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Contents 1 Events 2 Works published in English 2.1 Canada 2.2 New Zealand 2.3 United Kingdom 2.4 United States 2.5 Other 3 Works published in other languages 3.1 Denmark 3.2 French language 3.2.1 France 3.2.2 Canada 3.3 German language 3.3.1 East Germany 3.3.2 West Germany 3.4 Hebrew 3.5 Italy 3.6 Norway 3.7 Portuguese language 3.7.1 Portugal 3.7.2 Brazil 3.8 Russia 3.9 Spanish language 3.9.1 Spain 3.9.2 Latin America 3.10 Yiddish 3.11 Other 4 Awards and honors 4.1 Canada 4.2 United Kingdom 4.3 United States 5 Births 6 Deaths 7 Notes 8 See also

Events

• British publication Gay News successfully prosecuted in the United Kingdom for blasphemy and libel for publishing James Kirkup's "The Love that Dares to Speak its Name"
• Poet Sarah Kirsch leaves her native East Germany for the West. This page gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending order Events The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics is founded by Allen Ginsberg and Anne Waldman. Events With the 1974, fall of the dictatorship in Greece, poets authors and intellectuals who had fled after the coup of 1967 returned Events Two poems written in 1965 by Mao Zedong just before the Cultural Revolution including "Two Birds A Dialogue" are published on January 1 Events L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Magazine edited by Bruce Andrews and Charles Bernstein, first published Stevie, Events The Kenyon Review is restarted by Kenyon College 10 years after the original publication was closed Events Mark Jarman and Robert McDowell started the small magazine The Reaper to promote narrative and formal poetry The year 1974 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1975 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1976 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1977 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1978 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1979 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1980 in literature involved some significant events and new books Decades and years Decades and years Decades and years A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred is One hundred consecutive Years Centuries are numbered ordinally (e The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Gay News was a pioneering fortnightly newspaper in the United Kingdom founded in June 1972 in a collaboration between the Gay Liberation Front James Kirkup (born April 23, 1918) is a prolific English Poet, Translator and Travel writer. The Love that Dares to Speak its Name is a controversial Poem by James Kirkup. Sarah Kirsch (born April 16, 1935) is a German poet She was born Ingrid Bernstein in Limlingerode, Prussian Saxony German literature comprises those literary texts written in the German language.
• In Israeli the literary journal Keshet goes defunct, while Itton and Proza are founded.

Works published in English

Canada

• Roo Borson, Landfall, ISBN 0-920110-32-0 American-Canadian
• Leonard Cohen, Death of a Ladies' Man
• Earle Birney:
  • Alphabeings and Other Seasyours
  • The Damnation of Vancouver, a satire on the modern city
  • Ghost in the Wheels, selected poems 1920-1976
• Pat Lowther, A Stone Diary
• Ray Souster, Extra Innings
• George Woodcock, Anima, or, Swann Grown Old. Canadian poetry is Poetry written in Canada, by Canadians There are three distinct branches of Canadian poetry French-Canadian poetry (mostly written Ruth Elizabeth Borson, who writes under the name Roo Borson (born 20 January 1952 in Berkeley California) is a Canadian Poet The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Criticism of Canadian literature has focused on nationalistic and regional themes Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter Bushed Earle Alfred Birney OC, PhD, FRSC ( 13 May 1904 &ndash 3 September 1995) was a distinguished Patricia Louise Lowther (née Tinmuth) ( July 29, 1935 - September 24 ? 1975 was a Canadian poet George Woodcock ( May 8, 1912 - January 28, 1995) was a prolific Canadian Writer of Poetry, Essays A Cycle of Poems by George Woodcock, Windsor, Ontario: Black Moss Press, Canada^[1]

New Zealand

• Bill Manhire, How to Take Off Your Clothes at the Picnic
• Lauris Edmond, The Pear Tree: Poems ^[2]
• R. Criticism of Canadian literature has focused on nationalistic and regional themes New Zealand claims as its own many writers even those immigrants born overseas like South African-born Robin Hyde, or those emigrants who went into Exile but Bill Manhire CNZM, (born in Invercargill in 1946 is an award-winning New Zealand poet short story writer and professor Lauris Dorothy Edmond ( April 2, 1924 - January 28, 2000) was a New Zealand poet and writer Ensing, editor, Private Gardens, anthology of New Zealand women poets^[3]
• Kendrick Smithyman, Dwarf with a Billiard Cue, Auckland: Auckland University Press and Oxford University Press
• Ian Wedde, Spells for Coming Out, New Zealand

United Kingdom

• Edward Braithwaite, Mother Poem
• Joseph Brodsky: Poems and Translations, Keele: University of Keele^[4] Russian-American (but published in the United Kingdom; see United States section for a book published there)
• Donald Davies, To Scorch or Freeze
• Elaine Feinstein:
  • Some Unease and Angels, Hutchinson
  • Selected Poems, University Center, Michigan, Green River Press
• Michael Hamburger, Real Estate
• Ted Hughes, Gaudete, derived from an abandoned film scenario, the book has elements of a poetic novel, narrative poem and verse play
• R.S. Thomas, The Way of It

United States

• A.R. Ammons:
  • Highgate Road
  • The Selected Poems: 1951-1977
  • The Snow Poems
• John Ashbery, Houseboat Days
• Ted Berrigan:
  • Clear The Range
  • Nothing For You
• John Berryman, Henry's Fate and Other Poems, 1967-1972, with 45 previously unpublished "Dream Songs" (posthumous)
• Frank Bidart, The Book of the Body
• Elizabeth Bishop, Geography III, which includes "In the Waiting Room," "The Moose," and the villanelle, "One Art"
• Joseph Brodsky: A Part of Speech^[5] Russian-American (see United Kingdom section for a book published there)
• Robert Bly, This Body is Made of Camphor and Gopherwood
• Billy Collins, Pokerface
• Frank Belknap Long, In Mayan Splendor
• Michael S. Harper, Images of Kin (1977), won the Melville-Cane Award from the Poetry Society of America; nominated for the National Book Award^[6]
• Robert Lowell, Day by Day
• Michael Palmer, Without Music (Black Sparrow Press)
• Carl Rakosi, My Experience in Parnassus
• Charles Reznikoff, Poems 1937-1975 (published posthumously)

Other

• Robert Adamson Cross The Border Australia
• Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin: The Second Voyage, Dublin: The Gallery Press, Ireland^[7]
• Samuel Beckett, Collected Poems in English and French
• Les Murray, Ethnic Radio, Angus & Robertson^[8]
• John Tranter, Crying in Early Infancy: 100 Sonnets, Makar Press

Works published in other languages

Denmark

• Vita Andersen, Tryghedsnarkomaner
• Jørgen Gustava Brandt, Ophold
• Vagn Lundbye, Digte 1977
• Jess Ornsbo, Digte uden arbejde
• Charlotte Strandgaard, Naesten kun om kaerlighed

French language

France

• Georges Pérec, Alphabets
• Jacques Roubaud, Autobiographie, chapitre dix

Canada

• Denise Boucher and Madeleine Gagnon, Retailles
• Claude Gavreau, Ouvres créatrices complètes (posthumous)
• Michel Leclerc, La Traversée du réel

German language

East Germany

• Sarah Kirsch, Rückenwind, love poems
• Paul Günter Krohn, Alle meine Namen

West Germany

• Herbert Asmodi, Jokers Farewell
• Gotthard de Beauclair, Zeit, Überzeit
• Rolf Haufs, Die Geschwindigkeit eines einzigen Tages
• Karl Krowlow, Der Einfachheit halber
• Norbert Mecklenburg, Naturlyrik und Gesellschaft Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta (scholarship)^[9]

Hebrew

• Nathan Alterman, a posthumous book of poems^[10]
• O. William Kendrick Smithyman ( October 9, 1922 &ndash December 28, 1995) was an award-winning New Zealand poet and one of the most prolific Ian Wedde (born 1946 is a New Zealand poet fiction writer critic and art curator New Zealand claims as its own many writers even those immigrants born overseas like South African-born Robin Hyde, or those emigrants who went into Exile but The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day Joseph Brodsky ( May 24, 1940 — January 28, 1996) born Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (Иосиф Александрович Бродский Keele University is a research-intensive Campus university located near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. This article is about literature from Russia For the song by Maxïmo Park, see Our Earthly Pleasures. The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Donald Watts Davies, CBE FRS ( June 7, 1924 &ndash May 28, 2000) was a Welsh Computer scientist Elaine Feinstein is poet novelist short-story writer playwright biographer and translator and was born on 24 October 1930 in Bootle Lancashire Michael Hamburger OBE ( 22 March 1924 – 7 June 2007) was a noted British translator, Poet, Edward James Hughes OM ( 17 August 1930 &ndash 28 October 1998) was an English Poet and children's Ronald Stuart Thomas (29 March 1913 – 25 September 2000 (published as R The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong A R Ammons, or Archie Randolph Ammons, ( February 18, 1926 &ndash February 25, 2001) was an award-winning major American John Ashbery (born July 28, 1927) is Ted Berrigan ( 15 November, 1934 - 4 July, 1983) was an American poet. John Allyn Berryman (originally John Allyn Smith) ( October 25, 1914 – January 7, 1972) was an American Frank Bidart (born 1939 in Bakersfield California) is an American academic and award-winning poet Elizabeth Bishop ( February 8, 1911 &ndash October 6, 1979) was an American Poet and Writer from Worcester Joseph Brodsky ( May 24, 1940 — January 28, 1996) born Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (Иосиф Александрович Бродский This article is about literature from Russia For the song by Maxïmo Park, see Our Earthly Pleasures. The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Robert Bly (born December 23, 1926 in Madison Minnesota) is an American Poet, Author, activist and William A ("Billy" Collins (born March 22, 1941) is an American poet. Frank Belknap Long ( April 27, 1901 - January 3, 1994) was a prolific American writer of Horror fiction, Fantasy, Science In Mayan Splendor is a collection of poems by Frank Belknap Long. Michael Steven Harper (born March 18, 1938) is an American poet from Brooklyn who has published ten books of poetry The Poetry Society of America is a literary organization founded in 1910 by poets including Witter Bynner. The National Book Awards are among the most eminent literary prizes in the United States. Robert Lowell (March 1 1917&ndashSeptember 12 1977 born Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV, was an American Poet whose works confessional in nature Michael Palmer (born May 11, 1943 in Manhattan, New York is a contemporary American poet and Translator. Carl Rakosi ( November 6, 1903 &ndash June 25, 2004) was the last surviving member of the original group of poets who were given the rubric Charles Reznikoff ( August 31, 1894 - January 22, 1976) was the Poet for whom the term Objectivist was first coined Robert Adamson (born 17 May 1944 in Sydney) is an Australian Poet and publisher Australian literature began soon after the settlement of the country by Europeans Common themes include indigenous and settler identity alienation exile and relationship Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (born 1942 is an Irish poet born in Cork (city. The history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages one in Irish and the other in English. Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989 was an Irish Writer, Dramatist and poet Leslie Allan Murray, AO (born 17 October 1938) known as Les Murray, is an Australian Poet, anthologist and critic John Ernest Tranter (born 1943 is an Australian Poet, Publisher and editor. Danish literature is for the purposes of this article the subset of Scandinavian literature composed in Denmark or by Danish people French poetry is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone poetry composed outside France and poetry written in other Languages of Georges Perec ( 7 March 1936 &ndash 3 March 1982) was a highly-regarded French Jacques Roubaud (born 1932) is a French Poet and Mathematician. Canadian poetry is Poetry written in Canada, by Canadians There are three distinct branches of Canadian poetry French-Canadian poetry (mostly written German literature comprises those literary texts written in the German language. Sarah Kirsch (born April 16, 1935) is a German poet She was born Ingrid Bernstein in Limlingerode, Prussian Saxony German literature comprises those literary texts written in the German language. See also Israeli literature. Hebrew literature consists of ancient medieval and modern writings in the Hebrew language. Natan Alterman (born August 14 1910 Warsaw - died March 28 1970 Israel) was an Israeli Poet, Playwright, Journalist, and Bernstein, a book of poems^[10]
• Simon Halkin, a book of the collected poems and works^[10]
• Hurvitz, a book of poems^[10]
• Shimshon Meltzer, a book of the collected poems and works^[10]
• Gabriel Preil, a book of poems^[10]
• Dalia Ravikovitch, a book of poems^[10]
• Yonothan Ratosh, a book of poems^[10]
• Shin Shalom, a book of poems^[10]
• Y. Simon Halkin (1899-1987 was an Israeli Poet, Novelist, Teacher, and Translator. Gabriel Yehoshua Preil ( August 21, 1911 in Estonia &ndash June 5, 1993 in Jerusalem) was a Hebrew and Dahlia Ravikovitch ( 17 November 1936 &ndash 21 August 2005) was an Israeli Poet and peace activist best known for the freedom Wallach, a book of collected poems^[10]
• Mier Wieseltier, a book of poems^[10]
• Avot Yeshurun, a book of poems^[10]
• Zussman, a posthumous book of poems^[10]

Italy

• Bartolo Cattafi, Marzo e le sue idi
• Giovanni Guidici, Il male de creditori
• Tommaso Landolfi, Il tradimento
• Eugenio Montale, Quaderno di quattro anni
• Maria Luisa Spaziani, Transito con catene

Norway

• Hans Børli, Vinden ser aldri pa veviserne
• Jan Magnus Bruheim, Lyrespelaren
• Gunvor Hofmo, Hva fanger natten
• Peter R. Italian poetry is a category of Italian literature. Important Italian poets Giacomo da Lentini a 13th Century poet who is believed to Tommaso Landolfi ( August 9 1908 - 1979 was an Italian author and translator Eugenio Montale ( October 12, 1896 — September 12, 1981) was an Italian Poet, prose writer editor and translator Maria Luisa Spaziani is an Italian poet She was born in Turin in 1924 Norwegian literature is literature composed in Norway or by Norwegian people. Hans Børli ( December 8, 1918 &ndash August 25, 1989) was a Norwegian poet and writer who besides his writings worked as a Lumberjack Gunvor Hofmo ( 30 June 1921 in Oslo - 17 October 1995 in Oslo was a Norwegian Writer, often considered one of Holm, I disse bilder
• Stein Mehren, Det trettende stjernebilde
• Sigmund Skard, Ord mot mørkret
• Helge Vatsend, Livets bok

Portuguese language

Portugal

• Herberto Helder, Cobra
• António Ramos Rosa, Boca Incompleta
• Sophia Andresen, O Nome das Coisas
• Fiama Brandão, Homenagem à Literatura
• Liberto Cruz, Distància
• Vitorino Nemésio, Sapateia Açoriana

Brazil

• Carlos Nejar, Árvore do mundo
• Décio Pignatari
  • Poesia / Pois é / Poesia (poems)
  • Comunicacao poética (critical theory about poetry)
• Murilo Mendes, a posthumous collection of poems edited by João Cabral de Melo Neto, with a study by José Guilherme Merquior

Russia

• Arkadi Kuleshov, a book of poems^[10]
• Valentin Sorokin, a book of poems^[10]
• Stepan Shchipachev, a book of poems^[10]
• Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Prussian Nights, narrative poem, much of which was composed in his head when he was in concentration camps
• Yevgeny Yevtushenko, a book of poems^[10]
• "[L]esser-known poets who attracted attention":^[10]
  • Konstantin Vanshenkin^[10]
  • Bella Akhmadulina^[10]
  • Anatoly Zhigulin^[10]
  • Rimma Kazakova^[10]
  • Viktor Bokov^[10]
  • Maya Borisova^[10]
  • Stanslav Zlotsev^[10]

Spanish language

Spain

• Francisco Brines, Insistencia en Luzbel
• Matilde Camus, Cancionero de Liébana ("Collection of verse of Liebana")
• José María Valverde, Ser de palabra

Latin America

• Antonio Cisneros, el libro de dios y de los húngaros (Peru)
• Jaime Sabines, Nuevo recuento de poemas (Mexico)
• Efraín Huerta, Circuito interior (Mexico)
• David Huerta, Cuadernos de noviembre (Mexico)

Yiddish

• David Hofshteyn, a two-volume selection of poems^[10]
• Josl Lerner, Till Dawn Breaks, partly written in a German-Romanian death camp during World War II
• Chaim Maltinsky, My Mother's Resemblance
• Hirsh Osherovitch, Song in a Labyrinth
• Shloyme Roitman, My Israel Shofar
• Efraim Roitman, The Earth Sings
• Motl Saktzier, With a Burned Pencil, about his experiences in Soviet gulags
• M. Stein Mehren (born May 16, 1935) is a Norwegian lyricist novel writer essayist and playwright "Portugal is a land of poets" This statement is often made by the Portuguese in books scholarly papers and discussions of national identity due to the rich past in poetry Herberto Hélder de Oliveira (born November 23 1930, Funchal Madeira) is a Portuguese Poet. The Literature of Brazil refers to literature written in the Portuguese language by Brazilians or in Brazil, even if prior to Brazil's independence from Portugal Murilo Mendes (born May 13, 1901 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, - died in Lisbon on August 13, 1975) was an João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920-1999 was born in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, and is considered one of the greatest Brazilian Poets of all time José Guilherme Merquior ( Rio de Janeiro, April 22 1941 &mdash Rio de Janeiro January 7, 1991) was a Brazilian diplomat Arkadi Kuleshov, born in 1914 is a Poet and Translator from Byelorussia, known for poems such as Brigade Flag and Cymbalon as well Stepan Shchipachev (born 1889) was a well known Poet. He is best known for the poem Lines of Love and the collections Musings (1962 A Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn ( Алекса́ндр Иса́евич Солжени́цын) (December 11 1918 – August 3 2008 was a Russian Novelist Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko (Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Евтуше́нко (born July 18, 1933) is a Russian poet Bella (Izabella Akhatovna Akhmadulina (Russian Белла Ахатовна Ахмадулина is a Russian Poet who has been cited by Joseph Brodsky Rimma Fyodorovna Kazakova (Римма Фёдоровна Казакова January 27, 1932, Sebastopol, USSR — May 19, 2008 Spanish poetry is the poetic tradition of Spain. It may include elements of Spanish literature, and literatures written in languages of Spain other than Matilde Camus (born 26 September, 1919 in Santander) is a Spanish Poet who has written research works Latin American poetry is the Poetry of Latin America, mostly but not entirely written in Spanish or Portuguese Antonio Alfonso Cisneros Campoy, (b Dec 27 1942 in Lima) is an award-winning Peruvian poet Jaime Sabines Gutiérrez ( March 25, 1926 - March 19, 1999) is arguably Mexico's most influential contemporary poet Efraín Huerta ( Silao, Guanajuato, 18 June 1914 – Mexico City, 20 February 1982) was a Mexican Yiddish literature encompasses all belles lettres written in Yiddish the language of Ashkenazic Jewry which is related to Middle High German World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including M. Shaffir, Words of Endearment
• Avrom Sutzkever, Poems from My Diary
• Rajzel Zychlinska, The Sun of November

Other

• Chen Yi, Selected Poems (China)
• Odysseus Elytis, Signalbook (Σηματολόγιον) (Greece)
• Gozo Yoshimasu, river, Written in Cursive Characters (Japan)
• Lars Gustafsson, Sonetter (Sweden)
• Per E. Abraham Sutzkever ( July 15, 1913 -) is a Yiddish poet and Second World War partisan. This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen. Chen Yi ( August 26, 1901 - June 6 Chinese Poetry is the most highly regarded literary genre in China. Odysseas Elytis (Οδυσσέας Ελύτης (November 2 1911—March 18 1996 is a legendary Greek poet,regarded as one of the most important representatives Modern Greek literature refers to Literature written in the Greek language from the 11th century with texts written in a language that is more familiar to the ears When Japanese poets first encountered Chinese poetry, it was at its peak in the Tang Dynasty. Lars Gustafsson (born May 17, 1936) is a Swedish, Poet, Novelist and scholar Swedish literature refers to literature written in the Swedish language or by writers from Sweden. Rundquist, Men störst av allt är kärleken till vem (Sweden)
• Wen Wu-pin, Battle Songs of Tachai (China)
• Yasuo Irisawa, Moon and Other Poems (Japan)

Awards and honors

• Nobel Prize in Literature: Vicente Aleixandre (Spain)

Canada

• 1977 Governor General's Awards

United Kingdom

• Eric Gregory Award: Tony Flynn, Michael Vince, David Cooke, Douglas Marshall, Melissa Murray
• Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry: Norman Nicholson

United States

• Bollingen Prize: David Ignatow
• National Book Award for Poetry: Richard Eberhart, Collected Poems, 1930-1976
• Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: James Merrill, Divine Comedies
• Walt Whitman Award: Lauren Shakely, Guilty Bystander
• Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: Louis Coxe

Births

• April 11 — John Most, American

Deaths

• April 11 — Jacques Prévert, French
• September 12 — Robert Lowell, 60, American, from a heart attack;
• December 18 — Louis Untermeyer, 92, American author, poet, anthologist, and editor
• December 30 — Katherine C. Swedish literature refers to literature written in the Swedish language or by writers from Sweden. Chinese Poetry is the most highly regarded literary genre in China. When Japanese poets first encountered Chinese poetry, it was at its peak in the Tang Dynasty. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Vicente Pío Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre y Merlo (April 26 1898 — December 13 1984 was a Spanish Poet who was born in Seville. Spanish poetry is the poetic tradition of Spain. It may include elements of Spanish literature, and literatures written in languages of Spain other than Canadian poetry is Poetry written in Canada, by Canadians There are three distinct branches of Canadian poetry French-Canadian poetry (mostly written Each winner of the 1977 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day The Eric Gregory Award is given by the Society of Authors to British poets under 30 on submission Tony Flynn was a rock Guitarist best known for his stints with Steppenwolf and an unauthorized 1980 "reunion" of Deep Purple. David Cooke may refer to Dave Cooke, Canadian NDP politician from Windsor Ontario David R Sir Douglas Marshall ( 2 October 1906 &ndash 24 August 1976) was a British Conservative Party politician and Member The Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry is awarded for a book of verse published by someone from the United Kingdom or a Commonwealth realm Norman Cornthwaite Nicholson OBE, ( January 8 1914 – May 30 1987) was an English poet known for his association with the Cumberland The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong The Bollingen Prize, which is presently awarded every two years by Beinecke Library of Yale University, is a prestigious literary honor bestowed on an American Poet David Ignatow ( February 7, 1914 -- November 17, 1997) was a noted American poet The National Book Award for Poetry has been given since 1950 and is part of the National Book Awards, which are given annually for outstanding literary works by American citizens Richard Ghormley Eberhart ( April 5 1904 – June 9, 2005) was a prolific American poet who published more than a dozen The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author James Ingram Merrill ( March 3, 1926 &ndash February 6, 1995) was a Pulitzer Prize winning Published in 1976 Divine Comedies is the seventh book of poetry by James Merrill (1926-1995 The Walt Whitman Award is given by the Academy of American Poets to an American poet who has never before published a book of poetry The Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets, or "Academy Fellowship" was the first award of its kind in the United States Louis Osborne Coxe was an American poet born in 1918 in Manchester New Hampshire and was educated at St Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. For the German anarchist see Johann Most. John Most (born April 11, 1977) is an American Poet. The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Jacques Prévert (ʒak pʀeˈvɛʀ in French February 4, 1900 - April 11, 1977) was a French Poet and Screenwriter French poetry is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone poetry composed outside France and poetry written in other Languages of Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Robert Lowell (March 1 1917&ndashSeptember 12 1977 born Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV, was an American Poet whose works confessional in nature The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Louis Untermeyer ( October 1 1885 - December 18 1977) was an American Author, Poet, anthologist and editor The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Biddle, 87
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  • Elizabeth Daryush, English
  • Gitaujali Badruddin

Notes

1. ^ Web page titled "The Works of George Woodcock" at the Anarchy Archives website, which states: "This list is based on The Record of George Woodcock (issued for his eightieth birthday) and Ivan Avakumovic's bibliography in A Political Art: Essays and Images in Honour of George Woodcock, edited by W. Elizabeth Daryush (1887-1977 was an English poet She was the daughter of Robert Bridges; her maternal grandfather was Alfred Waterhouse. The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day H. New, 1978, with additions to bring it up to date"; accessed April 24, 2008
2. ^ Robinson, Roger and Wattie, Nelson, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, 1998, "Lauris Edmond" article
3. ^ Preminger, Alex and T. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 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
4. ^ [1] Web page titled "Joseph Brodsky / Nobel Prize in Literature 1987 / Bibliography" at the "Official Web Site of the Nobel Foundation", accessed October 18, 2007
5. ^ [2]McFadden, Robert D. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. , "Joseph Brodsky, Exiled Poet Who Won Nobel, Dies at 55", obituary, The New York Times, January 29, 1996, accessed October 18, 2007
6. ^ Web page titled "Michael S. Harper" at the Academy of American poets website, accessed April 23, 2008
7. ^ Web page titled "Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin" at The Gallery Press website, accessed May 4, 2008
8. ^ [3]Les Murray Web page at The Poetry Archive Web site, accessed October 15, 2007
9. ^ Preminger, Alex and T. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. V. F. Brogan, et al. , editors, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "German Poetry" article, "Criticism in German" section, p 474
10. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z} This is as specific as The Britannica Book of the Year 1978, the source, gets; the book, published in 1978, covers events in 1977, "Literature" article, page 511

• Britannica Book of the Year 1978 ("for events of 1977"), published by Encyclopaedia Britannica 1978 (source of many items in "Works published" section and rarely in other sections)

See also

• Poetry
• List of poetry awards
• List of years in poetry

This is a list of awards that are or have been given out to writers of Poetry, either for a specific poem collection of poems or body of work This page gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending order

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