Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
Works published in English
Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:
- Dionne Brand, Winter Epigrams and Epigrams to Ernesto Cardenal in Defense of Claudia
- George Elliott Clarke, Saltwater Spirituals and Deeper Blues, Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia: Pottersfield,
- Robert Finch, The Grand Duke of Moscow's Favourite Solo.
- Irving Layton, The Gucci Bag. Oakville, Ontario: Mosaic Press. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart.
- Dorothy Livesay, The Phases of Love. Toronto: Coach House.
- Don McKay, Birding, or Desire
- George McWhirter, Fire Before Dark
- Roy Miki, The Prepoetics of William Carlos Williams (critical study)
- Joe Rosenblatt, The Sleeping Lady. Exile Editions.
- Raymond Souster, Going the Distance. Ottawa: Oberon Press.
- George Woodcock, Collected Poems, Victoria: Sono Nis Press, Canada
- Sebastian Barry, The Water-Colourist, Ireland
- Padraic Fallon, Poems and Versions (see also Poems 1974 in poetry, Collected Poems1990 in poetry)
- Seamus Heaney, Northern Ireland native living at this time in the United States:
- An Open Letter, Field Day
- Translator, Sweeney Astray: A version from the Irish, Field Day
- Paul Muldoon, Quoof, Northern Ireland native published in the United Kingdom
- Tom Paulin, Liberty Tree, including "Desertmartin", "Off the Back of a Lorry" and "A Written Answer", Faber and Faber, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom
- Fleur Adcock(New Zealand poet who moved to England in 1963):
- The Virgin and the Nightingale: Medieval Latin poems, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Bloodaxe Books
- Selected Poems, Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press
- Leigh Davis, Willy's Gazette, Wellington: Jack Books
- Lauris Edmond, Catching It: Poems
- M. P. Jackson and V. O'Sullivan, editors, Oxford Anthology of New Zealand Writing Since 1945, anthology 1983
- Bill Manhire, Locating the Beloved and Other Stories, New Zealand
- W. H. Oliver, James K. Baxter: A Portrait, Wellington: Port Nicholson Press, 1983; reprinted 1994, Godwit Press/Bridget Williams Books, biography
- Bob Orr, Cargo
- Fleur Adcock (New Zealand poet who moved to England in 1963):
- The Virgin and the Nightingale: Medieval Latin poems, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Bloodaxe Books
- Selected Poems, Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press
- George Barker, Anno Domino
- George Mackay Brown, Voyages
- Alan Brownjohn, Collected Poems 1952–1983
- John Cooper Clarke, Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
- Helen Dunmore, The Apple Fall
- Gavin Ewart, Capital Letters
- Padraic Fallon, Poems and Versions (see also Poems 1974 in poetry, Collected Poems1990 in poetry), Irish poet published in the United Kingdom
- James Fenton, Memory of War and Children in Exile
- Roy Fuller, As From the Thirties
- Seamus Heaney, Northern Ireland native living at this time in the United States:
- An Open Letter, Field Day
- Translator: Sweeney Astray: A version from the Irish, Field Day
- Adrian Henri, Penny Arcade
- Geoffrey Hill, The Mystery of the Charity of Charles Peguy
- Frances Horovitz, Snow Light, Water Light
- Ted Hughes, River
- Jenny Joseph, Beyond Descartes
- Peter Levi, The Echoing Green
- Christopher Middleton, 111 Poems, Carcanet Press,
- Pete Morgan, A Winter Visitor
- Andrew Motion, Secret Narratives
- Paul Muldoon, Quoof, Northern Ireland native published in the United Kingdom
- Grace Nichols, I is a Long-Memoried Woman, Caribbean Cultural International
- Sean O'Brien, The Indoor Park (Bloodaxe)
- Tom Paulin, Liberty Tree, including "Desertmartin", "Off the Back of a Lorry" and "A Written Answer", Faber and Faber, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom
- J. H. Prynne, The Oval Window
- Carol Rumens, Star Whisper
- Peter Scupham, Winter Quarters
- A.R. Ammons, Lake Effect Country
- Maya Angelou, Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?
- Elizabeth Bishop, Collected Poems 1927-1979, posthumous (died 1979)
- Amy Clampitt, Kingfisher
- James Dickey, The Central Motion
- Alice Fulton, Dance Script with Electric Ballerina
- Nikki Giovanni, Those Who Ride the Nightwinds
- Frank Graziano, editor, Georg Trakl: A Profile, Logbridge-Rhodes, criticism
- H.D. (Hilda Doolittle), Collected Poems, 1912âÂÂ1944, posthumous (died 1961)
- Seamus Heaney, Northern Ireland native living at this time in the United States:
- An Open Letter, Field Day
- Translator: Sweeney Astray: A version from the Irish, Field Day
- Joy Harjo, She Had Some Horses
- John Hollander, Powers of Thirteen
- Paul Hoover, Somebody Talks a Lot (The Yellow Press)
- Richard Howard, Lining Up
- W. S. Merwin, Opening the Hand, New York: Atheneum
- Gary Miranda, Grace Period
- Mary Oliver, American Primitive
- Carl Rakosi, Spiritus I
- James Reiss, Express
- Adrienne Rich, Sources
- William Saroyan, My Name Is Saroyan, a miscellany of fiction, nonfiction, drama and verse; published posthumously (died 1981)
- James Schevill, The American Fantasies: Collected Poems, 1945–1981
- Peter Seaton, Crisis Intervention (Berkeley, CA: Tuumba Press)
- Ntozake Shange, A Daughter's Geography
- Louis Simpson, The Best Hour of the Night
- Gary Snyder, Axe Handles
- Eleanor Ross Taylor, New and Selected Poems
- David Wagoner, First Light
- Robert Penn Warren, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce
Other in English
Works published in other languages
Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:
French language
- H. Bender, Deutsche Gedichte 1930-1960, anthology
- Hiltrud Gnüg, Entstehung und Krise lyrischer subjektivität. Vom Klassischen Lyrischen Ich zur Modernen Erfahrungswirklichkeit, Stuttgart (scholarship)
- Walter Hinderer, editor, Geschichte der deutschen Lyrik vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, Stuttgart (scholarship), called "indispensable" by the Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (1993)
- Klaus Weissenberger, editor, Die deutsche Lyrik, 1945-1975 (scholarship)
In each section, listed in alphabetical order by first name:
- Kedarnath Singh, Yahan Se Dekho, Delhi: Radhakrishan Prakashan; Hindi
- Rituraj, Abacus, Hapur: Sambhavana Prakashan
- Teji Grover, Yahan Kucch Andheri Aur Tikhi Hai Nadi, New Delhi: Bharati Bhasha Prakashan
Other languages in India
- Ajmer Rode, Chubhchintan, Amritsar: Nanak Singh Pustakmala; Punjabi-language
- Dilip Chitre, Daha by Daha, Mumbai: Pras Prakashan, Mumbai; Marathi-language
- K. Satchidanandan; Malayalam-language:
- Randu Deergha Kavyangal, ("Two Long Poems")
- Satchidandandante Kavithakal 1962-82, ("Poems (1962-82)")
- K. Siva Reddy, Bharamiti, Hyderabad: Jhari Poetry Circle; Telugu-language
- Mallika Sengupta, Challish Chander Ayu, Virus publication; Bengali-language
- Manushya Puthiran, Manushya Puthiranin Kavithaigal, Chennai: Manimegalai Prasuram, Tamil language
- Namdeo Dhasal, Khel Marathi-language
- Nirendranath Chakravarti, Ghor-duwar, Kolkata: Ananda Publishers; Bengali-language
- Prathibha Nandakumar, Navu Hudugiyare Heege ("We Girls Are Thus"), Bangalore: Kannada Sangha, Christ College; Kannada-language
- Matilde Camus:
- Tierra de palabras ("Land of words")
- Coral montesino ("Chorale of Monte")
Other languages
- Mia Couto, Raiz de Orvalho, Mozambican Portuguese
- Luo Fu, Wine-Brewing Stone, Chinese (Taiwan)
- Klaus Høeck, Denmark:
- Eno High, with Asger Schnack, publisher: Schønberg
- Metamorphoses, publisher: Gyldendal
- Marlene van Niekerk, Groenstaar, South Africa
Awards and honors
Births
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- February 18 – Robert Payne, 71 (born 1911), English professor of English literature in the U.S., lecturer in naval architecture, novelist, historian, poet and biographer
- May 4 – ShÃ
«ji Terayama 寺山 ä¿®å¸ (born 1935), Japanese avant-garde poet, playwright, writer, film director and photographer
- May 21 – Amal Abul-Qassem Donqol (born 1940), Egyptian poet
- June 17 – Miron BiaÃ
Âoszewski (born 1922), Polish poet and playwright
- June 19 – Vilmundur Gylfason (born 1948), Icelandic politician, historian and poet, by suicide
- June 27 – Alden Nowlan, 50 (born 1933), Canadian poet and novelist
- July 4 – Ted Berrigan, 48 (born 1934), American poet
- July 12 – Edwin Denby, 80 (born 1903), American dance critic and poet, by suicide
- August 12 – Mikey Smith (born 1954), Jamaican dub poet, stoned to death
- October 2 – Frances Horovitz, 45 (born 1938), English poet, broadcaster and performer of poetry
See also
Notes