Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or

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Events

* October 7 — Celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the first reading of

Allen Ginsberg Irwin Allen Ginsberg (; June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and writer. As a student at Columbia University in the 1940s, he began friendships with Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, forming the core of th ...

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Howl Howl most often refers to: * Howling, an animal vocalization in many canine species * "Howl" (poem), a 1956 poem by Allen Ginsberg Howl or The Howl may also refer to: Film * '' The Howl'', a 1970 Italian film * ''Howl'' (2010 film), a 2010 Am ...

" were staged in

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, and in

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in the UK. The British event, ''Howl for Now'', was accompanied by a book of essays of the same name, edited by Simon Warner, reflecting on the piece's enduring power and influence. * Maurice Riordan, Irish poet living in London, named poetry editor of '' Poetry London''

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

* David Brooks, ''Walking to Point Clear''. Blackheath: Brandl & Schlesinger * Pam Brown, Ken Bolton, and Laurie Duggan, ''Let's Get Lost'', Sydney: Vagabond * Laurie Duggan, ''Compared to What: Selected Poems 1971–2003'', Exeter: Shearsman * Alan Gould, ''The Past Completes Me: Selected Poems 1973–2003'' * John Kinsella, ''The New Arcadia'', winner of the 2006 Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award; W.W. Norton; Australian living in and published in the

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* Jennifer Maiden, ''Friendly Fire'' Giramondo, *

Chris Mansell Chris Mansell (born 1953) is an Australian poet and publisher. Born in Sydney, Chris Mansell grew up on the Central Coast of New South Wales and in Lae, Papua New Guinea, later studying economics at the University of Sydney The University ...

, ''Mortifications & Lies'' (Kardoorair, Armidale) * Les Murray: ** ''Hell and After, Four early English-language poets of Australia'', Carcanet ** Editor, ''Best Australian Poems 2004'', Melbourne, Black Inc. * Philip Salom, ''The Well Mouth'', Fremantle Arts Centre, * Jaya Savige, ''Latecomers'' * Chris Wallace-Crabbe, ''The Universe Looks Down'', Brandl & Schlesinger,

Canada

* Shannon Bramer, ''The Refrigerator Memory'' (Coach House Books) * Stephen Cain, ''American Standard/Canada Dry'' (Coach House Books) * Margaret Christakos: **''Sooner'' (Coach House Books) **''Retreat Diary'' (Toronto: Book Thug) * Brian Joseph Davis, ''Portable Altamont'' (Coach House Books) *

George Elliott Clarke George Elliott Clarke (born February 12, 1960) is a Canadian poet, playwright and literary critic who served as the Poet Laureate of Toronto from 2012 to 2015 and as the Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate in 2016-2017. Clarke's work addresse ...

, ''Illuminated Verses''. Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press, * Anne Compton, ''Processional'' *

Sylvia Legris Sylvia Legris (born 1960) is a Canadian poet. Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, she now lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alber ...

, ''Nerve Squall'', winner of 2006

Pat Lowther Award The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is an annual Canadian literary award presented by the League of Canadian Poets to the year's best book of poetry by a Canadian woman. The award was established in 1980 to honour poet Pat Lowther, who was murdered by ...

, winner of the 2006 Canadian

Griffin Poetry Prize The Griffin Poetry Prize is a Canadian poetry award. It was founded in 2000 by businessman and philanthropist Scott Griffin. Before 2022, two separate awards went to one Canadian and one international poet who writes in the English language. I ...

, shortlisted for Saskatchewan Book Award (Coach House Books) * Michael Palmer, ''Company of Moths'', shortlisted for the

(2006) * John Pass, ''Stumbling in the Bloom'' (),

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

. *

James Reaney James Crerar Reaney, (September 1, 1926 – June 11, 2008) was a Canadian poet, playwright, librettist, and professor, "whose works transform small-town Ontario life into the realm of dream and symbol." Reaney won Canada's highest literary ...

, ''Souwesto Home''. Stan Dragland, ed. (Brick Books) * Sherwin Tija, ''The World is a Heartbreaker'' (Coach House Books),

India, in English

Meena Alexander Meena Alexander (17 February 1951 – 21 November 2018) was an Indian American poet, scholar, and writer. Born in Allahabad, India, and raised in India and Sudan, Alexander later lived and worked in New York City, where she was a Distinguished ...

, editor, ''Indian Love Poems'' (poetry in English), Everyman's Library/Knopf, anthology, by an Indian writing living in and published in the

, Poetry International, retrieved September 5, 2015. * Dilip Chitre, ''Post Climactic Love Poem'' (poetry in English), a single, long poem; London and New Delhi: Aark Arts; *

Jayanta Mahapatra Jayanta Mahapatra (22 October 1928 – 27 August 2023) was an Indian poet. He is the first Indian poet to win a Sahitya Akademi award for English poetry. He was the author of poems such as "Indian Summer" and "Hunger", which are regarded as c ...

, ''Random Descent''( Poetry in English ), Third Eye Communications, * Jerry Pinto and

Arundhathi Subramaniam Arundhathi Subramaniam is an Indian poet and author, who has written about culture and spirituality. Life and career Subramaniam is a poet and writer based in Mumbai. She is the author of 13 books of poetry and prose. She has received the Ra ...

, ''Confronting Love'', contemporary Indian love poetry in English; Penguin India, * K. Siva Reddy, ''Mohana! Oh Mohana! and Other Poems'', translated from the original

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

by M. Sridhar and Alladi Uma, New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, ., Poetry International, retrieved September 5, 2015. * Melanie Silgardo and Eunice de Souza, editors, ''The Puffin Book of Poetry for Children'', New Delhi: Puffin Books, , Poetry International, retrieved September 5, 2015. * Eunice de Souza, editor, ''Early Indian Poetry in English: An Anthology: 1829–1947'', New Delhi: Oxford University Press, . *

, ''Where I Live'', Mumbai: Allied, ; Indian,

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, Poetry International, retrieved September 5, 2015. *

, co-editor, ''Confronting Love'', Delhi: Penguin India, ; an anthology of contemporary love poetry

Ireland

Sara Berkeley Sara Berkeley (born 1967 Dublin) is an Irish poet, long resident in the US, where she works as a hospice nurse. Life Sara Berkeley grew up in Ireland, and attended secondary school at Manor House School, Raheny. After 30 years in the San F ...

, ''Strawberry Thief'', Oldcastle: The Gallery Press, *

Ciaran Carson Ciaran Gerard Carson ( Irish: ''Ciarán Gearóid Mac Carráin''; 9 October 1948 – 6 October 2019) was a Northern Ireland-born poet and novelist. Early life and education Ciaran Carson was born on 9 October 1948 in Belfast Belfast ...

(translator), ''The Midnight Court'' (''Cúirt An Mhéan Oíche''), an 18th-century poem by

Brian Merriman Brian Merriman or in Irish Brian Mac Giolla Meidhre (c. 1747 – 27 July 1805) was an 18th-century Irish-language bard, farmer, hedge school teacher, and Irish traditional musician from rural County Clare. Long after his death, Merriman's li ...

, Oldcastle: The Gallery Press, * Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin: **''Verbale'' by Michele Ranchetti, translated by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and others, Dublin: Instituto Italiano di Cultura, Poetry International, accessed September 5, 2015. ** ''After the Raising of Lazarus: Poems Translated from the Romanian by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin'', poems by Ileana Mălăncioiu, Cork: Southword Editions * Seán Dunne, ''Collected'', Oldcastle: The Gallery Press, * Thomas McCarthy, ''Merchant Prince'', Anvil Press, London, Irish work published in the

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, Poetry International, accessed September 5, 2015. *

Immanuel Mifsud Immanuel Mifsud (born September 12, 1967, Paola) is a Maltese writer of poetry and prose. He was for a time involved in research theatre. He has written novels, short story and poetry collections, and also books for children. In 2011, he became t ...

, translated by Maurice Riordan, ''Confidential Reports'', Maltese poet published in Ireland, Southword Editions * Justin Quinn, ''American Errancy: Empire, Sublimity and Modern Poetry'', University College of Dublin Press (scholarship) * Gabriel Rosenstock, ''I Met A Man ...'' Doghouse Books,

New Zealand

* Raewyn Alexander: ** ''It's a Secret: Selected Poems'' (Auckland: Brightsparkbooks)"Raewyn Alexander / New Zealand Literature File"
, University of Auckland Library, accessed April 30, 2008. ** ''Writing Poetry: Fireworks, Clay & Architecture'' (Auckland: Brightsparkbooks) * Stu Bagby, ''As it was in the beginning'' (Steele Roberts Publications Ltd) * Wystan Curnow, ''Modern Colours'' (Jack Books) * Stephanie de Montalk, ''Cover Stories'' (Victoria University Press) * Anne Kennedy, ''Time of the Giants'' (Auckland University Press) * Michele Leggott, ''Milk & Honey'', Auckland: Auckland University Press * Bill Manhire, ''Lifted'',

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Cilla McQueen Priscilla Muriel McQueen (born 22 January 1949) is a New Zealand poet and three-time winner of the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry, New Zealand Book Award for Poetry. Early years and education McQueen was born on 22 January 1949 in Birm ...

, ''Fire-penny'', Otago University Press * Karlo Mila,
Dream Fish Floating
' ( Huia Publishers) * James Norcliffe, ''Along Blueskin Road'' (Canterbury University Press) *

Gregory O'Brien Gregory Leo O’Brien (born 1961) is a New Zealand poet, painter, author and editor. He is also an art curator and writes art history and criticism for both adults and children. Life Born in Matamata in 1961, O'Brien trained as a journalist in ...

, ''Afternoon of An Evening Train'' (Victoria University Press) * Vivienne Plumb, ''Scarab: A Poetic Documentary'' (Seraph Press) * Anna Smaill, ''The Violinist in Spring'' (Victoria University Press) * Robert Sullivan, ''Voice Carried My Family'' (Auckland University Press) * Ian Wedde, ''Three Regrets and a Hymn to Beauty'' (Auckland University Press) * Kate Camp, ''Beauty Sleep'', (Victoria University Press)

Poets in ''Best New Zealand Poems''

Poems from these 25 poets, selected by Emma Neale were included in '' Best New Zealand Poems 2004'', published online this year: * Tusiata Avia * Hinemoana Baker * Diane Brown *

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Geoff Cochrane Geoffrey O'Neill Cochrane (1951 – November 2022) was a New Zealand poet, novelist and short story writer. He published 19 collections of poetry, a novel and a collection of short fiction. Many of his works were set in or around his hometown o ...

* Linda Connell * Wystan Curnow * Anne French * Paula Green * David Howard * Andrew Johnston * Tim Jones * Anne Kennedy * Tze Ming Mok * Peter Olds * Vincent O'Sullivan * Vivienne Plumb * Richard Reeve * Elizabeth Smither * Kendrick Smithyman *

C. K. Stead Christian Karlson "Karl" Stead (born 17 October 1932) is a New Zealand writer whose works include novels, poetry, short stories, and literary criticism. He is one of New Zealand's most well-known and internationally celebrated writers. Early l ...

* Brian Turner * Sue Wootton *

Sonja Yelich Sonja Yelich (; born 1965) is a New Zealand poet. She is the mother of singer Lorde. Early life Sonja Yelich () was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1965, into an immigrant family from the region of Dalmatia. She studied literature at the Univer ...

Ashleigh Young Ashleigh Young (born 1983) is a poet, essayist, editor and creative writing teacher. She received the Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes, Windham-Campbell Literature Prize in 2017 for her second book, a collection of personal essays titled ''C ...

United Kingdom

Maurice Bowra Sir Cecil Maurice Bowra, (; 8 April 1898 – 4 July 1971) was an English classical scholar, literary critic and academic, known for his wit. He was Warden of Wadham College, Oxford, from 1938 to 1970, and served as vice-chancellor of the Univer ...

(died 1971), ''New Bats in Old Belfries'' *

Carol Ann Duffy Dame Carol Ann Duffy (born 23 December 1955) is a Scottish poet and playwright. She is a professor of contemporary poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, and was appointed Poet Laureate in May 2009, and her term expired in 2019. She wa ...

: ** ''Another Night Before Christmas'' (illustrated by Marc Boutavant), John Murray (children's poetry). ** ''Rapture'', Picador