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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 2.4.1 Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States 2.5 Other English language 3 Works published in other languages 4 Awards and honors 4.1 Australia 4.2 Canada 4.3 United Kingdom 4.4 United States 5 Deaths 6 Notes 7 See also 8 References

Events

• December 19 - Philip Larkin turns down the British Poet Laureateship, and Ted Hughes becomes Poet Laureate. This page gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending order Events Final issue of L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Magazine published First issue of Conjunctions literary journal published Events Final edition of This Magazine published March 1 - Dylan Thomas was posthumously honoured by a floor plaque Events Works published in English Australia Les Murray, The People's Otherworld, winner of the 1984 Kenneth Slessor 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 Events New American Writing, an annual literary magazine concentrating on poetry is founded in Chicago Illinois. Events Charles Bukowski, fictionalised as alter ego Henry Chinaski becomes the subject of the film Barfly starring Mickey Rourke 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 The year 1986 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1987 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 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) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Philip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985 was an English Poet, Novelist and Jazz Edward James Hughes OM ( 17 August 1930 &ndash 28 October 1998) was an English Poet and children's

Works published in English

Canada

• Roo Borson, The Whole Night, Coming Home, ISBN 0-7710-1579-8 (nominated for a Governor General's Award) American-Canadian
• Paulette Jiles, Celestial Navigation
• Michael Ondaatje, Secular Love, Toronto: Coach House Press, ISBN 0889102880, ISBN 0393019918 ; New York: W. Criticism of Canadian literature has focused on nationalistic and regional themes Ruth Elizabeth Borson, who writes under the name Roo Borson (born 20 January 1952 in Berkeley California) is a Canadian Poet Each winner of the 1984 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. 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 Paulette Jiles (born 1943 is an American -born Canadian Poet and Novelist. Philip Michael Ondaatje, OC (ɒnˈdɑːtʃiː (born 12 September 1943 is a Sri Lankan Canadian W. Norton, 1985^[1]

New Zealand

• Fleur Adcock, editor, Oxford Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry
• Charles Brasch, Collected Poems, Auckland: Oxford University Press, posthumous^[2]
• Alan Brunton, And She Said, New York:Red Mole^[3]
• Lauris Edmond, Selected Poems, winner of the Commonwealth Poetry Prize in 1985^[4]
• Bill Manhire, Zoetropes: Poems 1972-82, New Zealand
• Cilla McQueen, Anti Gravity^[5]
• Ian Wedde, New Zealand:
  • Georgicon
  • Tales of Gotham City

United Kingdom

• Peter Ackroyd, T. S. Eliot: A Life (biography)
• James Fenton, Children in Exile: Poems 1968-1984 Salamander Press version, poems from this volume were combined with those from The Memory of War to make the Penguin volume titled The Memory of War and Children in Exile; that combined volume was published in the United States, also under the title Children in Exile^[6]
• Seamus Heaney Northern Ireland native at this time living in the United States:
  • Station Island, Faber & Faber,
  • Verses for a Fordham Commencement, Nadja Press
  • Hailstones, Gallery Press
• Grace Nichols, The Fat Black Woman's Poems, Virago
• Craig Raine, Rich

United States

• John Ashbery, A Wave, awarded the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize and the Bollingen Prize
• Charles Bernstein and Bruce Andrews, The L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Book, "selected" pieces from the 13 issues of L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E magazine (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press)
• Joseph Brodsky, To Urania
• Alan Brunton, And She Said, Red Mole, book by a New Zealand poet published in the United States^[7]
• Louise Erdrich, Jacklight
• Seamus Heaney Northern Ireland native at this time living in the United States:
  • Station Island, Faber & Faber,
  • Verses for a Fordham Commencement, Nadja Press
  • Hailstones, Gallery Press* Denise Levertov, Breathing the Water, her 19th book of poetry
• Sharon Olds, The Dead and the Living
• Michael Palmer, First Figure (North Point Press)
• Molly Peacock, Raw Heaven
• Kenneth Rexroth, Selected Poems
• Rosmarie Waldrop, Differences for Four Hands (Singing Horse)

Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States

• 'The Rhapsodic Fallacy' by Mary Kinzie appears in Salmagundi 65

Other English language

• Robert Gray, The Skylight, Australia
• Seamus Heaney, Station Island, Ireland
• Thomas McCarthy, The Non-Aligned Storyteller, Anvil Press, London, Ireland^[8]
• Chris Wallace-Crabbe, D. 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 Charles Orwell Brasch ( 27 July 1909 - 20 May 1973) was a New Zealand poet literary editor and arts patron Lauris Dorothy Edmond ( April 2, 1924 - January 28, 2000) was a New Zealand poet and writer 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 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. 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 Peter Ackroyd (born 5 October 1949, East Acton, London) is an English Author. Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26 1888 – January 4 1965 was a poet Dramatist, and Literary critic. James Fenton (born April 25, 1949, Lincoln England) has been at various times a Journalist, Poet, literary critic Station Island ( 1984) is a collection of poems written by Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney. Grace Nichols is an award-winning poet born in Georgetown, Guyana in 1950 Craig Raine (born 3 December 1944) is an English poet and critic born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. 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 Established in 1975 the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize is (currently a $25000 award recognizing the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous year 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 Charles Bernstein (born April 4, 1950) is an American poet, critic editor and teacher Bruce Andrews (born April 1, 1948) is an American poet who was one of the key figures associated with the Language poets (or L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Joseph Brodsky ( May 24, 1940 — January 28, 1996) born Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (Иосиф Александрович Бродский 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 Karen Louise Erdrich (born June 7, 1954) is a Native American author of Novels Poetry, and children's books. Jacklight is a 1984 Poetry collection by Louise Erdrich. The collection grew from poems Erdrich wrote for her 1979 Master of Arts Station Island ( 1984) is a collection of poems written by Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney. Denise Levertov was a British -born American poet Early life and influences Denise Levertov was born in Ilford, Essex England Breathing the Water is Denise Levertov 's 19th book of poetry published originally in 1984. Sharon Olds (born November 19, 1942) is an American Poet and Author of eight volumes of poetry Michael Palmer (born May 11, 1943 in Manhattan, New York is a contemporary American poet and Translator. Molly Peacock Kenneth Rexroth ( December 22[[ 905]] &ndash June 6[[ 982]] was an American Poet, Translator and critical Essayist He was among the Rosmarie Waldrop (born August 24, 1935) is a contemporary American poet, Translator and publisher ' The Rhapsodic Fallacy' is an essay by United States poet Mary Kinzie in which she defines and attacks a "rhapsodic" conception of poetry Mary Kinzie (born 1944 is a United States poet She attended Northwestern University, received her B Salmagundi is a Salad dish originating in the early 17th century England comprising cooked Meats Seafood, Vegetables Fruit Robert William Geoffrey Gray (b February 23, 1945) is an Australian Poet, Freelance writer, and Critic. Australian literature began soon after the settlement of the country by Europeans Common themes include indigenous and settler identity alienation exile and relationship The history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages one in Irish and the other in English. Thomas McCarthy (born 1954 is an Irish poet novelist and critic born in Cappoquin, Co The history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages one in Irish and the other in English. Chris Keith Wallace-Crabbe (born 6 May 1934) is an Australian Poet and Emeritus Professor in The Australian Centre University of Melbourne Goodman and D. J. Hearn, editors, Clubbing of the Gunfire: 101 Australia War Poems, Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, anthology

Works published in other languages

• Matilde Camus, Raíz del recuerdo ("Root of remembrance"), Spain
• Odysseus Elytis, Ημερολόγιο ενός αθέατου Απριλίου ("Diary of an Invisible April"), Greece

Awards and honors

Australia

• Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: Les Murray, The People's Other World

Canada

• Gerald Lampert Award
• See 1984 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. Australian literature began soon after the settlement of the country by Europeans Common themes include indigenous and settler identity alienation exile and relationship Matilde Camus (born 26 September, 1919 in Santander) is a Spanish Poet who has written research works Spanish poetry is the poetic tradition of Spain. It may include elements of Spanish literature, and literatures written in languages of Spain other than 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 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 Leslie Allan Murray, AO (born 17 October 1938) known as Les Murray, is an Australian Poet, anthologist and critic 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 1984 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: Bronwen Wallace

United Kingdom

• Cholmondeley Award: Michael Baldwin, Michael Hofmann, Carol Rumens
• Eric Gregory Award: Martyn Crucefix, Mick Imlah, Jamie McKendrick, Bill Smith, Carol Ann Duffy, Christopher Meredith, Peter Armstrong, Iain Bamforth

United States

• Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize: Arthur Smith, Elegy on Independence Day
• Bernard F. Connors Prize for Poetry: Gjertrud Schnackenberg, "Imaginary Prisons", and (separately) Sharon Ben-Tov, "Carillon for Cambridge Women"
• Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (later the post would be called "Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress"): Robert Fitzgerald appointed this year in a health-limited capacity, but was not present at the Library of Congress. 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 Bronwen Wallace ( 26 May 1945 – 25 August 1989) was a Canadian Poet and Short story writer 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. Michael Baldwin is a Fictional character on the CBS Television Soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Michael Hofmann (born 1957 Freiburg, West Germany) is a German-born poet who writes in English and a translator of texts from German The Eric Gregory Award is given by the Society of Authors to British poets under 30 on submission All people who go by Bill Billy Willie William Will Smith or any other variation are listed on this page Carol Ann Duffy (born December 23, 1955) is a British Poet, Playwright and Freelance Writer born in Christopher Meredith is a poet and novelist from Tredegar, Wales. The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong The Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize is a major American Literary award for a first full-length book of Poetry in the English language 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 Gjertrud Schnackenberg (born 1953) is an award-winning American Poet. 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 Robert Stuart Fitzgerald ( 12 October 1910 – 16 January 1985) was a poet critic and translator whose renderings of the Greek classics "became
• Frost Medal: Jack Stadler
• Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Mary Oliver: American Primitive
• Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: Richmond Lattimore and Robert Francis

Deaths

• February 6 - Jorge Guillén
• February 17 - Jesse Stewart, at 76, of a stroke
• February 26 - Richard Lattimore, at 77, of cancer
• April 15, Sir William Empson, at 77
• May 19 - Sir John Betjeman, at 77, of Parkinson's disease
• July 2 - George Oppen, at 76, of Alzheimer's disease
• September 29 - Hal Porter, Australian writer, novelist, playwright and poet, at 73
• December 14 - Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish poet
• date not known - Richard Brautigan at 49, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Frost Medal is an award of the Poetry Society of America for lifetime achievement The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author Mary Oliver (b September 10, 1935) is an American Poet. Life Oliver was born to Edward William and Helen M The Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets, or "Academy Fellowship" was the first award of its kind in the United States Richmond Alexander Lattimore ( May 6, 1906 - February 26, 1984) was an American Poet and Translator known for Robert Francis may refer to Robert Francis (poet, American poet Robert Francis (actor, American actor Bob Francis (coach Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Jorge Guillén y Álvarez ( January 18, 1893 &ndash February 6, 1984) was a Spanish Poet Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Richmond Alexander Lattimore ( May 6, 1906 - February 26, 1984) was an American Poet and Translator known for Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Sir William Empson ( 27 September 1906 – 15 April 1984) was an English Literary critic Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Sir John Betjeman, CBE ( 28 August 1906 &ndash 19 May 1984 was an English poet writer and broadcaster who described himself in Who's Who Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival George Oppen ( April 24, 1908 - July 7, 1984) was an American poet best known as one of the members of the Objectivist Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Harold Edward (Hal Porter ( 16 February 1911 – 29 September 1984) was a notable Australian Novelist and Playwright Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Vicente Pío Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre y Merlo (April 26 1898 — December 13 1984 was a Spanish Poet who was born in Seville. Richard Gary Brautigan ( January 30, 1935 – ca The exact date of his suicide is unknown, but it is speculated that Brautigan ended his life on September 14. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. His body was not found until October 25. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a

Notes

1. ^ Web page titled "Archive: Michael Ondaatje (1943- )" at the Poetry Foundation website, accessed May 7, 2008
2. ^ Web page titled "Charles Brasch: New Zealand Literature File" at the University of Auckland Library website, accessed April 26, [[2008
3. ^ Robinson, Roger and Wattie, Nelson, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, 1998, pp. 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. 75-76, "Alan Brunton" article by Peter Simpson
4. ^ Robinson, Roger and Wattie, Nelson, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, 1998, "Lauris Edmond" article
5. ^ Cilla McQueen - NZ Literature File - LEARN - The University Of Auckland Library
6. ^ [1]Web page titled "Books by Fenton" at the James Fenton Web site, accessed October 11, 2007
7. ^ Robinson, Roger and Wattie, Nelson, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, 1998, pp. 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. 75-76, "Alan Brunton" article by Peter Simpson
8. ^ Web page titled "Thomas McCarthy" at the Poetry International Website, accessed May 2, 2008

See also

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

References

Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 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

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