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[edit] Events
- Brazilian manifesto for concrete poetry, which focuses on visual and other sensory qualities
- April 18 — Ezra Pound's indictment for treason is dismissed.[1] He is released from St. Elizabeths Hospital, an insane asylum in Maryland, after spending 12 years there (starting in 1946). He returns to Italy.[1]
[edit] 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:
- Donald Hall et al., editors, New Poets of England and America
- David Cecil and Allen Tate, Modern Verse in English (anthology)
[edit] Canada
- Earle Birney, Selected Poems
- Louis Dudek:
- John Glassco, The Deficit Made Flesh
- Ralph Gustafson, The Penguin Book of Canadian Verse[3]
- Irving Layton, A Laughter in the Mind
- E.J. Pratt, The Collected Poems of E.J. Pratt (introduction by Northrop Frye)
- James Reany, A Suit of Nettles
- F. R. Scott and A.J.M. Smith, The Blasted Pine, a satirical miscellany
- A. J. M. Smith and F. R. Scott, editors, The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse (see also the edition of 1966)
- Miriam Waddington, The Season's Lovers[2]
[edit] Criticism, scholarship and biography in Canada
- L.M. Lande, Old Lamps Aglow
- R.E. Rashley, Poetry in Canada
[edit] Ireland
- Thomas Kinsella, Another September, Dublin, Dolmen Press[4]
- Patrick MacDonogh, One Landscape Still
[edit] United Kingdom
- A. Alvarez, The End of It[5]
- John Betjeman, Collected Poems, London: John Murray; Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1959[4]
- Michael Hamburger, The Dual Site, London: Routledge and Kegan Paul[4]
- John Heath-Stubbs, Helen in Egypt, and Other Plays[5]
- Elizabeth Jennings, A Sense of the World[5]
- George Rostrevor Hamilton, Collected Poems
- John Heath-Stubbs, The Triumph of the Muse
- Elizabeth Jennings, A Sense of the World, London: André Deutsch[4]
- Thomas Kinsella, Another September[5] Irish poet published in the United Kingdom
- Dom Moraes, A Beginning, his first book of poems (winner of the Hawthornden Prize), Indian at this time living in the United Kingdom
- James Reeves, The Talking Skull
- Michael Roberts, Collected Poems
- Alan Ross, To Whom It May Concern[5]
- John Silkin, The Two Freedoms
- Sir Osbert Sitwell, On the Continent (see also England Reclaimed 1927 and Wrack at Tidesend 1952)[5]
- John Smith, Excursus in Autumn, including "Two Men Meet, Each Believing the Other to be of a Higher Rank"
- A.S.J. Tessimond, Selection
- R.S. Thomas, Poetry for Supper[5]
- C.A. Trypanis, a book of poetry
- David Wright, Monologue of a Deaf Man, London: André Deutsch[4]
[edit] United States
- Conrad Aiken, Sheepfold Hill
- Djuna Barnes, The Antiphon a surrealist verse play
- John Ciardi, I marry You; a Sheaf of Love Poems
- E.E. Cummings, 95 Poems
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti, A Coney Island of the Mind, New Directions[6]
- John Hollander, A Crackling of Thorns, Yale University Press[6]
- Rolfe Humphries, editor, New Poems by American Poets (anthology)
- Stanley Kunitz, Selected Poems, 1928-1958
- Denise Levertov, Overland to the Islands, Highlands, North Carolina: Jonathan Williams[4]
- Archibald MacLeish, J.B., a verse play
- William Meredith, The Open Sea and Other Poems
- Howard Nemerov, Mirrors and Windows
- Kenneth Patchen:
- Poem-scapes
- Hurrah for Anything
- When We Were Here Together
- Theodore Roethke, Words for the Wind, Garden City, New York: Doubleday[4]
- Muriel Rukeyser, Body of Waking
- Winfield Townley Scott, The Dark Sister
- Karl Shapiro, Poems of a Jew, New York: Random House[4]
- Eli Siegel, Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana: Poems
- Clark Ashton Smith, Spells and Philtres
- William Jay Smith, Poems 1947-1957
- Charles Tomlinson, Seeing Is Believing, New York: McDowell, Obolensky[4]
- William Carlos Williams, Paterson, Book V
[edit] Other in English
- James K. Baxter, In Fires of No Return, published by Oxford University Press, giving Baxter international recognition, New Zealand
- Peter Bland, Three Poets, New Zealand[7]
[edit] Works published in other languages
Listed by language and often by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:
[edit] Spanish language
[edit] Latin America
- Efraín Barqueto, La Compañera (Chile)
- Vincente Huidobro, Ataigle, French translation (Chilean)
- Pablo Neruda, Complete Works (Chile)
- José Ramón, Antología poética (Argentina)
- Rubén Vela, Veranos (Argentina)
[edit] Spain
- Jorge Guillén:
- Viviendo
- Maremágnum
- Miguel de Unamuno, Cincuenta poesías inéditas (written 1899–1927, now published for the first time)
[edit] Portuguese language
[edit] Portugal
- Herberto Hélder, O Amor em Visita
- Eugénio de Andrade, Coração do dia
- Alexandre O'Neill, No Reino da Dinamarca
- Mário Cesariny, Alguns Mitos Maiores e Alguns Mitos Menores Postos à Circulação pelo Autor
[edit] French language
[edit] French Canada
- Ollivier Mercier-Gouin, Poèmes et Chansons
- Ronald Després, Silences à nourrir de sang
- Roger Brien, Vols et plongées
- Alain Grandbois, L'Étoile pourpre
- Roland Giguère, Le défaut des ruines est d'avoir des habitants
[edit] France
- Yves Bonnefoy, Hier régnant désert
- Pierre Emmanuel, Versant de l'âge
- Vincente Huidobro, Altaigle (translation from Spanish)
[edit] Hebrew
- Sh. Shalom:
- Ben Tehelet ve-Lavan ("Amidst the Blue and White")
- Shirai Kommiut Israel ("Poems on the Rise of Israel")
- Yehoshua Rabinow, Shirat Amitai ("Amitai's Song")
- I. Shalev, Eloha Hanoshek Lohamim
- P. Elad, Mizrah Shemesh ("East of the Sun")
- David Rokeah, Kearar Aleh Shaham ("Juniper on Granite")
- T. Carmi, ha-Yam ha-Aharon ("The Last Sea")
- Y. Amihai, be-Merhak Shtai Tikvot ("At a Distance of Two Hopes")
- Ephraim Lisitzky, Anshai Midot ("Virtuous Men")
[edit] Indian subcontinent
Including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Listed alphabetically by first name, regardless of surname:
- Buddhidhari Singha, Madhumati, Maithili[8]
- Gopal Prasad Rimal, Yo Prem! ("This Love"), Nepali[8]
- K. S. Narasimha Swami, Silalate, Kannada[8]
[edit] Other
- Meyer Shtiker, Yidishe landshaft ("Yiddish Landscape"), his second book of poems (Yiddish)[3]
- Lo Fu (poet) (Luo Fu) River of the Soul Chinese (Taiwan)[9]
[edit] Awards and honors
[edit] United Kingdom
- Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry: Francis Cornford
- Foyle Prize for Poetry: Dame Edith Sitwell, Collected Poems
- Guinness Poetry Awards:
- Ted Hughes, The Thought Fox
- Thomas Kinsella, Thinking of Mr. D
- David Wright, A Thanksgiving
[edit] United States
- Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (later the post would be called "Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress"): Robert Frost appointed this year.
- National Book Award for Poetry: Robert Penn Warren, Promises: Poems, 1954-1956
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Stanley Kunitz, Selected Poems 1928-1958
- Bollingen Prize: E.E. Cummings
- Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: Robinson Jeffers
- Harper's Eugene F. Saxton Fellowship; Conrad Hilberry
- Huntington Hartford Foundation Award: Robert Frost
- Jewish Book Council's Harry Kovner Memorial poetry awards: I.J. Schwartz for contributions to Yiddish poetry; Aaron Zeitlin for Bein Ha-Esh Yeha-Yesha
- Yale Series of Younger Poets award: William Dickey for Of the Festivity
[edit] American Academy of Arts and Letters
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in Poetry: Conrad Aiken
- Marjorie Peabody Waite Award: Dorothy Parker
[edit] Poetry Magazine
- Levinson prize: Stanley Kunitz
- Oscar Blumenthal prize: Siydney Goodsir Smith
- Eunice Tiejens prize: Mona Van Duyn
- Bess Hokin prize: Charles Tomlinson
- Union League Civic and Arts Foundation prize: Jean Garrigue
- Vachel Lindsay prize : Hayden Carruth
- Harriet Monroe Poetry Prize: Stanley Kunitz
[edit] Poetry Society of America
- Shelley Memorial Award: Kenneth Rexroth
- Alexander Droutzkoy Memorial gold medal: Robert Frost
- Walt Whitman Award: James E. Miller, Jr.
- Reynolds Lyric Award: John Fandel
- William Rose Benet Memorial Award: Robert A. Wallace
- Edna St. Vincent Millay Award: Robert Penn Warren
- Poetry Chap-Book Award: Arthur Waley
- Emily S. Hamblen Memorial award: Sir Geoffrey Keynes for The Complete Writings of William Blake
- Arthur Davison Ficke Memorial award: Ulrich Trobetzkoy
- Laura Speyer Memorial award: Mary A. Winter
- Borestone Mounain poetry award: John Hall Wheelock, Poems Old and New
[edit] France
- Grand Prix Littéraire de la Ville de Paris: Maurice Fonbeure for poetry
- Grand Prix de Poésie de l'Académie Française: Mme. Gérard d'Houville
[edit] Other
- Mondadori, Viareggio poetry prize (Italy): S. Quasimodo, La terra impareggiabile
[edit] Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- April 15:
- Benjamin Zephaniah, British dub poet
- Anne Michaels, Canadian poet and novelist
- November 27 – Andrew Waterhouse
- Also:
- Jill Battson
- Lionel Fogarty, Australian poet and political activist
- Harold Rhenisch
- Subodh Sarkar, Bengali poet, writer, editor and academic in India
- Margaret Smith, American poet, musician and artist
[edit] Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- January 3 – Gerald William Bullett, 64, British author and critic
- March 24 – Seamus O'Sullivan (born 1879), Irish
- May 5 – James Branch Cabell, 79, whose 52 books included poetry, of a cerebral hemorrhage (to help people remember the pronunciation of his name, he composed the ditty, "Tell the rabble my name is CA-bell.")
- June 10 – Angelina Weld Grimke (born 1880), African American lesbian journalist and poet[10]
- June 28 (disputed) – Alfred Noyes, English poet (born 1880) according to some sources, he died on June 25, but others, including Encyclopaedia Britannica give June 28)
- September 11 – Robert W. Service, 84 (born 1874), Scots-Canadian poet who wrote The Cremation of Sam McGee
- October 29 – Zoë Akins, 72, American poet and dramatist who won the 1935 Pulitzer Prize for her drama version of Edith Wharton's The Old Maid
- November 12 – Masamune Atsuo 正宗敦夫 (born 1881), Japanese poet and academic
- December 20 – Sir John Collings Squire, British poet, writer, historian, and influential literary editor.
- Also:
- Emil Barth (poet) (born 1900), German
- Francis Carco, French poet and novelist
- Yves Gérard le Dantec, French
- Vallathol Narayana Menon (born 1878), Indian, Malayalam language poet
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Ackroyd, Peter, Ezra Pound, Thames and Hudson Ltd., London, 1980, "Chronology" chapter, p 118
- ^ a b c Gustafson, Ralph, The Penguin Book of Canadian Verse, revised edition, 1967, Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books
- ^ a b Britannica Book of the Year 1960, covering events of 1959, published by Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1960; "Canadian Literature" article mentioned this book as a "late 1958 anthology"
- ^ a b c d e f g h i M. L. Rosenthal, The New Poets: American and British Poetry Since World War II, New York: Oxford University Press, 1967, "Selected Bibliography: Individual Volumes by Poets Discussed", pp 334-340
- ^ a b c d e f g Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
- ^ a b Richard Ellmann and Robert O'Clair, editors, The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry, W. W. Norton & Company, 1973, ISBN 0393093573
- ^ Web page titled "The Contemporary Scene" in An Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 1966 website, accessed April 21, 2008
- ^ 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 9788172017989, retrieved via Google Books on December 23, 2008
- ^ Balcom, John, "Lo Fu", article on Poetry International website, retrieved November 22, 2008
- ^ Audre Lorde, 'A burst of light: Living with cancer', A Burst of Light, Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1988, page 73
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