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| Years in literature: | 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 |
| Decades in poetry: | 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s |
| Centuries in poetry: | 19th century 20th century 21st century |
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| Years: | 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 |
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Events
- Allen Ginsberg sells his papers to Stanford University for $1 million. This page gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending order Events Forward Poetry Prize created Dana Gioia, writing in The Atlantic Monthly suggests (in an article titled "Can Events The Forward Book of Poetry an annual anthology of best British poems is published for the first time by the Forward Poetry Trust Events January 20 &mdash Maya Angelou reads "On the Pulse of Morning" at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton T Events February 16 &mdash Announcement that 300 poems by ST Coleridge have been discovered February 17 &mdash Sotheby's Events National Poetry Month was established by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996 as way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in Events January 20 &mdash Miller Williams of Arkansas reads his poem "Of History and Hope" at President Clinton's inauguration The year 1991 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1992 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1993 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1994 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1995 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1996 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1997 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 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. The 2020s is the 3rd decade of the 21st century of the Anno Domini ( common) era This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Irwin Allen Ginsberg (ˈgɪnzbɝg (June 3 1926 &ndash April 5 1997 was an American Poet. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in [1]
- C.P. Cavafy's poem "Ithaka" is read at the funeral of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis by her longtime companion, Maurice Tempelsman. Constantine P Cavafy, also known as Konstantin or Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis, or Kavaphes (Greek Κωνσταντίνος Π [1]
- October 31 (Halloween) — 15,000 copies of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" are distributed free at public libraries. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, " The Raven " is a narrative poem by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in January 1845 In Austin, Texas, someone from the local coroner's office and someone from a local tax department gave a "death and taxes" reading of the poem. [1]
- Wyn Cooper's "All I Wanna Do" is put to music by Sheryl Crow who makes it the nation's No. Wyn Cooper is an American Poet. Early years Cooper was raised in Michigan and later attended the University of Utah and Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. 1 hit rock tune. [1]
- Tony Curtis becomes Professor of Poetry at the University of Glamorgan. Tony Curtis (born 1946 is an Anglo-Welsh poet. Curtis was born in Carmarthen and educated at the University of Wales Swansea.
Poets depicted in the movies
- Dorothy Parker's poems are featured in Mrs. Dorothy Parker (August 22 1893&ndashJune 7 1967 was an American writer and poet best known for her caustic Wit, wisecracks and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles Parker and the Vicious Circle
- In the film Four Weddings and a Funeral, directed by Mike Newell, W. H. Auden's "Stop all the clocks" is read as a eulogy. Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British Romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. Michael Cormac Newell (born 28 March 1942 is an English director and producer of motion pictures for the screen and for Television. Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973 ˈwɪstən ˈhjuː ˈɔːdən who signed his works W "[I]t so moved audiences that Random House published a slender paperback with "Funeral Blues" plus nine other Auden poems in a hot-selling edition of forty thousand copies. "[1]
- Pablo Neruda's 1952 stay in a villa owned by Italian historian Edwin Cerio on the island of Capri is depicted in a fictionalized version this year the popular film Il Postino ("The Postman"). Pablo Neruda ( July 12, 1904 – September 23, 1973) was the pen name and later legal name of the Chilean writer and politician Events November &mdash The Group British poetry movement of the 1950s and 1960s began at Downing College, Cambridge University, Philip Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Edwin Cerio (1875-1960 was a prominent Italian writer engineer architect historian and botanist Capri ( Italian pronunciation Cápri usual English pronunciation Caprí is an Italian island off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side Il Postino is a 1994 Italian language film directed by Michael Radford. Neruda is treated worshipfully in the film.
Works published in English
Australia
- Robert Adamson Waving to Hart Crane
- Jennifer Harrison: Michelangelo’s Prisoners (Black Pepper)
- Les Murray:
- David Rowthbaum, New and Selected Poems (1945-93)
Canada
- Christian Bök, Crystallography ISBN 978-1-55245-119-9 (Canada)
- Roo Borson, Night Walk, ISBN 0-19-541082-3 (nominated for a Governor General's Award) American-Canadian
- George Elliott Clarke, Lush Dreams, Blue Exile: Fugitive Poems 1978–1993. Australian literature began soon after the settlement of the country by Europeans Common themes include indigenous and settler identity alienation exile and relationship Robert Adamson (born 17 May 1944 in Sydney) is an Australian Poet and publisher Jennifer Harrison (born 1955 is a contemporary Australian Psychiatrist, Poet and Photographer. Leslie Allan Murray, AO (born 17 October 1938) known as Les Murray, is an Australian Poet, anthologist and critic Criticism of Canadian literature has focused on nationalistic and regional themes Christian Bök (born Christian Book, August 10, 1966 in Toronto Canada) is a Canadian experimental Poet. 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 1995 Governor General's Literary Awards were presented by Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada on November 14 at the Winter Garden Theatre in 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 George Elliott Clarke (born February 12 1960) is a Canadian Poet and Playwright. Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia: Pottersfield, ISBN 0-919001-83-1 Canada
- Don Domanski, Stations of the Left Hand (nominated for a Governor General's Award)
- Cherie Geauvreau, Even the Fawn Has Wings, a first collection
- Gary Geddes, Girl by the Water
- Ralph Gustafson, Tracks in the Snow
- Evelyn Lau, In the House of Slaves
- Tim Lilburn, Moosewood Sandhills, winner of the Canadian Authors Association Award for Poetry, Canada
- Susan Musgrave, Forcing the Narcissus
- P. K. Page, Hologram: A Book of Glosas
- John Pass, Radical Innocence (ISBN 1-55017-107-0) Canadian
- Al Purdy, Naked with Summer in Your Mouth
- Linda Rogers, Hard Candy, including "Wrinkled Coloratura", winner of the new Stephen Leacock Award
- Joe Rosenblatt, Beds and Consenting Dreamers
- Stephen Scobie, Gospel
- Francis Sparshott, The Hanging Gardens of Etobicoke
- George Woodcock, George Woodcock's Introduction to Canadian Poetry, Toronto: ECW Press[3]
New Zealand
- Fleur Adcock (New Zealand poet who moved to England in 1963) translator, Hugh Primas and the Archpoet, Cambridge, England, and New York: Cambridge University Press[4]
- Lauris Edmond, Selected Poems, 1975-1994, Wellington: Bridget Williams Books[5]
- Michele Leggott, DIA, Auckland: Auckland University Press; winner of the New Zealand Book Award for Poetry
- Hone Tuwhare, Deep River Talk, 140 poems from 10 previous collections
United Kingdom
- Fleur Adcock (New Zealand poet who moved to England in 1963) translator, Hugh Primas and the Archpoet, Cambridge, England, and New York: Cambridge University Press[4]
- William Cookson, editor, Agenda – An Anthology 1959-1993, Carcanet Press, ISBN 978-1857540697
- James Fenton, Out of Danger, Penguin; Farrar Straus Giroux; winner of the Whitbread Prize for Poetry [6]
- Elaine Feinstein, Selected Poems, Carcanet
- Hugo Williams, Dock Leaves, Faber and Faber
Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United Kingdom
- John Heath-Stubbs, Hindsights : An Autobiography
United States
- Kim Addonizio, The Philosopher's Club (BOA Editions)
- A.R. Ammons, The North Carolina Poems
- John Ashbery, And the Stars Were Shining
- Ted Berrigan, Selected Poems
- Sophie Cabot Black, The Misunderstanding of Nature, (Graywolf Press) received the Poetry Society of America Norma Farber First Book Award, ISBN 1-55597-190-3
- Rosellen Brown, Cora Fry's Pillow Book
- Russell Edson, The Tunnel: Selected Poems of Russell Edson
- Ian Hamilton editor, The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Poetry in English, New York: Oxford University Press[7]
- Jane Hirshfield, The October Palace
- Edward Hirsch, Earthly Measures
- John Hollander, Animal Poems
- Andrew Hudgins, The Glass Hammer
- Galway Kinnell, Imperfect Thirst (Houghton Mifflin)
- Kenneth Koch:
- James McMichael, Each in a Place Apart
- Robert Pinsky, translation of Dante's Inferno
- Mary Jo Salter, Sunday Skaters
- Patti Smith, Early Work
- Rosmarie Waldrop, A Key Into the Language of America (New Directions)
Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States
- Louise Glück, Proofs & Theories, with pieces on George Oppen, John Berryman, Robinson Jeffers, and Stanley Kunitz
- Janet Malcolm, The Silent Woman, a study of Sylvia Plath
- Mary Oliver, A Poetry Handbook
Anthologies in the United States
- Douglas Messerli, editor, From the Other Side of the Century: A New American Poetry, 1960-1990, including American and Canadian poets; Sun and Moon Press (Messerli's own imprint) ISBN 978-1-55713-131-7
- Carolyn Forché, Against Forgetting: Twentieth-Century Poetry of Witness
- Jane Hirshfield, editor, Women in Praise of the Sacred: Forty-Three Centuries of Spiritual Poetry by Women
- Paul Hoover, editor, Postmodern American Poetry (Norton) The introduction identifies the use of postmodern with its early mention by Charles Olson, and identifies the field chosen as experimental poetry from after 1945; about 20 short essays on poetics also included
- E. Criticism of Canadian literature has focused on nationalistic and regional themes Don Rusu Domanski (born 1950 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Canadian Poet who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia The 1995 Governor General's Literary Awards were presented by Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada on November 14 at the Winter Garden Theatre in Ralph Barker Gustafson ( 16 August 1909 &ndash 29 May 1995) was a Canadian Poet and Professor at Bishop's Evelyn Lau ( (born July 2 1971) is a Canadian Poet and Novelist. Tim Lilburn (born 27 June 1950) is a Canadian poet and Essayist, and the author of six books of poems including Kill-site, To Canadian poetry is Poetry written in Canada, by Canadians There are three distinct branches of Canadian poetry French-Canadian poetry (mostly written Susan Musgrave (born March 12, 1951) is a Canadian Poet and Children's writer. Patricia Kathleen Page, CC, OBC, DLitt (born November 23, 1916) commonly known as P John Pass (born 1947 in Sheffield, England) is a Canadian poet Canadian poetry is Poetry written in Canada, by Canadians There are three distinct branches of Canadian poetry French-Canadian poetry (mostly written Alfred Wellington Purdy, OC (December 30 1918 – April 21 2000 was one of the most popular and important Canadian poets of the 20th century Linda Rogers (born 10 October 1944) is a Canadian Poet and Children's writer. Stephen Scobie (born 31 December 1943) is a Canadian Poet, Critic, and Scholar. George Woodcock ( May 8, 1912 - January 28, 1995) was a prolific Canadian Writer of Poetry, Essays 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 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 Hone Tuwhare ( 21 October 1922 &ndash 16 January 2008) was a noted New Zealand poet of Māori ancestry 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 William Cookson ( May 8 1939 &ndash January 2 2003) was a British poet writer on poetry and literary editor best-known for his influential poetry Agenda is a literary journal published in London and founded by William Cookson. James Fenton (born April 25, 1949, Lincoln England) has been at various times a Journalist, Poet, literary critic Elaine Feinstein is poet novelist short-story writer playwright biographer and translator and was born on 24 October 1930 in Bootle Lancashire Hugo Williams (born 1942) is a British Poet, journalist and travel writer John Francis Alexander Heath-Stubbs OBE ( 9 July 1918 - 26 December[[ 006]] was an English Poet and Translator, known The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Kim Addonizio (born July 31, 1954) is an award-winning American poet and novelist 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. Sophie Cabot The Poetry Society of America is a literary organization founded in 1910 by poets including Witter Bynner. Rosellen Brown (born May 12, 1939) is an American author and has been an instructor of English and creative writing at several universities including Russell Edson (born 1935 in Connecticut) is an American Poet. Ian Hamilton may refer to Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853–1947 British general Ian Hamilton (lawyer (born 1925 Scottish 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 Edward Hirsch (born January 20, 1950) an American Poet and Academic who wrote a best seller about reading poetry John Hollander (born October 28, 1929 in New York City) is an American Poet and literary Critic. Galway Kinnell (born February 1st 1927 in Providence Rhode Island) is one of the most influential American poets of the latter half of the 20th century Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational Publisher in the United States. Kenneth Koch ( 27 February 1925 – 6 July 2002) was an American poet playwright and professor active from the 1950s until James L McMichael (born 1939 is an award-winning American poet Robert Pinsky (born October 20 1940) is an American Poet, Essayist, literary critic, and Translator. Mary Patricia Lee Smith ( born December 30 1946 is an American Singer-songwriter and poet Early Work is a Poetry collection by Patti Smith, published in 1994 Rosmarie Waldrop (born August 24, 1935) is a contemporary American poet, Translator and publisher New Directions Publishing Corp was founded in 1936 by James Laughlin, then a Harvard University sophomore Louise Elisabeth Glück (born April 22, 1943) is an American Poet. George Oppen ( April 24, 1908 - July 7, 1984) was an American poet best known as one of the members of the Objectivist John Allyn Berryman (originally John Allyn Smith) ( October 25, 1914 – January 7, 1972) was an American John Robinson Jeffers ( January 10 1887 &ndash January 20 1962) was an American Poet, known for his work about the central Stanley Jasspon Kunitz /'kjunɪts/ ( July 29, 1905 – May 14, 2006) was an American Poet who served two years (1974&ndash1976 Janet Malcolm (born 1934 is an American writer and journalist on staff at The New Yorker magazine Mary Oliver (b September 10, 1935) is an American Poet. Life Oliver was born to Edward William and Helen M From the Other Side of the Century "A New American Poetry 1960-1990" is a Poetry anthology published in 1994. The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Canadian poetry is Poetry written in Canada, by Canadians There are three distinct branches of Canadian poetry French-Canadian poetry (mostly written Carolyn Forché is an American Poet, editor, and Human rights Advocate. 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 Postmodern American Poetry is a 1994 Poetry anthology edited by Paul Hoover; it is a Norton anthology published by W Charles Olson ( 27 December 1910 &ndash 10 January 1970) was an important 2nd generation American modernist poet Ethelbert Miller, In Search of Color Everywhere, including almost 150 African-American poets
Poets in The Best American Poetry 1994 anthology
Poems from these 75 poets were in The Best American Poetry 1994 edited by David Lehman, guest editor A.R. Ammons:
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Other in English
- Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin: The Brazen Serpent, Oldcastle: The Gallery Press, Ireland[9]
Works published in other languages
Danish
- Ole Wivel, Iris
- Benny Andersen, Denne kommen og gåen
- Lundbye, Lundbyes dyrefabler
- Pia Tafdrup, Territorialsang
Dutch
- Bernlef, Vreemde wil
- Toon Tellegen, Tijger onder de slakken
- Leonard Nolens, Honing en As
French language
Canada
- Robert Mélançon, L'Avant-printemps à Montréal
France
- Edouard Glissant, Poèmes complets
German
- Grünbein, Falten und Fallen
- Jürgen Kolbe, a book of poetry
- Robert Gernhardt, a book of poetry
Criticism, scholarship, and biography in Germany
- Erich Mühsam, Tagebücher, 1910-1924 (posthumous)
Hebrew
- Haim Gouri, Ha-Ba Aharai ("Poems"), Israel[10]
Spanish language
Spain
- Matilde Camus, Ronda de azules ("Blue avenue")
Latin America
- José Emilio Pacheco, El silencio de la luna, Mexico
- Francisco Hernández, El infierno es un decir, Mexico
- Octavio Paz. JD "Sandy" McClatchy (1945- is an American Poet, Literary critic, and editor of the Yale Review. Jeffrey McDaniel (born 1967 in Philadelphia) is a Slam poet who has performed in diverse locations such as Lollapalooza 1994 the National James "Jim" McManus (b March 22 1951, Manhattan) is an American Poker player teacher and writer living in James Ingram Merrill ( March 3, 1926 &ndash February 6, 1995) was a Pulitzer Prize winning William Stanley Merwin (born September 30 1927 in New York City) is an American poet Harryette Mullen (born July 1, 1953) is an American Poet, short story writer and literary scholar Sharon Olds (born November 19, 1942) is an American Poet and Author of eight volumes of poetry Kathleen Peirce (born 1956) is an American Poet. Life Kathleen Peirce was born in Moline, Illinois. This page is about Carl Phillips the writer for information about Carl Phillips the programmer visit Carl Phillips (programmer Carl Phillips (born 1959 is an American Lloyd Schwartz (born November 29, 1941) is an American poet who is Frederick S Frederick Seidel (born February 19 1936) is an American Poet. Charles Simic (ˈtʃ͡ɑːɻls ˈʂimitɕ͡ born Dušan Simić, May 9, 1938 in Belgrade, Serbia) is a Serbian William De Witt Snodgrass (born January 5 1926 in Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania) pseudonym S Elizabeth Spires is the author of five collections of poetry Globe Swan's Island Annonciade Worldlings, and Now the Green Blade Rises. Alicia Elsbeth Stallings (born 1968) is an American Poet. She coordinates the poetry workshopfor the Athens Centre which takes place on Spetses Mark Strand (born April 11, 1934) is an American Poet, Essayist, and Translator. 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 William Wadsworth was an officer in the New York State militia before and during the War of 1812. Bruce Weigl (born January 27, 1949, Lorain Ohio) is an American contemporary Poet who currently teaches at Lorain County Community College Michael White or Mike White may refer to In academics Michael White (psychotherapist (1948&ndash2008 inventor of narrative therapy Richard Purdy Wilbur (born March 1, 1921) is an American Poet. Dean Young (1955- is a contemporary American poet in the poetic lineage of John Ashbery, Frank O'Hara, and Kenneth Koch. 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. Danish literature is for the purposes of this article the subset of Scandinavian literature composed in Denmark or by Danish people Pia Tafdrup (born 29 May 1952 in Copenhagen is a Danish writer primarily a poet she has also written a novel and two plays as well as works for radio Similar to other literary traditions Dutch literature is not restricted to the Netherlands alone Leon Helena Sylvain Nolens ( Bree, 11 April 1947) Pseudonym Leonard Nolens, is a Belgian Poet and diary Criticism of Canadian literature has focused on nationalistic and regional themes French poetry is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone poetry composed outside France and poetry written in other Languages of Edouard Glissant (born in Sainte-Marie, Martinique in 1928 is a French writer poet and literary critic German literature comprises those literary texts written in the German language. Durs Grünbein (born on October 9, 1962) is a German Poet, living in Berlin since 1985 Robert Gernhardt (b December 13 1937, Reval (Tallinn Estonia - d Erich Mühsam ( 6 April 1878 – 10 July 1934) was a German-Jewish anarchist, writer poet dramatist and cabaret performer See also Israeli literature. Hebrew literature consists of ancient medieval and modern writings in the Hebrew 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 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 literature rose to particular prominence during the second half of the 20th century largely thanks to the international success of the style known as Magical realism José Emilio Pacheco (born June 30, 1939 in Mexico City) is a Mexican Poet, Essayist, Translator, Novelist Francisco Hernández, was a football player from Costa Rica. Better known as "Chico", he played his entire career for Deportivo Saprissa Octavio Peazy Paz " ( March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998) was a Mexican Writer, Poet, and diplomat Obras completas, Mexico
Sweden
- Katarina Frostenson, Tankarna
- Ann Jäderlund, Mörker mörka mörkt kristaller
- Arne Johnsson, Faglarnas eldhuvuden
Criticism, scholarship and biography in Sweden
- Lars Huldén, Carl Michael Bellman, on the 18th-century poet
- Olof Lagercrantz, In Jag bor i en annan värld men du bor ju i samma, about the author's friendship with poet Gunnar Ekelöf
- Lars Gustafsson, Ett minnespalats. Swedish literature refers to literature written in the Swedish language or by writers from Sweden. Katarina Frostenson (born March 5 1953 in Stockholm) is a Swedish Poet and writer ( February 4, 1740 - February 11, 1795) was a Swedish Poet and Composer. Olof Gustaf Hugo Lagercrantz ( March 10, 1911 in Stockholm, Sweden &ndash July 23, 2002) was a Swedish writer Gunnar Ekelöf ( Stockholm, September 15, 1907 - Sigtuna, March 16, 1968) was a Swedish poet and writer Lars Gustafsson (born May 17, 1936) is a Swedish, Poet, Novelist and scholar Vertikala memoarer. , a memoir
- Ylva Eggehorn, Kvarteret Radiomottagaren, a memoir of her childhood
Other languages
- Hugo Claus, Gedichten 1948-1993, Flemish
Awards and honors
Australia
- C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry: Robert Gray, Certain Things
- Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize: The Monkey's Mask by Dorothy Porter
- Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: Barry Hill, Ghosting William Buckley
- Mary Gilmore Prize: Aileen Kelly - Coming Up for Light
Canada
- Gerald Lampert Award
- Archibald Lampman Award
- See 1994 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. Hugo Maurice Julien Claus ( April 5, 1929 &ndash March 19, 2008) was a Flemish Novelist, Poet, Playwright Flemish literature is Literature from Flanders, the northern part of Belgium. 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 Robert William Geoffrey Gray (b February 23, 1945) is an Australian Poet, Freelance writer, and Critic. The Age Book of the Year Awards are annual literary awards presented by Melbourne 's The Age newspaper The Monkey's Mask is a 2000 crime drama film directed by Samantha Lang. Dorothy Porter (born 1954) is an Australian Poet. Her awards include The Age Book of the Year for Poetry the National Book Council Award for 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 Barry Hill (born 1937 British television scriptwriter and dramatist best known for his long association with the top rated ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street penning some 300 scripts 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 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 1994 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10 000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada.
- Pat Lowther Award
- Prix Alain-Grandbois
United Kingdom
- Cholmondeley Award: Ruth Fainlight, Gwen Harwood, Elizabeth Jennings, John Mole
- Eric Gregory Award: Julia Copus, Alice Oswald, Steven Blyth, Kate Clanchy, Giles Goodland
- Forward Poetry Prize (United Kingdom, Best Collection): Alan Jenkins, Harm (Chatto & Windus)
- Forward Poetry Prize (United Kingdom, Best First Collection): Kwame Dawes, Progeny of Air (Peepal Tree)
- T. S. Eliot Prize (United Kingdom and Ireland): Paul Muldoon, The Annals of Chile
- Whitbread Award for poetry: James Fenton, Out of Danger
United States
- Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize: Jan Beatty, Mad River
- Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry: Wendell Berry
- Bernard F. Connors Prize for Poetry: Stewart James, "Vanessa", and (separately) Marilyn Hacker, "Cancer Winter"
- Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry: A. R. Ammons, Garbage
- National Book Award for poetry (United States): James Tate, A Worshipful Company of Fletchers
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Yusef Komunyakaa, Neon Vernacular: New and Selected Poems
- Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize: Donald Hall
- Wallace Stevens Award inaugurated with first award this year: W. S. Merwin
- William Carlos Williams Award: Cyrus Cassells, The Mud Actor
- Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: David Ferry
New Zealand
- Montana Book Award for Poetry: Bill Manhire, ed. 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. Ruth Fainlight (born 1931 New York City) is a poet short story writer translator and librettist Gwen Harwood AO (8 June 1920 - 5 December 1995 née Gwendoline Nessie Foster, was an Australian poet and librettist. This article is about the English poet See Lizzie Jennings for the American civil rights figure of the same name The Eric Gregory Award is given by the Society of Authors to British poets under 30 on submission Julia Copus (born 16 July 1969 in London) is a British Poet and radio dramatist Alice Oswald (born 1966) is an English Poet. Oswald read Classics at New College, Oxford, has worked as a gardener at Chelsea Physic Garden The Forward Poetry Prizes were created in 1991 The aim of the prizes is to extend the audience for contemporary poetry The Forward Poetry Prizes were created in 1991 The aim of the prizes is to extend the audience for contemporary poetry Kwame Dawes is a poet actor editor critic musician and professor of English at the University of South Carolina in Columbia The T S Eliot Prize for Poetry is awarded by the Poetry Book Society to "the best collection of new verse in English first published in the UK or the Republic of Ireland" Paul Muldoon (born 20 June 1951 is a writer academic and educator as well as Pulitzer Prize -winning poet from County Armagh, Northern Ireland The Costa Book Awards are among the United Kingdom 's most prestigious literary awards James Fenton (born April 25, 1949, Lincoln England) has been at various times a Journalist, Poet, literary critic 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 Jan Beatty is an American poet Career Beatty’s poetry has appeared in Quarterly West, Gulf Coast, Indiana Review, and Court Green 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 Wendell Berry (born August 5, 1934, Henry County Kentucky) is an American Man of letters, academic cultural and 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 Marilyn Hacker (born 1942 is an American Poet, critic and reviewer The Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry is awarded biennially by the Library of Congress on behalf of the nation in recognition for the most distinguished A R Ammons, or Archie Randolph Ammons, ( February 18, 1926 &ndash February 25, 2001) was an award-winning major American The National Book Awards are among the most eminent literary prizes in the United States. James Tate is a human name and may refer to James "Honest Dick" Tate (born 1831 State Treasurer of Kentucky James Hugh Joseph The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author Yusef Komunyakaa (b 1947-04-29) is an American poet who currently teaches at New York University and is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers The Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize is awarded annually by The Poetry Foundation; the Foundation also publishes ''Poetry''. Donald Hall (born September 20, 1928) is an American Poet and the 14th U The Wallace Stevens Award is a major annual American literary award for mastery of poetry in the English language William Stanley Merwin (born September 30 1927 in New York City) is an American poet The William Carlos Williams Award is given out by the Poetry Society of America for a poetry book published by a small press non-profit or university press Cyrus Cassells (born 1957 is an American Poet. Biography Cassells was born in Dover Delaware. The Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets, or "Academy Fellowship" was the first award of its kind in the United States David Ferry may refer to David Ferry (actor, Canadian-born actor David Ferry (poet, American poet and translator;See 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 Montana New Zealand Book Award for Poetry is one category of the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, given out annually Bill Manhire CNZM, (born in Invercargill in 1946 is an award-winning New Zealand poet short story writer and professor , 100 New Zealand Poems
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- Norway: Brague Prize: Sigmund Mjelve for Omrade aldri fastlagt
Deaths
- March 9 — Charles Bukowski, 73, American poet and novelist, of leukemia
- March 29 — Lynda Hull, 49, American poet, in an automobile accident;
- May 24 — John Wain, 69, English poet, novelist and critic, of a stroke
- September 10 — Amy Clampitt, 74, American poet, of ovarian cancer
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- ^ a b c d e Lehman, David, "Forward", The Best American Poetry 1995
- ^ a b [1]Les Murray Web page at The Poetry Archive Web site, accessed October 15, 2007
- ^ 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. The Montana New Zealand Book Award for Poetry is one category of the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, given out annually Andrew Johnston may refer to Andrew Johnston (American actor Andrew Johnston (Australian actor Andrew Johnston (comedian Norwegian literature is literature composed in Norway or by Norwegian people. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Henry Charles Bukowski ( August 16 1920 – March 9 1994) was a German American Poet, Novelist, and The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Lynda Hull ( December 5, 1954 - March 29, 1994) was a United States Poet. The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned John Wain (baptised John Barrington Wain, March 14, 1925 – May 24, 1994) was an English poet, Novelist The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Amy Clampitt ( June 15, 1920 - September 10, 1994) was an American poet and Author. The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Rolf Jacobsen ( March 8, 1907 —1994 could be said to be the first modernist writer in Norway. 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. H. New, 1978, with additions to bring it up to date"; accessed April 24, 2008
- ^ a b Web page titled "Fleur Adcock: New Zealand Literature File" at the University of Auckland Library website, accessed April 26, 2008
- ^ Robinson, Roger and Wattie, Nelson, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, 1998, "Lauris Edmond" article
- ^ [2]Web page titled "Books by Fenton" at the James Fenton Web site, accessed October 11, 2007
- ^ Everett, Nicholas, "Robert Creeley's Life and Career" at the Modern American Poetry website, accessed May 1, 2008
- ^ a b Web page titled "Archives / Kenneth Koch (1925 - 2002)" at Poetry Foundation website, accessed May 15, 2008
- ^ Web page titled "Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin" at Poetry International website, accessed May 3, 2008
- ^ [3]Web page titled "Haim Gouri" at the Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature Web site, accessed October 6, 2007
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