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Contents 1 Events 2 Works published in English 2.1 Australia 2.2 Canada 2.3 New Zealand 2.4 United Kingdom 2.4.1 Anthologies 2.5 United States 2.5.1 Poets appearing in The Best American Poetry 1988 2.6 Other works published in English 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 See also 7 References

Events

• The first annual The Best American Poetry volume is published this year. This page gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending order 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 Events Dead Poets Society, a film incorporating excerpts from many traditional poets ending with the title and opening line of Walt Whitman's lament on the Events Allen Ginsberg crowned "Majelis King" in Prague on May Day Works published in English Australia Events Forward Poetry Prize created Dana Gioia, writing in The Atlantic Monthly suggests (in an article titled "Can 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 The year 1988 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1989 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1990 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1991 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 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) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.

Works published in English

Australia

• Robert Gray, Piano
• Chris Mansell, Redshift/Blueshift, Five Islands Press
• Chris Wallace-Crabbe, I'm Deadly Serious, Oxford: Oxford University Press

Canada

• Elisabeth Harvor, If Only We Could Drive Like This Forever
• Roy Miki, Tracing the Paths, about bp nichol, critical study;

New Zealand

• Fleur Adcock, Meeting the Comet, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Bloodaxe Books (New Zealand poet who moved to England in 1963)^[1]
• Jenny Bornholdt, This Big Face
• Allen Curnow, Continuum: New and Later Poems 1972–1988^[2]
• Lauris Edmond, Summer Near the Arctic Circle^[3]
• Michele Leggott, Like This?: Poems, Christchurch: Caxton Press, New Zealand
• Cilla McQueen, Benzina^[4] winner of the 1989 New Zealand Book Award for Poetry
• Ian Wedde, Tendering
• Lydia Wevers, editor, Yellow Pencils: Contemporary Poetry by New Zealand Women, anthology^[5]

United Kingdom

• Fleur Adcock, Meeting the Comet, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Bloodaxe Books (New Zealand poet who moved to England in 1963)^[1]
• Ciarán Carson: The New Estate and Other Poems, Gallery Press
• Helen Dunmore, The Raw Garden
• Elaine Feinstein, Mother's Girl: Hutchinson
• Lee Harwood, Crossing the frozen river: selected poems
• Seamus Heaney: The Sounds of Rain, Emory University, Northern Ireland native at this time living in the United States
• John Heath-Stubbs:
  • Collected Poems 1942-1987, Carcanet Press
  • A Partridge in a Pear Tree: Poems for the Twelve Days of Christmas
  • Time Pieces, Hearing Eye. Australian literature began soon after the settlement of the country by Europeans Common themes include indigenous and settler identity alienation exile and relationship Robert William Geoffrey Gray (b February 23, 1945) is an Australian Poet, Freelance writer, and Critic. Chris Mansell is an Australian Poet and Publisher was born in Sydney in 1953 Chris Keith Wallace-Crabbe (born 6 May 1934) is an Australian Poet and Emeritus Professor in The Australian Centre University of Melbourne Criticism of Canadian literature has focused on nationalistic and regional themes Erica Elisabeth Arendt Harvor (née Deichman) (born 26 June 1936) is a Canadian Novelist and Poet who lives in Ottawa Roy Akira Miki (born October 10, 1942) is a Canadian Poet and Scholar. Barrie Phillip Nichol ( September 30, 1944 - September 25, 1988) who often went by his lower-case initials and last name with no spaces ( 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 Jennifer Mary Bornholdt (born 1 November 1960) is an award-winning New Zealand poet and anthologist Thomas Allen Munro Curnow ONZ CBE ( June 17, 1911 – September 23, 2001) was a New Zealand Poet and Lauris Dorothy Edmond ( April 2, 1924 - January 28, 2000) was a New Zealand poet and writer Michele Leggott, poet and literary scholar was born in Stratford New Zealand, in 1956 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. Events Dead Poets Society, a film incorporating excerpts from many traditional poets ending with the title and opening line of Walt Whitman's lament on the Ian Wedde (born 1946 is a New Zealand poet fiction writer critic and art curator The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day 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 Ciarán Carson (born 1948 Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Poet and Novelist. Helen Dunmore (born December 12, 1952) is a British Poet, Novelist and children's writer. Elaine Feinstein is poet novelist short-story writer playwright biographer and translator and was born on 24 October 1930 in Bootle Lancashire Lee Harwood (born 1939 is a Poet associated with the British Poetry Revival. John Francis Alexander Heath-Stubbs OBE ( 9 July 1918 - 26 December[[ 006]] was an English Poet and Translator, known ISBN 1-870841-02-6
• Philippe Jaccottet, The Selected Poems of Philippe Jaccottet, translated from French by Derek Mahon, Viking
• Philip Larkin, Collected Poems
• Grace Nichols, editor, Black Poetry, illustrated by Michael Lewis, Blackie (London, England), published as Poetry Jump-Up, Penguin (Harmondsworth, England), in 1989
• R.S. Thomas, The Echoes Return Slow
• Nika Turbina, First Draft: Poems by Nika Turbina, translated by Elaine Feinstein and Antonina W. Philippe Jaccottet (born in Moudon, Switzerland, on June 30 1925) is a Poet and Translator who publishes in French 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. Philip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985 was an English Poet, Novelist and Jazz Grace Nichols is an award-winning poet born in Georgetown, Guyana in 1950 Events Dead Poets Society, a film incorporating excerpts from many traditional poets ending with the title and opening line of Walt Whitman's lament on the Ronald Stuart Thomas (29 March 1913 – 25 September 2000 (published as R Elaine Feinstein is poet novelist short-story writer playwright biographer and translator and was born on 24 October 1930 in Bootle Lancashire Bouis, Marion Boyars

Anthologies

• The New British Poetry, a poetry anthology, jointly edited by Gillian Allnutt, Fred D'Aguiar, Ken Edwards and Eric Mottram, respectively concerned with feminist, Afro-Caribbean, younger and British poetry revival poets, all writing from 1968 to 1988
• Elaine Feinstein, editor, PEN New Poetry II, Quartet

United States

• Ted Berrigan, A Certain Slant of Sunlight
• Joseph Brodsky: To Urania : Selected Poems, 1965-1985, New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux^[6] Russian-American
• Gwendolyn Brooks, Winnie
• Raymond Carver, In a Marine Light: Selected Poems
• Maxine Chernoff, Japan (Avenue B Press)
• Billy Collins, The Apple That Astonished Paris
• Seamus Heaney: The Sounds of Rain, Emory University, Northern Ireland native at this time living in the United States
• Jane Hirshfield, Of Gravity & Angels
• John Hollander:
  • Melodious Guile: Fictive Pattern in Poetic Language
  • Harp Lake
• Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan (posthumous), translated by Jane Hirshfield and Mariko Aratani
• Federico García Lorca, Poeta en Nueva York first translation into English as "A Poet in New York" this year (written in 1930, first published posthumously in 1940)
• William Logan, Sullen Weedy Lakes
• James Merrill, The Inner Room
• Michael Palmer, Sun
• Marie Ponsot, The Green Dark
• Rosmarie Waldrop, Shorter American Memory (Paradigm Press)

Poets appearing in The Best American Poetry 1988

The 75 poets included in The Best American Poetry 1988, edited by David Lehman, co-edited this year by John Ashbery:

A. R. Ammons Ralph Angel Rae Armantrout John Ash John Ashbery Ted Berrigan Mei-mei Berssenbrugge George Bradley Stefan Brecht Joseph Brodsky Nicholas Christopher Marc Cohen Wanda Coleman Clark Coolidge Alfred Corn

Douglas Crase Robert Creeley Tom Disch Kenward Elmslie Alice Fulton Amy Gerstler Jorie Graham Deborah Greger Allen Grossman Barbara Guest Rachel Hadas Donald Hall Robert Hass Seamus Heaney Anthony Hecht

Gerrit Henry John Hollander Richard Howard Donald Justice Robert Kelly Kevin Killiam August Kleinzahler Carolina Knox Kenneth Koch John Koethe Philip Lamantia Ann Lauterbach David Lehman Philip Levine Nathaniel Mackey

Michael Malinowitz Tom Mandel Harry Mathews Bernadette Mayer James Merrill Eileen Myles A. ANThology is the first Major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19 Gillian Allnutt (born 15 January 1949 in London) is an English Poet who now lives in Esh Winning, County Durham. Fred D'Aguiar (born February 2, 1960 is an author of poetry novels and drama Ken Edwards (born in Gibraltar 1950 is a poet editor and writer who has lived in England since 1968 Eric Mottram (1924 – January 16, 1995) was a teacher critic editor and poet who was one of the central Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate The British African Caribbean community are residents of the United Kingdom who are of West Indian background and whose ancestors were indigenous to Africa The British Poetry Revival is the general name given to a loose poetic movement in Britain that took place in the 1960s and 1970s Events The Belfast Group, a grouping of poets in Belfast, Northern Ireland which was started in 1963 in poetry, lapsed in 1966 Elaine Feinstein is poet novelist short-story writer playwright biographer and translator and was born on 24 October 1930 in Bootle Lancashire The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Ted Berrigan ( 15 November, 1934 - 4 July, 1983) was an American poet. 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 Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks ( June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an Pulitzer Prize- winning African-American Poet Raymond Clevie Carver Jr ( May 25, 1938 &ndash August 2, 1988) was an American Short story Writer Maxine Chernoff was born in Chicago, Illinois in the year of 1952, where she grew up and attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign William A ("Billy" Collins (born March 22, 1941) is an American poet. 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 John Hollander (born October 28, 1929 in New York City) is an American Poet and literary Critic. Ono no Komachi (小野 小町 or おののこまち (c 825 &mdash c was a mid Heian period Japanese poet She is a member of the. She was the contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu and Akazome Emon at the court of 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 Federico García Lorca' ( 5 June 1898 &ndash 19 August 1936) was a Spanish Poet and dramatist also remembered as Events Frost Medal inaugurated by the Poetry Society of America John Masefield becomes Poet Laureate Events Aldous Huxley is a screenwriter for the movie adaptation of Pride and Prejudice Works published 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 Inner Room is a 1988 collection of poetry by James Merrill (1926-1995 Michael Palmer (born May 11, 1943 in Manhattan, New York is a contemporary American poet and Translator. Marie Ponsot, née Birmingham (born 1921 is an American Poet, Literary critic, Essayist, Teacher, and Translator Rosmarie Waldrop (born August 24, 1935) is a contemporary American poet, Translator and publisher The Best American Poetry 1988, the first volume in The Best American Poetry series, was edited by David Lehman and by guest editor John The Best American Poetry 1988, the first volume in The Best American Poetry series, was edited by David Lehman and by guest editor John David Lehman (born 1948 in New York City is the series editor for The Best American Poetry series and a Poet. John Ashbery (born July 28, 1927) is A R Ammons, or Archie Randolph Ammons, ( February 18, 1926 &ndash February 25, 2001) was an award-winning major American Ralph Angel (born 1951 is an American Poet and translator Raised in Seattle Washington, Angel attended inner-city public schools there then worked on freight trains Rae Armantrout (born 13 April 1947) is an American poet generally associated with the Language Poets. John Ash (born June 29, 1948) is an Expatriate British Poet and Writer. John Ashbery (born July 28, 1927) is Ted Berrigan ( 15 November, 1934 - 4 July, 1983) was an American poet. Mei-mei Berssenbrugge is a contemporary poet Winner of two American Book Awards her work is often associated with the Language School, the poetry of the New Stefan Brecht (born 1924 is a Poet, critic and scholar of Theater. Joseph Brodsky ( May 24, 1940 — January 28, 1996) born Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (Иосиф Александрович Бродский Marc Cohen is a Radio personality who has spent over 30 years as a prominent Southern California announcer Wanda Coleman Clark Coolidge ( February 26, 1939 &ndash) is an American poet born in Providence Rhode Island. Alfred Corn (born 1943 is an American poet and essayist Early life Alfred Corn was born in Bainbridge Georgia in 1943 and raised in Valdosta Douglas Crase (born 1944) is an American poet essayist and critic Robert Creeley ( May 21, 1926 &ndash March 30 2005) was an American Poet and Author of more than sixty books Kenward Gray Elmslie (born April 27, 1929) is an American writer performer editor and publisher associated with the New York School of poetry Alice Fulton (born in Troy New York, USA is a United States Poet and Author. Amy Gerstler (born in 1956 is an American Poet. Her books of poetry include Ghost Girl (2004 Medicine (2000 - finalist for the Phi Jorie Graham (born May 9, 1950) is an American Poet and the editor of numerous volumes of Allen Grossman is a noted American poet, Critic and Professor. Barbara Guest née Barbara Ann Pinson ( 6 September, 1920 – 15 February, 2006) was an American poet and Critic most Rachel Hadas ( November 8, 1948 −) is an American Poet, teacher essayist and translator Donald Hall (born September 20, 1928) is an American Poet and the 14th U Robert L Hass (b March 1, 1941) is a Pulitzer Prize winning American poet Anthony Evan Hecht, ( January 16 1923 &ndash October 20 2004) was an American Poet. Gerrit Henry (b May 30, 1950, New York City, New York - d May 1, 2003, New York City, New York) John Hollander (born October 28, 1929 in New York City) is an American Poet and literary Critic. Richard Howard (born 13 October 1929) is a distinguished American Poet, Literary critic, Essayist Teacher, and Donald Justice (born in Miami Florida, August 12, 1925 - died in Iowa City Iowa, August 6, 2004) was an American Robert Kelly may refer to one of these people In entertainment Robert Kelker-Kelly (born 1964 American soap opera actor Robert August Kleinzahler (born 1949) is an American Poet. August Kleinzahler was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Kenneth Koch ( 27 February 1925 – 6 July 2002) was an American poet playwright and professor active from the 1950s until Philip Lamantia ( October 23, 1927 - March 7, 2005) was a United States Poet and lecturer Ann Lauterbach is an American poet and academic who has taught at Bard College since 1991 David Lehman (born 1948 in New York City is the series editor for The Best American Poetry series and a Poet. Philip Levine may refer to Philip Levine (poet (b 1928 American anarchist poet & professor of English Philip Levine (physician (1900-1987 Nathaniel Mackey is an American poet, Novelist, Anthologist, Literary critic, editor and Professor of Literature at UC Santa Tom Mandel is the name of Tom Mandel (futurist (1946&ndash1995 American futurist and author Tom Mandel (musician, American keyboardist Harry Mathews ( February 14, 1930 -) is an American author of various novels volumes of poetry and short fiction and essays Bernadette Mayer (born May 12, 1945) in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is a Poet and Prose writer James Ingram Merrill ( March 3, 1926 &ndash February 6, 1995) was a Pulitzer Prize winning Eileen Myles (born 1949 Cambridge Massachusetts) is an American poet L. Nielson Ron Padgett Michael Palmer Bob Perelman Robert Pinsky Donald Revell Joe Ross Leslie Scalapino James Schuyler

David Shapiro Charles Simic Gary Snyder Ruth Stone May Swenson James Tate Lydia Tomkiw Derek Walcott Rosanne Wasserman Majorie Welish Susan Wheeler Richard Wilbur Alan Williamson John Yau Geoffrey Young

Other works published in English

• Jayanta Mahapatra, Burden of Waves & Fruit, India^[7]

Works published in other languages

• Dieter Breuer, editor, Deutsche Lyrik nach 1945, Frankfurt: Suhrkamp (scholarship) West Germany ^[8]
• Haim Gouri, Heshbon Over ("Current Account, Selected Poems"), Israeli writing in Hebrew^[9]
• Rami Saari, Hinne, Matzati Et Beyti ("Behold, I Found My Home"), Israeli writing in Hebrew^[10]

Awards and honors

Australia

• C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry: Judith Beveridge, The Domesticity of Giraffes
• Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: Judith Beveridge, The Domesticity of Giraffes
• Mary Gilmore Prize: Judith Beveridge, The Domesticity of Giraffes

Canada

• Gerald Lampert Award
• Archibald Lampman Award
• See 1988 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. Ron Padgett (born June 17, 1942) is an American Poet, Essayist fiction writer and Translator, and a member of the Michael Palmer (born May 11, 1943 in Manhattan, New York is a contemporary American poet and Translator. Bob Perelman (born in 1947) is an American poet, critic, editor and teacher Robert Pinsky (born October 20 1940) is an American Poet, Essayist, literary critic, and Translator. Donald Revell (b 1954 Bronx, New York) is and American poet and Translator. Joe Ross may refer to one of the following Joe Ross (actor, an American actor Joe Ross (referee, a referee in the Football League Leslie Scalapino (b July 25, 1947) is a United States poet, experimental prose writer Playwright, Essayist, and editor James Schuyler ( 9 November 1923 &ndash 12 April 1991) was a major American Poet in the late 20th century David Shapiro may refer to David Shapiro (economist David Shapiro (poet David Shapiro (Hebrew scholar Charles Simic (ˈtʃ​͡ɑːɻls ˈʂimitɕ​͡ born Dušan Simić, May 9, 1938 in Belgrade, Serbia) is a Serbian Gary Snyder (born May 8, 1930) is an American Poet (often associated with the Beat Generation Ruth Stone (born June 8, 1915, in Roanoke, Virginia) is an American Poet, recipient of the 2002 National Book Award (for May Swenson (b Anna Thilda May Swenson, May 28, 1913 in Logan Utah - December 4, 1989 in Bethany Beach Delaware James Tate is a human name and may refer to James "Honest Dick" Tate (born 1831 State Treasurer of Kentucky James Hugh Joseph Lydia Tomkiw ( August 6, 1959 - September 4, 2007) was an American Poet singer and songwriter best known for her work with Derek Alton Walcott (born January 23, 1930) is a West Indies poet playwright writer and visual artist who writes mainly in English. Susan Wheeler (July 16 1955- is an educator and award-winning Poet whose poems have frequently appeared in anthologies Richard Purdy Wilbur (born March 1, 1921) is an American Poet. John Yau (born 1950) is an American poet and Critic who lives in New York City. Jayanta Mahapatra is one of the best known Indian English poets Indian English Literature (IEL refers to the body of work by writers in India who write in the English language and whose native or co-native language could be one German literature comprises those literary texts written in the German language. Haim Gouri (Hebrew חיים גורי born 1923 is an Israeli Poet, Novelist, Journalist, and documentary filmmaker. See also Hebrew literature. Israeli literature, generally referred to as Hebrew literature is poetry and prose written in modern Hebrew as part of See also Israeli literature. Hebrew literature consists of ancient medieval and modern writings in the Hebrew language. Rami Saari (b 1963, Petah Tikva, Israel) is a poet translator linguist and literary critic See also Hebrew literature. Israeli literature, generally referred to as Hebrew literature is poetry and prose written in modern Hebrew as part of See also Israeli literature. Hebrew literature consists of ancient medieval and modern writings in the Hebrew 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 C J Dennis Prize for Poetry is awarded annually as part of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards for a significant selection of new work by a poet published in a book Judith Beveridge 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 Judith Beveridge The Mary Gilmore Prize for the best first book of poetry is given to a first book of poetry from the previous two years prior to 1998 it was awarded annually Judith Beveridge 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 The Archibald Lampman Award is an annual Canadian Literary award, created by Blaine Marchand and for the last few years presented by the literary magazine Each winner of the 1988 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada.
• Pat Lowther Award
• Prix Alain-Grandbois

United Kingdom

• Cholmondeley Award: John Heath-Stubbs, Sean O'Brien, John Whitworth
• Eric Gregory Award: Michael Symmons Roberts, Gwyneth Lewis, Adrian Blackledge, Simon Armitage, Robert Crawford
• Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry: Derek Walcott

United States

• Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize: Maxine Scates, Toluca Street
• Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry: Richard Wilbur
• Bernard F. Connors Prize for Poetry: David Lehman, "Mythologies"
• Frost Medal: Carolyn Kizer
• Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress appointed: Howard Nemerov (also served 1963-64 in the same position, then named "Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress")
• Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: William Meredith: Partial Accounts: New and Selected Poems
• Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize: Anthony Hecht
• Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: Donald Justice

Deaths

• February 3 — Robert Duncan, at 69, of a heart attack
• March 30 — John Clellon Holmes, 62, of cancer
• June 16 — Miguel Pinero, 41, of cirrhosis of the liver
• September 15 — Robert Penn Warren, poet and writer
• October 1 — Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, 90
• no date known :
  • Léonie Fuller Adams
  • Henry Coulette

See also

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Web page titled "Fleur Adcock: New Zealand Literature File" at the University of Auckland Library website, accessed April 26, 2008
2. ^ Allen Curnow Web page at the New Zealand Book Council website, accessed April 21, 2008
3. ^ Robinson, Roger and Wattie, Nelson, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, 1998, "Lauris Edmond" article
4. ^ Cilla McQueen - NZ Literature File - LEARN - The University Of Auckland Library
5. ^ Robinson, Roger and Wattie, Nelson, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, 1998, "Janet Charman" article
6. ^ [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
7. ^ [2]Jayata Mahapatra Web page at the Orissa Gateway Web site, accessed October 16, 2007
8. ^ Preminger, Alex and T. 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 Prix Alain-Grandbois or Alain Grandbois Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book of Poetry. 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. John Francis Alexander Heath-Stubbs OBE ( 9 July 1918 - 26 December[[ 006]] was an English Poet and Translator, known Sean O'Brien (born 19 December 1952 in London is a British Poet, Critic, Playwright, broadcaster, Anthologist Air Commodore John Nicholas Haworth Whitworth CB, DSO, DFC and Bar, RAF ( 10 January 1912 &ndash 13 November The Eric Gregory Award is given by the Society of Authors to British poets under 30 on submission Michael Symmons Roberts was born in Preston, Lancashire, in 1963 Gwyneth Lewis BA MA DPhil (born 1959 in Cardiff) is a Welsh Poet, and was the first National Poet for Wales. Simon Armitage (born in Huddersfield on May 26, 1963) is a British Poet, playwright and novelist This article refers to the footballer Robert Crawford for other Robert Crawfords see Disambiguation Robert Crawford (born 4 July 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 Derek Alton Walcott (born January 23, 1930) is a West Indies poet playwright writer and visual artist who writes mainly in English. 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 Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry is an annual prize administered by the Sewanee Review and the University of the South, awarded to a writer who has Richard Purdy Wilbur (born March 1, 1921) is 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 David Lehman (born 1948 in New York City is the series editor for The Best American Poetry series and a Poet. The Frost Medal is an award of the Poetry Society of America for lifetime achievement Carolyn Ashley Kizer (born December 10 1925) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning American poet of the Pacific Northwest whose works reflect her feminism 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 Events Bob Dylan releases his The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, album with his most influential early songwriting Events Among the many books of poetry published this year Robert Lowell 's For the Union Dead is greeted with particular acclaim The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author William Morris Meredith Jr ( January 9, 1919 - May 30, 2007) was an American poet and educator The Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize is awarded annually by The Poetry Foundation; the Foundation also publishes ''Poetry''. Anthony Evan Hecht, ( January 16 1923 &ndash October 20 2004) was an American Poet. The Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets, or "Academy Fellowship" was the first award of its kind in the United States Donald Justice (born in Miami Florida, August 12, 1925 - died in Iowa City Iowa, August 6, 2004) was an American Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Robert Duncan ( January 7, 1919 – February 3, 1988) was an American poet and a student of H Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. John Clellon Holmes ( March 12, 1926 - March 30, 1988) born in Holyoke Massachusetts, was a writer poet and professor Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Miguel Piñero ( December 19, 1946 &ndash June 18, 1988) was a Puerto Rican Playwright, Actor, and co-founder Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Robert Penn Warren (April 24 1905 &ndash September 15 1989 was an American poet Novelist, and literary critic and was one of the founders of New Criticism. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Sir Sacheverell Sitwell 6th Baronet CH ( 15 November 1897 &ndash 1 October 1988) was an English writer best known 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 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 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 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western 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
9. ^ [3]Web page titled "Haim Gouri" at the Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature Web site, accessed October 6, 2007
10. ^ Page titled "Rami Saari" at the Modern Hebrew Literature Bio-Bibliographical Lexicon, 2007

Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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