This is part of the List of years in poetry
Years in poetry:	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Years in literature:	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
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Years:	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985

Contents 1 Events 2 Works published in English 2.1 Australia 2.2 Canada 2.3 New Zealand 2.4 United Kingdom 2.5 United States 2.5.1 Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States 3 Works published in other languages 3.1 Spain 3.2 Other 4 Awards and honors 4.1 Australia 4.2 Canada 4.3 United Kingdom 4.4 United States 5 Deaths 6 See also 7 References

Events

• Final edition of This Magazine published. This page gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending order 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 Events Final issue of L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Magazine published First issue of Conjunctions literary journal published Events Works published in English Australia Les Murray, The People's Otherworld, winner of the 1984 Kenneth Slessor Events December 19 - Philip Larkin turns down the British Poet Laureateship and Ted Hughes becomes Poet Laureate Events The term " New Formalism " was first used in the article "The Yuppie Poet" in the May 1985 issue of the AWP Newsletter in an The year 1979 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1980 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1981 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1982 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1983 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1984 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1985 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 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 The 2010s Decade is a period of 10 years that will begin on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century 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) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) For the Canadian political magazine see This Magazine. This is a poetry journal associated with what would later be called
• March 1 - Dylan Thomas was posthumously honoured by a floor plaque in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey
• The New Criterion founded in New York City

Works published in English

Australia

• M. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953 was a Welsh poet who wrote exclusively in English The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church Origin The New Criterion was founded in 1982 by The New York Times art critic Hilton Kramer. The City of New York Australian literature began soon after the settlement of the country by Europeans Common themes include indigenous and settler identity alienation exile and relationship Duwell, editor, A Possible Contemporary Poetry (scholarship)^[1]
• Chris Mansell, Head, Heart & Stone (Fling Publishers)
• Les Murray:
  • Equanimities
  • The Vernacular Republic: Poems 1961-1981, Angus & Robertson; Edinburgh, Canongate; New York, Persea Books, 1982 and (enlarged and revised edition) Angus & Robertson, 1988^[2]
• A. Chris Mansell is an Australian Poet and Publisher was born in Sydney in 1953 Leslie Allan Murray, AO (born 17 October 1938) known as Les Murray, is an Australian Poet, anthologist and critic Paolucci and L. Dobrez, editors, Review of National Literatures: Australia (scholarship)

Canada

• Margaret Atwood, The New Oxford Book of Canadian Verse in English (anthology)^[3]
• Margaret Avison, Winter Sun /The Dumbfounding: Poems 1940-66
• Don Domanski, War in an Empty House
• Elizabeth Smart, Eleven Poems
• Michael Ondaatje, Running in the Family, memoir, New York: W. Criticism of Canadian literature has focused on nationalistic and regional themes Margaret Eleanor Atwood, CC (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian Writer. Margaret Avison OC ( April 23 1918 &ndash July 31 2007) was a Canadian poet. Don Rusu Domanski (born 1950 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Canadian Poet who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia Elizabeth Smart ( December 27, 1913 &ndash March 4, 1986) was a Canadian Poet and Novelist. Philip Michael Ondaatje, OC (ɒnˈdɑːtʃiː (born 12 September 1943 is a Sri Lankan Canadian Running in the Family is a Memoir, written in post-modern style by Michael Ondaatje. W. Norton,^[4] ISBN 0393016374, ISBN 0771068840

New Zealand

• Fleur Adcock (New Zealand poet who moved to England in 1963), editor, Oxford Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry, Auckland: Oxford University Press^[5]
• Allen Curnow, You Will Know When You Get There: Poems 1979–81^[6]
• W. 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 Fleur Adcock, CNZM, OBE (born February 10 1934 in New Zealand) is a Poet and an editor of English and Northern Irish ancestry who has Events Bob Dylan releases his The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, album with his most influential early songwriting Thomas Allen Munro Curnow ONZ CBE ( June 17, 1911 – September 23, 2001) was a New Zealand Poet and Ihimaera and D. S. Long, Into the World of Light: An Anthology of Maori Writing^[7]
• Bill Manhire, Good Looks, New Zealand
• Cilla McQueen, Homing In^[8], winner of the New Zealand Book Award for Poetry and the 1983 Jessie MacKay Award
• W. H. Oliver, Poor Richard: Poems, Wellington: Port Nicholson Press, New Zealand

United Kingdom

• James Fenton, The Memory of War: Poems 1968-1982, Salamander Press, ^[9]
• Thom Gunn, The Passages of Joy
• Seamus Heaney: Poems and a Memoir, Limited Editions Club, Northern Ireland native living at this time in the United States
• John Heath-Stubbs, Naming the Beasts
• Derek Mahon, The Hunt By Night. Bill Manhire CNZM, (born in Invercargill in 1946 is an award-winning New Zealand poet short story writer and professor 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 Cilla McQueen (born 1949 in Birmingham England) is a Poet and three-time winner of the New Zealand Book Award for Poetry. WH Oliver is a New Zealand historian and poet born in Feilding, on 14 May 1925, the son of Cornish immigrants 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 James Fenton (born April 25, 1949, Lincoln England) has been at various times a Journalist, Poet, literary critic Thom Gunn ( 29 August 1929 - 25 April 2004) was an Anglo-American poet John Francis Alexander Heath-Stubbs OBE ( 9 July 1918 - 26 December[[ 006]] was an English Poet and Translator, known Derek Mahon (born 23 November 1941) is a Northern Irish poet He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Oxford University Press
• Nerval, The Chimeras, a version of Les Chimères, translated from French by Derek Mahon, Gallery Press

United States

• A.R. Ammons, Worldly Hopes
• Louise Simone Bennett, Selected Poems
• Robert Creeley:
  • Echoes^[10]
  • The Collected Poems, 1945–1975^[10]
• Hilda Doolittle ("H. Gérard de Nerval (ʒeʁaːʁ də nɛʁval ( May 22, 1808 &ndash January 26, 1855) was the Nom-de-plume of the This article is a general introduction to French literature For detailed information on French literature in specific historic periods see the separate historical articles in the Derek Mahon (born 23 November 1941) is a Northern Irish poet He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 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 Robert Creeley ( May 21, 1926 &ndash March 30 2005) was an American Poet and Author of more than sixty books HD (September 10 1886 – September 27 1961 born Hilda Doolittle, was an American poet, Novelist and Memoirist She is best known D. "), Notes on Thought and Vision (posthumous), written in 1919
• Jack Gilbert, Monolithos
• Seamus Heaney: Poems and a Memoir, Limited Editions Club, Northern Ireland native living at this time in the United States
• Jane Hirshfield, Alaya
• William Logan, Sad-faced Men
• James Merrill The Changing Light at Sandover, an epic poem
• Gjertrud Schnackenberg, Portraits and Elegies

Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States

• William Meredith, Reasons for Poetry, and The Reason for Criticism

Works published in other languages

Spain

• Matilde Camus:
  • Testimonio ("Testimony")
  • La preocupación de Miguel Ángel ("The concern of Miguel Angel")

Other

• Gitaujali Badruddin, Poems of Gitaujali (posthumously published)
• Odysseus Elytis, Three Poems under a Flag of Convenience (Τρία ποιήματα με σημαία ευκαιρίας) (Greece)
• Silvia Volckmann, Zeit der Kirschen? Das Naturbild in der deutschen Gegenwartslyrik (scholarship), West Germany^[11]

Awards and honors

Australia

• Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: Fay Zwicky, Kaddish and Other Poems

Canada

• Gerald Lampert Award
• See 1982 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. Events Two paintings by E E Cummings appear in a show of the New York Society of Independent Artists Jack Gilbert (1925- is an American poet. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U Monolithos Poems 1962 and 1982 is the second book of poetry by American poet Jack Gilbert. Jane Hirshfield (born 1953 is an award-winning American poet She was born in New York City and received her bachelor's degree from Princeton University in the William Logan (born 1950 is an American Poet, Critic and scholar James Ingram Merrill ( March 3, 1926 &ndash February 6, 1995) was a Pulitzer Prize winning The Changing Light at Sandover is a 560-page epic Poem by James Merrill (1926&ndash1995 Gjertrud Schnackenberg (born 1953) is an award-winning American Poet. William Morris Meredith Jr ( January 9, 1919 - May 30, 2007) was an American poet and educator 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 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 German literature comprises those literary texts written in the German language. Australian literature began soon after the settlement of the country by Europeans Common themes include indigenous and settler identity alienation exile and relationship The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is awarded annually as part of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for a book of collected poems or for a single poem of substantial Fay Zwicky (born 1933 is a contemporary Australian Poet and Academic. Canadian poetry is Poetry written in Canada, by Canadians There are three distinct branches of Canadian poetry French-Canadian poetry (mostly written The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is made annually by the League of Canadian Poets to the best volume of poetry published by a first-time poet Each winner of the 1982 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.
• Pat Lowther Award

United Kingdom

• Cholmondeley Award: Basil Bunting, Herbert Lomas, William Scammell
• Eric Gregory Award: Steve Ellis, Jeremy Reed, Alison Brackenbury, Neil Astley, Chris O’Neill, Joseph Bristow, John Gibbens, James Lasdun

United States

• Academy of American Poets Fellowship: John Ashbery and John Frederick Nims
• Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize: Lawrence Joseph, Shouting at No One
• American Book Award: William Bronk for Life Supports (April 27)
• Bernard F. Connors Prize for Poetry: Gerald Stern, "Father Guzman"
• Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (later the post would be called "Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress"): Anthony Hecht appointed this year. The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the League of Canadian Poets to the year's best book of Poetry by a Canadian woman The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day The Cholmondeley Award is an annual award for Poetry given by the Society of Authors in the United Kingdom. Basil Cheesman Bunting ( 3 March 1900 – 17 April 1985) was a British modernist poet The Eric Gregory Award is given by the Society of Authors to British poets under 30 on submission This article is about the American sportsman For the English author and poet see Jeremy Reed (writer. Joseph Little Bristow ( July 22[[ 861]]- July 14[[ 944]] was an American politician from Kansas. James Lasdun (born 1958 in London, England is a writer and academic who currently lives in upstate New York and is married to writer Pia Davis, with whom The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong John Ashbery (born July 28, 1927) is John Frederick Nims was an American poet born in 1913 in Muskegon Michigan and died in 1999 in Chicago Illinois. The Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize is a major American Literary award for a first full-length book of Poetry in the English language Lawrence Joseph (b 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, US) is an American Poet, Writer, The American Book Award was established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation. William Bronk ( 1918-02-17 - 1999-02-22) was an American poet. The Bernard F Conners Prize for Poetry is given by the Paris Review "for the finest poem over 200 lines published in The Paris Review in a given year" according to Gerald Stern (born February 22 1925 is an American Poet. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress is appointed by the United States Librarian of Congress and earns a stipend of $35000 a year Anthony Evan Hecht, ( January 16 1923 &ndash October 20 2004) was an American Poet.
• Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Sylvia Plath: The Collected Poems
• Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: John Frederick Nims and John Ashbery

Deaths

• January 19 — Maria Zaturenska, 80, of heart failure
• March 11 — Horace Gregory, 83
• April 20 — Archibald MacLeish, 89
• June 6 — Kenneth Rexroth, 76, of a heart ailment
• June 18 — Djuna Barnes, 90, American writer and poet
• October 22 — Richard Hugo, 58, of leukemia
• November 13 — Babette Deutsch, 87
• date not known — Edgell Rickword
• date not known — P'Bitek

See also

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

References

1. ^ Preminger, Alex and T. The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author Sylvia Plath (October 27 1932 &ndash February 11 1963 was an American Poet, Novelist and Short story Writer. The Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets, or "Academy Fellowship" was the first award of its kind in the United States John Frederick Nims was an American poet born in 1913 in Muskegon Michigan and died in 1999 in Chicago Illinois. John Ashbery (born July 28, 1927) is Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Horace Gregory ( April 10, 1898 - March 11, 1982) was a prize-winning American Poet, translator of classic poetry literary critic Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Archibald MacLeish ( May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American Poet, Writer and the Librarian Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Kenneth Rexroth ( December 22[[ 905]] &ndash June 6[[ 982]] was an American Poet, Translator and critical Essayist He was among the Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Djuna Barnes (12 June 1892 &ndash 18 June 1982 was an American Writer who played an important part in the development of 20th century English language The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Richard Hugo ( December 21, 1923 - October 22, 1982) born Richard Hogan was an American Poet. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Babette Deutsch ( 22 September 1895 – 13 November 1982) was an American Poet, Critic, Translator John Edgell Rickword, MC ( October 22 1898 - March 15 1982) was an English poet and critic and journalist and literary editor This page gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending order 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 V. F. Brogan, et al. , editors, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "Australian Poetry" article, Anthologies section, p 108
2. ^ [1]Les Murray Web page at The Poetry Archive Web site, accessed October 15, 2007
3. ^ Preminger, Alex and T. 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, "Canadian Poetry" article, English "Anthologies" section, p 164
4. ^ Web page titled "Archive: Michael Ondaatje (1943- )" at the Poetry Foundation website, accessed May 7, 2008
5. ^ Web page titled "Fleur Adcock: New Zealand Literature File" at the University of Auckland Library website, accessed April 26, 2008
6. ^ Allen Curnow Web page at the New Zealand Book Council website, accessed April 21, 2008
7. ^ Preminger, Alex and T. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) 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
8. ^ Cilla McQueen - NZ Literature File - LEARN - The University Of Auckland Library
9. ^ [2]Web page titled "Books by Fenton" at the James Fenton Web site, accessed October 11, 2007
10. ^ ^{a b} Everett, Nicholas, "Robert Creeley's Life and Career" at the Modern American Poetry website, accessed May 1, 2008
11. ^ Preminger, Alex and T. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. 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, "German Poetry" article, "Criticism in German" section, p 474

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