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

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Events

* January 19 – For the first time since

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...

, an anonymous black-clad man, known as the Poe Toaster, failed to show up at the tomb of

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely re ...

at the

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground Westminster Hall and Burying Ground is a graveyard and former church located at 519 West Fayette Street (at North Greene Street) in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is currently part of the grounds of the University of Maryland's School ...

, early on the morning of Poe's birthday. The absence of the man, who would toast Poe with Cognac and leave three red roses at the grave (along with the rest of the Cognac), disappointed more than 30 people who stayed up all night to be present at the appearance. * March 27 – The ''Mezzo Cammin'' Women Poets Timeline Project, designed to become the largest

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of women poets in the world, was launched in

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

, at the

National Museum of Women in the Arts The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), located in Washington, D.C., is "the first museum in the world solely dedicated" to championing women through the arts. NMWA was incorporated in 1981 by Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay. Since openi ...

. The database will feature biographical information about female poets, as well as photos of them and, when possible, reprints of their work. * April 12 –

Rae Armantrout Rae Armantrout (born April 13, 1947) is an American poet generally associated with the Language poets. She has published more than two dozen books, including both poetry and prose. Armantrout was awarded the 2009 National Book Critics Circle Aw ...

wins the

Pulitzer Prize in Poetry The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes awarded annually for Letters, Drama, and Music. The award came five years after the first Pulitzers were awarded in other categories; Joseph Pulitzer's will had not ment ...

for her collection '' Versed''. "Having also won the

National Book Critics Circle Award The National Book Critics Circle Awards are a set of annual American literary awards by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to promote "the finest books and reviews published in English".National Book Award The National Book Awards (NBA) are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors. ...

, Armantrout is only the third poet to win two out of the three awards in one year." * May 1 –

David Biespiel David Biespiel (born 1964) is an American poet, critic, memoirist, and novelist. He was born and raised in the Meyerland section of Houston, Texas. He is the founder of the Attic Institute of Arts and Letters in Portland, Oregon and Poet-in-Resi ...

, writing in ''

Poetry Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...

'', suggests (in an essay titled "This Land Is Our Land") that the insularity of America's poets has left them with a minimal presence in American civic discourse and a minuscule public role in the life of American democracy. * November 26 – Japanese government honors Canadian poet

Joy Kogawa Joy Nozomi Kogawa (born June 6, 1935) is a Canadian poet and novelist of Japanese descent. Life Kogawa was born Joy Nozomi Nakayama on June 6, 1935, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to first-generation Japanese Canadians Lois Yao Nakayama a ...

with the

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"for her contribution to the understanding and preservation of Japanese Canadian history."Tracy Sherlock,
Joy Kogawa to receive Order of the Rising Sun
" ''Vancouver Sun'', Nov. 6, 2010, Web, Apr. 5, 2011.

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, editor, ''Best Australian Poems 2010'', Black Inc., anthology with works by * Ali Alizadeh, * Chris Andrews, * Meera Atkinson, * Luke Beesley, *

Judith Beveridge Judith Beveridge (born 1956) is a contemporary Australian poet, editor and academic. She is a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award. Biography Judith Beveridge was born in London, England, arriving in Australia with her parents in 1960. S ...

, *

Judith Bishop Judith Bishop (born 1972) is a contemporary Australian poet, linguist and translator. Biography Judith Bishop was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1972. She holds an MPhil from the University of Cambridge, an MFA in Writing from Washington Un ...

, * Ken Bolton, *

Peter Boyle Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor. He is known for his character actor roles in film and television and received several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. ...

, * Michael Brennan, * David Brooks, * Jen Jewel Brown, *

Pam Brown Pamela Jane Barclay Brown (born 1948) is an Australian poet. Career Pam Brown was born in Seymour, Victoria. Most of her childhood was spent on military bases in Toowoomba and Brisbane. Since her early twenties, she has lived in Melbourne an ...

, * Allison Browning, * Joanne Burns, * Elizabeth Campbell, * Bonny Cassidy, * Eileen Chong, *

Justin Clemens Justin Clemens (born 22 April 1969) is an Australian academic known for his work on Alain Badiou, psychoanalysis, European philosophy, and contemporary Australian art and literature. He is also a published poet. Background Clemens studied at ...

, * Stuart Cooke, * Nathan Curnow, *

Luke Davies Luke Davies (born 1962) is an Australian writer of poetry, novels and screenplays. His best known works are '' Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction'' (which was adapted for the screen in 2006) and the screenplay for the film ''Lion'', which ea ...

, * Bruce Dawe, * Tricia Dearborn, *

B. R. Dionysius B. R. Dionysius (born 1969) is an Australian poet, editor and educator. His poems have appeared in numerous national and international anthologies, journals, magazines, newspapers and other periodicals. Education and work He was born in Dalby ...

, *

Lucy Dougan Lucy Dougan (born 1966) is an Australian poet whose first collection was published in 1998. Early life and education Dougan was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1966. In 2009, she completed her PhD thesis at the University of Western Austral ...

, *

Laurie Duggan Laurence James Duggan (born 1949), known as Laurie Duggan, is an Australian poet, editor, and translator. Life Laurie Duggan was born in Melbourne and attended Monash University, where his friends included the poets Alan Wearne and John A. Sc ...

, * Will Eaves, *

Ali Cobby Eckermann Ali Cobby Eckermann (born 1963) is an Australian poet of Aboriginal Australian ancestry. She is a Yankunytjatjara woman born on Kaurna land in South Australia. Eckermann has written poetry collections, verse novels and a memoir, and has been ...

, *

Stephen Edgar Stephen Edgar (born 1951) is an Australian poet, editor and indexer. Background and education Edgar was born in 1951 in Sydney, where he attended the prestigious Sydney Technical High School. After time spent living in London, he later return ...

, * Chris Edwards, *

Anne Elvey Anne Frances Elvey is an Australian academic, editor, researcher and poet. Education Elvey has completed at Bachelor of Science with Honours, a Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary), a Bachelor of Theology, a Master of Theology and a ...

, * Brook Emery, * Kate Fagan, *

Mike Farrell Michael Joseph Farrell Jr. (born February 6, 1939) is an American actor, best known for his role as Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on the television series '' M*A*S*H'' (1975–83). In addition, Farrell was a producer of '' Patch Adams'' (1998) starr ...

, * Susan Fealy, * Liam Ferney, * S.J. Finn, *

Lionel Fogarty Lionel Fogarty (born 1958), also published as Lionel Lacey, is an Indigenous Australian poet and political activist. Early life Fogarty was born in 1958 on an Aboriginal reserve at Barambah (now called Cherbourg) in Queensland, where he grew up. ...

, * Adam Ford, * Adam Formosa, * Angela Gardner, * Claire Gaskin, * Jane Gibian, * Keri Glastonbury, * Lisa Gorton, * Robert Gray, * Martin Harrison, *

Kevin Hart Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American comedian and actor. The accolades he has received include the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and nominations for two Grammy Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. After winning se ...

, *

Matt Hetherington Matt Hetherington (born 25 May 1970) is an Australian singer and actor, who rose to prominence as a contestant on the first series of ''The Voice (Australia)''. He has appeared in musicals ''Next to Normal'', Green Room Award, '' Dirty Rotten Scou ...

, * Barry Hill, * Sarah Holland Batt, * L. K. Holt, * Duncan Hose, * Lisa Jacobson, * Carol Jenkins, * A. Frances Johnson, *

Jill Jones Jill Jones (born July 11, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress, who performed as a backing vocalist for Teena Marie and Prince in the 1980s. She is best known for her various collaborative works with Prince in the 1980s and 1990s ...

, * Frank Kellaway, * Peter Kenneally, * Graeme Kinross-Smith, * John Kinsella, * Andy Kissane, * Anna Krien, *

Mike Ladd Mike Ladd is an American alternative hip-hop artist. Based in Paris, France, ''The Guardian'' once described him as "the king of the hip-hop concept." Early life Mike Ladd was born in Boston, Massachusetts. As a child, he lived in India and Zimb ...

, *

Martin Langford Martin may refer to: Places Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Martí ...

, * Anthony Lawrence, * Michelle Leber, *

Geoffrey Lehmann Geoffrey Lehmann (born 28 June 1940) is an Australian poet, children's writer, and tax lawyer. Biography Lehmann grew up in McMahons Point, Sydney, and attended the Sydney Church of England Grammar School in North Sydney. He graduated in arts ...

, *

Kate Lilley Kate Lilley (born 1960) is a contemporary Australian poet and academic. Early life Kate Lilley was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1960 and moved to Sydney with her family. She is the daughter of writers Dorothy Hewett and Merv Lilley, and ...

, * Debbie Lim, * Astrid Lorange, *

Cameron Lowe Cameron may refer to: People * Clan Cameron, a Scottish clan * Cameron (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Cameron (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) ;Mononym * Cam'ron (born 19 ...

, * Roberta Lowing, * Anthony Lynch, *

Jennifer Maiden Jennifer Maiden (born 1949) is an Australian poet. She was born in Penrith, New South Wales, and has had 39 books published: 30 poetry collections, 6 novels and 3 nonfiction works. Her current publishers are Quemar Press in Australia and Blooda ...

, *

Rhyll McMaster Rhyll McMaster (born 1947 in Brisbane) is a contemporary Australian poet and novelist. She has worked as a secretary, a nurse and a sheep farmer. She now lives in Sydney and has written full-time since 2000. She is a recipient of the Barbara J ...

, *

Kate Middleton Catherine, Princess of Wales (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982), is a member of the British royal family. She is married to William, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne. Born in Reading, Catherine grew u ...

, * Peter Minter, * Anne Morgan, * Derek Motion, * Les Murray, * Jenni Nixon, * Nguyen Tien Hoang, *

Geoff Page Geoffrey Donald Page (born 7 July 1940) is an Australian poet, novelist, translator, teacher and jazz enthusiast. He has published 22 collections of poetry, as well as prose and verse novels. Poetry and jazz are his driving interests, and he ...

, * Pi.0, *

Claire Potter Claire Bond Potter is an American historian. She is a professor of history at The New School. She is co-executive editor of the journal '' Public Seminar''. Potter received a BA from Yale University, where she studied English literature and worke ...

, * Peter Rose, * Josephine Rowe, * Robyn Rowland, * Brendan Ryan, *

Gig Ryan Gig Ryan, born Elizabeth Anne Martina Ryan November 5, 1956, is an Australian poet. She is a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award. Biography Ryan was born in Leicester, England in 1956. Her father was Australian surgeon Peter John Ryan ...

, *

Thomas Shapcott Thomas William Shapcott (born 21 March 1935) is an Australian poet, novelist, playwright, editor, librettist, short story writer and teacher. Biography Thomas William Shapcott was born in Ipswich, Queensland, and attended the Ipswich Gramma ...

, * Craig Sherborn, * Vivian Smith, *

Peter Steele Peter Thomas Ratajczyk (January 4, 1962 – April 14, 2010), known professionally as Peter Steele, was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist and composer of the gothic metal band Type O Negative. Before forming Type O N ...

, * James Stuart, * Maria Takolander, * Hugh Tolhurst, *

John Tranter John Ernest Tranter (29 April 1943 – 21 April 2023) was an Australian poet, publisher and editor. He published more than twenty books of poetry; devising, with Jan Garrett, the long running ABC radio program ''Books and Writing''; and foundin ...

, * Mark Tredinnick, * Louise Wakeling, *

Chris Wallace-Crabbe Christopher Keith Wallace-Crabbe (born 6 May 1934) is an Australian poet and emeritus professor in the Australian Centre, University of Melbourne. Life and career Wallace-Crabbe was born in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. His father was Ke ...

, * Meredith Wattison, * Petra White, * Chloe Wilson, *

Ouyang Yu Ouyang Yu (; born 1955) is a contemporary Chinese Australian author, translator and academic. Early life and education Ouyang Yu was born in the People's Republic of China, arriving in Australia in 1991 to study for a Ph. D. at La Trobe Univers ...

Grant Caldwell Grant or Grants may refer to: People * Grant (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Grant (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters ** Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), the 18th president of the Un ...

, ''glass clouds'', Five Islands Press * Les Murray, ''Taller When Prone'', Black Inc., *

Dorothy Porter Dorothy Featherstone Porter (26 March 1954 – 10 December 2008) was an Australian poet. She was a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award for lifetime achievement in poetry. Early life Porter was born in Sydney. Her father was barrister ...

, ''Love Poems'', Black Inc., * Ron Pretty, ''Postcards From the Centre'' *

, ''Parts of Us'', University of Queensland Press *

, ''Starlight: 150 Poems'',

University of Queensland Press University of Queensland Press (UQP) is an Australian publishing house based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in 1948 as a traditional university press, UQP now publishes books for general readers across fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children's ...

Canada

* Shane Book, ''Ceiling of Sticks'' *

Anne Carson Anne Patricia Carson (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator, classicist, and professor. Trained at the University of Toronto, Carson has taught classics, comparative literature, and creative writing at universities across ...

, ''Nox'', New Directions, described by one reviewer as "not really a 'book' at all, but rather a box of material connected accordion-style (in one folded, ribbon-like page many yards long) about the death of her deeply troubled older brother Michael" and including a translation of

Catullus 101 Catullus 101 is an elegiac poem written by the Roman poet Gaius Valerius Catullus. It is addressed to Catullus' dead brother or, strictly speaking, to the "mute ashes" which are the only remaining evidence of his brother's body. Context The ton ...

; Canadian published in the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

Simon, Jeff
"A revelatory, haunting elegy from poet Anne Carson"
review, July 4, 2010, ''Buffalo News'', retrieved July 5, 2010 * Jen Currin, ''The Inquisition Yours'', Toronto: Coach House Press, * Joe Denham, ''Windstorm'' * Kevin McPherson Eckhoff, ''Rhapsodomancy'', Toronto: Coach House Press, *

Kenneth Leslie Kenneth Leslie (1892–1974) was a Canadian poet and songwriter, and an influential political activist in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s. He was the founder and editor of ''The Protestant Digest'' (later ''The Protestant''), which ...

, ''The Essential Kenneth Leslie.'' d. Zachariah WellsErin, Ontario: Porcupine's Quill, 2010.The Essential Kenneth Leslie by Zacariah Wells
," Books in Print, The Porcupine's Quill, Web, Apr. 15, 2011. , * A. F. Moritz, editor, ''The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology 2010'', work by the winners of the

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 ...

, House of Anansi Press, 112 pages, *

Garry Thomas Morse Garry Thomas Morse is a Canadian poet and novelist. He is a two-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry, at the 2011 Governor General's Awards for ''Discovery Passages'' and at the 2016 Governor General's Awards f ...

, ''After Jack'' *

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 ...

, ''A Suit of Nettles''. Porcupine's Quill. * Lisa Robertson, ''R's Boat'', 96 pages, "New California Poetry" series of the University of California Press, , written by a Canadian poet living in and published in the

* Priscila Uppal, ''Successful Tragedies: Poems 1998–2010'', Bloodaxe Books Ltd, 192 pages, , Canadian author published in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

India, in English

* Arun Kamal, ''Naye Ilake Mein'', translated from the original

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

into English by Giriraj Kiradoo,

New Delhi New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...

Sahitya Akademi The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of the Indian government. Its off ...

, India 2010. * J. T. Jayasingh, editor, ''New Voices'', anthology; Thiruvananthapuram: Roots and Wings *

Tabish Khair Tabish Khair is an Indian English author and associate professor in the Department of English, University of Aarhus, Denmark. His books include ''Babu Fictions'' (2001), ''The Bus Stopped'' (2004), which was shortlisted for the Encore Award (UK) ...

, ''Man of Glass'' ( Poetry in English )., New Delhi: HarperCollins, India 2010. * Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih and

Robin Ngangom Robin S Ngangom (born 1959) is an Indian poet and translator from Manipur, North Eastern India. Biography Robin Singh Ngangom was born in Imphal, Manipur of North Eastern India. He is a bilingual poet who writes in English and Meiteilon. He stud ...

, editors, ''Dancing Earth: An Anthology of Poetry from North-East India''Scharf, Michael
"The Other Mother Tongue"
, book review, ''Boston Review'', May/June 2010 issue, retrieved July 19, 2010. Penguin Books, India * Srinivas Sistla,

Amuktamalyada The Āmuktamālyada () is a Telugu epic poem composed by Krishnadevaraya, the ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire, in the early 16th century. Amuktamalyada translates to "One who offered the garland after wearing it herself". Considered as a ma ...

, 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 ...

Krishna Deva Raya Krishnadevaraya (17 January 1471 – 17 October 1529) was emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1509 to 1529 and the third ruler of the Tuluva dynasty. Widely regarded as one of the greatest rulers in Indian history, he presided over t ...

's classic epic; Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh: Drusya Kala Deepika * Meena Kandasamy, "Ms. Militancy", Chennai: Navayana, India 2010 * Anindita Sengupta, "City of Water" ( Poetry in English ).,

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

, India 2010.

Ireland

Anthony Cronin Anthony Gerard Richard Cronin (28 December 1923 – 27 December 2016) was an Irish poet, arts activist, biographer, commentator, critic, editor and barrister. Early life and family Cronin was born in Enniscorthy, County Wexford on 28 Decembe ...

, ''The Fall'', 120 pages, New Island Press, *

Theo Dorgan Theo Dorgan is an Irish poet, writer and lecturer, translator, librettist and documentary screenwriter. He lives in Dublin. Life Dorgan was born in Cork in 1953 being the second child born into a family of eight boys and eight girls to par ...

, ''Greek'', Dedalus Press, *

Seamus Heaney Seamus Justin Heaney (13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish Irish poetry, poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Among his best-known works is ''Death of a Naturalist'' (1966), his first m ...

, '' Human Chain'', 85 pages, Faber & FaberGarner, Dwight
"Shared Homeland, Different Worldview", book review (of Seamus heaney's ''Human Chain'' and Paul Muldoon's ''Maggot''), ''The New York Times'', September 16, 2010, retrieved September 22, 2010
/ref> * Thomas Kilroy, ''Christ, Deliver Us'', Oldcastle, County Meath: Gallery Press *

Alan Moore Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including ''Watchmen'', ''V for Vendetta'', ''The Ballad of Halo Jones'', Swamp Thing (comic book), ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman: The Killing Joke' ...

''How Now!''

Anvil Press Poetry Anvil Press Poetry is an independent poetry publisher based in Greenwich, south-east London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a popu ...

, *

Paul Muldoon Paul Muldoon is an Irish poet. He has published more than thirty collections and won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the T. S. Eliot Prize. At Princeton University he has been both the Howard G. B. Clark '21 University Professor in the Humani ...

, ''Maggot'' *

Micheal O'Siadhail Micheal O'Siadhail ( ; born 12 January 1947) is an Irish poet. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin (TCD) and the University of Oslo. He has been a lecturer at TCD, a professor at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, and has been a fu ...

, ''Tongue'', Irish poet published in the

, Bloodaxe Books

New Zealand

Paula Green Paula Green (September 18, 1927 – December 4, 2015) was an American advertising executive, best known for writing the lyrics to the " Look for the Union Label" song for ILGWU and the Avis motto "We Try Harder". Green was one of the pion ...

, ''Slip Stream'', Auckland University Press *

(editor), ''Dear Heart: 150 New Zealand Love Poems'', Godwit *

and

Harry Ricketts Harry Ricketts (born 1950) is a poet, biographer, editor, anthologist, critic, academic, literary scholar and cricket writer. He has written biographies of Rudyard Kipling and of a dozen British First World War poets. Life Ricketts was bor ...

, ''99 Ways into New Zealand Poetry'', Vintage *

Kate Camp Kate Camp (born 1972) is a New Zealand poet and author who currently resides in Wellington. Early life and education Camp was born in 1972 in Wellington, New Zealand. She attended Onslow College. She has a BA in English from the Victoria Unive ...

, ''The Mirror of Simple Annihilated Souls'', Victoria University Press * Lynn Jenner, ''Dear Sweet Harry'', Auckland University Press

Poets in ''Best New Zealand Poems''

Poems from these 25 poets were selected by

Robyn Marsack Robin Miriam Carlsson (; born 12 June 1979), known professionally as Robyn (), is a Swedish singer, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. Her 1995 debut album ''Robyn Is Here'' produced two ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 10 singles: "Do You Know (W ...

for '' Best New Zealand Poems 2009'', published online this year: *

Tusiata Avia Donna Tusiata Avia (born 1966) is a New Zealand poet and children's author. She has been recognised for her work through receiving a 2020 Birthday Honours (New Zealand), 2020 Queen's Birthday Honour and in 2021 her collection ''The Savage Colo ...

* Sarah Broom *

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 ...

Jennifer Compton Jennifer Compton (born 1949) is a New Zealand-born Australian poet and playwright. Biography She was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1949 and attended Wellington East Girls' College. In the 1970s, she emigrated to Sydney, Australia with he ...

* Lynn Davidson *

John Gallas John Edward Gallas FEA (born 11 January 1950) is a New Zealand born poet who in 2016 was the Joint Winner of the Indigo Dreams Pamphlet Prize and the St Magnus International Festival poet. Biography Gallas was born in Wellington in New Zealand ...

* Bernadette Hall * David Howard * Lynn Jenner * Brent Kininmont * Michele Leggott *

Emma Neale Emma Neale (born 2 January 1969) is a novelist and poet from New Zealand. Background Neale was born in Dunedin and grew up in Christchurch, San Diego, and Wellington. She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria University of Welling ...

* James Norcliffe *

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 ...

* Chris Price * Kerrin P. Sharpe *

Marty Smith Marty Smith (November 26, 1956 – April 27, 2020) was an American professional motocross racer. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1974 to 1981, most prominently as a member of the Honda factory racing team with whom he won 1 ...

Elizabeth Smither Elizabeth Edwina Smither (born 15 September 1941) is a New Zealand poet and writer. Life and career Smither was born in New Plymouth, and worked there part-time as a librarian. Her first collection of poetry, ''Here Come the Clouds'', was publi ...

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 * Tim Upperton *

Louise Wallace Louise Annette Wallace (née Hooper; born 21 November 1959) is a New Zealand television presenter, actress, and director. Early life Born Louise Annette Hooper in Auckland on 21 November 1959, Wallace was educated at St Cuthbert's College. ...

Ian Wedde Ian Curtis Wedde (born 17 October 1946) is a New Zealand poet, fiction writer, critic, and art curator. Biography Born in Blenheim, New Zealand, Wedde lived in East Pakistan and England as a child before returning to New Zealand. He attended ...

* Douglas Wright *

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

Fleur Adcock Fleur Adcock (10 February 1934 – 10 October 2024) was a New Zealand poet and editor. Of English and Northern Irish ancestry, Adcock lived much of her life in England. She is well-represented in New Zealand poetry anthologies, was awarded an ...

, ''Dragon Talk'', Bloodaxe Books *

Jill Bialosky Jill Bialosky (born Jill Robin Bialosky, April 13, 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American poet, novelist, essayist and executive book editor. She is the author of four volumes of poetry, three novels, and two recent memoirs. She co-edited with H ...

, ''The Skiers: Selected Poems'', 144 pages, * Matthew Caley, ''Apparently'', Bloodaxe Books *

Stewart Conn Stewart Conn (born 1936) is a Scottish poet and playwright, born in Hillhead, Glasgow.''Galaxy 2'' Maryhill Writers Group (2004) His father was a minister at Kelvinside Church but the family moved to Kilmarnock, Ayrshire in 1941 when he was five. ...

, ''The Breakfast Room'', Bloodaxe Books *

Razmik Davoyan Razmik Davoyan (; 3 July 1940 – 11 January 2022) was an Armenian poet. Life and career Davoyan was born in Mets Parni, Spitak rayon, Armenian SSR on 3 July 1940. He studied philology and history at Armenian State Pedagogical University. He ...

, ''Whispers and Breath of the Meadows'', translated from the original

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

by Armine Tamrazian, introduction by

W. N. Herbert W. N. Herbert , also known as Bill Herbert (born 1961) is a poet from Dundee, Scotland. He writes in both English and Scots. He and Richard Price founded the poetry magazine ''Gairfish''. He currently teaches at Newcastle University. Early li ...

, 172 pages, *

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, ''Rootling'', Bloodaxe Books *

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 ...

, ''Love Poems'', a selection, 84 pages, Picador, *

Bernardine Evaristo Bernardine Anne Mobolaji Evaristo (born 28 May 1959) is an English author and academic. Her novel ''Girl, Woman, Other'' jointly won the Booker Prize in 2019 alongside Margaret Atwood's ''The Testaments'', making her the first Black woman to win ...

Daljit Nagra Daljit Nagra (born 1966) is a British poet whose debut collection, ''Look We Have Coming to Dover!'' was published by Faber in 2007. Nagra's poems relate to the experience of Indians born in the UK (especially Indian Sikhs), and often employ l ...

. editors, ''Ten: New poets from Spread the Word'', an anthology, with work by Mir Mahfuz Ali, Rowyda Amin,

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, Karen McCarthy,

Nick Makoha Nick Makoha is a Ugandan poet and playwright. His writing has appeared in publications and outlets including ''The New York Times'', ''Poetry Review'', ''Rialto'', ''Poetry London'', ''Triquarterly Review'', ''Boston Review'', ''Callaloo'', and ' ...

, Denise Saul, Seni Seniviratne, Shazea Quraishi and Janet Kofi Tsekpo; Bloodaxe Books *

Ruth Fainlight Ruth Fainlight FRSL (born 2 May 1931) is an American-born poet, short story writer, translator and librettist based in the United Kingdom. Life and career Ruth Fainlight was born in New York, but has mainly lived in Britain since she was 15, hav ...

, ''New & Collected Poems'', Bloodaxe Books *

Sylva Fischerová Sylva Fischerová (born 5 November 1963, Prague) is a Czech poet, prose writer, editor, anthologist, and teacher and translator of Classical literature and philosophy. She is the official City Poet of Prague. Life Fischerová was born on Nove ...

, ''The Swing in the Middle of Chaos'', translated by Stuart Friebert and Sylva Fischerova from the original

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; Bloodaxe Books *

Roy Fisher Roy Fisher (11 June 1930 – 21 March 2017) was an English poet and jazz pianist. His poetry shows an openness to both European and American modernist influences, whilst remaining grounded in the experience of living in the English Midlands. ...

, ''Standard Midland'', Bloodaxe Books * Cheryl Follon, ''Dirty Looks'', Bloodaxe Books * Miriam Gamble, ''The Squirrels Are Dead'', Bloodaxe Books * Bill Griffiths, ''Collected Earlier Poems (1966–80)'', Reality Street, Sussex *

, '' Human Chain'', Faber and Faber *

Tony Hoagland Anthony Dey Hoagland (November 19, 1953 – October 23, 2018) was an American poet. His poetry collection, ''What Narcissism Means to Me'' (2003), was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His other honors included two grant ...

, ''Unincorporated Persons in the Late Honda Dynasty'', Bloodaxe Books * Ishion Hutchinson, ''Far District: Poems'', Jamaican poet published in the United Kingdom,

Peepal Tree Press Peepal Tree Press is a publisher based in Leeds, England which publishes Caribbean, Black British, and South Asian fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama and academic books. Poet Kwame Dawes has said: "Peepal Tree Press's position as the leading pu ...

Helen Ivory Helen Ivory (born 1969) is an English poet, artist, tutor, and editor. Career Ivory is a poet and visual artist. Her sixth Bloodaxe Books collection is ''Constructing a Witch'' ( 2024), a Poetry Book Society Winter Recommendation. In 2024 she ...

, ''The Breakfast Machine'', Bloodaxe Books *

Arun Kolatkar Arun Balkrishna Kolatkar (1 November 1932 – 25 September 2004) was an Indian poet who wrote in both Marathi and English. His poems are known for expressing the humour in everyday life. Kolatkar is the only Indian poet other than Kabir to be fe ...

, ''Collected Poems in English'', edited by

Arvind Krishna Mehrotra Arvind Krishna Mehrotra (born 1947) is an Indian poet, anthologist, literary critic and translator. Biography Arvind Krishna Mehrotra was born in Lahore in 1947. He has published six collections of poetry in English and two of translation ...

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- and English-language poet of

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, published in the United Kingdom, Bloodaxe Books; posthumous (died

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Gwyneth Lewis Gwyneth Denver Davies , FLSW (born 1959), known professionally as Gwyneth Lewis, is a Welsh poet, who was the inaugural National Poet of Wales in 2005. She wrote the text that appears over the Wales Millennium Centre. Biography Gwyneth Lew ...

, ''A Hospital Odyssey'', Bloodaxe Books * Kona Macphee, ''Perfect Blue'', Bloodaxe Books *

Harry Martinson Harry Martinson (6May 190411February 1978) was a Swedish writer, poet and former sailor. In 1949 he was elected into the Swedish Academy. He was awarded a joint 1974 Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974 together with fellow ...

, ''Chickweed Wintergreen'', translated from the original

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Robin Fulton Robin Fulton is a Scottish poet and translator, born on 6 May 1937 on the Isle of Arran. Since 2011 he has published under the name Robin Fulton Macpherson. Biography The son of a Church of Scotland minister, Robin Fulton was born in Arran in 19 ...

, Bloodaxe Books *

Grace Nichols Grace Nichols (born 1950) is a Guyanese poet who moved to Britain in 1977, before which she worked as a teacher and journalist in Guyana. Her first collection, ''I is a Long-Memoried Woman'' (1983), won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize. In Decemb ...

, ''I Have Crossed an Ocean'', Bloodaxe Books *

, ''Tongue'', Irish poet published in the United Kingdom, Bloodaxe Books *

Don Paterson Donald Paterson (born 1963 in Dundee) is a Scottish poet, writer and musician. His work has won several awards, including the Forward Poetry Prize, the T. S. Eliot Prize and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. He was recipient of the Queen' ...

, ''Rain'', Faber & Faber *

Mario Petrucci Mario Petrucci (born 1958) is a British-Italian poet, literary translator, educator and broadcaster. He was born in Lambeth, London and trained as a physicist at Selwyn College in the University of Cambridge, later completing a PhD in vacuum crys ...

, ''i tulips'', Enitharmon Press, 112, pages, *

Ralph Pordzik Ralph (pronounced or ) is a male name of English origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Old High German ''Radulf'', cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms are: * Ra ...

, ''Hotel Salvador Dali and Other Poems'', Lulu Press, 49 pages, *

Peter Reading Peter Reading (27 July 1946 – 17 November 2011) was an English poet and the author of 26 collections of poetry. He is known for his deep interest in nature and the use of classical metres. He was widely regarded as an influential alternative pre ...

, ''Vendage Tardive'', Bloodaxe Books *

Robin Robertson Robin Robertson (born in 1955) is a Scottish poet. Biography Robertson was brought up on the north-east coast of Scotland, but has spent most of his professional life in London. After working as an editor at Penguin Books and Secker and War ...

, ''The Wrecking Light'', 112 pages, Picador, * Anna Robinson, ''The Finders of London'', Enitharmon Press, 64, pages, * Lawrence Sail, ''Waking Dreams'', Bloodaxe Books *

Penelope Shuttle Penelope Shuttle (born 12 May 1947) is an English poet and author. She has published fifteen volumes of poetry, plus two selected volumes, and six works of fiction. She has won the Eric Gregory Award and the Cholmondeley Award and has been sho ...

, ''Sandgrain and Hourglass'', Bloodaxe Books *

Louis Simpson Louis Aston Marantz Simpson (March 27, 1923 – September 14, 2012) was an American poet born in Jamaica. He won the 1964 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his work ''At the End of the Open Road''. Life and career Simpson was born in Jamaica, the s ...

, ''Voices in the Distance'', Bloodaxe Books *

John Stammers John Stammers (born 1954 Islington, London) is a British poet and writer. Life Stammers read philosophy at King's College London and is an Associate of King's College. He took up writing poetry in his 30s, joining Michael Donaghy’s City Univers ...

, ''Interior Night'', Picador, 64 pages, *

Pia Tafdrup Pia Tafdrup (born 29 May 1952 in Copenhagen) is a Danish writer; primarily a poet, she has also written a novel and two plays, as well as works for radio. She made her literary debut in 1981 and has till now published 17 collections of poetry. P ...

, ''Tarkovsky's Horses and other poems'', translated by

David McDuff David McDuff (born 1945, Sale, Cheshire, England) is a Scottish translator, editor and literary critic. Life McDuff attended the University of Edinburgh, where he studied Russian and German, gaining a PhD in 1971. He married mathematician Dusa ...

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Marina Tsvetaeva Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva ( rus, Марина Ивановна Цветаева, p=mɐˈrʲinə ɪˈvanəvnə tsvʲɪˈta(j)ɪvə, links=yes; 31 August 1941) was a Russian poet. Her work is some of the most well-known in twentieth-century Russ ...

, ''Art in the Light of Conscience'', translated by

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; Bloodaxe Books * Brian Turner, ''Phantom Noise'', Bloodaxe Books *

Chase Twichell Chase Twichell (born August 20, 1950) is an American poet, professor, publisher, and, in 1999, the founder of Ausable Press. ''Horses Where the Answers Should Have Been '' (Copper Canyon Press, 2010) earned her Claremont Graduate University's pres ...

, ''Horses Where the Answers Should Have Been'', Bloodaxe Books * Priscila Uppal, ''Successful Tragedies: Poems 1998–2010'', Bloodaxe Books Ltd, 192 pages, ,

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author published in the United Kingdom

Anthologies in the United Kingdom

* Anthony Astbury, editor, ''A Field of Large Desires: A Greville Press Anthology 1975–2010'', Carcanet Press, *

Roddy Lumsden Roderick Chalmers "Roddy" Lumsden (28 May 1966 – 10 January 2020) was a Scottish poet, writing mentor and quizzer. He was born in St Andrews and educated at Madras College and the University of Edinburgh. He published seven collections of poe ...

, editor, ''Identity Parade: New British & Irish Poets'', anthology; Bloodaxe Books ::Poets included:

Patience Agbabi Patience Agbabi FRSL (born 1965) is a British poet and performer who emphasizes the spoken word.. Although her poetry addresses contemporary themes, it often makes use of formal constraints, including traditional poetic forms. She has described ...

, Jonathan Asser, Tiffany Atkinson, Simon Barraclough, Paul Batchelor, Kate Bingham, Julia Bird, Patrick Brandon, David Briggs, Andy Brown, Judy Brown,

Colette Bryce Colette Bryce is a poet, freelance writer, and editor. She was a Fellow in Creative Writing at the University of Dundee from 2003 to 2005, and a North East Literary Fellow at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne from 2005 to 2007. She was the ...

, Matthew Caley, Siobhan Campbell,

Vahni Capildeo Vahni Anthony Ezekiel Capildeo (born Surya Vahni Priya Capildeo, 1973) is a Trinidad and Tobago-born British writer, and a member of the extended Capildeo family that has produced notable Trinidadian politicians and writers (including V. S. Nai ...

, Melanie Challenger,

Kate Clanchy Kate Clanchy MBE (born 1965) is a British poet, freelance writer and teacher. Education and early life She was born in 1965 in Glasgow to medieval historian Michael Clanchy and teacher Joan Clanchy (née Milne). She was educated at George Wa ...

Polly Clark Polly Clark (born 1968) is a Canada, Canadian-born British writer and poet. She is the author of ''Larchfield'' (2017), which fictionalised a youthful period in the life of poet W. H. Auden, and ''Tiger'' (2019) about a last dynasty of wild Siber ...

Julia Copus Julia Copus FRSL (born 1969) is a British poet, biographer and children's writer. Copus was born in London and grew up with three brothers, two of whom went on to become musicians. She attended The Mountbatten School, a comprehensive in Roms ...

, Sarah Corbett, Claire Crowther, Tim Cumming,

Ailbhe Darcy Ailbhe Darcy (born 1981) is an Irish poet and Wales Book of the Year award laureate. Biography Ailbhe Darcy was born in 1981 and grew up in Dublin, Ireland. In 2015, she was awarded an MFA and a PhD from the University of Notre Dame. She won ...

, Peter Davidson,

Nick Drake Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter and musician. An accomplished acoustic guitarist, Drake signed to Island Records at the age of twenty while still a student at the University of Cambridg ...

Sasha Dugdale Sasha Dugdale FRSL is a British poet, playwright, editor and translator. She has written six poetry collections and is a translator of Russian literature. Biography Sasha Dugdale was born in 1974 in Sussex. Dugdale has published six poetry ...

, Chris Emery,

Paul Farley Paul Farley FRSL (born 1965) is a British poet, writer and broadcaster. Life and work Farley was born in Liverpool. He studied painting at the Chelsea School of Art, and has lived in London, Brighton and Cumbria. His first collection of poetry ...

Leontia Flynn Leontia Flynn is a poet and writer from Northern Ireland. Life and work Leontia Flynn was born in Downpatrick, Co Down and grew up between Dundrum and Newcastle, Co Down. She attended Assumption Grammar School, Ballynahinch and afterwards be ...

Annie Freud Annie Freud FRSL (born 1948) is an English poet and artist. She is the eldest child of the artist Lucian Freud, and his first wife Kitty Garman. Earlier in her career, she was a civil servant. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Lit ...

, Alan Gillis, Jane Griffiths,

Vona Groarke Vona Groarke is an Irish poet. Biography She has published fourteen books, including eight collections of poetry with the Gallery Press: ''Shale'' (1994), ''Other People's Houses'' (1999), ''Flight'' (2002), ''Juniper Street'' (2006), ''Spindr ...

Jen Hadfield Jen Hadfield (born 1978) is a British poet and visual artist. She has published four poetry collections. She won an Eric Gregory Award in 2003. Hadfield is the youngest female poet to be awarded the T. S. Eliot Prize, with her second collecti ...

Sophie Hannah Sophie Hannah (born ) is a British poet and novelist. Biography Hannah was born in Manchester, England; her mother is the author Adèle Geras. She attended Beaver Road Primary School in Didsbury and the University of Manchester. From 1997 to ...

Tracey Herd Tracey Herd (born 1968) is a Scottish poet based in Dundee. Education Herd graduated from the University of Dundee in English and American Studies in 1991. Career Herd's early works were published in anthologies such as ''New Women Poets'' ...

, Kevin Higgins,

Matthew Hollis Matthew Hollis (born 1971) is an English author, editor, professor, and poet, currently living in London, England. Career and background He was born in Norwich, England, the son of politician Patricia Hollis and academic Martin Hollis. He ...

, A. B. Jackson,

Anthony Joseph Anthony Joseph FRSL (born 12 November 1966) is a British/Trinidadian poet, novelist, musician and academic. In 2023, he was awarded the T. S. Eliot Prize for his book ''Sonnets for Albert''. Biography Joseph was born in Port of Spain, Trin ...

Luke Kennard Luke Douglas Kennard ( ; born June 24, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and was drafted by the Detro ...

, Nick Laird,

Sarah Law Sarah Law (born 19 December 1994) is a former Scottish rugby player from Penicuik, near Edinburgh. She played for Scotland and represented them over fifty times internationally, including at the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship. Law was the fo ...

, Frances Leviston,

, John McAuliffe, Chris McCabe, Helen Macdonald (author), Helen Macdonald, Patrick McGuinness (writer), Patrick McGuinness, Kona Macphee, Peter Manson, D. S. Marriott, Sam Meekings, Sinéad Morrissey,

, Caitríona O'Reilly, Alice Oswald, Katherine Pierpoint, Clare Pollard, Jacob Polley, Diana Pooley, Richard Price (poet), Richard Price, Sally Read, Deryn Rees-Jones, Neil Rollinson, Jacob Sam-La Rose, Antony Rowland, James Sheard, Zoë Skoulding, Catherine Smith (UK poet), Catherine Smith, Jean Sprackland,

, Greta Stoddart, Sandra Tappenden, Tim Turnbull, Julian Turner, Mark Waldron, Ahren Warner, Tim Wells, Matthew Welton, David Wheatley (poet), David Wheatley, Sam Willetts, Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch, Tamar Yoseloff. * George Szirtes, ''New Order: Hungarian Poets of the Post 1989 Generation'', 300 pages,

Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United Kingdom

* Ruth Padel, ''Silent Letters of the Alphabet'', series of public lectures at Newcastle University, Bloodaxe Books * George Szirtes, ''Fortinbras at the Fishhouses'', series of public lectures at Newcastle University, Bloodaxe Books

United States

* Renée Ashley, ''The Verbs of Desiring'' * Nicky Beer, ''The Diminishing House'', 77 pages, Carnegie Mellon University Press, * Millicent Borges Accardi, ''Injuring Eternity'', 108 pages, World Nouveau Press, * Elizabeth Bradfield, ''Approaching Ice: Poems'', 112 pages, Persea, * Charles Bernstein (poet), Charles Bernstein, ''All the Whiskey in Heaven: Selected Poems of Charles Bernstein'', Farrar, Straus & Giroux, * Nicole Brossard, ''Selections'', introduction by Jennifer Moxley, translations by many hands, University of California Press, Berkeley * Julie Carr, ''100 Notes on Violence'', Ahsahta Press, Boise, ID *

;

published in the United States * Billy Collins, ''Ballistics: Poems'', 128 pages, Random House, * Bei Dao, author, and Eliot Weinberger, translator and editor, ''The Rose of Time: New and Selected Poems'', a bilingual English/Chinese poetry, Chinese edition of poems written in Chinese by Bei Dao; preface by Bei Dao, afterword by Eliot Weinberger; 304 pages; New Directions, * Todd F. Davis, ''The Least of These: Poems'', 140 pages, Michigan State University Press, * Camille Dungy, ''Suck on the Marrow'', 88 pages, Red Hen Press, * Rachel Blau DuPlessis, ''Pitch: Drafts 77 – 95'', Salt Publishing, London * Larry Eigner, ''The Collected Poems of Larry Eigner'', edited by Curtis Faville and Robert Grenier (poet), Robert Grenier, Stanford University Press, Palo Alto, 2010, (Vol. I: 1937–1958; Vol. II: 1958–1966; Vol. III: 1966–1978; Vol. IV: 1978–1995); * Aaron Fagan, ''Echo Train'', Salt Publishing, London, * Elyse Fenton, ''Clamor'', Cleveland State University Poetry Center, Cleveland, OH * Musharraf Ali Farooqi, translator, ''Rococo and Other Worlds: Selected Poems'', translation from the original Urdu poetry, Urdu of Afzal Ahmed Syed, 120 pages, Wesleyan University Press, * Nada Gordon, ''Scented Rushes'', Roof Books, * Nathalie Handal, ''Love and Strange Horses'', 91 pages; University of Pittsburgh PressJennings, Dana
"The Sting of Salt Air, Old Loves and Honey Bees"
book review (of several books), ''The New York Times'', October 19, 2010, retrieved same day * Megan Harlan, ''Mapmaking'', BkMk Press, * Robert Hass, ''The Apple Trees at Olema: New and Selected Poems'', Ecco Press, * Terrance Hayes, ''Lighthead'', Penguin, New York / London *

, ''Unincorporated Persons in the Late Honda Dynasty: Poems'', the author's first collection in seven years, 100 pages, Graywolf Press, * Brenda Iijima, ''If Not Metaphoric'', Ahsahta Press, Boise, ID * Carrie Jerrell, ''After the Revival'', 80 pages, Waywiser Press, * Andrew Joron, ''Trance Archive: New and Selected Poems'', City Lights, San Francisco * Reb Livingston, ''God Damsel'', No Tell Books, Reston VA * Ben Lerner, ''Mean Free Path'', Copper Canyon Press, Port Townsend, WA * Shane McCrae, ''Mule'', Cleveland State University Poetry Center, Cleveland, OH * Mark McMorris, ''Entrepôt'', 90 pages, Coffee House Press, * John McNeeley, ''39'', 260 pages, CreateSpace, * Deborah Meadows, ''Depleted Burden Down'', Factory School, Queens, NY * Erika Meitner, ''Ideal Cities'', 86 pages; Harper Perennial * Simone Muench, ''Orange Crush: Poems'', 88 pages, Sarabande Books, * Sawako Nakayasu, ''Texture Notes'', Letter Machine Editions, Chicago / Denver * Travis Nichols, ''Iowa'', Letter Machine Editions, Chicago / Denver * Tamae K. Prindle, translator, ''On Knowing Oneself Too Well: Selected Poems of Ishikawa Takuboku'', translated from the original Japanese of the Waka (poetry), tanka poems written until the author's death in 1912 in poetry, 1912 at age 26, 146 pages, Syllabic Press, * Barbara Ras, ''The Last Skin'', Penguin, New York / London * Adrienne Rich, ''Tonight No Poetry Will Serve: Poems 2007–2010'', . * Atsuro Riley, ''Romey's Order'', 54 pages; University of Chicago Press * Lisa Robertson, ''R's Boat'', 96 pages, "New California Poetry" series of the University of California Press, , written by a

poet living in and published in the United States * Marc Rosen, James P. Wagner, coeditors and compilers, ''Perspectives: Poetry Concerning Autism and Other Disabilities'', 178 pages, Local Gems Poetry Press, * R. M. Ryan, ''Vaudeville in the Dark'', 68 pages; Louisiana State University Press * Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ''The Book of What Remains'', Copper Canyon, Port Townsend, WA * Sonia Sanchez, ''Morning Haiku'', 144 pages, Beacon Press, * Sherod Santos, ''The Intricated Soul: New and Selected Poems'', 164 pages, W. W. Norton & Company, * Leslie Scalapino, ''Floats Horse-Floats or Horse-Flows'', Starcherone Books, * Steven Seymour, translator, ''If There is Something to Desire: One Hundred Poems'', translated from the original

of his wife, Vera Pavlova, 128 pages, Knopf, * Melissa Stein, ''Rough Honey'', 98 pages; American Poetry Review * Edwin Torres (poet), Edwin Torres, ''In the Function of Extreme Circumstances'', Nightboat Books, Callicoon, NY * Nguyen Trai, ''Beyond the Court Gate: Selected Poems'', edited & translated by Nguyen Do & Paul Hoover (poet), Paul Hoover, Counterpath, Denver, 2010 * Frederick Goddard Tuckerman, ''Selected Poems'', edited by Ben Mazer with an introduction by Stephen Burt, Belknap Press (Harvard University Press), Cambridge, MA * Rosmarie Waldrop, ''Driven to Abstraction'', New Directions, NY * Connie Wanek, ''On Speaking Terms'', Copper Canyon, Port Townsend, WA * Karen Weiser, ''To Light Out'', Ugly Duckling Presse, Brooklyn * C.D. Wright, ''One With Others'' (Copper Canyon Press)Web page titled "C.D. Wright" at the Academy of American Poets "poets.org" website, retrieved September 18, 2011 * Matthew Zapruder, ''Come On All You Ghosts'', 111 pages; Copper Canyon Press

Anthologies in the United States

* David Fideler and Sabrineh Fideler, editors and translators, ''Love's Alchemy: Poems from the Sufi Tradition'', 240 pages, New World Library, * David Groff and Philip Clark, ''Persistent Voices: Poetry by Writers Lost to AIDS'', 240 pages, Alyson Books, * Naomi Shihab Nye, ''Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets under 25'', for "young adults", 256 pages, Greenwillow Books, * Kevin Young (poet), Kevin Young, editor, ''The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing'', 150 poems arranged to correspond with the grieving process, grouped by: Reckoning, Remembrance, Rituals, Recovery and Redemption; 336 pages, Bloomsbury USA,

Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States

*Robert Archambeau (poet), Robert Archambeau, ''Laureates and Heretics: Six Careers in American Poetry'' (Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press) *

, ''Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces'' (Kelson Books) *Norma Cole, ''To Be At Music: Essays & Talks'' (Richmond, CA: Omnidawn Publishing) *Stephen Ratcliffe, ''Reading the Unseen: (Offstage) Hamlet'' (Denver, CO: Counterpath Press, 2010)

Poets in ''The Best American Poetry 2010''

These poets appeared in ''The Best American Poetry 2010'', with David Lehman, general editor, and Amy Gerstler, guest editor (who selected the poetry): * Dick Allen (poet), Dick Allen * John Ashbery * Sandra Beasley * Mark Bibbins * Todd Boss * Fleda Brown *

* Tom Clark (poet), Tom Clark * David Clewell * Michael Collier (poet), Michael Collier * Billy Collins * Dennis Cooper * Kate Daniels * Peter Davis (poet), Peter Davis * Tim Dlugos * Denise Duhamel * Thomas Sayers Ellis * Lynn Emanuel * Elaine Equi * Jill Alexander Essbaum * B. H. Fairchild * Vievee Francis * Louise Glück * Albert Goldbarth * Amy Glynn Greacen * Sonia Greenfield * Kelle Groom * Gabriel Gudding * Kimiko Hahn * Barbara Hamby * Terrance Hayes * Bob Hicok * Rodney Jones (poet), Rodney Jones * Michaela Kahn * Brigit Pegeen Kelly * Corinne Lee * Hailey Leithauser * Dolly Lemke * Maurice Manning * Adrian Matejka * Shane McCrae * Jeffrey McDaniel * W. S. Merwin * Sarah Murphy (poet), Sarah Murphy * Eileen Myles * Camille Norton * Alice Notley * Sharon Olds * Gregory Pardlo * Lucia Perillo * Carl Phillips * Adrienne Rich * James Richardson (poet), James Richardson * J. Allyn Rosser * James Schuyler * Tim Seibles * David Shapiro (poet), David Shapiro * Charles Simic * Frank Stanford * Gerald Stern * Stephen Campbell Sutherland * James Tate (writer), James Tate * David Trinidad *

* John Updike * Derek Walcott * G.C. Waldrep * J. E. Wei * Dara Wier * Terence Winch * Catherine Wing * Mark Wunderlich * Matthew Yeager * Dean Young (poet), Dean Young * Kevin Young (poet), Kevin Young

Works Published by Language

Danish language

* Jöannes Nielsen, ''Broer af sultne ord'' ("Bridges of Hungry Words"), translated from the Faeroese by Erik Skyum-Nielsen, , 52 pages * Andrea Petri, ''Kulørte Balletfantasier'' ("Colored Ballet Fantasies"), , 41 pages * Allan Strandby Nielsen, ''Hvis der ikke er sandstorme, så er der nok noget andet'' ("If There Are Sandstorms, Then There Is Probably Something Else"), , 88 pages

French language

France

* Marc Alyn, ''Anthologie poétique amoureuse'', 330 pages, Ecriture, * Luc Bérimont, ''Poésies Complètes'', publisher: Presses Universitaires d'Angers * Abdellatif Laabi, ''Oeuvre poétique II'', publisher: La Différence * Yvon Le Men, ''Le Tour du monde en 80 poèmes'', publisher: Flammarion * Bernard Noël, ''Les Plumes d'éros'' ("The Feathers of Eros"), Works, Volume 1, poetry and prose, 448 pages, Galimard, * Sergio Badilla Castillo ''Ville Asiégée''. Al Manar. Voix Vives de Méditerraée. Juillet 2010

=Anthologies in France

= * Marie-Claire Bancquart, editor, ''Couleurs femmes: Poèmes de 57 femmes'', Le Castor Astral * Christine Planté, editor, ''Femmes poètes du XIXe siècle: Une anthologie'', PUL * Erhan Turgut, editor, ''Voix de femmes. Anthologie de femmes poètes et photographes du monde'', Turquoise Editions

Germany

* John Ashbery, ''Ein Weltgewandtes Land: Gedichte. Zweisprachig'' ("A Worldly Country: Poems"), a bilingual English/German edition; translated into German by Gerhard Falkner, Jan Wagner (poet), Jan Wagner, Ron Winkler, Uljana Wolf et. a. 340 pages, Luxbooks, * Tadeusz Dabrowski, ''Schwarzes Quadrat auf schwarzem Grund. Zweisprachig'' a bilingual Polish/German edition; translated into German by Andre Rudolph, Monika Rinck, 140 pages, Luxbooks, * Rolf Haufs, ''Tanzstunde auf See: Gedichte'', 128 pages, Hanser, * Martina Hefter, ''Nach den Diskotheken: Gedichte'', 80 pages, Kookbooks, * Gert Jonke, ''Alle Gedichte: Gedichte'' ("Complete Poems"), 160 pages, Jung und Jung, * Nadja Küchenmeister, ''Alle Geister: Gedichte'', 104 pages, Schöffling, * Ben Lerner, ''Die Lichtenbergfiguren: Gedichte. Zweisprachig'' ("The Lichtenberg Figures: Poems"), a bilingual English/German edition; translated into German by Steffen Popp, 70 pages, Luxbooks, * Gwendolyn McEwen ''Die T. E. Lawrence Gedichte: Gedichte. Zweisprachig'', a bilingual English/German edition; translated into German by Christine Koschel, 160 pages, Edition Rugerup, * Benard Noel, ''Körperextrakte: Gedichte. Zweisprachig'', a bilingual French/German edition; translated into German by Angela Sanmann, 106 pages, Das Wunderhorn, * Jörn Pfennig, ''Grondlos Zärtlich: Gedichte'' ("Unwarranted Tenderness: Poems"), 116 pages, Talberg, * Marion Poschmann, ''Geistersehen: Gedichte'' ("Seeing Ghosts"), 126 pages, Suhrkamp, * Marcus Roloff, ''Im toten Winkel des goldenen Schnitts'', 72 pages, Gutleut, * Doris Runge, ''Was da auftaucht: Gedichte'', 84 pages, dtv, * Lutz Seiler, ''Felderlatein: Gedichte'', 102 pages, Suhrkamp, * Ernest Wichner ''Bin ganz wie aufgesperrt'', 47 pages, Das Wunderhorn, * Ron Winkler, ''Frenetische Stille: Gedichte'' ("Frenetic Silence: Poems"), 96 pages, Berlin Verlag,

Poland

* Jacek Gutorow, ''Na brzegu rzeki''; publisher: Biuro Literackie * Jiří Kolář, ''Sposób użycia i inne wiersze'', selected, translated from the original

and annotated by Leszek Engelking; publisher: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT * Urszula Kozioł, ''Horrendum''; publisher: Wydawnictwo Literackie * Ewa Lipska, ''Pogłos''; publisher: Wydawnictwo Literackie * Andrzej Sosnowski, ''Poems'' (untranslated title); publisher: Biuro Literackie * Bohdan Zadura, ''Węgierskie lato. Przekłady z poetów węgierskich'', translated from the original Hungarian poetry, Hungarian; publisher: Biuro Literacke * Adam Zagajewski, ''Wiersze wybrane'' (''Selected Poems''), publisher: Wydawnictwp a5

Spanish language

* Elvis Dino Esquivel, ''Llantos del silencio'', Solar Empire Publishing, * Sergio Badilla Castillo ''Ok Atacama''. Pentagrama edicions. Julio 2010, Santiago de Chile,

Other languages

* Bei Dao, author, and Eliot Weinberger, translator and editor, ''The Rose of Time: New and Selected Poems'', a bilingual English/Chinese poetry, Chinese edition of poems written in Chinese by Bei Dao; preface by Bei Dao, afterword by Eliot Weinberger; 304 pages; New Directions, ; published in the

* János Háy, ''Egy szerelmes vers története'' ("The Story of a Love Poem"), Palatinus; Hungarian poetry, Hungary * Karol Gwóźdź, ''Myśli ukryte'', publisher: Hologram, published in the Upper Silesia, written in Silesian language,

Awards and honors

Awards announced this year:

International

*Struga Poetry Evenings, Golden Wreath of Poetry: Lyubomir Levchev (Bulgaria)

Australia awards and honors

* C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry: * Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry:

Canada awards and honors

* Archibald Lampman Award: Craig Poile, ''True Concessions'' * Atlantic Poetry Prize: Tonja Gunvaldsen Klaassen, ''Lean-To'' * 2010 Governor General's Awards: Richard Greene (writer), Richard Greene, ''Boxing the Compass'' (English); Danielle Fournier, ''effleurés de lumière'' (French) *

: **Canadian: Karen Solie, ''Pigeon'' **International, in the English Language: Eilean Ni Chuilleanain, ''The Sun-fish'' **Lifetime Recognition Award: Adrienne Rich * Gerald Lampert Award: James Langer (poet), James Langer, ''Gun Dogs'' * Pat Lowther Award: Karen Solie, ''Pigeon'' * Prix Alain-Grandbois: Paul Bélanger, ''Répit'' * Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize: Fred Wah, ''Is a Door'' * Prix Émile-Nelligan: Philippe More, ''Le laboratoire des anges''

New Zealand awards and honors

* Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement: * New Zealand Post Book Awards: ** Poetry Award Winner, Brian Turner, ''Just This''. Victoria University Press ** NZSA Jessie MacKay Best First Book of Poetry Award Winner: Selina Tusitala Marsh, ''Fast Talking PI''. Auckland University Press

United Kingdom awards and honors

* Cholmondeley Award: Gillian Allnutt,

, Deryn Rees-Jones * Whitbread Awards, Costa Award (formerly "Whitbread Awards") for poetry: Christopher Reid (writer), Christopher Reid ''A Scattering'' ** Shortlist: * English Association's Fellows' Poetry Prizes: * Eric Gregory Award (for a collection of poems by a poet under the age of 30): * Forward Poetry Prize: **Best Collection: ***Shortlist:

(for '' Human Chain''), Lachlan Mackinnon (for ''Small Hours''), Sinéad Morrissey (for ''Through the Square Window''), and Fiona Sampson (for ''Rough Music''),

(for ''The Wrecking Light''), Jo Shapcott (for ''Of Mutability'')Flood, Alison
"Forward poetry prize avoids Nobel laureate clash: Shortlist for this year's best poetry collection prize includes Seamus Heaney but overlooks Derek Walcott"
July 20, 2010, ''The Guardian''. Retrieved July 26, 2010. **Best First Collection: ***Shortlist: Christian Campbell (poet), Christian Campbell (for ''Running the Dusk''), Hilary Menos (for ''Berg''), Abegail Morley (for ''How to Pour Madness into a Teacup''), Helen Oswald (for ''Learning Gravity''), Steve Spence (writer), Steve Spence (for ''A Curious Shipwreck''), and Sam Willetts (for ''New Light for the Old Dark'') **Best Poem: ***Shortlist: Kate Bingham (for ''On Highgate Hill''),

(for ''An Easy Passage''), Lydia Fulleylove (for ''Night Drive''), Chris Jones (writer), Chris Jones (for ''Sentences''), Ian Pindar (for ''Mrs Beltinska in the Bath''), and Lee Sands (for ''The Reach'') * Jerwood Aldeburgh First Collection Prize for poetry: **Shortlist: * Manchester Poetry Prize: * Michael Marks Award for Pamphlet of the Year: "Advice On Wearing Animal Prints" Selima Hill (Flarestack Poets) * National Poet of Wales: * National Poetry Competition 2010: * T. S. Eliot Prize (United Kingdom and Ireland): Derek Walcott, ''White Egrets'' **Shortlist (announced in November 2010): T. S. Eliot Prize#Shortlists, 2010 Short List * ''The Times''/Stephen Spender Prize for Poetry Translation:

United States awards and honors

* Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize awarded to Glenn Shaheen for ''Predatory'' * AML Award for Poetry awarded to Marilyn Bushman-Carlton for ''Her Side of It: Poems'' * Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize awarded to Emma Trelles for ''Tropicalia'' * Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award: D. A. Powell for ''Chronic'' * Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize: John Koethe, ''Ninety-fifth Street'' * National Book Award for Poetry: "Lighthead" by Terrance Hayes *

National Book Critics Circle Award The National Book Critics Circle Awards are a set of annual American literary awards by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to promote "the finest books and reviews published in English".Anne Carson Anne Patricia Carson (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator, classicist, and professor. Trained at the University of Toronto, Carson has taught classics, comparative literature, and creative writing at universities across ...

for translation from the Greek of ''An Oresteia'': Agamemnon (play)#Agamemnon, Agamemnon by Aiskhylos; Electra (Sophocles), Elektra by Sophokles; Orestes (play), Orestes by Euripides. Judge: Richard Sieburth * PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry: Marilyn Hacker * Poet Laureate of Virginia: Kelly Cherry, two-year appointment 2010 to 2012 * Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (United States):

, '' Versed'' **Finalists: ''Tryst'' by Angie Estes and ''Inseminating the Elephant'' by Lucia Perillo * List of winners of the Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards, Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Award: Paul Vangelisti * Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize : Eleanor Ross Taylor * Wallace Stevens Award: Galway Kinnell * Whiting Awards: Matt Donovan (poet), Matt Donovan, Jane Springer, L.B. Thompson

From the Poetry Society of America

* Frost Medal: Lucille Clifton * Shelley Memorial Award: Kenneth Irby / Eileen Myles Judges: * Writer Magazine/Emily Dickinson Award: Marlene Rosen Fine Judge: Marie Ponsot * Lyric Poetry Award: Ira Sadoff Judge: Megan O'Rourke * Lucille Medwick Memorial Award: Sandra Stone Judge: Juan Felipe Herrera; finalist: * Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award: Rebecca Morgan Frank Judge: Marilyn Hacker; finalists: * Louise Louis/Emily F. Bourne Student Poetry Award: Liya Person-Rechtman Judge: Arda Collins; finalists: * George Bogin Memorial Award: Sawnie Morris Judge:Hettie Jones * Robert H. Winner Memorial Award: Leslie Williams Judge: David St. John; finalists: * Cecil Hemley Memorial Award: Karla Kelsey Judge: Forrest Gander * Norma Farber First Book Award: Scott Coffel Judge: Edward Hirsch * William Carlos Williams Award: Eleanor Ross Taylor Judge: Lynn Emanuel; finalists: Annual Awards Page, Poetry Society of America
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From the Poetry Society of Virginia Student Poetry Contest

2010 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: Poetry Society Prize *1st place Catherine Ray, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem "Where Poems Hide For Me" *2nd place Sophia Rose Carbonneau, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem "Alter Ego" *3rd place Abbie Hinchman, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem “What's in My Journal” *1st Honorable Mention Abbey Hutchins, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem "Wabanaki" *2nd Honorable Mention Hari Srinivasan, Cupertino, CA for the poem “Non-Entity” *3rd Honorable Mention Sophie Bell, Pound Ridge, NY for the poem "The Calming Book" 2010 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: Jenkins Prize *1st place Edyt Dickstein, Livingston, NJ for the poem "Promises" 2010 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: Virginia Student Prize *1st place Lauren Rae (Wren) Brown, Springfield, VA for the poem “Truly (Louis XVI's monologue)” *2nd place Meredith Makhoul, Richmond VA for the poem "Intersection of Patterson and Chopt" *3rd place Taylor Knight, Richmond, VA for the poem "Father" *1st Honorable Mention Audrey Crothers, Virginia Beach, VA for the poem "Odysseus Returns" *2nd Honorable Mention James Ruml, Richmond, VA for the poem "I Wanted" *3rd Honorable Mention Hunter Johnson, Richmond, VA for the poem "English Class" 2010 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: S-8 Category – Undergraduate College *1st place Chelsea Henderson, Charlottesville, VA for the poem "Indignities" *2nd place Stephanie Wang, Roslyn, NY for the poem "He Wrote My Name In Snow" *3rd place Audrey Walls, Richmond, VA for the poem “My Sister, January 1989” *1st Honorable Mention Liam Kane-Grade, Prairie du Sac, WI for the poem "Ants in the Rain" *2nd Honorable Mention Nathan W. Friedman, Richmond, VA for the poem, “Re-enactors” 2010 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: S-5 Category – Grades 9 & 10 *1st place Amber Brown, Oak Park, IL for the poem "Moon" *2nd place Alexis Mia Phillips, Oak Park IL for the poem “Case# 07CR0304” *3rd place Damiano R. Girona, Newport News, VA for the poem "Natural Love" 2010 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: S-4 Category – Grades 7 & 8 *1st place Maria Abrams, Bedford, NY for the poem "Sentences" *2nd place Domonique, Hampton, VA for the poem "Just Because" *3rd place Heidi Ziegra, Edgecomb, ME for the poem “Blue Jay, Black Cat” *1st Honorable Mention Corey Albright, Bedford NY, for the poem "The Bus" *2nd Honorable Mention Abby Williams, Richmond, VA for the poem "Devotion" *3rd Honorable Mention Abbey Hutchins for the poem "Together"

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: * January 1 – Bingo Gazingo, 85, American poetry, American performance poetry, performance poet, struck by car * January 8 – Slavka Maneva, 75, Macedonian language, Macedonian writer and poet * January 11 – Fina de Calderón, 82, Spanish poetry, Spanish * January 14 – P. K. Page, 93 (born 1916 in poetry, 1916),

poet * January 20: ** Taner Baybars, 73, Cypriot-born English poetry, British poet and painter ** Avrom Sutzkever, 96 (born 1913 in poetry, 1913), Israeli poetry, Israeli, Yiddish poetry, Yiddish-language poet * February 6 – Robert Dana, 80 (born 1929 in poetry, 1929), American poetry, American poet, was the List of U.S. states' Poets Laureate, poet laureate for the State of Iowa from 2004 to 2008, pancreatic cancer. * February 13 – Lucille Clifton, 73 (born 1936 in poetry, 1936), American poetry, American poet and former Poet Laureate of Maryland (1974–1985). * March 12 – Todd Moore, 72 (born 1937 in poetry, 1937), American poetry, American poet * March 14 – Vinda Karandikar, 91 (born 1918 in poetry, 1918), Indian poetry, Indian,

-language poet and writer, after short illness

* March 15 - Kazim al-Samawi, 85, (born 1925 in poetry, 1925), Iraqi poet. * March 20 – Ai (poet), Ai, 62 (born 1947 in poetry, 1947), American poetry, American poet whose book ''Vice'' (1999) won the National Book Award for Poetry. Born Florence Anthony, she legally changed her name to Ai. * April 2 – Carolyn Rodgers, 69 (born 1940 in poetry, 1940), American poetry, American poet based in Chicago, participated in Gwendolyn Brooks's Writers Workshops and gained prominence as part of the Black Arts Movement. * April 5 – William Neill (poet), William Neill, 88 (born 1922 in poetry, 1922), Scottish poetry, Scottish poet. * April 23 – Peter Porter (poet), Peter Porter, 81 (born 1929 in poetry, 1929), Australian-born English poetry, British poet. Associated with referred to in Britain as The Group (literature), The Group, he was also recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia. * May 6 – Hoàng Cầm (poet), Hoàng Cầm, 88 (born 1922 in poetry, 1922), Vietnamese literature, Vietnamese poet and playwright * May 7 – Rane Arroyo, 55, (born 1954 in poetry, 1954), American poetry, American poet and playwright. * May 10 – David Chaloner, 65 (born 1944 in poetry, 1944), English poetry, English designer (of interior public spaces) and poet * May 17: **Mukhran Machavariani ( ka, მუხრან მაჭავარიანი), 81 (born 1929 in poetry, 1929), Georgian literature, Georgian poet, died while delivering a speech on the stage of the Rustaveli Theatre on the occasion of the 85th birthday of a fellow poet, Pridon Khalvashi **Judson Crews, 92, (born 1917 in poetry, 1917), American poetry, American poet, small press publisher, and bookseller. Ludvik Kundera1

* May 18: **Edoardo Sanguineti, 79, (born 1930 in poetry, 1930), Italian poetry, Italian poet, playwright, critic and winner of the Bagutta Prize. **Peter Seaton, 67, (born 1942 in poetry, 1942), American poetry, American poet associated with the Language poetry movement, of an apparent heart attack. * May 20 – Alberto Valcárcel Acuña, 65, Peruvian literature, Peruvian In a tribute to Valcarcel organized by Argentine poet Gabriel Impaglione, 30 poets recited free-verse poems on May 31. * May 21 – Driek van Wissen, 66, Dutch poetry, Dutch poet, intracranial hemorrhage * May 22 – Veturi (), 74, Telugu literature, Telugu-language Indian poetry, Indian poet, journalist, writer and lyricist in the Indian cinema, cardiac arrest. * May 28 – Leslie Scalapino, 65, (born 1944 in poetry, 1944), American poetry, American poet, playwright, and editor, winner of the American Book Award. * May 30 – Peter Orlovsky, 76, (born 1933 in poetry, 1933), American poetry, American poet and lifelong companion of Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg. * June 1 – Andrei Voznesensky, 77 (born 1933 in poetry, 1933),

poet * June 7: ** José Albi, 88 (born 1922 in poetry, 1922), Spanish poetry, Spanish poet, literary critic and translator ** Ndoc Gjetja, 66 (born 1944 in poetry, 1944), Albanian poetry, Albanian poet and magazine editor, after long illness Edwin Morgan by Alex Boyd

* June 16 – Allen Hoey, 57 (born 1952 in poetry, 1952), American poetry, American poet who received a Pulitzer prize nomination for his 2008 collection ''Country Music,'', of a myocardial infarction, heart attack. * June 18 – Jose Saramago, 87 (born 1922 in poetry, 1922), Portuguese poetry, Portuguese novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, communist political commentator and winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize for literature * July 2 – Tommy Tabermann, 62 (born 1947 in poetry, 1947), Finnish poetry, Finnish poet and politician * July 3 – Roberto Piva, 72 (born 1937 in poetry, 1937), Brazilian poetry, Brazilian poet and writer * July 5 – Pete Morgan, 71 (born 1939 in poetry, 1939), English poetry, English * July 12 – Tuli Kupferberg, 86, American poetry, American Beat poet and singer * August 3 – Marilyn Buck, 62 (born 1947 in poetry, 1947), radical American poetry, American left-wing terrorist and poet * August 15 – Ghazi Abdul Rahman Algosaibi, 70, (born 1940 in poetry, 1940), Saudi Arabic poetry, Arabian statesman, writer, novelist and poet * August 16 – Narayan Gangaram Surve (Devanagari: नारायण गंगाराम सुर्वे), 83 (born 1926 in poetry, 1926), Indian poetry, Indian,

-language poet * August 17: ** Ludvik Kundera, 90 (born 1920 in poetry, 1920), Czeck poetry, Czech writer, translator, poet, playwright, editor and literary historian; a cousin of Milan Kundera ** Edwin Morgan (poet), Edwin Morgan, 90 (born 1920 in poetry, 1920), Scottish poetry, Scottish poet in English and Scots, appointed first "Scottish Makar" (national poet of Scotland) in

, an honor which he held the rest of his life * August 27: **George Hitchcock (poet), George Hitchcock, 96 (born 1914 in poetry, 1914), American poet; editor and publisher of Kayak (magazine), Kayak magazine and books. **Ravindra Kelekar, 85 (born 1925 in poetry, 1925), Indian author, poet and activist, after short illness. * September 3: **Micky Burn, 97 (born 1912 in poetry, 1912), English poetry, English writer, journalist, World War II commando and prize-winning poet **Carmelo Arden Quin, 97 (born 1913 in poetry, 1913), Uruguayan poetry, Uruguayan poet, political writer, painter, sculptor and co-founder of the international artistic movement “Madi” * September 27: **Michael Gizzi, 61 (born

), American poet and editor, author of more than 10 books of poetry **Carmelo Arden Quin, 97 (born 1913 in poetry, 1913), Uruguayan poet, painter and sculptor * October 21: **A. Ayyappan, 61 (born

), Indian poet **Kjell Landmark, 80 (born 1930 in poetry, 1930), Norwegian poet and politician * October 22 – Alí Chumacero, 92 (born 1918 in poetry, 1918), Mexican writer and poet * November 4: **Viola Fischerová, 75 (born 1935 in poetry, 1935),

poet **Ophelia Alcantara Dimalanta, 76 (born 1934 in poetry, 1934), Filipino poet * November 5 – Adrian Păunescu, 67 (born 1943 in poetry, 1943), Romanian author, poet and politician. * November 9 – Ektor Kaknavatos, 90 (born 1920 in poetry, 1920), Greek poet, pen name of Yorgis Kontoyorgis. * November 11 – Carlos Edmundo de Ory, 87 (born 1923 in poetry, 1923), Spanish poet, leukemia. * November 29 – Bella Akhmadulina, 73, (born 1937 in poetry, 1937), Soviet Union, Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer and translator. * December 23 – Janine Pommy Vega, 68, (born 1942 in poetry, 1942) American Beat Generation poet.Janine Pommy Vega Homepage / Official Website
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