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Contents |
Events
Grolier Poetry Bookstore
- French public notary Patrick Huet unveils Pieces of Hope to the Echo of the World in Lyon. This page gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending order Events January 29 &mdash Poet Dana Gioia, who had retired early from his career as a corporate executive at General Foods to write full time becomes Events April 1 &mdash Foetrycom Web site is launched for the announced purpose of "Exposing fraudulent contests Events October 7 &mdash Celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the first reading of Allen Ginsberg Events March 5: a car bomb was exploded on Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad. Events Works published in English Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land if different substantially revised works listed The year 2003 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 2004 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 2005 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 2006 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 2007 in literature involves some significant new books Events None at present Books Literature The Painter of Battles 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 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. The 22nd century of the Common Era will span the years 2101&ndash2200 of 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 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 The 2030s will begin on January 1, 2030 and end on December 31, 2039. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Pieces of Hope to the Echo of the World ( French: Parcelles d'espoir à l'echo de ce monde) is reputedly the longest modern handwritten poem in the world ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. It is reportedly the longest modern hand-written poem in the world.
- March 29 — Grolier Poetry Bookstore is sold. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King The Grolier Poetry Bookshop ("Grolier's" is an Independent bookstore on Plympton Street near Harvard Square in Cambridge Massachusetts,
- BLATT, an English-language literary magazine and publishing imprint is started in Prague, Czech Republic. BLATT is an English-language literary magazine and publishing imprint formed in 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic.
- May — The Poetry Out Loud recitation contest is created this year by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation to increase awareness in the art of performing poetry, with a top prize a $20,000 scholarship. The Poetry Out Loud: Recitation Contest was created in 2006 by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA is a United States federally funded and donation assisted program that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence The Poetry Foundation is a Chicago-based American foundation created to promote poetry in the wider culture State finalists performed in Washington D.C. during the second week of May. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
- November 1 — A Sylvia Plath sonnet from her college years was discovered and first published by Blackbird, an online literary journal run by the English Department at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Sylvia Plath (October 27 1932 &ndash February 11 1963 was an American Poet, Novelist and Short story Writer. Virginia Commonwealth University, or VCU, is a large public American research University with its main campuses located in downtown Richmond, This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- November — The most influential American poets of all time are Walt Whitman, T. S. Eliot, William Carlos Williams, Wallace Stevens, and Sylvia Plath, according to Christian Wiman, editor of Poetry Magazine. Walter Whitman (May 31 1819 &ndash March 26 1892 was an American poet, Essayist journalist, and humanist. Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26 1888 – January 4 1965 was a poet Dramatist, and Literary critic. William Carlos Williams ( 17 September 1883 &ndash 4 March 1963) was an American poet closely associated with modernism Wallace Stevens ( October 2, 1879 – August 2, 1955) was a major American Modernist Poet. Sylvia Plath (October 27 1932 &ndash February 11 1963 was an American Poet, Novelist and Short story Writer. Poetry, published in Chicago Illinois since 1912 is one of the leading monthly Poetry journals in the English-speaking world Wiman named the poets in a sidebar article to a December The Atlantic Monthly cover story about the "100 Most Influential Americans" — no poet made it on that larger list. The Atlantic (formerly known as The Atlantic Monthly) is an American Magazine founded in Boston in 1857 [1]
- November 10 — A new series, "The Best of Irish Poetry" was launched by Southword Editions in Ireland with the 80-page The Best of Irish Poetry 2007 The project is under the direction of Patrick Cotter, with Colm Breathnach as Irish-language editor and Maurice Riordan as English-language (or Hiberno-English) editor. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Patrick Cotter O'Brien ( 1760 - September 18, 1806) was the first of only twelve people in medical history to stand at a verified height of eight feet (24 Maurice Riordan was born in Lisgoold County Cork in 1953 and is a poet translator editor and tutor "Quite often readers abroad are presented with a selection of Irish poets restricted to those who are first published in the USA or the UK," Cotter wrote. "This annual series will present a more general selection generated by more informed pundits. "[2]
Works published in English
Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:
Australia
- Robert Adamson The Goldfinches of Baghdad
- Robert Gray, Nameless Earth
- Jennifer Harrison: Folly & Grief (Black Pepper) ISBN 1876044454
- Chris Mansell, Love poems (Kardoorair, Armidale)
- Les Murray, The Biplane Houses (Black Inc. 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 Robert William Geoffrey Gray (b February 23, 1945) is an Australian Poet, Freelance writer, and Critic. Jennifer Harrison (born 1955 is a contemporary Australian Psychiatrist, Poet and Photographer. Chris Mansell is an Australian Poet and Publisher was born in Sydney in 1953 Leslie Allan Murray, AO (born 17 October 1938) known as Les Murray, is an Australian Poet, anthologist and critic ), ISBN 1863952144
- Dorothy Porter, The Best Australian Poems 2006 (Black, Inc. 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 ), ISBN 1863952624
- Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Then
Canada
- Margaret Avison, Momentary Dark
- George Elliott Clarke, Black. 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 Margaret Avison OC ( April 23 1918 &ndash July 31 2007) was a Canadian poet. George Elliott Clarke (born February 12 1960) is a Canadian Poet and Playwright. Vancouver: Polestar, ISBN 1551929031
- Don McKay:
- Strike/Slip winner of the 2007 Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize[3] and the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize
- Field Marks: The Poetry of Don McKay edited by Méira Cook
- Michael Ondaatje, The Story, Toronto: House of Anansi, ISBN 0887841945[4]
New Zealand
- Glenn Colquhoun, Playing God
- Cilla McQueen, A Wind Harp (compact disc)[5]
- Alison Wong, Cup, Publisher: Steele Roberts
Poets in Best New Zealand Poems
Poems from these 25 poets were selected by Andrew Johnston for Best New Zealand Poems 2005, published online this year:
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United Kingdom
- Carol Ann Duffy and Jane Ray, The Lost Happy Endings, Penguin
- James Fenton:
- John Haynes, Letter to Patience, a book-length poem in iambic pentameter, winner of the Costa Book Award
- Seamus Heaney, District and Circle, Faber & Faber
- Allison Hedge Coke - Blood Run Salt Publications
- Geoffrey Hill: Without Title
- Derek Mahon, Adaptations (A collection of versions, rather than translations proper, from poets such as Pasolini, Juvenal, Bertolt Brecht, Valery, Baudelaire, Rilke, and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill. Don McKay (born 1942 is an award-winning Canadian Poet, editor, and Educator. The Griffin Poetry Prize is Canada 's most generous poetry award. The Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, established in 1986 is awarded annually to the best collection of Poetry by a resident of British Columbia, Canada. Philip Michael Ondaatje, OC (ɒnˈdɑːtʃiː (born 12 September 1943 is a Sri Lankan Canadian 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 Dr Glenn Colquhoun, born in Papakura Auckland in 1964 is a New Zealand poet Cilla McQueen (born 1949 in Birmingham England) is a Poet and three-time winner of the New Zealand Book Award for Poetry. Alison Wong (born 1960 is a New Zealand Poet of Chinese Heritage. The Best New Zealand Poems series, begun in 2001 is an annual online selection of poems chosen by guest editors Jennifer Mary Bornholdt (born 1 November 1960) is an award-winning New Zealand poet and anthologist Michele Leggott, poet and literary scholar was born in Stratford New Zealand, in 1956 Brian Turner (born 1944 in Dunedin) is a New Zealand Poet. Turner's interests include reading and writing sailing cycling mountaineering Ian Wedde (born 1946 is a New Zealand poet fiction writer critic and art curator Carol Ann Duffy (born December 23, 1955) is a British Poet, Playwright and Freelance Writer born in Jane Ray (born 1960 in London) is an internationally James Fenton (born April 25, 1949, Lincoln England) has been at various times a Journalist, Poet, literary critic John Haynes ( May 1, 1594 - January 1653 or 1654 was a colonial magistrate one time governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and an eight-time governor The Costa Book Awards are among the United Kingdom 's most prestigious literary awards District and Circle ( 2006) is a collection of poems written by Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney. Http//wwwartscouncilsdgov/aisc/lit5htm Allison Adelle Hedge Coke (born 4 August 1958) is an American poet and Canadian poet For the British aeronautical engineer and professor see Geoffrey T Without Title is a book of poems by Geoffrey Hill. It was published by Penguin in 2006 (ISBN 0-14-102025-3 Derek Mahon (born 23 November 1941) is a Northern Irish poet He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The (born; 10 February 1898&ndash14 August 1956 was a German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre director. Valery or Valéry is a given name or surname and may refer to Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French politician Paul Valéry, French Rainer Maria Rilke (also Rainer Maria von Rilke (4 December 1875 &ndash 29 December 1926 is considered one of the German language 's greatest 20th century Poets Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (born 1952 is an Irish poet Born in Lancashire, England in 1952 of Irish parents she moved to Ireland at the age of 5 ) Gallery Press
- Sean O'Brien, Inferno: a verse version of Dante's Inferno (Picador)
- Robin Robertson, Swithering, winner of the 2006 Forward Poetry Prize for Best Collection, shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize
- Claire Tomalin, Thomas Hardy, Penguin Press, one of the New York Times "100 Notable Books of the Year" for 2007 (biography)
- Hugo Williams, Dear Room, (Faber and Faber)
Poets included in New Writing 14
This book of British writing (Granta, ISBN 1-86207-850-5), edited by Lavinia Greenlaw and Helon Habila, contains short stories, essays and excerpts of novels in addition to poems by these poets:
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Anthologies in the United States
- Harold Bloom and Jesse Zuba, editors, American Religious Poems: An Anthology, Library of America
- Michael Hofmann, editor, Twentieth-Century German Poetry: An Anthology (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
- Joy Katz and Kevin Prufer, editors, Dark Horses: Poets on Overlooked Poems, 76 poems, each selected by a poet who was asked to provide an "unknown or underappreciated poem written by anyone, in any language, from any era", along with a brief essay by the selecting poet about the poem each chose; Illinois University Press
- Jeb Livingood, series editor; Eric Pankey, editor, Best New Poets 2006: 50 Poems from Emerging Writers, Samovar
Poets included in The Best American Poetry 2006
Poets included in The Best American Poetry 2006, edited by David Lehman, co-edited this year by Billy Collins:
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Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States
- Jason Shinder, editor, “The Poem That Changed America: 'Howl' Fifty Years Later, essays on Allen Ginsberg's poem, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Other
- Chandrashekhar Bhattacharya, Tomake Ebong Tomake: Poems (Manaswini Publication), Bangladesh
- Mohit. Dorianne Laux (b January 10, 1952 in Augusta Maine) is an American Poet. Thomas Lux (born December 10, 1946) is an American Poet. Biography Thomas Lux was born in Northampton Massachusetts Paul Muldoon (born 20 June 1951 is a writer academic and educator as well as Pulitzer Prize -winning poet from County Armagh, Northern Ireland Richard Newman (born 1946 is a Voice actor with numerous voice roles in Transformers cartoons Mary Oliver (b September 10, 1935) is an American Poet. Life Oliver was born to Edward William and Helen M Mark Pawlak (born 1948 in Buffalo New York) is a Polish - American Poet and educator Bao Phi, AKA Thien-Bao Phi, a Vietnamese American spoken word artist writer and community activist living in Minnesota Jill Allyn Rosser (born 1957) who published under J Allyn Rosser, is a contemporary American Poet. Kay Ryan (born 1945 is an American poet and educator She is the sixteenth Poet Laureate of the United States. Mary Charles Simic (ˈtʃ͡ɑːɻls ˈʂimitɕ͡ born Dušan Simić, May 9, 1938 in Belgrade, Serbia) is a Serbian Gerald Stern (born February 22 1925 is an American Poet. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U James Tate is a human name and may refer to James "Honest Dick" Tate (born 1831 State Treasurer of Kentucky James Hugh Joseph Ellen Bryant Voigt (born 1943) is an American poet She has published six collections of poetry and a collection of craft essays Charles Kenneth Williams (b November 4 1936, Newark New Jersey) is an American poet Franz Wright (born March 18, 1953) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning American poet Robert Wrigley is a contemporary American poet His poetry often takes place in and draws meaning from the natural world David Dalton Yezzi (born 1966 is an American poet actor and executive editor of The New Criterion. Dean Young (1955- is a contemporary American poet in the poetic lineage of John Ashbery, Frank O'Hara, and Kenneth Koch. Irwin Allen Ginsberg (ˈgɪnzbɝg (June 3 1926 &ndash April 5 1997 was an American Poet. K. Misra, Ponder Awhile Booksurge Publishers
Awards and honors
Australia
- C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry:
- Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize: Friendly Fire by Jennifer Maiden
- Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry:
Canada
- Atlantic Poetry Prize: Jenny MacDougall
- Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate: John Steffler (until December 3, 2008)
- Griffin Poetry Prize (Canada): Sylvia Legris, Nerve Squall
- Griffin Poetry Prize (International, in the English Language): Kamau Brathwaite, Born to Slow Horses
- Pat Lowther Award: Sylvia Legris, Nerve Squall
- Prix Alain-Grandbois: Fernand Ouellette
- Shaunt Basmajian Chapbook Award: Kate Marshall Flaherty, Unfathom, ISBN 978-1-55253-065-8
New Zealand
- Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement:
- Montana New Zealand Book Awards (poetry category): Bill Manhire, Lifted, Victoria University Press
United Kingdom
- Forward Poetry Prize Best Collection: Robin Robertson for Swithering. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Ferit Orhan Pamuk (born on 7 June 1952 in Istanbul) generally known simply as Orhan Pamuk, is a Turkish Novelist and professor of Comparative Turkish literature (Türk edebiyatı or Türk yazını is the collection of written and oral texts composed in the Turkish language, either in its Ottoman 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 The Age Book of the Year Awards are annual literary awards presented by Melbourne 's The Age newspaper Jennifer Maiden (born 7 April 1949) is a contemporary Australian Poet. 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 Canadian poetry is Poetry written in Canada, by Canadians There are three distinct branches of Canadian poetry French-Canadian poetry (mostly written The Atlantic Poetry Prize is a Canadian literary award presented annually by the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, to the best work of poetry published by a writer The first ever Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate was awarded to George Bowering in 2002. John Steffler (born November 13, 1947) is a Canadian poet and novelist Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Events Works published in English Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land if different substantially revised works listed The Griffin Poetry Prize is Canada 's most generous poetry award. Sylvia Legris (born 1960 is a Canadian Poet. Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, she now lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan The Griffin Poetry Prize is Canada 's most generous poetry award. Edward Kamau Brathwaite (born May 11, 1930) is one of the major voices in the Caribbean literary canon 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 Sylvia Legris (born 1960 is a Canadian Poet. Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, she now lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan The Prix Alain-Grandbois or Alain Grandbois Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book of Poetry. The Shaunt Basmajian Chapbook Award, established in 1996, was an annual prize given by the Canadian Poetry Association. 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 Awards are a series of literary awards to works of New Zealand citizens Bill Manhire CNZM, (born in Invercargill in 1946 is an award-winning New Zealand poet short story writer and professor The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day The Forward Poetry Prizes were created in 1991 The aim of the prizes is to extend the audience for contemporary poetry Robin Robertson is a Scottish Poet. Robertson's poetry collection A Painted Field won the 1997 Forward Prize for Best First Collection and
- Forward Poetry Prize Best First Collection: Tishani Doshi, for Countries of the Body. The Forward Poetry Prizes were created in 1991 The aim of the prizes is to extend the audience for contemporary poetry Tishani Doshi is an Indian Poet, Journalist, and dancer based in Chennai.
- Forward Poetry Prize Best Single Poem: Sean O'Brien, for "Fantasia on a Theme of James Wright". The Forward Poetry Prizes were created in 1991 The aim of the prizes is to extend the audience for contemporary poetry Sean O'Brien (born 19 December 1952 in London is a British Poet, Critic, Playwright, broadcaster, Anthologist
- T. S. Eliot Prize (United Kingdom and Ireland): Seamus Heaney, for District and Circle
- Costa Book Awards (formerly Whitbread Award) for poetry: John Haynes for Letter to Patience
- Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry: Fleur Adcock
United States
- American Academy of Arts and Letters: poets Paul Auster and Frank Bidart elected to the Literature Department
- Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress: Donald Hall appointed
- Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition Awards: Moira Linehan, If No Moon
- James Laughlin Award for poetry: Tracy K. Smith
- National Book Award for poetry: Nathaniel Mackey, Splay Anthem, New Directions
- Finalists: Louise Glück, Averno, Farrar, Straus & Giroux; H.L. Hix, Chromatic, Etruscan Press; Ben Lerner, Angle of Yaw, Copper Canyon Press; James McMichael, Capacity, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- National Poetry Review Book Prize: Bryan Penberthy, Lucktown. 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" The Costa Book Awards are among the United Kingdom 's most prestigious literary awards The Costa Book Awards are among the United Kingdom 's most prestigious literary awards 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 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 The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong The American Academy of Arts and Letters is a 250-member organization whose goal is to "foster assist and sustain excellence" in American Literature, Paul Benjamin Auster (born February 3, 1947, Newark New Jersey) is a Brooklyn -based author known for works blending Absurdism Frank Bidart (born 1939 in Bakersfield California) is an American academic and award-winning poet This List of members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Department of Literature shows the members of one of the three departments of the American Academy of Arts and Letters 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 Donald Hall (born September 20, 1928) is an American Poet and the 14th U The Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition Awards are relatively large prizes given out each year to poets with unpublished manuscripts The James Laughlin Award is given annually by the Academy of American Poets to recognize a poet's second published book Tracy K The National Book Awards are among the most eminent literary prizes in the United States. Nathaniel Mackey is an American poet, Novelist, Anthologist, Literary critic, editor and Professor of Literature at UC Santa 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. Farrar Straus and Giroux is an American book Publishing company founded in 1946 by Roger W Harvey Lee Hix (born 1960) who signs his work H L Hix, is an American poet and academic Etruscan Press is an American publisher founded in 2001 with a grant from the Oristaglio Foundation Benjamin S Lerner is an American Poet. Born on February 4, 1979 and raised in Topeka, Kansas, he is a 1997 graduate Copper Canyon Press is a American non-profit press specializing in the publication of poetry and located in the picturesque town of Port Townsend, Washington James L McMichael (born 1939 is an award-winning American poet Farrar Straus and Giroux is an American book Publishing company founded in 1946 by Roger W Bryan Penberthy ( December 29, 1976 -) is an American Poet. Born in Dearborn Michigan, in 1976 he was raised near Leavenworth
- Poets' Prize: Catherine Tufariello, Keeping My Name
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (United States): Claudia Emerson, Late Wife
- Robert Fitzgerald Prosody Award: John Hollander
- Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize: Richard Wilbur
- Whiting Writers' Award (poetry winners): Sherwin Bitsui, Tyehimba Jess, Suji Kwock Kim
- Wallace Stevens Award: Michael Palmer
- Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition: Jessica Fisher, Frail-Craft; Judge: Louise Glück
- Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: Carl Phillips
From the Poetry Society of America
- Frost Medal: Maxine Kumin
- Shelley Memorial Award: George Stanley (poet), Judges: Sonia Sanchez, Joshua Clover
- Writer Magazine/Emily Dickinson Award: Nicole Cooley, "The Anatomical Museum", Judge: Gerald Stern
- Cecil Hemley Memorial Award: Rusty Morrison, "Sky Clutches Any Strong Beat", Judge: Cal Bedient
- Lanan Literary Award for Poetry: Bruce Weigl
- Lyric Poetry Award: Alice Jones, "Valle D'Aosta", Judge: Toi Derricotte
- Lucille Medwick Memorial Award: Lynne Knight, "Recovery", Judge: Grace Schulman
- Finalists: Amy Dryansky, Somewhere Honey from Those Bees; J. The Poets' Prize is awarded annually for the best book of verse published by an American in the previous calendar year The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author Claudia Emerson (born January 13, 1957) is an American poet who won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her collection Late The Robert Fitzgerald Prosody Award is awarded to scholars who have made a lasting contribution to the art and science of versification John Hollander (born October 28, 1929 in New York City) is an American Poet and literary Critic. The Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize is awarded annually by The Poetry Foundation; the Foundation also publishes ''Poetry''. Richard Purdy Wilbur (born March 1, 1921) is an American Poet. The Whiting Writers’ Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction nonfiction poetry and plays Sherwin Bitsui is originally from White Cone Arizona on the Navajo Reservation. Suji Kwock Kim is a Korean American poet-playwright born in 1969 The Wallace Stevens Award is a major annual American literary award for mastery of poetry in the English language Michael Palmer (born May 11, 1943 in Manhattan, New York is a contemporary American poet and Translator. The Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition is an annual event of Yale University Press aiming to publish the first collection of a promising American Poet Louise Elisabeth Glück (born April 22, 1943) is 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 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 The Poetry Society of America is a literary organization founded in 1910 by poets including Witter Bynner. The Frost Medal is an award of the Poetry Society of America for lifetime achievement Maxine Kumin (born 1925 is an American Poet and Author. Life Born in Philadelphia, Kumin the daughter of Jewish parents The Shelley Memorial Award of more than $3500 given out by the Poetry Society of America was established by the will of the late Mary P George Stanley is an award-winning American - Canadian poet associated with the San Francisco Renaissance in his early years and later a resident of Sonia Sanchez is an African American poet most often associated with the Black Arts Movement. Works Madonna anno domini (Louisiana State University Press 1997 68 pp The Writer Magazine/Emily Dickinson Award is given once a year to a member of the Poetry Society of America for a poem "inspired by Dickinson" of no more than 30 lines Gerald Stern (born February 22 1925 is an American Poet. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U The Lannan Literary Awards are a series of awards and literary fellowships given out in various fields by the Lannan Foundation Bruce Weigl (born January 27, 1949, Lorain Ohio) is an American contemporary Poet who currently teaches at Lorain County Community College Toi Derricotte ( pronounced DARE -i-cot) (b April 12, 1941 in Hamtramck Michigan) is an American Poet. C. Todd, What's Left;
- Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award (for a manuscript in progress): G. C. Waldrep, Archicembalo,
- Finalists: John Isles, The Arcadia Negotiations; Wayne Miller, The Book of Props; Emily Rosko, Weather Inventions; Judge: Forrest Gander
- Louise Louis/Emily F. G Wayne Miller (born June 12 1954 is an American writer and filmmaker from a suburb of Boston. Forrest Gander (born 1956 is an American poet and the author of various books of poetry essays fiction and work in translation Bourne Student Poetry Award: Katherine Browning, "to discover the cartography of blankness", Judge: Prageeta Sharma
- George Bogin Memorial Award: Kevin Prufer
- Finalists: Susan Briante, Jill McDonough, Judge: Marie Howe
- Robert H. Kevin D Prufer (born 1969 is an American academic, editor, Essayist, and Poet. Marie Howe (born 1950 is a noted American Poet. Life Born in Rochester New York Howe was the oldest of nine children Winner Memorial Award: Daneen Wardrop, Archicembalo, Judge: Jean Valentine
- Norma Farber First Book Award: Cammy Thomas, Cathedral of Wish, Judge: Medbh McGuckian
- William Carlos Williams Award: Brenda Hillman, Pieces of Air in the Epic, Judge: Marjorie Welish
- Finalists: Ethan Paquin, The Violence (Ahsahta Press); Aaron Shurin, Involuntary Lyrics (Omnidawn Press)
Deaths
Jerzy Ficowski's grave, Warsaw
| January 4 | Irving Layton, 93 | Canadian poet |
| February 21 | Gennadiy Aygi, 71 | Chuvash/Russian poet |
| February 25 | Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin, 69 | Ethiopian poet laureate, in New York |
| March 3 | Ivor Cutler | Scots poet |
| March 15 | Ken Brewer, 64 | American poet |
| March 27 | Ian Hamilton Finlay, 80 | Scots poet, writer, artist, gardener |
| May 9 | Jerzy Ficowski, 81 | Polish poet, writer and translator |
| May 14 | Stanley Kunitz, 100 | former U.S. Poet Laureate |
| May 18 | Gilbert Sorrentino, 77 | American novelist and poet |
| June 26 | Jim Simmerman, 54 | American poet |
| July 6 | Lisa Bellear, 45 | Australian poet |
| July 14 | Patricia Goedicke | American poet, of pneumonia |
| July 26 | Louise Bennett-Coverley | Jamaican folk poet known as "Miss Lou" |
| July 30 | Trinidad Sánchez Jr. Jean Valentine (born 1934) is an American Poet. She was born in Chicago, received a bachelor of arts degree at Radcliffe College, The Norma Farber First Book Award is given by the Poetry Society of America is given "for a first book of original poetry written by an American and published in either Medbh McGuckian (born 12 August 1950) is a Poet from Northern Ireland. 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 Marjorie Welish (born June 2, 1944) is an American poet, artist and art critic Ethan Paquin is an American Poet and a native of New Hampshire Aaron Shurin is an American poet, Essayist, and Educator. Since 1999, he has co-directed the Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program Jerzy Ficowski (October 4 1924 Warsaw - May 9 2006 Warsaw was a Polish poet writer and translator (from Yiddish, Russian and Romani) Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Irving Layton OC ( March 12, 1912 &ndash January 4, 2006) was a Canadian Poet. 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Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Kenneth Wayne Brewer ( November 28, 1941 &ndash March 15, 2006) was an American Poet and longtime scholar who resided in The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Ian Hamilton Finlay, CBE, ( 28 October, 1925 - 27 March, 2006) was a Scottish Poet, Writer, Artist The term English literature refers to Literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by Writers not necessarily from Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Jerzy Ficowski (October 4 1924 Warsaw - May 9 2006 Warsaw was a Polish poet writer and translator (from Yiddish, Russian and Romani) Polish literature is the literary tradition of Poland. The majority of Polish literature was written in the Polish language, though other languages used in Poland Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Stanley Jasspon Kunitz /'kjunɪts/ ( July 29, 1905 – May 14, 2006) was an American Poet who served two years (1974&ndash1976 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 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Gilbert Sorrentino ( April 27 1929 &ndash May 18 2006) was an American novelist short story writer poet literary critic and editor The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Jim Simmerman ( March 5, 1952 &mdash June 29, 2006) was a Poet and editor from the United States. The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Lisa Bellear ( May 2 1961 - July 5 2006) was an Indigenous Australian poet photographer activist spokeswoman dramatist comedian Australian literature began soon after the settlement of the country by Europeans Common themes include indigenous and settler identity alienation exile and relationship Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Patricia Goedicke ( June 21, 1931 &mdash July 14, 2006) was an American Poet. The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley, OM, OJ, MBE ( September 7 1919, Kingston Jamaica – July 26 2006) The Caribbean island of Jamaica is known for its arts including its literary inspiration Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off , 63 | American Chicano performer/poet (stroke complications) |
| November 27 | Győző Határ, 92 | Hungarian poet and writer |
| November 29 | Mario Cesariny, 83 | Portuguese painter and surrealist poet |
| December 2 | kari edwards, 52 | poet, artist and gender activist |
Notes and references
- ^ Wiman, Christian, "An Expert's Opinion: Influential Poets", The Atlantic Monthly, December 2006, released in November, page 75
- ^ [1] "New Irish Anthology Series Launched", post dated December 1, 2006 at the Poetry International Web site, accessed December 18, 2006
- ^ [2]"Celebrated Canadian poet Don McKay wins $50,000 Griffin Prize" Canadian Press article, at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Web site, June 7, 2007 accessed October 8, 2007
- ^ Web page titled "Archive: Michael Ondaatje (1943- )" at the Poetry Foundation website, accessed May 7, 2008
- ^ Cilla McQueen - NZ Literature File - LEARN - The University Of Auckland Library
- ^ a b [3]Web page titled "Books by Fenton" at the James Fenton Web site, accessed October 11, 2007
- ^ Web page titled "Theodore Roethke / Straf for the Fire" at Copper Canyon Press website, accessed April 20, 2008
- [4] "A Timeline of English Poetry" Web page of the Representative Poetry Online Web site, University of Toronto