1973 in poetry

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Events

  • Canadian poet and author, Michael Ondaatje adapts his 1970 book of poetry, The Collected Works of Billy the Kid, into a play which this year is first produced in Stratford, Ontario; it will appear in New York in 1974 and in London, England in 1984.[1]
  • White Pine Press founded in Buffalo, New York. The publisher is a nonprofit organization putting out poetry, fiction, essays, and literature in translation.[2]
  • The journal L'éphémère a French journal founded in 1966, ceased publication this year; poets associated with it include Yves Bonnefoy, Jacques Dupin and André du Bouchet[3]

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

  • John Tranter:
    • Red Movie and other poems, Angus & Robertson
    • The Blast Area, Gargoyle Poets number 13, Makar Press
  • Chris Wallace-Crabbe:
    • Selected Poems, Sydney: Angus & Robertson
    • Vinyl record: Chris Wallace-Crabbe Reads From His Own Verse, St.Lucia

Canada

Caribbean

India in English

Ireland

New Zealand

  • James K. Baxter, Two Obscene Poems, posthumous,
  • Alan Brunton, Messengers in Blackface, work by a New Zealand poet published in the United Kingdom[19]
  • Allen Curnow, An Abominable Temper & Other Poems[20]
  • Winston Curnow, editor, Essays on New Zealand Literature, Auckland: Heinemann Educational Books (scholarship)[21]
  • Keith Sinclair, The Firewheel Tree

United Kingdom

Anthologies

United States

Works published in other languages

Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:

French language

Canada

  • Michel Bealieu:
    • Variables
    • Pulsions
  • Yves-Gabriel Brunet, Poésies I, collected poems from 1958 to 1962
  • Gilles Constantineau, Nouveaux Poèmes
  • Roland Giguère, La Main au feu, collected poems from 1949 to 1968
  • Gilbert Langevin:
    • Les Ecrits de Zéro Legel
    • Novembre
  • Raymond LeBlanc, Cri de terre
  • Luc Racine, Le Pays saint

France

  • Conseil international des femmes, Anthologie de la poésie féminine mondiale, Saint-Germain-des-Prés
  • Jean Daive, Fut bâti, about the author's friendship with Paul Celan; part memoir, part prose-poem;[25] Gallimard[26]
  • Michel Deguy, Tombeau de du Bellay[26]
  • Georges-Emmanuel Clancier, Peut-Être une demeure
  • Jean Loisy, Le Double Jeu
  • Katia Granoff Méditerranée
  • Eugene Guilleveic, Inclus[26]
  • Edmond Jabès, (El, ou le drier livre)[26]
  • Michel Leiris, Haut-mal[27]
  • François Pradelle, Les Naïves Amours
  • Denis Roche, Le Mécrit
  • Pierrette Sartin, Le Destin accepté
  • Philippe Soupault, Poèmes et Poésies: 1917–1973, publisher: Grasset[26]

German language

East Germany

  • Wolf Biermann, a communist living in East Germany, he could only publish these works in the West:
    • Für meine Genossen
    • Deutschland: ein Wintermärchen, long satirical poem on the division of Germany

West Germany, Austria, Switzerland

  • Peter Huchel, Gezähte Tage
  • Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Kein Zauberspruch
  • Eric Fried, Die Freiheit den Mund aufzumachen
  • Günter Herburger, Operette
  • J. P. Stössel, Friedenserklärung

India

In each section, listed in alphabetical order by first name:

Assamese

  • Maheswar Neog, Pracya Sasanavali[28]
  • Nabakanta Barua, Mor Aru Prithivir ("Of Mine and the Earth")[29]
  • Narayan Bezbarua, Punaruthan[28]
  • Nilmani Phookan, Phuli Thaka Suryamukhi Phultor Phale, Guwahati, Assam: Guwahati Book Stall[30]

Other in India

  • Amrita Pritan, Kagaz te Kanvas, Punjabi[28]
  • K. Siva Reddy, Raktam Suryudu, Hyderabad: Jhari Poetry Circle, Telugu-language[31]
  • Yumlembam Ibomcha Singh, Sandrembi Thoraklo Nahum Ponjel Sabige, Imphal: V.I. Publications; Manipuri-language[32]

Italy

  • Eugenio Montale, Diario del '71 e del '72 (poetry) Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (a private edition of 100 copies was published in 1971)[33]
  • Almanacco dello Specchio for 1973, an anthology of poetry, including translated poetry
  • Franco Fortini, Questo muro, collected poems from 1962 to 1972
  • Pier Paolo Pasolini, Trasumanar e organizzar
  • Libero De Libero, Scempio e lusinga, collected poems written from 1930 to 1956
  • Marino Moretti, Le poverazze

Soviet Union

  • M. Bazhan, The Spark from Uman Recollections (translated into Russian from Ukrainian), 1973[34]
  • P. Brovka, We Are Children of One Mother (translated into Russian from Belarusian)[34]
  • B. Istru, Pain of a Shadow (translated into Russian from Moldavian)[34]
  • R. Margiani, From the Book of Brotherhood (translated into Russian from Georgian)[34]
  • S. Orlov, Loyalty[34]

Spanish language

Other

  • Ruy de Moura Belo, Portugal:
    • País possível ("The Possible Country"), consisting of a single, long poem, Pequena História Trágico-Trerrestre ("Brief Tragi-Terrestrial History")[37]
    • Transporte no tempo ("Borne through Time")[37]
  • Odysseus Elytis, The Trills Of Love (Τα Ρω του Έρωτα), Greece
  • Klaus Høeck, Rejse l-V, publisher: Grevas; Denmark[38]

Awards and honors

English language

Canada

United Kingdom

United States

French language

France

  • Max Jacob prize: Hubert Juin for Le Cinquième Poème
  • Guillaume Apollinaire prize: Marc Alyn
  • Grand Priz of the French Academy: André Frénaud
  • Grand Aigle d'Or: Eugène Guillevic

Births

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

Notes

  1. ^ a b Web page titled "Archive: Michael Ondaatje (1943- )" at the Poetry Foundation website, accessed May 7, 2008
  2. ^ Web page titled "A World of Voices", White Pines Press website, retrieved December 10, 2008
  3. ^ Denis Hollier, editor, A New History of French Literature, p 1023, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1989 ISBN 0-674-61565-4
  4. ^ "Biographical Sketch," Dr. Alfred Goldsworthy Bailey fonds, Lib.UNB.ca, Web, Jan. 5, 2009.
  5. ^ "Earle Birney: Published Works," Canadian Poetry Online, UToronto.ca, Web, May 3, 2011.
  6. ^ "Irving Layton: Publications," Canadian Poetry Online, Web, May 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "Dorothy Livesay (1909-1996): Works", Canadian Women Poets, Brock University. Web, Mar. 18, 2011.
  8. ^ "Books by former English Department Students," USask.ca, Web, Apr. 25, 2011.
  9. ^ "F.R. Scott: Publications," Canadian Poetry Online, UToronto.ca, Web, May 7, 2011.
  10. ^ a b "Notes on Life and Works," Selected Poetry of Raymond Souster, Representative Poetry Online, UToronto.ca, Web, May 7, 2011.
  11. ^ a b c "Selected Timeline of Anglophone Caribbean Poetry" in Williams, Emily Allen, Anglophone Caribbean Poetry, 1970–2001: An Annotated Bibliography, page xvii and following pages, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002, ISBN 978-0-313-31747-7, retrieved via Google Books, February 7, 2009
  12. ^ Breiner, Laurence A., An Introduction to West Indian Poetry, page 253, Cambridge University Press, 1998, ISBN 978-0-521-58712-9, retrieved via Google Books, February 7, 2009
  13. ^ a b c d Naik, M. K., Perspectives on Indian poetry in English, p. 230, (published by Abhinav Publications, 1984, ISBN 0-391-03286-0, ISBN 978-0-391-03286-6), retrieved via Google Books, June 12, 2009
  14. ^ K. V. Surendran, "13. The Image of Woman in Kamala Das's Poems", p 160, in Indian English Poetry: Critical Perspectives, edited by Jaydipsinh Dodiya, 2000, Delhi: Prabhat Kumar Sharma for Sarup & Sons, ISBN 81-7625-111-9, retrieved via Google Books on July 17, 2010
  15. ^ C. S. Nanjundaiah, "Translating the Untranslatable: A Look at A.K. Ramanujan's Speaking of Siva", p 85, in Indian English Poetry: Critical Perspectives, edited by Jaydipsinh Dodiya, 2000, Delhi: Prabhat Kumar Sharma for Sarup & Sons, ISBN 81-7625-111-9, retrieved via Google Books on July 17, 2010
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
  17. ^ a b c d e f "Literature" article, Britannica Book of the Year 1974, covering events of 1973, published in 1974, pages 425-442, the article provides no information on this book's title
  18. ^ a b Crotty, Patrick, Modern Irish Poetry: An Anthology, Belfast, The Blackstaff Press Ltd., 1995, ISBN 0-85640-561-2
  19. ^ a b Robinson, Roger and Wattie, Nelson, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, 1998, pp. 75-76, "Alan Brunton" article by Peter Simpson
  20. ^ Allen Curnow Web page at the New Zealand Book Council website, accessed April 21, 2008
  21. ^ Web page titled "Ursula Bethell / New Zealand Literature File" at the University of Auckland Library website, accessed April 30, 2008
  22. ^ Salter, Miles, "Pete Morgan obituary: Elegant, original poet much admired by his contemporaries", July 15, The Guardian, retrieved August 7, 2010
  23. ^ [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
  24. ^ Web page titled "W. S. Merwin (1927- )" at the Poetry Foundation Web site, retrieved June 8, 2010
  25. ^ Web page titled "Jean Davie: from Under the Dome: A Memoir of Paul Celan" at the Salt Magazine website, retrieved September 2, 2009. Archived 2009-09-04.
  26. ^ a b c d e Auster, Paul, editor, The Random House Book of Twentieth-Century French Poetry: with Translations by American and British Poets, New York: Random House, 1982 ISBN 0-394-52197-8
  27. ^ Brée, Germaine, Twentieth-Century French Literature, translated by Louise Guiney, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1983
  28. ^ a b c Das, Sisir Kumar and various, History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956: struggle for freedom: triumph and tragedy, Volume 2, 1995, published by Sahitya Akademi, ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9, retrieved via Google Books on December 23, 2008
  29. ^ George, K. M., editor, Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: An Anthology: Surveys and Poems, p 65, published by Sahitya Akademi, 1992, ISBN 978-81-7201-324-0, retrieved January 8, 2009
  30. ^ Web page titled "Nilmani Phookan" at the "Poetry International" website, retrieved July 16, 2010
  31. ^ Web page titled "K. Siva Reddy" at the "Poetry International" website, retrieved July 11, 2010
  32. ^ Web page titled "Yumlembam Ibomcha Singh", Poetry International website, retrieved August 3, 2010
  33. ^ Eugenio Montale, Collected Poems 1920-1954, translated and edited by Jonathan Galassi, New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1998, ISBN 0-374-12554-6
  34. ^ a b c d e Britannica Book of the Year 1975, published by The Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1975, "Literature" article, "Russian" section, "Soviet Literature" subsection, page 465; although the book is for "Events of 1974" the article specifically cites each of these works as published in Russian in 1973
  35. ^ "Chile National Literature Prize Winner Alfonso Calderon Dies", obituary, August 8, 2009, Latin American Herald Tribune, retrieved September 4, 2009. Archived 2009-09-07.
  36. ^ Web page titled "Rafael Méndez Dorich," Sol Negro website, retrieved August 20, 2011
  37. ^ a b da Silva, Jaime H., "BELO, Ruy de Moura", article, p 185, Bleiberg, Germán, Dictionary of the literature of the Iberian peninsula, Volume 1, as retrieved from Google Books on September 6, 2011
  38. ^ Web page titled "Bibliography of Klaus Høeck", website of the Danish Arts Agency / Literature Centre, retrieved January 1, 2010

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