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Events
- Allen Ginsberg crowned "Majelis King" in Prague on May Day
- Jason Shinder, an American poet, expands a New York City Y.M.C.A. writing education program nationwide, thereby founding the Y.M.C.A. National Writer’s Voice program, one of the country’s largest networks of literary-arts centers, with 24 locations by 2008. Writers who have taught in the program include poets Adrienne Rich and Galway Kinnell, novelists Michael Cunningham and E. L. Doctorow, and playwright Wendy Wasserstein.[1]
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
- Jennifer Maiden:
- Bastille Day, NLA
- Selected Poems of Jennifer Maiden, Penguin
- The Winter Baby, Angus & Robertson
- Les Murray, Dog Fox Field Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1990; Carcanet, 1991 and New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1993
- Chris Wallace-Crabbe:
- For Crying Out Loud, Oxford: Oxford University Press
- Poetry and Belief (scholarship), Hobart: University of Tasmania
Canada
- Dionne Brand, No Language is Neutral
- George Elliott Clarke, Whylah Falls, Vancouver: Polestar, ISBN 0-919591-57-4 (revised edition, 2000 ISBN 1-896095-50-X)
- A. E. Davidson, Studies on Canadian Literature (scholarship), Canada[2]
- Louis Dudek, Continuation II. Montreal: Véhicule.[3]
- George Johnston, Endeared by Dark: The Collected Poems[4]
- A.M. Klein, Complete Poems.Toronto: University of Toronto Press.[5]
- A.M. Klein, Doctor Dwarf and Other Poems for Children. Kingston, ON: Quarry Press.[5]
- Archibald Lampman, Selected Poetry of Archibald Lampman, Michael Gnarowski ed. (Ottawa: Tecumseh). ISBN 978-0-919662-15-5
- James Reaney, Performance Poems.
- Michael Redhill, Impromptu Feats of Balance, Don Mills, Ontario: Wolsak & Wynn
- Ajmer Rode, Poems at my Doorstep, by a Punjabi poet living and published in Canada and writing in English; Vancouver: Caitlin Press, ISBN 0-920576-31-1[6]
- Ricardo Sternberg, Invention of Honey, Montreal: Signal Editions
- Phyllis Webb, Hanging Fire[4]
India, in English
- Dom Moraes, Serendip ( Poetry in English ) .[7]
- Eunice de Souza, Ways of Belonging: Selected Poems ( Poetry in English ), Edinburgh: Polygon, United Kingdom[8]
- Sudeep Sen, The Lunar Visitations ( Poetry in English ), Indian poet writing in English, published in the United States and India; White Swan Books, New York, 1990; ISBN 1-878122-00-2, (reprinted in 1991, New Delhi: Rupa)[9]
Ireland
- Eavan Boland, Outside History, including "The Latin Lesson" and "Midnight Flowers", Carcanet Press[10]
- Pat Boran:
- Ciarán Carson, Belfast Confetti, Bloodaxe, Wake Forest University Press, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom
- Paul Durcan, Daddy, Daddy[12]
- Padraic Fallon, Collected Poems, introduction by Seamus Heaney,[12] Oldcastle: The Gallery Press, ISBN 978-1-85235-052-9 published posthumously
- Seamus Heaney:
- The Tree Clock,[12] Linen Hall Library
- New Selected Poems 1966-1987,[12] Faber & Faber
- The Redress of Poetry, criticism[12]
- Paul Muldoon, Madoc, including "Cauliflowers", Faber and Faber, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom[10]
- Eilean Ni Chuilleanain, The Magdalene Sermon, including "The Informant", Oldcastle: The Gallery Press[10]
New Zealand
- Allen Curnow, Selected Poems 1940–1989[13]
- Bill Manhire, The Old Man's Example
- Frank McKay, Life of James K. Baxter, Auckland: Oxford University Press; called the "standard biography" of New Zealand's "probably New Zealand's best-known poet"[14]
- Cilla McQueen, Berlin Diary,[15] winner of the 1991 New Zealand Book Award for Poetry
United Kingdom
- Dannie Abse, Remembrance of Crimes Past[12]
- Eavan Boland, Outside History[12]
- Ciarán Carson: Belfast Confetti, Bloodaxe, Wake Forest University Press, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom
- Cary Archard, editor, Poetry Wales: 25 Years, Seren, an anthology[16]
- Donald Davie, Collected Poems[12]
- Paul Durcan, Daddy, Daddy[12]
- Carol Ann Duffy, The Other Country, Anvil Press Poetry (poetry)[17]
- Padraic Fallon, Collected Poems, introduction by Seamus Heaney, published posthumously[12]
- Elaine Feinstein, City Music, Hutchinson
- Tony Harrison, Losing Touch[12]
- Seamus Heaney:
- The Tree Clock,[12] Linen Hall Library
- New Selected Poems 1966-1987,[12] Faber & Faber
- The Redress of Poetry, criticism[12]
- John Heath-Stubbs:
- The Game of Love and Death[12]
- Selected Poems
- Adrian Henri, Box, and Other Poems[12]
- Alan Jenkins, Greenheart[12]
- Derek Mahon, The Chinese Restaurant in Portrush: Selected Poems. Gallery Press
- Glyn Maxwell, Tale of the Mayor's Son[12]
- Edwin Morgan, Collected Poems[12]
- Brian Patten, Collected Poems[12]
- Ruth Pitter, Collected Poems, introduction by Elizabeth Jennings[12]
- Peter Redgrove, Dressed as for a Tarot Pack
- Peter Scupham, Watching the Perseids[12]
- R.S. Thomas, Counterpoint[12]
- Hugo Williams, Self-Portrait with a Slide[12]
United States
- Elizabeth Alexander, The Venus Hottentot[18]
- Maya Angelou, I Shall Not be Moved
- Frank Bidart, In the Western Night: Collected Poems 1965–90 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
- Philip Booth, Selves, Viking Penguin
- George F. Butterick and Richard Blevins, editors, Charles Olson and Robert Creeley: The Complete Correspondence, ninth and last volume published this year (first volume published in 1980), Santa Barbara, California, biography and criticism[19]
- Maxine Chernoff, Leap Year Day: New & Selected Poems (Another Chicago Press)
- Alice Fulton, Powers of Congress
- David Graham, Second Wind, Texas Tech University Press
- David Lehman, Operation Memory, Princeton University Press
- Thomas Lux, The Drowned River, Houghton Mifflin
- Mary Oliver, House of Light
- Peter Oresick, Definitions (West End Press) and Working Classics (University of Illinois Press)
- Mark Strand, The Continuous Life, Canadian native living in and published in the United States
- Derek Walcott, Omeros
- Rosmarie Waldrop, Peculiar Motions (Kelsey St. Press)
- Reed Whittemore, The Past, the Future, the Present: Poems Selected and New
Anthologies in the United States
- Michael James Hutt, editor and translator, Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature, University of California Press[20]
- Peter H. Lee, editor, Modern Korean Literature, including poetry, University of Hawai'i Press[21]
- Edward Morin, editor, The Red Azalea: Chinese Poetry since the Cultural Revolution, University of Hawai'i Press[22]
Poets included in The Best American Poetry 1990
These 75 poets were included in The Best American Poetry 1990, edited by David Lehman with Jorie Graham, guest editor:
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Other in English
- Ramabai Espinet, Creation Fire: A CAFRA Anthology of Caribbean Women's Poetry[23]
- Derek Walcott, Omeros, St. Lucia poet living in the United States[23]
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, in French
- Denise Desautels, Leçons de Venise ("Venice Lessons"), about three sculptures by Michel Goulet, Saint-Lambert: Le Noroît[24]
- Suzanne Jacob, Filandere Cantabile, Paris: Marval[25]
France
- Abdellatif Laabi, Moroccan author writing in and published in France:
- Tous les déchirements. Messidor, Paris (épuisé)
- translator, La Poésie palestinienne contemporaine, an anthology translated from the original Arabic; Paris: Éditions Messidor
- translator, L'Espace du Noûn, translated in collaboration with Leïla Khatib from the original Arabic of Hassan Hamdane; Paris: Éditions Messidor
Hungary
- Attila Balogh, Versek ("Poems")[26]
- György Petri, Valami ismeretlen
- Gábor Tompa, Készenlét ("Alertness"), Budapest[27]
India
Listed in alphabetical order by first name:
- Joy Goswami, Kabita-Songroho, Vol. 1, Kolkata: Ananda Publishers, ISBN 81-7066-205-2 (six reprints by 2001); Bengladeshi-language[28]
- K. Satchidanandan, Kayattam, ("The Ascent"); Malayalam-language[29]
- Vaidehi, pen name of Janaki Srinivasa Murthy, Bindu Bindige, Sagara: Akshara Prakashana; Kannada-language[30]
- Varavara Rao (better known as "VV"), Muktakantam or Muktakantham ("Free Throat"), Vijayawada: Samudram Prachuranalu; Telugu-language[31]
- Yash Sharma, Jo Tere Man Chitt Laggi Ja ("Whatever Touches Your Heart and Souls"), winner of the Sahitya Academy Award; Dogri-language[32]
Poland
- Stanisław Barańczak:
- Zbigniew Herbert, Elegia na odejście ("Elegy for the Departure"), Paris: Instytut Literacki[34]
- Ewa Lipska, Strefa ograniczonego postoju, ("Limited Standing Zone"); Warsaw: Czytelnik[35]
- Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki, Nenia i inne wiersze[36]
- Jan Twardowski,Tak ludzka, Poznań: Księgarnia św. Wojciech[37]
- Adam Zagajewski:
Spanish language
Spain
- Matilde Camus, El color de mi cristal ("The colour of my glasses")
Other languages
- Christoph Buchwald, general editor, and Karl Mickel, guest editor, Jahrbuch der Lyrik 1990/91 ("Poetry Yearbook 1990/91"), publisher: Luchterhand; anthology; Germany[39]
- Mircea Cărtărescu, The Levant (Levantul), Romania
- Lo Fu (poet) (Luo Fu), Chinese (Taiwan):
- Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Pharaoh's Daughter, including "Fear Suaithinseach", "An Bhabog Bhriste", "An Bhean Mhidhilis", and "Ceist na Teangan", Oldcastle: The Gallery Press, Gaelic-language, Ireland[10]
- Maria Luisa Spaziani, Giovanna d'Arco, Italy
Awards and honors
Australia
- C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry: Robert Adamson, The Clean Dark
- Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: Robert Adamson, The Clean Dark
- Mary Gilmore Prize: Kristopher Rassemussen - In the Name of the Father
Canada
- Gerald Lampert Award
- Archibald Lampman Award
- See 1990 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Pat Lowther Award
- Prix Alain-Grandbois
United Kingdom
- Cholmondeley Award: Kingsley Amis, Elaine Feinstein, Michael O'Neill
- Eric Gregory Award: Nicholas Drake, Maggie Hannan, William Park, Jonathan Davidson, Lavinia Greenlaw, Don Paterson, John Wells
- Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry: Sorley Maclean
United States
- Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize: Debra Allbery, Walking Distance
- Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry: W. S. Merwin
- AML Award for poetry to Loretta Randall Sharp for "Doing It"
- Bernard F. Connors Prize for Poetry: Christopher Logue, "Kings"
- Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry: James Merrill, The Inner Room
- Frost Medal: Denise Levertov / James Laughlin
- National Book Award for Poetry: No prize given
- Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress: Mark Strand
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Charles Simic: The World Doesn't End
- Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize: Hayden Carruth
- Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: William Meredith
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- March 13 – Teiko Tomita (born 1894), Japanese-born American poet who wrote in Japanese[41]
- May 14 – Mary Oppen, 82 (born 1908), American poet, activist, artist, photographer, and writer, wife of George Oppen
- October 12 – Nagai Tatsuo 永井龍男, used the pen-name of "Tomonkyo" for his poetry (born 1904), Japanese, Showa period novelist, short-story writer, haiku poet, editor and journalist
- November 7 – Lawrence Durrell, 78 (born 1912), English novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer
- November 11 – Yannis Ritsos, Greek
- Also:
- Frances Chung (poet)
- Nikos Karouzos, Greek
See also
References
- ^ Fox, Margalit, "Jason Shinder, 52, Poet and Founder of Arts Program, Dies", obituary, May 3, 2008, The New York Times, retrieved December 11, 2008
- ^ Preminger, Alex and T.V.F. Brogan, et al., editors, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "Canadian Poetry" article, English "Anthologies" section, p 164
- ^ "Louis Dudek: Publications," Canadian Poetry Online, UToronto.ca, Web, May 6, 2011.
- ^ a b Roberts, Neil, editor, A Companion to Twentieth-century Poetry, Part III, Chapter 3, "Canadian Poetry", by Cynthia Messenger, Blackwell Publishing, 2003, ISBN 978-1-4051-1361-8, retrieved via Google Books, January 3, 2009
- ^ a b "A.M. Klein: Publications," Canadian Poetry Online, UToronto, Web, May 7, 2011.
- ^ Web page titled "Ajmer Rode", at the Poetry International website, retrieved July 6, 2010
- ^ Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna, editor, A History of Indian literature in English, p 250, Columbia University Press, 2003, ISBN 0-231-12810-X, retrieved July 18, 2010
- ^ Web page titled "Eunice de Souza", Poetry International website, retrieved July 8, 2010
- ^ Web page titled "Sudeep Sen", Poetry International website, retrieved July 28, 2010
- ^ a b c d Crotty, Patrick, Modern Irish Poetry: An Anthology, Belfast, The Blackstaff Press Ltd., 1995, ISBN 0-85640-561-2
- ^ a b "Publications" Web page at Pat Boran's Web site, accessed May 2
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
- ^ Allen Curnow Web page at the New Zealand Book Council website, accessed April 21, 2008
- ^ [1] Web psge titled "James K. Baxter" at "Best of New Zealand Poetry 2001" Web site, accessed October 11, 2007
- ^ Cilla McQueen - NZ Literature File - LEARN - The University Of Auckland Library
- ^ Search page titled "Title: Poetry Wales 25 Years" at the Poets House website, retrieved July 9, 2010
- ^ O’Reilly, Elizabeth (either author of the "Critical Perspective" section or of the entire contents of) the web page, titled "Carol Ann Duffy" at Contemporary Poets website, retrieved May 4, 2009. Archived 2009-05-08.
- ^ Web page titled "Elizabeth Alexander" at the Poetry Foundation website, accessed April 24, 2008
- ^ Everett, Nicholas, "Robert Creeley's Life and Career" at the Modern American Poetry website, accessed May 1, 2008
- ^ Search results page titled "Title: Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature ", Poets House website, retrieved July 9, 2010
- ^ Search results page titled "Title: Modern Korean Literature", Poets House website, retrieved July 9, 2010
- ^ Search results page titled "Title: The Red Azalea: Chinese Poetry since the Cultural Revolution", Poets House website, retrieved July 9, 2010
- ^ a b "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
- ^ Web page titled "Denise Desautels" at L’Académie des lettres du Québec website (in French), retrieved October 20, 2010
- ^ Web page titled "Suzanne Jacob" at L’Académie des lettres du Québec website (in French), retrieved October 20, 2010
- ^ Web page titled "Poems: Atilla Balogh" at the Milk Magazine website, retrieved August 5, 2010
- ^ Web page titled "Gábor Tompa" at the Hungarian Theatre of Cluj website, retrieved August 5, 2010
- ^ Web page title "Joy Goswami", at the Poetry International website, retrieved July 10, 2010
- ^ Web page titled "K. Satchidanandan", Poetry International website, retrieved July 11, 2010
- ^ Web page titled "Vaidehi" at the Poetry International website, retrieved August 2, 2010
- ^ Web page titled "Varavara Rao" at the "Poetry International" website; and Gopal, Venu, "Varavara Rao - A brief sketch by N. Venu Gopal (December 15, 2005)", December 15, 2005, Venu Gopal website, retrieved August 2, 2010
- ^ "Dogri book released in Singapore", August 28, "Tribune News Service", as published at the "J&K Plus" website of The Tribune of Chandigarh, India, retrieved July 6, 2010
- ^ a b Web page titled "Rymkiewicz Jaroslaw Marek", at the Institute Ksiazki website (in Polish), "Bibliography: Poetry" section, retrieved February 24, 2010
- ^ Web page titled "Herbert Zbigniew", at the Instytut Książki ("Books Institute") website — this source for information other than the translation of the title — retrieved February 27, 2010
- ^ Web pages titled "Lipska Ewa" (in English and Polish), at the Instytut Książki ("Books Institute") website , "Bibliography" sections, retrieved March 1, 2010
- ^ Web page titled "Eugene Tkaczyszyn-Dycki (1962)", at the Biuro Literackie literary agency website, retrieved February 25, 2010
- ^ Web page titled "Jan Twardowski", at the Institute Ksiazki website (in Polish), "Bibliography: Poetry" section, retrieved February 24, 2010
- ^ a b Web page titled Zagajewski Adam", at the Instytut Ksiazki website (in Polish), "Bibliografia: Poezja:" section, retrieved February 19, 2010
- ^ Web page titled "Übersicht erschienener Jahrbücher" at Fischerverlage website, retrieved February 21, 2010
- ^ a b Balcom, John, "Lo Fu", article on Poetry International website, retrieved November 22, 2008
- ^ "Teiko Tomita" entry, p 640 in Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary Completing the Twentieth Century, edited by Susan Ware, Stacy Lorraine Braukman; Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Harvard University Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-674-01488-6, retrieved January 29, 2009
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