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2005 in poetry

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Events

  • October 7 — Celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the first reading of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" were staged in San Francisco, New York City, and in Leeds in the UK. The British event, Howl for Now, was accompanied by a book of essays of the same name, edited by Simon Warner, reflecting on the piece's enduring power and influence.
  • Maurice Riordan, Irish poet living in London, named poetry editor of Poetry London

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:

Australia

Canada

India, in English

Ireland

New Zealand

Poets in Best New Zealand Poems

Poems from these 25 poets, selected by Emma Neale were included in Best New Zealand Poems 2004, published online this year:

United Kingdom

Anthologies in the United Kingdom

Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United Kingdom

United States

Poets whose works appeared in The Best American Poetry 2005

The 75 poets included in The Best American Poetry 2005, edited by David Lehman, co-edited this year by Paul Muldoon:

Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States

  • Anthony Holden, The Wit in the Dungeon: The Remarkable Life of Leigh Hunt — Poet, Revolutionary, and the Last of the Romantics

Works published in other languages

Brazil

Chile

India

Listed in alphabetical order by first name:

Bangladesh

  • Rahman Henry, Tomake Basona Kori, A Book of Poetry in Bengali, BALAKA, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Rahman Henry, Khunjhara Nodi ("The River that Bleeds"), A Book of Poetry in Bengali, BALAKA, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Poland

Other languages

  • Nicole Brossard, editor, Anthologie: De la poésie des femmes au Québec des origines à nos jours, Rémue-Ménage, France
  • Dmitry Bykov, Boris Pasternak, published by Molodaya Gvardiya, received the "National Bestseller Prize", biography, Russia
  • Abdellatif Laabi, Écris la vie, La Différence, coll. Clepsydre, Paris, Prix Alain Bosquet 2006, Moroccan author writing in French and published in France
  • Pavel Nastin, Yazyk Zhestov ("Sign Language"); Russia
  • Rami Saari, Ha-shogun Ha-xamishi ("The Fifth Shogun"), Israel

Awards and honors

International

Australia

Canada

New Zealand

United Kingdom

United States

Deaths

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

See also

External links

References