan]], [[Larry Eigner]], [[Denise Levertov]], [[William Bronk]], [[Theodore Enslin]], [[Charles Olson]], [[Louis Zukofsky]], [[Gary Snyder]], [[Lorine Niedecker]], [[Wallace Stevens]], [[William Carlos Williams]] and [[Paul Blackburn (U.S. poet)|Paul Blackburn]]. The magazine also leads to the establishment of Origin Press, which publishes books by a similar range of poets. |
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* ''Bad Lord Byron'', a film directed by [[David MacDonald (director)|David MacDonald]] about the Romantic poet<ref name=rpotl>Web page titled [http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/timeline/#heading9 "A Time-Line of Poetry in English"] at the Representative Poetry Online website of the University of Toronto, retrieved December 20, 2008</ref> |
* ''Bad Lord Byron'', a film directed by [[David MacDonald (director)|David MacDonald]] about the Romantic poet.<ref name=rpotl>Web page titled [http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/timeline/#heading9 "A Time-Line of Poetry in English"] at the Representative Poetry Online website of the University of Toronto, retrieved December 20, 2008</ref> |
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* [[Czesław Miłosz]], [[Polish literature|Polish]] poet, translator, literary critic, future ([[1980 in poetry|1980]]) winner of the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]], becomes an exile this year. |
* [[Czesław Miłosz]], [[Polish literature|Polish]] poet, translator, literary critic, future ([[1980 in poetry|1980]]) winner of the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]], becomes an exile this year. |
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* The [[Dolmen Press]] is founded in Dublin, Ireland by [[Liam Miller|Liam]] and Josephine Miller to provide a publishing outlet for [[Irish literature|Irish]] |
* The [[Dolmen Press]] is founded in Dublin, Ireland by [[Liam Miller|Liam]] and Josephine Miller to provide a publishing outlet for [[Irish literature|Irish]] poets and artists. The Press operates in Dublin from 1951 until Liam Miller's death in 1987.<ref>[http://collections.zsr.wfu.edu:20018/logicrouter/servlet/LogicRouter?page=object&OUTPUTXSL=dolmen.xsl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123073002/http://collections.zsr.wfu.edu:20018/logicrouter/servlet/LogicRouter?page=object&OUTPUTXSL=dolmen.xsl |date=2007-11-23 }} Web page titled "Dolmen Press Collection" at the Wake Forest University Web site, accessed October 20, 2007</ref> |
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==Works published in English== |
==Works published in English== |
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===[[Canadian poetry|Canada]]=== |
===[[Canadian poetry|Canada]]=== |
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* [[Irving Layton]], ''The Black Huntsmen: Poems''. Montreal.<ref name=cpolayton>"[http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/layton/pub.htm Irving Layton: Publications]," Canadian Poetry Online, Web, May 7, 2011.</ref> |
* [[Irving Layton]], ''The Black Huntsmen: Poems''. Montreal.<ref name=cpolayton>"[http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/layton/pub.htm Irving Layton: Publications] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714042105/http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/layton/pub.htm |date=2011-07-14 }}," Canadian Poetry Online, Web, May 7, 2011.</ref> |
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* [[Tom MacInnes]], ''In the Old of my Age''<ref name=pbcv>Gustafson, Ralph, ''The Penguin Book of Canadian Verse'', revised edition, 1967, Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books</ref> |
* [[Tom MacInnes]], ''In the Old of my Age''<ref name=pbcv>Gustafson, Ralph, ''The Penguin Book of Canadian Verse'', revised edition, 1967, Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books</ref> |
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* [[Duncan Campbell Scott]], ''Selected Poems'', edited by [[E. K. Brown]]<ref name=pbcv/> |
* [[Duncan Campbell Scott]], ''Selected Poems'', edited by [[E. K. Brown]]<ref name=pbcv/> |
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* [[A. J. M. Smith]], ''The Worldly Muse''<ref name=pbcv/> |
* [[A. J. M. Smith]], ''The Worldly Muse''<ref name=pbcv/> |
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* [[Kay Smith |
* [[Kay Smith (poet)|Kay Smith]], ''Footnote to the Lord's Prayer and Other Poems''<ref name=pbcv/> |
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* [[Raymond Souster]], ''City Hall Street''. Toronto: Ryerson.<ref name=rpo>"[http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poet/513.html Notes on Life and Works]," Selected Poetry of Raymond Souster, Representative Poetry Online, UToronto.ca, Web, May 7, 2011.</ref> |
* [[Raymond Souster]], ''City Hall Street''. Toronto: Ryerson.<ref name=rpo>"[http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poet/513.html Notes on Life and Works] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817195614/http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poet/513.html |date=2011-08-17 }}," Selected Poetry of Raymond Souster, Representative Poetry Online, UToronto.ca, Web, May 7, 2011.</ref> |
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* [[Anne Wilkinson (poet)|Anne Wilkinson]], ''Counterpoint to Sleep''<ref name=pbcv/> |
* [[Anne Wilkinson (poet)|Anne Wilkinson]], ''Counterpoint to Sleep''<ref name=pbcv/> |
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* [[James K. Baxter]], ''Recent Trends in New Zealand Poetry'', scholarship<ref name=nzhcpep>Preminger, Alex and T.V.F. Brogan, et al., editors, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics'', 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "New Zealand Poetry" article, "History and Criticism" section, p 837</ref> |
* [[James K. Baxter]], ''Recent Trends in New Zealand Poetry'', scholarship<ref name=nzhcpep>Preminger, Alex and T.V.F. Brogan, et al., editors, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics'', 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "New Zealand Poetry" article, "History and Criticism" section, p 837</ref> |
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* [[Allen Curnow]], editor, ''A Book of New Zealand Verse 1923-50'', anthology<ref>[http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/curnowa.html Allen Curnow Web page] at the New Zealand Book Council website, accessed April 21, 2008</ref> |
* [[Allen Curnow]], editor, ''A Book of New Zealand Verse 1923-50'', anthology<ref>[http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/curnowa.html Allen Curnow Web page] at the New Zealand Book Council website, accessed April 21, 2008</ref> |
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* [[Denis Glover]], ''Sings Harry'', [[New Zealand literature|New Zealand]]<ref name=nze66>[http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/L/LiteraturePoetry/DenisGlover/en "Denis Glover" article] in ''The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 1966 website, accessed April 21, 2008</ref> |
* [[Denis Glover]], ''Sings Harry'', [[New Zealand literature|New Zealand]]<ref name=nze66>[http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/L/LiteraturePoetry/DenisGlover/en "Denis Glover" article] in ''The Encyclopedia of New Zealand'', 1966 website, accessed April 21, 2008</ref> |
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* [[M. H. Holcroft]], ''Discovered Isles'', scholarship<ref name=nzhcpep/> |
* [[M. H. Holcroft]], ''Discovered Isles'', scholarship<ref name=nzhcpep/> |
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*[[Louis Johnson (poet)|Louis Johnson]]: |
*[[Louis Johnson (poet)|Louis Johnson]]: |
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** Editor, ''New Zealand Poetry Yearbook'', first annual edition, anthology<ref name=nzpep>Preminger, Alex and T.V.F. Brogan, et al., editors, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics'', 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "New Zealand Poetry" article, "Anthologies" section, p 837</ref> |
** Editor, ''New Zealand Poetry Yearbook'', first annual edition, anthology<ref name=nzpep>Preminger, Alex and T.V.F. Brogan, et al., editors, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics'', 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "New Zealand Poetry" article, "Anthologies" section, p 837</ref> |
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**''The Sun Among the Ruins''<ref name=nze>[http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/L/LiteraturePoetry/TheContemporaryScene/en Web page titled "The Contemporary Scene"] in ''An |
**''The Sun Among the Ruins''<ref name=nze>[http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/L/LiteraturePoetry/TheContemporaryScene/en Web page titled "The Contemporary Scene"] in ''An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand'', 1966 website, accessed April 21, 2008</ref> |
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** ''Roughshod Among the Lilies''<ref name=nze/> |
** ''Roughshod Among the Lilies''<ref name=nze/> |
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* [[Charles Spear]], ''Twopence Coloured''<ref name=nze/> |
* [[Charles Spear]], ''Twopence Coloured''<ref name=nze/> |
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===[[English poetry|United Kingdom]]=== |
===[[English poetry|United Kingdom]]=== |
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* [[W. H. Auden]], ''[[Nones (Auden)|Nones]]'', including the poem "[[In Praise of Limestone]]"<ref name=rpotl/> |
* [[W. H. Auden]], ''[[Nones (Auden)|Nones]]'', including the poem "[[In Praise of Limestone]]"<ref name=rpotl/> |
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* [[E. C. Bentley]], ''Clerihews Complete''<ref name=cocel>Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN |
* [[E. C. Bentley]], ''Clerihews Complete''<ref name=cocel>Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, {{ISBN|0-19-860634-6}}</ref> |
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* [[Basil Bunting]], ''Seeds'', a long poem, published by ''[[Poetry magazine]]'' |
* [[Basil Bunting]], ''Seeds'', a long poem, published by ''[[Poetry magazine]]'' |
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* [[Roy Campbell (poet)|Roy Campbell]], ''Light on a Dark Horse'', autobiography<ref name=cocel/> |
* [[Roy Campbell (poet)|Roy Campbell]], ''Light on a Dark Horse'', autobiography<ref name=cocel/> |
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* [[Iona and Peter Opie]], ''The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes''<ref name=rpotl/> |
* [[Iona and Peter Opie]], ''The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes''<ref name=rpotl/> |
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* ''[[Poems of Today]]'', [[English poetry|British]] poetry anthology, fourth series |
* ''[[Poems of Today]]'', [[English poetry|British]] poetry anthology, fourth series |
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* [[Enoch Powell]], ''The Wedding Gift & Dancer’s End (London: Falcon Press,)'' .<ref>{{Cite news |
* [[Enoch Powell]], ''The Wedding Gift & Dancer’s End (London: Falcon Press,)'' .<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.enochpowell.net/works-by-enoch-powell.html2010/07/|title=Works by Enoch Powell|publisher=enochpowell.net|accessdate=2 November 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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* [[Anne Ridler]], ''The Golden Bird, and Other Poems''<ref name=cocel/> |
* [[Anne Ridler]], ''The Golden Bird, and Other Poems''<ref name=cocel/> |
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* [[Alan Ross]], ''Poetry, 1945–1950''<ref name=cocel/> |
* [[Alan Ross]], ''Poetry, 1945–1950''<ref name=cocel/> |
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* [[W. H. Auden]], ''[[Nones (Auden)|Nones]]'',<ref name=rmlaal>Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., ''Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983'', 1986, New York: Oxford University Press ("If the title page is one year later than the copyright date, we used the latter since publishers frequently postdate books published near the end of the calendar year." — from the Preface, p vi)</ref> [[English poetry|English]]-born poet living and published in the [[American poetry|United States]] |
* [[W. H. Auden]], ''[[Nones (Auden)|Nones]]'',<ref name=rmlaal>Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., ''Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983'', 1986, New York: Oxford University Press ("If the title page is one year later than the copyright date, we used the latter since publishers frequently postdate books published near the end of the calendar year." — from the Preface, p vi)</ref> [[English poetry|English]]-born poet living and published in the [[American poetry|United States]] |
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* [[John Malcolm Brinnin]], ''The Sorrows of Cold Stone''<ref name=rmlaal/> |
* [[John Malcolm Brinnin]], ''The Sorrows of Cold Stone''<ref name=rmlaal/> |
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* [[John Ciardi]], ''From Time to Time'', including "My Father's Watch"<ref name=dbcal>Burt, Daniel S., [ |
* [[John Ciardi]], ''From Time to Time'', including "My Father's Watch"<ref name=dbcal>Burt, Daniel S., [https://books.google.com/books?id=VQ0fgo5v6e0C&dq=%22The+Chronology+of+American+Literature:+America%27s+Literary+Achievements+from+the+Colonial+Era+to+Modern+Times%22&pg=PP1 ''The Chronology of American Literature''], Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004, {{ISBN|978-0-618-16821-7}}, retrieved via Google Books, February 14, 2009</ref> |
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* [[Langston Hughes]], ''Montage of a Dream Deferred'', including "Harlem"<ref name=renamp73>[[Richard Ellmann]] and [[Robert O'Clair]], editors, ''The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry'', W. W. Norton & Company, 1973, ISBN |
* [[Langston Hughes]], ''Montage of a Dream Deferred'', including "Harlem"<ref name=renamp73>[[Richard Ellmann]] and [[Robert O'Clair]], editors, ''The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry'', W. W. Norton & Company, 1973, {{ISBN|0-393-09357-3}}</ref> |
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* [[Randall Jarrell]]: |
* [[Randall Jarrell]]: |
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** ''Losses'', New York: Harcourt, Brace<ref name=ml67>[[M. L. Rosenthal]], ''The New Poets: American and British Poetry Since World War II'', New York: Oxford University Press, 1967, "Selected Bibliography: Individual Volumes by Poets Discussed", pp 334-340</ref> |
** ''Losses'', New York: Harcourt, Brace<ref name=ml67>[[M. L. Rosenthal]], ''The New Poets: American and British Poetry Since World War II'', New York: Oxford University Press, 1967, "Selected Bibliography: Individual Volumes by Poets Discussed", pp 334-340</ref> |
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===Other in English=== |
===Other in English=== |
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* [[Nagendranath Gupta]], editor and translator, ''Eastern Poetry'', Allahabad: Indian Press, second edition, Bombay: Hind Kitabs (first edition [[1929 in poetry|1929]]), anthology; [[Indian poetry in English]]<ref name=pauluw>Joshi, Irene, compiler, [http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/SouthAsia/guides/pre1947.html#PoetryAnth "Poetry Anthologies"], "Poetry Anthologies" section, "University Libraries, University of Washington" website, "Last updated May 8, 1998", retrieved June 16, 2009. |
* [[Nagendranath Gupta]], editor and translator, ''Eastern Poetry'', Allahabad: Indian Press, second edition, Bombay: Hind Kitabs (first edition [[1929 in poetry|1929]]), anthology; [[Indian poetry in English]]<ref name=pauluw>Joshi, Irene, compiler, [http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/SouthAsia/guides/pre1947.html#PoetryAnth "Poetry Anthologies"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830022509/http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/SouthAsia/guides/pre1947.html#PoetryAnth |date=2009-08-30 }}, "Poetry Anthologies" section, "University Libraries, University of Washington" website, "Last updated May 8, 1998", retrieved June 16, 2009. 2009-06-19.</ref> |
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* [[Louis Simpson]], ''''Good News of Death and Other Poems'', [[Caribbean poetry|Jamaican]]-born poet living in the [[American poetry|United States]]<ref name=renamp73/> |
* [[Louis Simpson]], ''''Good News of Death and Other Poems'', [[Caribbean poetry|Jamaican]]-born poet living in the [[American poetry|United States]]<ref name=renamp73/> |
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* [[Rex Ingamells]], ''The Great South Land'', Melbourne, a history of Australia from primordial times, [[Australian poetry|Australia]]<ref>[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140607b.htm "Ingamells, Reginald Charles (Rex) (1913 - 1955)"], article, ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'' online edition, retrieved May 12, 2009. |
* [[Rex Ingamells]], ''The Great South Land'', Melbourne, a history of Australia from primordial times, [[Australian poetry|Australia]]<ref>[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140607b.htm "Ingamells, Reginald Charles (Rex) (1913 - 1955)"], article, ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'' online edition, retrieved May 12, 2009. 2009-05-14.</ref> |
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==Works published in other languages== |
==Works published in other languages== |
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===[[French poetry|France]]=== |
===[[French poetry|France]]=== |
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* [[Pierre Jean Jouve]], ''Ode''<ref name=pa20cfv>Auster, Paul, editor, ''The Random House Book of Twentieth-Century French Poetry: with Translations by American and British Poets'', New York: Random House, 1982 ISBN |
* [[Pierre Jean Jouve]], ''Ode''<ref name=pa20cfv>Auster, Paul, editor, ''The Random House Book of Twentieth-Century French Poetry: with Translations by American and British Poets'', New York: Random House, 1982 {{ISBN|0-394-52197-8}}</ref> |
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* [[Alphonse Métérié]], ''Proella''<ref name=gbtcfl> |
* [[Alphonse Métérié]], ''Proella''<ref name=gbtcfl>[[Germaine Brée|Brée, Germaine]], ''Twentieth-Century French Literature'', translated by Louise Guiney, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1983</ref> |
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* [[Jacques Prévert]]: |
* [[Jacques Prévert]]: |
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** ''Histoires''<ref name=gbtcfl/> |
** ''Histoires''<ref name=gbtcfl/> |
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** ''Spectacle''<ref name=pa20cfv/> |
** ''Spectacle''<ref name=pa20cfv/> |
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* [[Jules Supervielle]], ''Naissances''<ref name=pa20cfv/> |
* [[Jules Supervielle]], ''Naissances''<ref name=pa20cfv/> |
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* [[Frédéric Jacques Temple]], ''Foghorn'' |
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===[[Indian poetry|India]]=== |
===[[Indian poetry|India]]=== |
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In each section, listed in alphabetical order by first name: |
In each section, listed in alphabetical order by first name: |
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* [[Rajendra Shah]], ''Andolan'', [[Gujarati poetry|Gujarati]] language<ref name=sm20cgl>Mohan, Sarala Jag, [ |
* [[Rajendra Shah (author)|Rajendra Shah]], ''Andolan'', [[Gujarati poetry|Gujarati]] language<ref name=sm20cgl>Mohan, Sarala Jag, [https://books.google.com/books?id=1lTnv6o-d_oC&dq=Urdu+poets&pg=PA100 Chapter 4: "Twentieth-Century Gujarati Literature"] (Google books link), in Natarajan, Nalini, and Emanuel Sampath Nelson, editors, ''Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India'', Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996, {{ISBN|978-0-313-28778-7}}, retrieved December 10, 2008</ref> |
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* [[Binod Chandra Nayak]], [[Oriyan poetry|Oriya]]: |
* [[Binod Chandra Nayak]], [[Oriyan poetry|Oriya]]: |
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** ''Nilacandrara Upatyaka''<ref name=skdhil>Das, Sisir Kumar and various, [ |
** ''Nilacandrara Upatyaka''<ref name=skdhil>Das, Sisir Kumar and various, [https://books.google.com/books?id=sqBjpV9OzcsC ''History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956: struggle for freedom: triumph and tragedy, Volume 2''], 1995, published by [[Sahitya Akademi]], {{ISBN|978-81-7201-798-9}}, retrieved via Google Books on December 23, 2008</ref> |
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** ''Candra O tara''<ref name=skdhil/> |
** ''Candra O tara''<ref name=skdhil/> |
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* [[Hem Barua]], ''Balichandra'', [[Indian poetry|Indian]], [[Assamese poetry|Assamese]]<ref name=skdhil/> |
* [[Hem Barua]], ''Balichandra'', [[Indian poetry|Indian]], [[Assamese poetry|Assamese]]<ref name=skdhil/> |
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* [[V. A. Anandakkuttan]], ''Dipavali'', [[Malayalam poetry|Malayalam]]<ref name=skdhil/> |
* [[V. A. Anandakkuttan]], ''Dipavali'', [[Malayalam poetry|Malayalam]]<ref name=skdhil/> |
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* [[Naresh Guha]], ''Duranta Dupur'', [[Bengali poetry|Bengali]]<ref name=skdhil/> |
* [[Naresh Guha]], ''Duranta Dupur'', [[Bengali poetry|Bengali]]<ref name=skdhil/> |
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* [[Ajneya]], editor, ''Dusara Saptak'', [[Hindi poetry|Hindi]], influential anthology in the ''Nai Kavita'' ("New Poetry") movement, which has been said to have started with this book, which contains poetry from [[Bhavani Prasad Misra]], [[Sakunta Mathur]], [[Hari Narayan Vyas]], [[Shamasher Bahadur Singh]], [[Naresh Mehta]], [[Raghuvir Sahay]] and [[Dharamvir Bharati]] (see also ''Tar Saptak'' [[1943 in poetry|1943]])<ref name=skdhil/> |
* [[Ajneya]], editor, ''Dusara Saptak'', [[Hindi poetry|Hindi]], influential anthology in the ''Nai Kavita'' ("New Poetry") movement, which has been said to have started with this book, which contains poetry from [[Bhavani Prasad Misra]], [[Sakunta Mathur]], [[Hari Narayan Vyas]], [[Shamasher Bahadur Singh]], [[Naresh Mehta]], [[Raghuvir Sahay]] and [[Dharamvir Bharati]] (see also ''[[Tar Saptak]]'' [[1943 in poetry|1943]])<ref name=skdhil/> |
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===Other=== |
===Other=== |
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* [[Simin Behbahani]], ''Seh-tar-e Shekasteh'' ("The Broken Lute"), [[Modern Persian poetry|Persia]] |
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* [[Alberto de Lacerda]], ''Poemas'', [[Portuguese poetry|Portugal]] |
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⚫ | * [[Cesare Pavese]], ''Verrà la morte ed avrà i tuoi occhi'' ("Death Will Come and Will Have Your Eyes"), Turin: Einaudi; [[Italian poetry|Italy]]<ref name=wspf>Web page titled [http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=5278 "Cesare Pavese (1908 - 1950)"] |
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* [[Hushang Ebtehaj]] (H. E. Sayeh) سراب ("Mirage"), [[Modern Persian poetry|Persian]] poet published in [[Iranian literature|Iran]] |
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⚫ | * [[Cesare Pavese]], ''Verrà la morte ed avrà i tuoi occhi'' ("Death Will Come and Will Have Your Eyes"), Turin: Einaudi; [[Italian poetry|Italy]]<ref name=wspf>Web page titled [http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=5278 "Cesare Pavese (1908 - 1950)"]at the Poetry Foundation website, retrieved April 9, 2009. 2009-05-04.</ref> |
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==Awards and honors== |
==Awards and honors== |
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* [[Pulitzer Prize for poetry]]: [[Carl Sandburg]], ''Complete Poems'' |
* [[Pulitzer Prize for poetry]]: [[Carl Sandburg]], ''Complete Poems'' |
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* [[Bollingen Prize]]: [[John Crowe Ransom]] |
* [[Bollingen Prize]]: [[John Crowe Ransom]] |
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* [[Canadian poetry|Canada:]] [[Governor General's Awards|Governor General's Award]], poetry or drama: ''The Mulgrave Road'', Charles Bruce <ref> |
* [[Canadian poetry|Canada:]] [[Governor General's Awards|Governor General's Award]], poetry or drama: ''The Mulgrave Road'', Charles Bruce <ref>[http://www.canadacouncil.ca/NR/rdonlyres/E22B9A3C-5906-41B8-B39C-F91F58B3FD70/0/cumulativewinners2010rev.pdf "Cumulative List of Winners of the Governor General's Literary Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514183017/http://www.canadacouncil.ca/NR/rdonlyres/E22B9A3C-5906-41B8-B39C-F91F58B3FD70/0/cumulativewinners2010rev.pdf |date=2011-05-14 }}", Canada Council. Web, Feb. 10, 2011.</ref> |
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[http://www.canadacouncil.ca/NR/rdonlyres/E22B9A3C-5906-41B8-B39C-F91F58B3FD70/0/cumulativewinners2010rev.pdf "Cumulative List of Winners of the Governor General's Literary Awards]", Canada Council. Web, Feb. 10, 2011. |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: |
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: |
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* January 29 – [[Neil Shepard]], [[American poetry|American]] poet, essayist, professor of creative writing |
* January 1 – [[Abul Bashar]], [[Bengali poetry|Bengali]] poet and writer |
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* January 29 – [[Neil Shepard]], [[American poetry|American]] poet, essayist, professor of creative writing and literary magazine editor |
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* February 23 – [[Leevi Lehto]] (died [[2019 in poetry|2019]]), [[Finnish poetry|Finnish]] poet, translator and programmer |
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* March 12 – [[Susan Musgrave]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]] poet and children's author |
* March 12 – [[Susan Musgrave]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]] poet and children's author |
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* March 21 – [[Lesley Choyce]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]] novelist, writer, children's book writer, poet, and academic |
* March 21 – [[Lesley Choyce]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]] novelist, writer, children's book writer, poet, and academic, founder of Pottersfield Press, host of the television program "Choyce Words" and "Off the Page"; born in the United States and immigrated to Canada in 1979 |
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* April 5 – [[Lillian Allen]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]] [[dub poet]] |
* April 5 – [[Lillian Allen]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]] [[dub poet]] |
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* April 21 – [[Brigit Pegeen Kelly]], American poet and academic, daughter of author Robert Glynn Kelly and married to poet [[Michael Madonick]] |
* April 21 – [[Brigit Pegeen Kelly]], American poet and academic, daughter of author Robert Glynn Kelly and married to poet [[Michael Madonick]] |
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* April 22 – [[Andrew Hudgins]], [[American poetry|American]] poet, essayist and academic |
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* May 9: |
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** [[Christopher Dewdney]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]] poet, writer, artist, creative writing teacher and writer in residence at various universities |
** [[Christopher Dewdney]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]] poet, writer, artist, creative writing teacher and writer in residence at various universities |
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** [[Jorie Graham]], [[American poetry|American]] poet and academic |
** [[Jorie Graham]], [[American poetry|American]] poet and academic |
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** [[Joy Harjo]], Native-[[American poetry|American]] poet, musician |
** [[Joy Harjo]], Native-[[American poetry|American]] poet, musician and author |
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* May 30 – [[Garrett Hongo]], [[American poetry|American]] poet and academic, born in [[Volcano, Hawaii]] |
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* June 20: |
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** [[Paul Muldoon]] [[Irish poetry|Irish]] poet living in the United States |
** [[Paul Muldoon]] [[Irish poetry|Irish]] poet living in the United States |
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** [[Noel Rowe]] (died [[2007 in poetry|2007]]), [[Australian poetry|Australian]], poet, writer, academic and Roman Catholic priest in the Marist order |
** [[Noel Rowe]] (died [[2007 in poetry|2007]]), [[Australian poetry|Australian]], poet, writer, academic and Roman Catholic priest in the Marist order |
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* July 25 – [[Angela Jackson]], African [[American poetry|American]] |
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* September 13 – [[Suzanne Lummis]], [[American poetry|American]] poet, teacher and co-founder of the Los Angeles Poetry Festival |
* September 13 – [[Suzanne Lummis]], [[American poetry|American]] poet, teacher and co-founder of the Los Angeles Poetry Festival |
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* October 8 – [[Jenny Boult]], also known as "MML Bliss" (died [[2005 in poetry|2005]]), [[Australian poetry|Australian]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Poetica - 18 November 2006 - Jenny Boult|publisher=[[ABC Radio National]]|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/poetica/stories/2006/1781824.htm|accessdate=2007-05-14}}</ref> |
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* October 12 – [[Peter Goldsworthy]], [[Australian poetry|Australian]] poet, novelist, short-story writer, opera librettist and medical practitioner |
* October 12 – [[Peter Goldsworthy]], [[Australian poetry|Australian]] poet, novelist, short-story writer, opera librettist and medical practitioner |
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* November 13 – [[Robert Hilles]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]] poet and novelist |
* November 13 – [[Robert Hilles]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]] poet and novelist |
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* December 13 – [[Anne-Marie Alonzo]] (died [[2005 in poetry|2005]]), [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]] playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher |
* December 13 – [[Anne-Marie Alonzo]] (died [[2005 in poetry|2005]]), [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]] playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher |
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* Also: |
* Also: |
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** [[Ralph Angel]], [[American poetry|American]] poet and translator |
** [[Ralph Angel]], [[American poetry|American]] poet and translator |
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** [[Abul Bashar]], [[Bengali poetry|Bengali]] poet and writer |
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** [[Robin Becker]], [[American poetry|American]]<ref name=rpotl/> |
** [[Robin Becker]], [[American poetry|American]]<ref name=rpotl/> |
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** [[ |
** [[Peter Boyle (poet)|Peter Boyle]], [[Australian poetry|Australian]]<ref>{{cite web|title=MS 9646/Guide to the Papers of Peter Boyle|publisher=[[National Library of Australia]]|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms9646|accessdate=2007-05-14}}</ref> |
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** [[Peter Boyle (poet)|Peter Boyle]], [[Australian poetry|Australian]]<ref>{{cite web |
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** [[Ron Charach]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]]<ref name=rpotl/> |
** [[Ron Charach]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]]<ref name=rpotl/> |
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** [[Peter Christensen (poet)]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]]<ref name=rpotl/> |
** [[Peter Christensen (poet)|Peter Christensen]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]]<ref name=rpotl/> |
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** [[Stephen Edgar]], [[Australian poetry|Australian]] poet, editor and indexer |
** [[Stephen Edgar]], [[Australian poetry|Australian]] poet, editor and indexer |
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** [[James Galvin (poet)|James Galvin]], [[American poetry|American]] poet, novelist and writer |
** [[James Galvin (poet)|James Galvin]], [[American poetry|American]] poet, novelist and writer |
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** [[Robert Harris (poet)|Robert Harris]] (died [[1993 in poetry|1993]]), [[Australian poetry|Australian]]<ref name="apr"/> |
** [[Robert Harris (poet)|Robert Harris]] (died [[1993 in poetry|1993]]), [[Australian poetry|Australian]]<ref name="apr">{{cite web|title=Australian Poetry Resources |publisher=Australian Poetry Resources |url=http://www.austlit.com/a/index.html |accessdate=2007-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407034308/http://www.austlit.com/a/index.html |archive-date=2007-04-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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** [[ |
** [[Peter Johnson (poet)|Peter Johnson]], [[American poetry|American]]<ref name=rpotl/> |
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** [[ |
** [[Jill Jones (poet)|Jill Jones]], [[Australian poetry|Australian]] poet and writer |
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** [[ |
** [[Anne Kellas]], [[South African poetry|South African]] poet, critic and editor, immigrant to [[Australian poetry|Australia]] |
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** [[ |
** [[Kim Maltman]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]] poet and physicist |
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** [[ |
** [[Pi O]], "П O", [[Australian poetry|Australian]] poet and anarchist |
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**[[Jill Jones (poet)|Jill Jones]], [[Australian poetry|Australian]] poet and writer |
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** [[Anne Kellas]], [[South African poetry|South African]] poet, critic and editor who immigrated to [[Australian poetry|Australia]] |
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** [[Betsy Struthers]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]] poet and novelist |
** [[Betsy Struthers]], [[Canadian poetry|Canadian]] poet and novelist |
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** [[Pi O]], "П O", [[Australian poetry|Australian]] poet and anarchist |
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** [[Ania Walwicz]], [[Australian poetry|Australian]] poet, writer and artist |
** [[Ania Walwicz]], [[Australian poetry|Australian]] poet, writer and artist |
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** [[Afaa M. Weaver]], [[American poetry|American]]<ref name=rpotl/> |
** [[Afaa M. Weaver]], [[American poetry|American]]<ref name=rpotl/> |
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* January 17 – [[Jyoti Prasad Agarwala]] (born [[1903 in poetry|1903]]), playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker; [[Indian poetry|Indian]], writing in [[Assamese poetry|Assamese]] |
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* January 31 – [[Seemab Akbarabadi]] سیماب اکبرآبادی (born [[1882 in poetry|1882]]) [[Urdu poetry|Urdu]] poet from [[India]] |
* January 31 – [[Seemab Akbarabadi]] سیماب اکبرآبادی (born [[1882 in poetry|1882]]) [[Urdu poetry|Urdu]] poet from [[India]] |
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* April 3 – [[Henrik Visnapuu]] (born [[1890 in poetry|1890]]), [[Estonian literature|Estonian]] |
* April 3 – [[Henrik Visnapuu]] (born [[1890 in poetry|1890]]), [[Estonian literature|Estonian]] |
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* June 18 – [[Angelos Sikelianos]] (born [[1884 in poetry|1884]]), [[Modern Greek poetry|Greek]] |
* June 18 – [[Angelos Sikelianos]] (born [[1884 in poetry|1884]]), [[Modern Greek poetry|Greek]] |
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* June 28 – [[Fumiko Hayashi (author)|Fumiko Hayashi]] 林 芙美子 (born [[1903 in poetry|1903]] or [[1904 in poetry|1904]]; sources disagree), novelist, writer and poet (a woman; surname: Hayashi) |
* June 28 – [[Fumiko Hayashi (author)|Fumiko Hayashi]] 林 芙美子 (born [[1903 in poetry|1903]] or [[1904 in poetry|1904]]; sources disagree), novelist, writer and poet (a woman; surname: Hayashi) |
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* September 18 – [[Gelett Burgess]] (born [[1866 in poetry|1866]]), [[American poetry|American]] artist, art critic, poet, author, and humorist |
* September 18 – [[Gelett Burgess]] (born [[1866 in poetry|1866]]), [[American poetry|American]] artist, art critic, poet, author, and humorist |
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* December 4 – [[Pedro Salinas]] (born [[1891 in poetry|1891]]), [[Spanish poetry|Spanish]] |
* December 4 – [[Pedro Salinas]] (born [[1891 in poetry|1891]]), [[Spanish poetry|Spanish]] |
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* Also: |
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** [[Sydney Jephcott]] (born [[1864 in poetry|1864]]), [[Australian poetry|Australian]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Jephcott, Sydney Wheeler (1864–1951)|work=[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]|url=http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090477b.htm|accessdate=2007-05-24|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070619175008/http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090477b.htm|archivedate=2007-06-19<!--DASHBot-->|deadurl=no}}</ref> |
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** [[Kaykobad]] (born [[1857 in poetry|1857]]), [[Bengali poetry|Bengali]] poet |
** [[Kaykobad]] (born [[1857 in poetry|1857]]), [[Bengali poetry|Bengali]] poet |
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** [[Hertha Kraftner]] (born [[1928 in poetry|1928]]), [[German poetry|German]]<ref>Hofmann, Michael, editor, ''Twentieth-Century German Poetry: An Anthology'', Macmillan/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006</ref> |
** [[Hertha Kraftner]] (born [[1928 in poetry|1928]]), [[German poetry|German]]<ref>Hofmann, Michael, editor, ''Twentieth-Century German Poetry: An Anthology'', Macmillan/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006</ref> |
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Events
[edit]- Poet Cid Corman begins Origin magazine in response to the failure of a magazine that Robert Creeley had planned. The magazine typically features one writer per issue and runs, with breaks, until the mid-1980s. Poets featured include Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Larry Eigner, Denise Levertov, William Bronk, Theodore Enslin, Charles Olson, Louis Zukofsky, Gary Snyder, Lorine Niedecker, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams and Paul Blackburn. The magazine also leads to the establishment of Origin Press, which publishes books by a similar range of poets.
- Bad Lord Byron, a film directed by David MacDonald about the Romantic poet.[1]
- Czesław Miłosz, Polish poet, translator, literary critic, future (1980) winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, becomes an exile this year.
- The Dolmen Press is founded in Dublin, Ireland by Liam and Josephine Miller to provide a publishing outlet for Irish poets and artists. The Press operates in Dublin from 1951 until Liam Miller's death in 1987.[2]
Works published in English
[edit]Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:
- Irving Layton, The Black Huntsmen: Poems. Montreal.[3]
- Tom MacInnes, In the Old of my Age[4]
- Duncan Campbell Scott, Selected Poems, edited by E. K. Brown[4]
- A. J. M. Smith, The Worldly Muse[4]
- Kay Smith, Footnote to the Lord's Prayer and Other Poems[4]
- Raymond Souster, City Hall Street. Toronto: Ryerson.[5]
- Anne Wilkinson, Counterpoint to Sleep[4]
- James K. Baxter, Recent Trends in New Zealand Poetry, scholarship[6]
- Allen Curnow, editor, A Book of New Zealand Verse 1923-50, anthology[7]
- Denis Glover, Sings Harry, New Zealand[8]
- M. H. Holcroft, Discovered Isles, scholarship[6]
- Louis Johnson:
- Charles Spear, Twopence Coloured[10]
- Hubert Witheford, The Falcon Mark[10]
- W. H. Auden, Nones, including the poem "In Praise of Limestone"[1]
- E. C. Bentley, Clerihews Complete[11]
- Basil Bunting, Seeds, a long poem, published by Poetry magazine
- Roy Campbell, Light on a Dark Horse, autobiography[11]
- Charles Causley:
- Jack Clemo, The Clay Verge[11]
- Keith Douglas, Collected Poems[11]
- Robert Graves, Poems and Satires[11]
- James Kirkup, The Submerged Village, and Other Poems[11]
- John Lehmann, The Age of the Dragon[11]
- Iona and Peter Opie, The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes[1]
- Poems of Today, British poetry anthology, fourth series
- Enoch Powell, The Wedding Gift & Dancer’s End (London: Falcon Press,) .[12]
- Anne Ridler, The Golden Bird, and Other Poems[11]
- Alan Ross, Poetry, 1945–1950[11]
- John Wain, Mixed Feelings[11]
- W. H. Auden, Nones,[13] English-born poet living and published in the United States
- John Malcolm Brinnin, The Sorrows of Cold Stone[13]
- John Ciardi, From Time to Time, including "My Father's Watch"[14]
- Langston Hughes, Montage of a Dream Deferred, including "Harlem"[15]
- Randall Jarrell:
- Hugh Kenner, The Poetry of Ezra Pound, highly influential in causing a re-assessment of Pound's poetry (New Directions), criticism
- Robert Lowell, The Mills of the Kavanaughs, New York: Harcourt, Brace[16]
- James Merrill, First Poems[13]
- Marianne Moore, Collected Poems,[14] winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for poetry in 1952
- Ogden Nash, Parents Keep Out[13]
- Adrienne Rich, A Change of World, her first volume, selected by W. H. Auden for the Yale Series of Younger Poets[14]
- Theodore Roethke, Praise to the End!, 13 long poems about a child's sensibility and developing consciousness[14]
- Louis Simpson, Good News of Death and Other Poems, Jamaican-born poet living in the United States[15]
- Clark Ashton Smith, The Dark Chateau
- Jean Toomer, Cane[15]
- Theodore Weiss, The Catch[13]
- William Carlos Williams:
Other in English
[edit]- Nagendranath Gupta, editor and translator, Eastern Poetry, Allahabad: Indian Press, second edition, Bombay: Hind Kitabs (first edition 1929), anthology; Indian poetry in English[17]
- Louis Simpson, ''Good News of Death and Other Poems, Jamaican-born poet living in the United States[15]
- Rex Ingamells, The Great South Land, Melbourne, a history of Australia from primordial times, Australia[18]
Works published in other languages
[edit]- Pierre Jean Jouve, Ode[19]
- Alphonse Métérié, Proella[20]
- Jacques Prévert:
- Jules Supervielle, Naissances[19]
- Frédéric Jacques Temple, Foghorn
In each section, listed in alphabetical order by first name:
- Rajendra Shah, Andolan, Gujarati language[21]
- Binod Chandra Nayak, Oriya:
- Hem Barua, Balichandra, Indian, Assamese[22]
- Mangalacharan Chattopadhyay, Mergh Brsti Jar, Bengali[22]
- Sumitra Kumari Sinha, Panthini, Hindi-language[22]
- Sundaram, Yatra Gujarati language[21]
- V. A. Anandakkuttan, Dipavali, Malayalam[22]
- Naresh Guha, Duranta Dupur, Bengali[22]
- Ajneya, editor, Dusara Saptak, Hindi, influential anthology in the Nai Kavita ("New Poetry") movement, which has been said to have started with this book, which contains poetry from Bhavani Prasad Misra, Sakunta Mathur, Hari Narayan Vyas, Shamasher Bahadur Singh, Naresh Mehta, Raghuvir Sahay and Dharamvir Bharati (see also Tar Saptak 1943)[22]
Other
[edit]- Simin Behbahani, Seh-tar-e Shekasteh ("The Broken Lute"), Persia
- Alberto de Lacerda, Poemas, Portugal
- Hushang Ebtehaj (H. E. Sayeh) سراب ("Mirage"), Persian poet published in Iran
- Uri Zvi Greenberg, Reḥovot Hanahar ("The Streets of the River"), poems lamenting the loss of Jews in Europe; Hebrew-language, Israel[23]
- Cesare Pavese, Verrà la morte ed avrà i tuoi occhi ("Death Will Come and Will Have Your Eyes"), Turin: Einaudi; Italy[24]
Awards and honors
[edit]- Nobel Prize in Literature: Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish poet, author, playwright and writer
- Guggenheim Fellowship awarded to E.E. Cummings
- National Book Award for Poetry: Wallace Stevens, The Auroras of Autumn
- Pulitzer Prize for poetry: Carl Sandburg, Complete Poems
- Bollingen Prize: John Crowe Ransom
- Canada: Governor General's Award, poetry or drama: The Mulgrave Road, Charles Bruce [25]
Births
[edit]Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- January 1 – Abul Bashar, Bengali poet and writer
- January 29 – Neil Shepard, American poet, essayist, professor of creative writing and literary magazine editor
- February 23 – Leevi Lehto (died 2019), Finnish poet, translator and programmer
- March 12 – Susan Musgrave, Canadian poet and children's author
- March 21 – Lesley Choyce, Canadian novelist, writer, children's book writer, poet, and academic, founder of Pottersfield Press, host of the television program "Choyce Words" and "Off the Page"; born in the United States and immigrated to Canada in 1979
- April 5 – Lillian Allen, Canadian dub poet
- April 21 – Brigit Pegeen Kelly, American poet and academic, daughter of author Robert Glynn Kelly and married to poet Michael Madonick
- April 22 – Andrew Hudgins, American poet, essayist and academic
- May 9:
- Christopher Dewdney, Canadian poet, writer, artist, creative writing teacher and writer in residence at various universities
- Jorie Graham, American poet and academic
- Joy Harjo, Native-American poet, musician and author
- May 30 – Garrett Hongo, American poet and academic, born in Volcano, Hawaii
- June 20:
- Paul Muldoon Irish poet living in the United States
- Noel Rowe (died 2007), Australian, poet, writer, academic and Roman Catholic priest in the Marist order
- July 10 – Robert Priest, English-born Canadian poet and children's author
- July 25 – Angela Jackson, African American
- September 13 – Suzanne Lummis, American poet, teacher and co-founder of the Los Angeles Poetry Festival
- October 8 – Jenny Boult, also known as "MML Bliss" (died 2005), Australian[26]
- October 12 – Peter Goldsworthy, Australian poet, novelist, short-story writer, opera librettist and medical practitioner
- November 13 – Robert Hilles, Canadian poet and novelist
- December 13 – Anne-Marie Alonzo (died 2005), Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher
- Also:
- Ralph Angel, American poet and translator
- Robin Becker, American[1]
- Peter Boyle, Australian[27]
- Ron Charach, Canadian[1]
- Peter Christensen, Canadian[1]
- Stephen Edgar, Australian poet, editor and indexer
- James Galvin, American poet, novelist and writer
- Robert Harris (died 1993), Australian[28]
- Peter Johnson, American[1]
- Jill Jones, Australian poet and writer
- Anne Kellas, South African poet, critic and editor, immigrant to Australia
- Kim Maltman, Canadian poet and physicist
- Pi O, "П O", Australian poet and anarchist
- Betsy Struthers, Canadian poet and novelist
- Ania Walwicz, Australian poet, writer and artist
- Afaa M. Weaver, American[1]
- Robert Wrigley, American poet and academic
- Eddy Yanofsky, American[1]
- Ray A. Young Bear, American[1]
Deaths
[edit]Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- January 17 – Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (born 1903), playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker; Indian, writing in Assamese
- January 31 – Seemab Akbarabadi سیماب اکبرآبادی (born 1882) Urdu poet from India
- April 3 – Henrik Visnapuu (born 1890), Estonian
- June 18 – Angelos Sikelianos (born 1884), Greek
- June 28 – Fumiko Hayashi 林 芙美子 (born 1903 or 1904; sources disagree), novelist, writer and poet (a woman; surname: Hayashi)
- July 3 – Sydney Jephcott (born 1864), Australian poet
- September 18 – Gelett Burgess (born 1866), American artist, art critic, poet, author, and humorist
- December 4 – Pedro Salinas (born 1891), Spanish
- Also:
- Kaykobad (born 1857), Bengali poet
- Hertha Kraftner (born 1928), German[29]
- Sotiris Skipis (born 1881), Greek
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Web page titled "A Time-Line of Poetry in English" at the Representative Poetry Online website of the University of Toronto, retrieved December 20, 2008
- ^ [1] Archived 2007-11-23 at the Wayback Machine Web page titled "Dolmen Press Collection" at the Wake Forest University Web site, accessed October 20, 2007
- ^ "Irving Layton: Publications Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine," Canadian Poetry Online, Web, May 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Gustafson, Ralph, The Penguin Book of Canadian Verse, revised edition, 1967, Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books
- ^ "Notes on Life and Works Archived 2011-08-17 at the Wayback Machine," Selected Poetry of Raymond Souster, Representative Poetry Online, UToronto.ca, Web, May 7, 2011.
- ^ a b Preminger, Alex and T.V.F. Brogan, et al., editors, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "New Zealand Poetry" article, "History and Criticism" section, p 837
- ^ Allen Curnow Web page at the New Zealand Book Council website, accessed April 21, 2008
- ^ "Denis Glover" article in The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 1966 website, accessed April 21, 2008
- ^ Preminger, Alex and T.V.F. Brogan, et al., editors, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "New Zealand Poetry" article, "Anthologies" section, p 837
- ^ a b c d Web page titled "The Contemporary Scene" in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, 1966 website, accessed April 21, 2008
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
- ^ "Works by Enoch Powell". enochpowell.net. Retrieved 2 November 2010.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press ("If the title page is one year later than the copyright date, we used the latter since publishers frequently postdate books published near the end of the calendar year." — from the Preface, p vi)
- ^ a b c d Burt, Daniel S., The Chronology of American Literature, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004, ISBN 978-0-618-16821-7, retrieved via Google Books, February 14, 2009
- ^ a b c d Richard Ellmann and Robert O'Clair, editors, The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry, W. W. Norton & Company, 1973, ISBN 0-393-09357-3
- ^ a b c M. L. Rosenthal, The New Poets: American and British Poetry Since World War II, New York: Oxford University Press, 1967, "Selected Bibliography: Individual Volumes by Poets Discussed", pp 334-340
- ^ Joshi, Irene, compiler, "Poetry Anthologies" Archived 2009-08-30 at the Wayback Machine, "Poetry Anthologies" section, "University Libraries, University of Washington" website, "Last updated May 8, 1998", retrieved June 16, 2009. 2009-06-19.
- ^ "Ingamells, Reginald Charles (Rex) (1913 - 1955)", article, Australian Dictionary of Biography online edition, retrieved May 12, 2009. 2009-05-14.
- ^ a b c Auster, Paul, editor, The Random House Book of Twentieth-Century French Poetry: with Translations by American and British Poets, New York: Random House, 1982 ISBN 0-394-52197-8
- ^ a b Brée, Germaine, Twentieth-Century French Literature, translated by Louise Guiney, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1983
- ^ a b Mohan, Sarala Jag, Chapter 4: "Twentieth-Century Gujarati Literature" (Google books link), in Natarajan, Nalini, and Emanuel Sampath Nelson, editors, Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996, ISBN 978-0-313-28778-7, retrieved December 10, 2008
- ^ a b c d e f g h Das, Sisir Kumar and various, History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956: struggle for freedom: triumph and tragedy, Volume 2, 1995, published by Sahitya Akademi, ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9, retrieved via Google Books on December 23, 2008
- ^ Carmi, T., The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse, p 136, Penguin, 1981, ISBN 978-0-14-042197-2
- ^ Web page titled "Cesare Pavese (1908 - 1950)"at the Poetry Foundation website, retrieved April 9, 2009. 2009-05-04.
- ^ "Cumulative List of Winners of the Governor General's Literary Awards Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine", Canada Council. Web, Feb. 10, 2011.
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