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

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

Events

*January – Five fragments of nine poems, some previously unknown, by Greek poet

Sappho Sappho (; ''Sapphṓ'' ; Aeolic Greek ''Psápphō''; ) was an Ancient Greek poet from Eresos or Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. Sappho is known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung while accompanied by music. In ancient times, Sapph ...

are discovered on ancient

papyrus Papyrus ( ) is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface. It was made from the pith of the papyrus plant, ''Cyperus papyrus'', a wetland sedge. ''Papyrus'' (plural: ''papyri'' or ''papyruses'') can a ...

, including the

Brothers Poem The Brothers Poem or Brothers Song is a series of lines of verse attributed to the Archaic Greece, archaic Greek poet Sappho ( – ), which had been lost since antiquity until being rediscovered in 2014. Most of its text, apart from its opening ...

. This news is being reported by multiple news sources by the end of the month. *January 7 –

Michel Pleau Michel Pleau (born May 25, 1964)Pleau, Michel
L'infocentre litteraire des écrivains qué ...

is named

Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate The Canadian parliamentary poet laureate () is the national poet laureate of Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to t ...

(or Canada's new poet laureate), beginning a two-year mandate to "draw Canadians’ attention to the reading and writing of poetry." *January 29 – Hashem Shabani, an Arab–Iranian poet, was executed by hanging in an unidentified Iranian prison after Iranian President

Hassan Rouhani Hassan Rouhani (; born Hassan Fereydoun, 12 November 1948) is an Iranian peoples, Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. He is also a sharia lawyer ("Wakil"), academic, former diplomat and Islamic cl ...

approved the sentences. *March 7 – For the first time ever, all five poets laureate of the British Isles are women and for the first time all five perform together at the Women of the World festival in London on the eve of International Women's Day. The poets are:

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 ...

(England),

Liz Lochhead Liz Lochhead Hon FRSE (born 26 December 1947) is a Scottish poet, playwright, translator and broadcaster. Between 2011 and 2016 she was the Makar, or National Poet of Scotland, and served as Poet Laureate for Glasgow between 2005 and 2011. ...

(Scotland),

Gillian Clarke Gillian Clarke (born 8 June 1937) is a Welsh poet and playwright, who also edits, broadcasts, lectures and translates from Welsh into English. She co-founded Tŷ Newydd, a writers' centre in North Wales. Life Gillian Clarke was born on 8 ...

(Wales),

Paula Meehan Paula Meehan (born 1955) is an Irish poet and playwright. Life Paula Meehan was born in Dublin in 1955, the eldest of six children. She subsequently moved to London with her parents where she attended St. Elizabeth's Primary School in Kings ...

(Ireland), and

Sinéad Morrissey Sinéad Morrissey (born 24 April 1972 in Portadown, County Armagh) is a Northern Irish poet. In January 2014 she won the T. S. Eliot Prize for her fifth collection ''Parallax: And Selected Poems, Parallax'' and in 2017 she won the Forward Priz ...

(Northern Ireland). *March 19 –

PEN International PEN International (known as International PEN until 2010) is a worldwide professional association, association of writers, founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere. The association ...

comes out with an action appeal protesting the two-year prison sentence handed down to Egyptian poet Omar Hazek. PEN states that this poet has been "imprisoned for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression and assembly." Hazek, who has won several poetry awards and is a former employee of the

Bibliotheca Alexandrina The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Latin, 'Library of Alexandria'; , ) (BA) is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt. It is a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria, once one of the larg ...

, has been held in custody since early December 2013. *April 22 – The

Writers' Trust of Canada The Writers' Trust of Canada () is a registered charity which provides financial support to Canadian writers. Founded by Margaret Atwood, Pierre Berton, Graeme Gibson, Margaret Laurence, and David Young (Canadian playwright), David Young; the W ...

announces the new Latner Writers' Trust Poetry Prize, a new Canadian literary award to honour the body of work of a Canadian poet who has published at least three volumes of poetry."New prize to award $25,000 annually to Canadian poets"
. ''

National Post The ''National Post'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet newspaper and the flagship publication of the American-owned Postmedia Network. It is published Mondays through Saturdays, with Monday released as a digital e-edition only.

'', April 22, 2014. The award is slated to be presented for the first time in November. *May 22 – The translation of ''

Beowulf ''Beowulf'' (; ) is an Old English poetry, Old English poem, an Epic poetry, epic in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 Alliterative verse, alliterative lines. It is one of the most important and List of translat ...

'' by

J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlinson ...

, which he had first completed in 1926, is published in England (after nearly 90 years) as ''Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary'' (his essay " On Translating ''Beowulf'' had been published in 1940). *June 12 – The

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law o ...

selects Charles Wright as the new

United States Poet Laureate The poet laureate consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress, commonly referred to as the United States poet laureate, serves as the official poet of the United States. During their term, the poet laureate seeks to raise the national consc ...

, succeeding

Natasha Trethewey Natasha Trethewey (born April 26, 1966) is an American poet who served as United States Poet Laureate from 2012 to 2014. She won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her 2006 collection ''Native Guard'', and is a former Poet Laureate of Missi ...

. *August 22 –

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

celebrates its own National Poetry Day, now in its 17th year, with more than 60 events held around the country. Included among the various readings and contests are events sponsoring the current

New Zealand Poet Laureate The New Zealand poet laureate is a poet appointed by the National Library of New Zealand to represent New Zealand's community of poets, to promote and advocate for poetry, and to produce a number of published works during their three-year tenure ...

, Vincent O’Sullivan, who reads poetry in

Dunedin Dunedin ( ; ) is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from ("fort of Edin"), the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of S ...

, and 2007–2009 Poet Laureate, Michele Leggott, who MCs the annual

Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...

Library event.

Anniversaries

*January 28 – On this day 75 years ago,

W. B. Yeats William Butler Yeats (, 13 June 186528 January 1939), popularly known as W. B. Yeats, was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer, and literary critic who was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the ...

died in Menton, France. *February 21 –

Christopher Marlowe Christopher Marlowe ( ; Baptism, baptised 26 February 156430 May 1593), also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the English Renaissance theatre, Eli ...

's 450th birthday celebrated (may or may not be his birthday). *March 9 – On this day 20 years ago,

Charles Bukowski Henry Charles Bukowski ( ; born Heinrich Karl Bukowski, ; August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German Americans, German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambien ...

died (1994). *March 31 – On this day 100 years ago, Nobel Prize-winning Mexican poet

Octavio Paz Octavio Paz Lozano (March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998) was a Mexican poet and diplomat. For his body of work, he was awarded the 1977 Jerusalem Prize, the 1981 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1982 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, a ...

was born (1914). *April 23 – It is assumed that

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

was born on this day 450 years ago (because records show that he was baptised on April 26). *May – The 100th anniversary of

Gertrude Stein Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (now part of Pittsburgh), and raised in Oakland, California, Stein moved to Paris in 1903, and ...

's Tender Buttons. *September 4 – On this day 100 years ago,

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

poet and essayist

Charles Péguy Charles Pierre Péguy (; 7 January 1873 – 5 September 1914) was a French poet, essayist, and editor. His two main philosophies were socialism and nationalism; by 1908 at the latest, after years of uneasy agnosticism, he had become a believing ( ...

, 41 (born 1873) was killed in action near

Villeroy, Seine-et-Marne Villeroy () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is at Villeroy that the famous French poet Charles Péguy lost his life, the day before the beginning of the Battle of the Marne ...

, in the early months of

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

*October 10 – On this day 100 years ago,

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

poet

Ernst Stadler Ernst Maria Richard Stadler (11 August 1883 — 30 October 1914) was a German Expressionist poet, writer and translator. As a poet, he was part of the early German expressionist movement. Born in Colmar, Alsace-Lorraine, and educated in Strasb ...

, 31 (born 1883) was killed in battle at Zandvoorde near

Ypres Ypres ( ; ; ; ; ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though the Dutch name is the official one, the city's French name is most commonly used in English. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres/Ieper ...

. * – On this day 200 years ago

Mikhail Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov ( , ; rus, Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, , mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲerməntəf, links=yes; – ) was a Russian Romanticism, Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called ...

was born; he is sometimes referred to as "Russia's second-greatest poet." * October 25 – On this day 100 years ago,

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, p ...

poet

John Berryman John Allyn McAlpin Berryman (born John Allyn Smith, Jr.; October 25, 1914 – January 7, 1972) was an American poet and scholar. He was a major figure in American poetry in the second half of the 20th century and is considered a key figure in th ...

(given name:John Allyn Smith) was born. * October 27 – On this day 100 years ago,

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, of or about Wales * Welsh language, spoken in Wales * Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales Places * Welsh, Arkansas, U.S. * Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. * Welsh, Ohio, U.S. * Welsh Basin, during t ...

poet

Dylan Thomas Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer, whose works include the poems " Do not go gentle into that good night" and " And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Un ...

was born in Swansea. * October 30 – On this day 100 years ago,

poet and publisher

James Laughlin James Laughlin (October 30, 1914 – November 12, 1997) was an American poet and literary book publisher who founded New Directions Publishing. Early life He was born in Pittsburgh, the son of Henry Hughart and Marjory Rea Laughlin. Laughlin ...

, founder of

New Directions Publishers New Directions Publishing Corp. is an independent book publishing company that was founded in 1936 by James Laughlin (1914–1997) and incorporated in 1964. Its offices are located at 80 Eighth Avenue in New York City. History New Directions ...

, was born. * November 3 – On this day 100 years ago,

Austrian Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ** Austria-Hungary ** Austria ...

poet

Georg Trakl Georg Trakl (; 3 February 1887 – 3 November 1914) was an Austrian poet and the brother of the pianist Grete Trakl. He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists. He is perhaps best known for his poem " Grodek", which h ...

, 27, committed suicide.

Works published in English

Australia

*Benedict Andrews. ''Lens Flare.'' Sydney: Pitt Street Poetry *

Louis Armand Louis François Armand (; 17 January 1905 – 30 August 1971) was a French engineer and senior civil servant who managed several public companies, as well as had a significant role in World War II as an officer in the Resistance. He became the ...

. ''Indirect Objects.'' Sydney: Vagabond Press *Judith Beveridge. ''Devadatta's Poems.'' Artarmon: Giramondo Publishing Company *a.j. carruthers. AXIS Book 1: Areal. Tokyo: Vagabond Press *Paul Carter. ''Ecstacies and Elegies''. Perth: UWAP *Melinda Bufton. ''Girlery.'' Hobart: Inken Publisch *Nandi Chinna. ''Swamp''. Fremantle: Fremantle Press *Eileen Chong. ''Peony''. Sydney: Pitt Street Poetry *Dan Disney. ''Mannequin’s Guide to Utopias.'' Macau: ASM, *Benjamin Dodds. ''Regulator.'' Glebe: Puncher and Wattmann *Laurie Duggan. ''Allotments''. Bristol: Shearsman Books *

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 ...

. ''Kin''. Parkville: Five Islands Press *Geoff Goodfellow. ''Opening the Windows to Catch the Sea Breeze.'' Kent Town: Wakefield Press *Libby Hart. ''Wild''. Sydney: Pitt Street Poetry *Vrasidas Karalis and Helen Nickas, editors. ''Antigone Kefala: a writer’s journey.'' Brighton: Owl Publishing *Jacinta Le Plastrier. ''The Book of Skins.'' St Kilda: John Leonard Press *Alan Loney. ''eMailing flowers to Mondrian.'' Malvern East: Hawk Press *Kent MacCarter. ''Sputnik’s Cousin.'' Yarraville: Transit Lounge Publishing *John Mateer. ''Emptiness: Asian Poems, 1998 – 2012''. Fremantle: Fremantle Press *Paul Scully. ''An Existential Grammar.'' North Hobart: Walleah Press *Marie Slaight & Terrence Tasker. ''The Antigone Poems''. Potts Point: Altaire Publications *Maria Takolander. ''The End of the World.'' Artarmon: Giramondo Publishing Company *Tim Thorne. ''The Unspeak Poems and Other Verses.'' North Hobart: Walleah Press *Ann Vickery & John Hawke, editors. ''Poetry and The Trace.'' Glebe: Puncher and Wattmann *Chris Wallace-Crabbe. ''My Feet Are Hungry.'' Sydney: Pitt Street Poetry *Lucy Williams. ''Internal Weather.'' North Hobart: Walleah Press

Canada

* Joanne Arnott – ''Halfling Spring'' * John Barton – ''Polari'' * Shane Book – ''Congotronic'' *

Christopher Levenson Christopher Levenson (born February 13, 1934, in London, England) is a Canadian poet. Life Levenson was educated at Harrow County Grammar School for Boys and Downing College, Cambridge, where he read English under F.R.Leavis. He later received a ...

– ''Night Vision'' * Garth Martens – ''Prologue for the Age of Consequence'' *

Arleen Paré Arleen Lyda Paré (born 1946) is a Canadian writer. She has published three collections of poetry and two novels to date. Originally from Montreal, Quebec, Paré was educated in social work and adult education, and worked in social services in Va ...

– ''Lake of Two Mountains''

Anthologies in Canada

*''Why Poetry Sucks: Humorous Avant-Garde and Post-Avant English Canadian Poetry,'' Jonathan Ball & Ryan Fitzpatrick, editors. (Insomniac Press) *''Under the Mulberry Tree: poems for & about Raymond Souster,'' James Deahl, editor. (Quattro Books)

India

Ranjit Hoskote Ranjit Hoskote (born 1969) is an Indian poet, art critic, cultural theorist and independent curator. He has been honoured by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, with the Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award and the Sah ...

, ''Central Time'',

Penguin India Penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds from the family Spheniscidae () of the order Sphenisciformes (). They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Only one species, the Galápagos penguin, is equatorial, with a smal ...

New Zealand

Airini Beautrais Airini Jane Beautrais (born 1982) is a poet and short-story writer from New Zealand. Background Beautrais was born in 1982 and grew up in Auckland and Whanganui. She studied creative writing and ecological science at the Victoria University o ...

, ''Dear Neil Roberts'', Victoria University Press * Kay McKenzie Cooke, ''Born to a Red-Headed Woman'', Otago University Press *

Chris Tse Chris Tse may refer to: * Chris Tse (New Zealand writer) (born 1982), New Zealand poet, short story writer and editor * Chris Tse (Canadian poet) (born 1989), Canadian spoken-word poet, motivational speaker, and hip hop artist {{human name disa ...

, ''How to be Dead in a Year of Snakes'', Auckland University Press

Poets in ''Best New Zealand Poems''

Poems from these 25 poets were selected by Mark Williams and Jane Stafford for '' Best New Zealand Poems 2013'', published online this year: *

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 ...

Hinemoana Baker Hinemoana Baker (born 1968) is a New Zealand poet, musician and recording artist, teacher of creative writing and broadcaster. Biography Baker was born in Christchurch in 1968 and grew up in Whakatāne and Nelson. She descends from the Ngā ...

* Sarah Broom *Amy Brown *

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 ...

* Mary-Jane Duffy * Murray Edmond * Johanna Emeney * Cliff Fell * Bernadette Hall * Dinah Hawken * Caoilinn Hughes *

Anna Jackson Anna Jackson (born 1967) is a New Zealand poet, fiction and non-fiction writer and an academic. Biography Jackson grew up in Auckland and now lives in Wellington. She has an MA from the University of Auckland and a DPhil from Oxford University ...

* Anne Kennedy * Michele Leggott *

Therese Lloyd Therese or Thérèse is a variant of the feminine given name Teresa. It may refer to: Persons Therese *Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1773–1839), member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a Duchess of Mecklenburg *Therese of Br ...

* Selina Tusitala Marsh *

John Newton John Newton (; – 21 December 1807) was an English evangelical Anglican cleric and slavery Abolitionism, abolitionist. He had previously been a captain of slave ships and an investor in the slave trade. He served as a sailor in the Royal Nav ...

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 ...

* Rachel O'Neill * Vincent O'Sullivan *

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 ...

*Chris Tse *

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 ...

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

England

Liz Berry Liz Berry (born 1980) is a British poet. She has published three pamphlets and two full-length poetry collections. Her debut collection, ''Black Country'' (2014), was named poetry book of the year by several publications, including ''The Guardi ...

, ''Black Country'' (Chatto) *

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 ...

, ''The Whole & Rain-domed Universe'' (Picador; Northern Ireland poet in England) *

John Burnside John Burnside (19 March 1955 – 29 May 2024) was a Scottish writer. He was one of four poets (with Ted Hughes, Sean O'Brien and Jason Allen-Paisant) to have won the T. S. Eliot Prize and the Forward Poetry Prize for a single book – in th ...

, ''All One Breath'' (Cape) *

Yrsa Daley-Ward Yrsa Daley-Ward (born 1989) is an English writer, model and actor.Yrsa Daley-Ward

, ''Bone'' *

Lavinia Greenlaw Lavinia Elaine Greenlaw (born 30 July 1962) is an English poet, novelist and non-fiction writer. She won the Prix du Premier Roman with her first novel and her poetry has been shortlisted for awards that include the T. S. Eliot Prize, Forward Pri ...

, ''A Double Sorrow: Troilus and Criseyde'' (Faber) *

Selima Hill Selima Hill (born 13 October 1945) is a British poet. She has published twenty poetry collections since 1984. Her 1997 collection, ''Violet'', was shortlisted for the most important British poetry awards: the Forward Poetry Prize (Best Poetry ...

, ''The Sparkling Jewel of Naturism'' (

Bloodaxe Books Bloodaxe Books is a British publishing house specializing in poetry. History Bloodaxe Books was founded in 1978 in Newcastle upon Tyne by Neil Astley, who is still editor and managing director. Bloodaxe moved its editorial office to Northumbe ...

) *

Kei Miller Kei Miller (born 24 October 1978) is a Jamaican poet, fiction writer, essayist and blogger. He is also a professor of creative writing.Joss Sheldon Joss Sheldon (born 7 April 1982, Barnet, UK) is an author who has released six novels: ''Other Worlds Were Possible'' (2023), ''Individutopia'' (2018), ''Money Power Love'' (2017), ''The Little Voice'' (2016), ''Occupied'' (2015) and ''Involution & ...

, ''Involution & Evolution: A rhyming anti-war novel'' *

Rosemary Tonks Rosemary Tonks (17 October 1928 – 15 April 2014) was an English poet and author. After publishing two poetry collections, six novels, and pieces in numerous media outlets, she disappeared from the public eye following her conversion to Fundamen ...

(died April 15), ''Bedouin of the London Evening: Collected Poems'' (Bloodaxe Books) *

Hugo Williams Hugo Williams (born Hugh Anthony Mordaunt Vyner Williams on 20 February 1942) is an English poet, journalist and travel writer. He received the T. S. Eliot Prize in 1999 and Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 2004. Family and early life Will ...

, ''I Knew the Bride'' (Faber)

Ireland

* Harry Clifton, ''The Holding Centre: Selected Poems 1974–2004'' (BloodAxe Books)

Scotland

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 Touch of Time: New & Selected Poems'' (BloodAxe Books)

Wales

Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards may refer to: Musicians *Jonathan and Darlene Edwards, pseudonym of bandleader Paul Weston and his wife, singer Jo Stafford *Jonathan Edwards (musician) (born 1946), American musician **Jonathan Edwards (album), ''Jonathan Edward ...

, ''My Family and Other Superheroes'' (Seren)

Anthologies in the United Kingdom

*''Ten: the new wave,'' edited by Karen McCarthy Woolf (BloodAxe) – new poetry voices in Britain including

Mona Arshi Mona Arshi is a British poet and novelist. She won the Forward Prize for Poetry, Best First Collection in 2015 for her debut collection, ''Small Hands''. She has also won the Manchester Poetry Prize. Her debut novel, ''Somebody Loves You'', w ...

, Jay Bernard,

Kayo Chingonyi Kayo Chingonyi (born 1987) is a Zambian British poet and editor who is the author of two poetry collections, ''Kumukanda'' and ''A Blood Condition'' (2021)''.'' He has also published two earlier pamphlets, ''Some Bright Elegance'' (Salt Publishin ...

, Rishi Dastidar,

Edward Doegar Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...

Inua Ellams Inua Marc Mohammed Onore de Ellams II (born 23 October 1984) is a Nigerian-born British poet, playwright and performer. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to the arts. E ...

, Sarah Howe, Adam Lowe, Eileen Pun and

Warsan Shire Warsan Shire (born 1 August 1988) is a British writer, poet, editor, and teacher who was born to Somali parents in Kenya. In 2013, she was awarded the inaugural Brunel University African Poetry Prize. Early life and career Born on 1 August 1 ...

Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United Kingdom

*Laura Jansen – ''The Roman Paratext: Frame, Texts, Readers''. (Cambridge University Press)

United States

James Baldwin James Arthur Baldwin (né Jones; August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems. His 1953 novel '' Go Tell It on the Mountain'' has been ranked ...

, ''Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems'' (Beacon Press) *

Jared Carter Jared Carter may refer to: * Jared Carter (Latter Day Saints) (1801–1849), an early missionary in the Latter Day Saint movement *Jared Carter (poet) Jared Carter (born January 10, 1939) is an American poet and editor. Life Carter was born in a ...

, ''Darkened Rooms of Summer'', (

University of Nebraska Press The University of Nebraska Press (UNP) was founded in 1941 and is an academic publisher of scholarly and general-interest books. The press is under the auspices of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the main campus of the University of Ne ...

) *Kendra DeColo, ''Thieves in the Afterlife'' (Saturnalia Books) *

Arkadii Dragomoshchenko Arkadii Trofimovich Dragomoshchenko ( rus, Арка́дий Трофи́мович Драгомо́щенко, p=ɐrˈkadʲɪj trɐˈfʲiməvʲɪdʑ drəɡɐˈmoɕːɪnkə, a=Arkadiy Trofimovich Dragomoschyenko.ru.vorb.oga; 1946 – 12 September 2 ...

, ''Endarkment: Selected Poems,'' edited by

Eugene Ostashevsky Eugene Ostashevsky (born 1968) is a Russian-American writer, poet, translator and professor at New York University. Early life and education Ostashevsky was born in Leningrad. He immigrated with his parents to the United States when he was 11 yea ...

, translated by

Lyn Hejinian Lyn Hejinian ( ; May 17, 1941 – February 24, 2024) was an American poet, essayist, translator, and publisher. She is often associated with the Language poets and is known for her landmark work ''My Life'' (Sun & Moon (publisher), Sun & Moon, 198 ...

, Genya Turovskaya, Eugene Ostashevsky, Bela Shayevich, Jacob Edmund & Elena Balashova (Wesleyan University) *Tarfia Faizullah, ''Seam'' (So. Illinois Univ. Press) *Lizzie Harris, ''STOP WANTING'' (

Cleveland State University Poetry Center The Cleveland State University Poetry Center is a literary small press and poetry outreach organization in Cleveland, Ohio, operated under the auspices of the English Department at Cleveland State University. It publishes original works of poetry ...

) *

Matthea Harvey Matthea Harvey (born September 3, 1973) is a contemporary American poet, writer and professor. She has published four collections of poetry. The most recent of these, ''If the Tabloids Are True What Are You?'', a collection of poetry and images, ...

, ''If The Tabloids Are True, What Are You?'' (Graywolf Press) *Chloe Honum, ''The Tulip-Flame'' (

) *

Fanny Howe Fanny Howe (born October 15, 1940, in Buffalo, New York) is an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. She was raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Howe has written more than 20 books of poetry and prose. Her major works include poetry ...

, ''Second Childhood'' (Graywolf Press) *

Saeed Jones Saeed Jones (born November 26, 1985) is an American writer and poet. His debut collection '' Prelude to Bruise'' was named a 2014 finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry. His second book, a memoir, '' How We Fight for Our ...

, '' Prelude to Bruise'' (Coffee House Press) *Keetje Kuipers, ''The Keys to the Jail'' (BOA Editions) *Cathy Linh Che, ''Split'' (Alice james Books) *Sally Wen Mao, ''Mad Honey Symposium'' (Alice James Books) *Michael Mlekoday, ''The Dead Eat Everything'' (Kent State University Press) *Eugenia Leigh, '' Blood, Sparrows and Sparrows'' (Four Way Books) *

D. A. Powell Douglas A. Powell (born May 16, 1963) is an American poet. Life and career Powell lived in various places growing up, then graduated high school from Lindhurst High School in Olivehurst, California. He then worked in a number of jobs before even ...

, ''Repast'' (Graywolf Press) *

George Quasha George Quasha (born 1942) is an American artist and poet who works across media, exploring language, sculpture, drawing, video art, sound and music, installation, and performance. He lives and works in Barrytown, New York. Early life Quasha was ...

, ''Speaking Animate (preverbs)'' (Between Editions) *

Claudia Rankine Claudia Rankine (; born September 4, 1963) is a Jamaican-American poet, essayist, playwright, and the editor of several anthologies. She is the author of five volumes of poetry, two plays and various essays. Her book of poetry, '' Citizen: An A ...

, ''Citizen: An American Lyric'' (Graywolf Press) *Spencer Reece, ''The Road to Emmaus'' (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) *Nicholas Samaras, "American Psalm, World Psalm" (Ashland Poetry Press) *Danez Smith, '' nsertBoy'' (YesYes Books) *

Ron Silliman Ron Silliman (born August 5, 1946) is an American poet. He has written and edited over 30 books, and has had his poetry and criticism translated into 12 languages. He is often associated with language poetry. Between 1979 and 2004, Silliman w ...

– ''Northern Soul,'' (Shearsman) *R. A. Villanueva, ''Reliquaria'' (

) *Caki Wilkinson, ''The Wynona Stone Poems'' (Persea Press) *

Jake Adam York Jake Adam York (August 10, 1972December 16, 2012) was an American poet. He published three books of poetry before his death: ''Murder Ballads'', which won the 2005 Elixir Prize in Poetry; ''A Murmuration of Starlings'', which won the 2008 Colora ...

, ''Abide'' (So. Illinois Univ. Press) * Kevin Young – ''Book of Hours,'' (Knopf)

Anthologies in the United States

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 ...

, editor. ''Poems of the American South'' (Random House) *

Carolyn Forché Carolyn Forché (born April 28, 1950) is an American poet, editor, professor, translator, and human rights advocate. She has received many awards for her literary work. Biography Forché was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Michael Joseph and Louise ...

Duncan Wu Duncan Wu (born 3 November 1961 in Woking, Surrey) is a British academic and biographer. Biography Wu received his D.Phil from Oxford University. From 2000-2008, he was Professor of English Language and Literature at St Catherine's College, Ox ...

, editors. ''Poetry of Witness: The Tradition in English, 1500–2001'' (W. W. Norton)

Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States

*John Drury – ''Music at Midnight: The Life and Poetry of George Herbert.'' (University of Chicago Press) *Tom Hawkins – ''Iambic Poetics in the Roman Empire'' (Cambridge University Press) *Ron Silliman – ''Against Conceptual Poetry'' (Counterpath Press)

Poets in ''The Best American Poetry 2014''

Works published in other languages

French

German

* Antony Theodore, ''Gottliche Augenblicke : Eine Reise durch das Jahr'',

Awards and honors by country

Awards announced this year:

International

Struga Poetry Evenings Struga Poetry Evenings (SPE) (, СВП; tr. ''Struški večeri na poezijata'', ''SVP'') is an international poetry festival held annually in Struga, North Macedonia. During the several decades of its existence, the Festival has awarded its most ...

Golden Wreath Laureate: to

Ko Un Ko Un (; born 1 August 1933) is a South Korean poet whose works have been translated and published in more than fifteen countries. He had been imprisoned many times due to his role in the campaign for Korean democracy and was later mentioned in ...

(

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

)

Australia awards and honors

* C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry:

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 ...

, ''Liquid Nitrogen'' *

Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is awarded annually as part of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for a book of collected poems or for a single poem of substantial length published in book form.Fiona Hile, ''Novelties'' *

Prime Minister's Literary Awards The Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards (PMLA) were announced at the end of 2007 by the incoming First Rudd ministry following the 2007 election. They are administered by the Minister for the Arts.Melinda Smith Melinda Smith (born 1971) is an Australian poet. Smith won the poetry section of the Prime Minister's Literary Awards in 2014 for her collection ''Drag Down to Unlock or Place an Emergency Call''. The award citation said, "From its range of techn ...

, ''Drag Down to Unlock or Place an Emergency Call''

Canada awards and honors

Archibald Lampman Award The Archibald Lampman Award is an annual Canadian literary award, created by Blaine Marchand, and presented by the literary magazine '' Arc'', for the year's best work of poetry by a writer living in the National Capital Region. The award is p ...

: David O'Meara, ''A Pretty Sight'' * Atlantic Poetry Prize:

Don Domanski Don Domanski (April 29, 1950 – September 7, 2020) was a Canadian poet. Biography Domanski was born and raised in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and lived briefly in Toronto, Vancouver and Wolfville, before settling in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he lived ...

, ''Bite Down Little Whisper'' *

2014 Governor General's Awards The shortlisted nominees for the 2014 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 7, 2014,Arleen Paré Arleen Lyda Paré (born 1946) is a Canadian writer. She has published three collections of poetry and two novels to date. Originally from Montreal, Quebec, Paré was educated in social work and adult education, and worked in social services in Va ...

, ''Lake of Two Mountains'' (English);

José Acquelin José Acquelin (born April 4, 1956 in Montreal) is a Canadian poet from Quebec. He won the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry at the 2014 Governor General's Awards for ''Anarchie de la lumière'',

, ''Anarchie de la lumière'' (French)"Thomas King wins Governor General’s award for fiction"
''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Newspapers in Canada, Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in Western Canada, western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 million in 2024, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on week ...

'', November 18, 2014. *

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 ...

: **Canada:

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 ...

, ''Red Doc>''Griffin Poetry Prize , Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire Brenda Hillman and Red Doc> Anne Carson Win the 2014 Griffin Poetry Prize
/ref> **International:

Brenda Hillman Brenda Hillman (born March 27, 1951, in Tucson, Arizona) is an American poet and translator. She is the author of ten collections of poetry: ''White Dress'', ''Fortress'', ''Death Tractates'', ''Bright Existence'', ''Loose Sugar'', ''Cascadia'', ' ...

, ''Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire'' **Lifetime Recognition Award (presented by the Griffin trustees) to Adelia Prado * Latner Writers' Trust Poetry Prize:

Ken Babstock Ken Babstock (born 19 January 1970) is a Canadian poet.House of Anansi ...

Gerald Lampert Award The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is an annual literary award presented by the League of Canadian Poets to the best volume of poetry published by a first-time poet. It is presented in honour of poetry promoter Gerald Lampert. Each winner receive ...

: Murray Reiss, ''The Survival Rate of Butterflies in the Wild'' *

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 ...

Alexandra Oliver Alexandra Edith Amelia Basekic (; born 1970) is a Canadian poet. She began as a Vancouver-based slam poet in the early 1990s, and appeared in the 1998 documentary film ''SlamNation''. Oliver won the 2014 Pat Lowther Award for her collection ''M ...

, ''Meeting the Tormentors in Safeway'' *

Prix Alain-Grandbois The Prix Alain-Grandbois or ''Alain Grandbois Prize'' is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry.

Michaël Trahan Michaël Trahan (born 1984) is a Canadian poet from Quebec.

, ''Nœud coulant'' * Raymond Souster Award:

Anne Compton Anne Compton (born 1947) is a Canadian poet, critic, and anthologist. Biography Compton was born and raised in the farming community of Bangor, Prince Edward Island. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Prince Edward Island, ...

, ''Alongside'' *

Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize The Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, established in 1986, is awarded annually to the best collection of poetry by a resident of British Columbia, Canada. One of the BC and Yukon Book Prizes, the award was originally known as the B.C. Prize for Poet ...

Jordan Abel Jordan Abel is an academic and poet who lives and works in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is an associate professor in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta. Early life and education Abel was born Vancouver, British Columbia to a Nisg ...

, ''The Place of Scraps'' *

Prix Émile-Nelligan The Prix Émile-Nelligan is a literary award given annually by the Fondation Émile-Nelligan to a North American French language poet under the age of 35. It was named in honour of the Quebec poet Émile Nelligan and was first awarded in 1979, the ...

: Roxanne Desjardins, ''Ciseaux''

France awards and honors

Prix Goncourt de la Poésie The Prix Goncourt ( , "The Goncourt Prize") is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward of only 10 euros, but resul ...

William Cliff William Cliff (born André Imberechts, 27 December 1940) is a Francophone Belgian poet. He was born in Gembloux. His poems had the good fortune to be noticed early on by Raymond Queneau, and were published continuously by Gallimard until 1986. C ...

New Zealand awards and honors

* Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement: *

New Zealand Post Book Awards The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards are literary awards presented annually in New Zealand. The awards began in 1996 as the merger of two literary awards events: the New Zealand Book Awards, which ran from 1976 to 1995, and the Goodman Fielder Wa ...

: ** Poetry Award winner: Vincent O'Sullivan, ''Us, then''.

Victoria University Press Te Herenga Waka University Press or THWUP (formerly Victoria University Press) is the book publishing arm of Victoria University of Wellington, located in Wellington, New Zealand. As of 2022, the press had published around 800 books. History V ...

** NZSA Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry:

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 ...

, ''Horse with Hat''.

India awards and honors

Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

: Adil Jussawalla for ''Trying to Say Goodbye'' (English)

United Kingdom awards and honors

Cholmondeley Award The Cholmondeley Awards ( ) are annual awards for poetry given by the Society of Authors in the United Kingdom. Awards honour distinguished poets, from a fund endowed by the Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondeley in 1966. Since 1991 the award has bee ...

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 ...

Jeremy Hooker Jeremy Hooker FRSL FLSW (born 1941 in Warsash, Hampshire) is an English poet, critic, teacher, and broadcaster. Central to his work are a concern with the relationship between personal identity and place. Hooker taught at the University of Wal ...

, John James,

Glyn Maxwell Glyn Maxwell (born 1962) is a British poet, playwright, novelist, librettist, and lecturer. Early life Of primarily Welsh heritage — his mother Buddug-Mair Powell (b. 1928) acted in the original stage show of Dylan Thomas's ''Under Milk Wood'' ...

Denise Riley Denise Riley (born 1948, Carlisle) is an English poet and philosopher. Life Riley lives in London. She was educated for a year at Somerville College, Oxford, and graduated from New Hall, Cambridge. She was, until recently, Professor of Literat ...

Costa Book Awards The Costa Book Awards were a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in United Kingdom, UK and Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Originally named the Whitbread Book Awards from 1971 to 2005 after its first ...

poetry award:

, ''My Family and Other Superheroes'' ** Shortlist:

, ''The Whole & Rain-domed Universe'';

, ''A Double Sorrow: Troilus and Criseyde'';

Kei Miller Kei Miller (born 24 October 1978) is a Jamaican poet, fiction writer, essayist and blogger. He is also a professor of creative writing.Eric Gregory Award The Eric Gregory Award is a literary award given annually by the Society of Authors for a collection by United Kingdom poets under the age of 30. The award was founded in 1960 by Dr. Eric Gregory to support and encourage young poets. Past winne ...

(for a collection of poems by a poet under the age of 30): *

Forward Prizes for Poetry The Forward Prizes for Poetry are major British awards for poetry, presented annually at a public ceremony in London. They were founded in 1992 by William Sieghart with the aim of celebrating excellence in poetry and increasing its audience. The ...

: **Best Collection:

Kei Miller Kei Miller (born 24 October 1978) is a Jamaican poet, fiction writer, essayist and blogger. He is also a professor of creative writing.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 ...

, ''The Whole & Rain-domed Universe'';

, ''All One Breath'';

Louise Glück Louise Elisabeth Glück ( ; April 22, 1943 – October 13, 2023) was an American poet and essayist. She won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, whose judges praised "her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existe ...

, '' Faithful and Virtuous Night'';

, ''I Knew the Bride'' **Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection: Liz Berry, ''Black Country'' ***Shortlist: **Best Poem: Stephen Santus, "In a Restaurant" ***Shortlist: * Jerwood Aldeburgh First Collection Prize for poetry: **Shortlist: *

Manchester Poetry Prize The Manchester Poetry Prize is a literary award celebrating excellence in creative writing. It was launched by Carol Ann Duffy and The Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2008, and was the first phase of the annua ...

: * National Poet of Wales:

(since 2008) *

National Poetry Competition The National Poetry Competition is an annual poetry prize established in 1978 in the United Kingdom. It is run by UK-based The Poetry Society and accepts entries from all over the world, with over 10,000 poems being submitted to the competition ...

: Roger Philip Dennis for ''Corkscrew Hill Photo'' *

T. S. Eliot Prize The T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry is a prize for poetry awarded by the T. S. Eliot Foundation. For many years it was awarded by the Eliots' Poetry Book Society (UK) for "the best collection of new verse in English first published in the UK or t ...

(United Kingdom and Ireland):

David Harsent David Harsent (born in Devon in 1942) is an English poet who for some time earned his living as a TV scriptwriter and crime novelist. Background During his early career he was part of a circle of poets centred on Ian Hamilton and forming somet ...

, ''Fire Songs'' **Shortlist (announced in November 2014): 2014 Short List * ''The Times''/Stephen Spender Prize for Poetry Translation:

United States awards and honors

Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize The Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize is a major United States, American literary award for a first full-length book of poetry in the English language. This prize of the University of Pittsburgh Press in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Penn ...

: Nate Marshall for ''Wild Hundreds'' *

AML Award The AML Awards are given annually by the Association for Mormon Letters (AML) to the best work "by, for, and about Mormons." They are juried awards, chosen by a panel of judges. Citations for many of the awards can be found on the AML website. ...

for Poetry awarded to Kristen Eliason for ''Picture Dictionary'' **Finalists: Kimberly Johnson, ''Uncommon Prayer and Made Flesh: Sacrament and Poetics in Post-Reformation England''; Laura Stott, ''In the Museum of Coming and Going'' *

Arab American Book Award The Arab American Book Award, established in 2006, is an annual literary award to celebrate and support the research of, and the written work of, Arab Americans and their culture. The Arab American Book Award encourages the publication and excelle ...

(The George Ellenbogen Poetry Award):

Philip Metres Philip Metres (born July 4, 1970) is an American writer, poet, translator, scholar, and essayist. His poetry books include ''Fugitive/Refuge'', ''Shrapnel Maps'', ''Pictures at an Exhibition'', and ''Sand Opera''. He has published poems, essays, ...

, ''A Concordance of Leaves'' **Honorable mentions: Farid Matuk, ''My Daughter La Chola''; Fady Joudah, ''Alight'' * Best Translated Book Award (BTBA): * Beatrice Hawley Award from

Alice James Books Alice James Books is an American non-profit poetry press located in New Gloucester, Maine. History and mission "Alice James Books was founded as a co-operative press in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, MA in 1973 by five women and two men: ...

Richie Hofmann Richard "Richie" Joseph Hofmann, is an American poet, Guggenheim Fellow, winner of the Alice James Award, and the Pushcart Prize. He is regularly published in The New Yorker, and has been featured in The Atlantic, The New York Times and The New ...

, ''Second Empire'' *

Bollingen Prize The Bollingen Prize for Poetry is a literary honor bestowed on an American poet. Every two years, the award recognizes a poet for best new volume of work or lifetime achievement. It is awarded without nominations or submissions by the Beinecke R ...

: *

Jackson Poetry Prize Poets & Writers, Inc. is one of the largest nonprofit literary organizations in the United States serving poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The organization publishes a bi-monthly magazine called ''Poets & Writers Magazine'' ...

. **Judges: Tracy K. Smith, David St. John, and

Mark Strand Mark Strand (April 11, 1934 – November 29, 2014) was a Canadian-born American poet, essayist and translator. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1990 and received the Wallace Stevens Award in 2004 ...

Lambda Literary Award Lambda Literary Awards, also known as the "Lammys", are awarded yearly by Lambda Literary Foundation, Lambda Literary to recognize the crucial role LGBTQ+ writers play in shaping the world. The Lammys celebrate the very best in LGBTQ+ literatur ...

: ** Gay Poetry:

Rigoberto González Rigoberto González (born July 18, 1970) is an American writer and book critic. He is an editor and author of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and bilingual children's books, and self-identifies in his writing as a gay Chicano. His most recent projec ...

, ''Unpeopled Eden'' ** Lesbian Poetry: Ana Božičević, ''Rise in the Fall'' *

Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize The Academy of American Poets is a national, member-supported organization that promotes poets and the art of poetry. The nonprofit organization was incorporated in the state of New York in 1934. It fosters the readership of poetry through outreac ...

: *

Los Angeles Times Book Prize Since 1980, the ''Los Angeles Times'' has awarded a set of annual book prizes. The ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize currently has nine categories: biography, current interest, fiction, first fiction (the Art Seidenbaum Award added in 1991), his ...

: **Finalists:

Joshua Beckman Joshua Beckman is an American poet. Life Joshua Beckman was born in 1971 New Haven, Connecticut, and graduated from Hampshire College. He is the author of eight collections of poetry, including ''The Inside of an Apple'' (which was a finalist fo ...

, ''The Inside of an Apple'' (Wave Books);

Mei-mei Berssenbrugge Mei-mei Berssenbrugge (; born October 5, 1947, in Beijing, China) is a contemporary poet. Winner of two American Book Awards, her work is often associated with the Language School, the poetry of the New York School, phenomenology, and visual a ...

, ''Hello, the Roses'' (New Directions);

Ron Padgett Ron Padgett (born June 17, 1942) is an American poet, essayist, fiction writer, translator, and a member of the New York School (art), New York School. ''Great Balls of Fire'', Padgett's first full-length collection of poems, was published in 1969 ...

, ''Collected Poems'' (Coffee House Press);

Elizabeth Robinson Elizabeth Robinson (born 1961, Denver, Colorado) is an American poet and professor, author of twelve collections of poetry, most recently ''Counterpart'' (Ahsahta Press, 2012), "Three Novels" (Omnidawn, 2011) "Also Known A," (Apogee, 2009), and ' ...

''On Ghosts'' (Solid Objects); Lynn Xu, ''Debts & Lessons'' (Omnidawn) *

National Book Award for Poetry The National Book Award for Poetry is one of five annual National Book Awards, which are given by the National Book Foundation to recognize outstanding literary work by US citizens. They are awards "by writers to writers".

(NBA): **NBA Finalists: ***

, ''Faithful and Virtuous Night'' ***

, ''Second Childhood'' *** Maureen N. McLane, ''This Blue'' ***

Fred Moten Fred Moten (born 1962) is an American Culture theory, cultural theorist, poet, and scholar whose work explores critical theory, black studies, and performance studies. Moten is Professor of Performance Studies at New York University and Distingui ...

, ''The Feel Trio'' ***

, ''Citizen: An American Lyric'' **NBA Longlist: *** Linda Bierds, ''Roget's Illusion'' ***

Brian Blanchfield Brian Blanchfield is an American poet and essayist. Early life and education He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1973, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Warren Wilson College. He is the author of tw ...

, ''A Several World'' ***

Edward Hirsch Edward M. Hirsch (born January 20, 1950) is an American poet and critic who wrote a national bestseller about reading poetry. He has published nine books of poems, including ''The Living Fire: New and Selected Poems'' (2010), which brings toget ...

, ''Gabriel: A Poem'' *** Spencer Reece, ''The Road to Emmaus'' ***

, ''Collected Poems'' *

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".The New Criterion ''The New Criterion'' is a New York–based monthly literary magazine and journal of artistic and cultural criticism, edited by Roger Kimball (editor and publisher) and James Panero (executive editor). It has sections for criticism of poetry ...

'' Poetry Prize: ''Fix Quiet'' by

John Poch John Poch (born 1966 in Erie, Pennsylvania) is an American poet, fiction writer, and critic. Biography John Poch holds an M.F.A. in Poetry from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in English from the University of North Texas. He was the ina ...

Pulitzer Prize for 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 ...

(United States):

Vijay Seshadri Vijay Seshadri (born 13 February 1954) is an American poet, essayist and literary critic based in Brooklyn. Vijay won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, for '' 3 Sections''. Early life Vijay's parents immigrated to the United States from Bang ...

, ''3 Sections'' **Finalists: Morri Creech, ''The Sleep of Reason'' and

Adrian Matejka Adrian Matejka is an American poet and author of ''The Devil's Garden'' and ''Mixology''. His most decorated work is ''The Big Smoke'', which won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and was nominated for the National Book Award for Poetry and the Pulit ...

, ''The Big Smoke'' (Penguin) *

Wallace Stevens Award The Academy of American Poets is a national, member-supported organization that promotes poets and the art of poetry. The nonprofit organization was incorporated in the state of New York in 1934. It fosters the readership of poetry through outreac ...

: *

Whiting Writers' Award The Whiting Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, ...

(in Poetry): *

PEN Award for Poetry in Translation The PEN Award for Poetry in Translation is given by PEN America (formerly PEN American Center) to honor a poetry translation published in the preceding year. The award should not be confused with the PEN Translation Prize. The award is one of many ...

: – Judge: *

PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry The PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry is given biennially to an American poet whose distinguished and growing body of work to date represents a notable and accomplished presence in American literature. The award is one of many PEN awards sponsored by ...

Frank Bidart Frank Bidart (born May 27, 1939, Bakersfield, CA) is an American academic and poet, and a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Biography Bidart is a native of California and considered a career in acting or directing when he was young. In 19 ...

(Judges: Peg Boyers,

Toi Derricotte Toi Derricotte (pronounced ''DARE-ah-cot'' ) (born April 12, 1941) is an American poet. She is the author of six poetry collections and a literary memoir. She has won numerous literary awards, including the 2020 Frost Medal for distinguished lifet ...

, and

Rowan Ricardo Phillips Rowan Ricardo Phillips (born 1974 in New York City) is an American poet, writer, editor, and translator. He is a Distinguished Professor of English at Stony Brook University, the poetry editor of ''The New Republic'', and the editor of Princeto ...

) * Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Award: *

Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize The Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize is awarded annually by The Poetry Foundation, which also publishes ''Poetry'' magazine. The prize was established in 1986 by Ruth Lilly. It honors a living U.S. poet whose "lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordin ...

Nathaniel Mackey Nathaniel Mackey is an American poet, novelist, anthologist, literary critic and editor. He is the Reynolds Price Professor of Creative Writing at Duke University and a Chancellor of The Academy of American Poets. Mackey is currently teachi ...

Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award The Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Awards are a pair of American prizes based at Claremont Graduate University. They are given to poets for their collections of poetry written in the English language, by a citizen or legal resident alien of the U ...

: * Walt Whitman Prize – Hannah Sanghee Park for ''The Same-Different.'' – Judge:

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 ...

* Yale Younger Series:

From the Poetry Society of America

Frost Medal Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor that deposits onto a freezing surface. Frost forms when the air contains more water vapor than it can normally hold at a specific temperature. The process is similar ...

Gerald Stern Gerald Daniel Stern (February 22, 1925 – October 27, 2022) was an American poet, essayist, and educator. The author of twenty collections of poetry and four books of essays, he taught literature and creative writing at Temple University, India ...

Shelley Memorial Award The Shelley Memorial Award of the Poetry Society of America, was established by the will of Mary P. Sears, and named after the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. The prize is given to a living American poet selected with reference to genius and need, and is ...

Bernadette Mayer Bernadette Mayer (May 12, 1945 – November 22, 2022) was an American poet, writer, and visual artist associated with both the Language poets and the New York School (art), New York School. Early life and education Bernadette Mayer was born ...

Writer Magazine/Emily Dickinson Award The Writer Magazine/Emily Dickinson Award is given once a year to a member of the Poetry Society of America "to honor the memory and poetry of Emily Dickinson, for a poem inspired by Dickinson though not necessarily in her style.""PSA Annual Awar ...

: Tom Thompson *

Lyric Poetry Award The Lyric Poetry Award is given once a year to a member of the Poetry Society of America and was "established under the will of PSA member Mrs. Consuelo Ford (Althea Urn), and also in memory of Mary Carolyn Davies, for a lyric poem on any subject."{ ...

: Meghan Kemp-Gee * Alice Fay di Castagnola Award: Timothy Donnelly * Louise Louis/Emily F. Bourne Student Poetry Award: Helen Ross *

George Bogin Memorial Award The Poetry Society of America's George Bogin Memorial Award is given "by the family and friends of George Bogin for a selection of four or five poems that use language in an original way to reflect the encounter of the ordinary and the extraordinar ...

: Gary Young *

Robert H. Winner Memorial Award The Poetry Society of America's Robert H. Winner Memorial Award is given "by the family and friends of Robert H. Winner, whose first book of poems appeared when he was almost fifty years old. This award acknowledges original work being done in mid ...

: Dore Kiesselbach – Judge:

Alberto Rios Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic ''Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albertin ...

Cecil Hemley Memorial Award The Cecil Hemley Memorial Award is given once a year to a member of the Poetry Society of America "for a lyric poem that addresses a philosophical or epistemological concern.""PSA Annual Awards Guidelines" Web page at the Web site of the Poetry Soc ...

: Ari Banias – Judge: *

Norma Farber First Book Award The Norma Farber First Book Award is given by the Poetry Society of America "for a first book of original poetry written by an American and published in either a hard or soft cover in a standard edition during the calendar year". Poetry Society of ...

: r. erica doyle * Lucille Medwick Memorial Award: David Welch *

William Carlos Williams Award The William Carlos Williams Award is given out by the Poetry Society of America for a poetry book published by a small press, non-profit, or university press. The award is endowed by the family and friends of Geraldine Clinton Little, a poet an ...

, ''Collected Poems'' (Judge: Thomas Lux) **Finalists for WCW Award:

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "

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in poetry" article: *January 7 –

Alvin Aubert Alvin Bernard Aubert (March 1930 – January 7, 2014) was an American academic, poet, playwright, editor, literary critic, and scholar who championed African-American culture and rural life along the southern Mississippi River. Aubert was born a ...

(born 1930), African-

poet and scholar *January 8 –

Madeline Gins Madeline Helen Arakawa Gins (November 7, 1941 – January 8, 2014) was an American artist, architect, and poet. Early life and education Gins was born in New York City, November 7, 1941, and raised on Long Island, in the village of Island Park. ...

, 72 (born 1941),

poet, architect and long-time collaborator with artist Arakawa *January 9 –

Amiri Baraka Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous b ...

(''LeRoi Jones''), 79 (born 1934), controversial African-

poet and writer of drama, fiction, essays and music criticism, and former

Poet Laureate of New Jersey The poet laureate of New Jersey (statutorily known as ''New Jersey William Carlos Williams Citation of Merit'') was an honor presented biennially by the Governor of New Jersey to a distinguished New Jersey poet. Created in 1999, this position exis ...

*January 14 –

Juan Gelman Juan Gelman (3 May 1930 – 14 January 2014) was an Argentine poet. He published more than twenty books of poetry between 1956 and his death in early 2014. He was a naturalized citizen of Mexico, where he arrived as a political exile of the Proc ...

, 83 (born 1930), exiled

Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...

poet and recipient of the

Miguel de Cervantes Prize The Miguel de Cervantes Prize () is awarded annually to honour the lifetime achievement of an outstanding writer in the Spanish language. The ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' calls it "most prestigious and remunerative award given for Spanish-languag ...

in 2007 *February 1 –

René Ricard Rene Ricard (July 23, 1946 – February 1, 2014) was an American poet, actor, art critic, and painter. Life and career Albert Napoleon Ricard was born in Boston and grew up in Acushnet, Massachusetts, near New Bedford. As a young teenager he ra ...

, 67(?) (born 1946),

poet, art critic, painter, and actor in

Andy Warhol Andy Warhol (;''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''"Warhol" born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director and producer. A leading figure in the pop art movement, Warhol ...

's films *February 6 –

Maxine Kumin Maxine Kumin (June 6, 1925 – February 6, 2014) was an American poet and author. She was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1981–1982. Biography Early years Maxine Kumin was born Maxine Winokur on June ...

, 88 (born 1925), U. S. American poet who won the

, was Poetry Consultant to the Library of Congress (today known as the

), and wrote some seventeen books of poetry, novels, story collections, and memoirs *March 12 – Bill Knott, 74, (born 1940), U. S. American poet who published more than a dozen books of poetry between his first book in 1968 and his death *March 30 – Colleen Lookingbill, 63 (born 1950), U. S. American who edited, with

, the EtherDome Chapbook series for 12 years, which published emerging women poets. She also co-edited Instance Press *April 2 –

Vern Rutsala Vern Rutsala (February 5, 1934 – April 2, 2014) was an American poet. Born in McCall, Idaho, he was educated at Reed College (B.A.) and the Iowa Writers' Workshop (M.F.A.). He taught English and creative writing at Lewis & Clark College in Portla ...

, 80 (born 1934), U.S. author and poet *April 14 –

Nina Cassian Nina Cassian (pen name of Renée Annie Cassian-Mătăsaru; 27 November 1924, in Galați – 14 April 2014, in New York City) was a Romanian poet, children's book writer, translator, journalist, accomplished pianist and composer, and film critic. ...

, 89 (born 1924), Romanian poet, journalist, film critic, and translator. She translated works of

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...

Christian Morgenstern Christian Otto Josef Wolfgang Morgenstern (6 May 1871 – 31 March 1914) was a German writer and poet from Munich. Morgenstern married Margareta Gosebruch von Liechtenstern on 7 March 1910. He worked for a while as a journalist in Berlin ...

Yiannis Ritsos Yiannis Ritsos ( ; 1 May 1909 – 11 November 1990) was a Greek poet and communist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II. While he disliked being regarded as a political poet, he has been called "the great poet of th ...

, and

Paul Celan Paul Celan (; ; born Paul Antschel; 23 November 1920 – c. 20 April 1970) was a German-speaking Romanian poet, Holocaust survivor, and literary translation, literary translator. He adopted his pen name (an anagram of the Romanian spelling Ancel ...

into Romanian. She published more than fifty books of her own poetry *April 15 –

, 85 (born 1928),

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

poet and novelist *April 24 –

Tadeusz Różewicz Tadeusz Różewicz (9 October 1921 – 24 April 2014) was a Polish poet, playwright, writer, and translator. Różewicz was in the first generation of Polish writers born after Poland regained its independence in 1918, following the century of f ...

, 92 (born 1921), Polish poet and playwright, recipient of the

Austrian State Prize for European Literature The Austrian State Prize for European Literature (), also known in Austria as the European Literary Award (''Europäischer Literaturpreis''), is an Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europ ...

(1982) *April 28 – Gerard Benson, 83 (born 1931),

poet. *April 29 –

Russell Edson Russell Edson (né Edelstein; 12 December 1928 – April 29, 2014) was an American poet, novelist, writer, and illustrator. He was the son of the cartoonist-screenwriter Gus Edson and Gladys Cedar Edson. Born in Manhattan, New York City, Edson ...

, 76-86 (born 1935), American poet, novelist, writer and illustrator *May 10 – Hillary Gravendyk, 35 (born 1979), American poet and twice winner of the Eisner Prize in Poetry and author of ''Harm'' (Omnidawn, 2012) She lived with

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) synonymous with cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis is a rare, progressive illness of the respiratory system, characterized by the thickening and stiffening of lung tissue, associated with the formation of scar ...

and had a double lung transplant five years before her death. *May 21 –

Ruth Guimarães Ruth Guimarães Botelho (June 13, 1920 – May 21, 2014) was the first Afro-Brazilian author to gain a national audience and critical attention for her novels, short stories, and poetry. A classical scholar, she translated works from French, Ita ...

, 93 (born 1920), Afro- Brazilian classicist, fiction writer and poet *May 28 –

Maya Angelou Maya Angelou ( ; born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credi ...

, 86 (born 1928), American author (''I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings''), poet ("On the Pulse of Morning") and civil rights activist*June 22 – Felix Dennis, 67 (born 1947),

publisher and poet *June 27 – Allen Grossman, 82 (born 1932),

poet, critic and professor, winner of the

in 2009 *June 29 – Dermot Healy, 66 (born 1947), Irish poet, playwright, short story writer, memoirist and novelist *August 5 – Diann Blakely, 57 (born 1957), American poet, who won the Alice Fay di Castagnola Award among many other honors *August 19 – Samih al-Qasim, 75 (born 1939), Palestinian Druze poet and journalist **Simin Behbahani, 87, Iranian writer and poet **Richard Dauenhauer, 72, American poet and translator *August 27 – Zaccheus Jackson, 36, Vancouver based Canadian Spoken word and Poetry slam, Slam poet who was the 2013 Vancouver Grand Slam Champ *September 21 – Alastair Reid (poet), Alastair Reid, 88 (born 1926), Scottish poet, essayist, and scholar *September 28 – Dannie Abse, 91 (born 1923), Welsh poet and doctor *October 9 – Carolyn Kizer, 89 (born 1925), American poet and Pulitzer Prize winner in 1985 *October 14 – Ron Loewinsohn, 76, American poet and university professor Since his inclusion in Donald Allen's 1960 poetry anthology, ''The New American Poetry 1945–1960,'' numerous volumes of his poetry (along with two novels) were published *October 28 – Galway Kinnell, 87 (born 1927), American poet, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Pulitzer Prize winner, a MacArthur Fellow and a former State Poet of Vermont; also served as a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets *November 5 – Abdelwahab Meddeb, 68 (born 1946), Tunisian-born poet, Islamic scholar, essayist, novelist; lung cancer *November 13 – Manoel de Barros, 97 (born 1916), Brazilian poet who, before his death, considered by many authors, critics and readers to be Brazil's greatest living poet *November 19 – Jon Stallworthy, 79 (born 1935), English academic, poet and literary critic. Biographer of Wilfred Owen and Louis MacNeice *November 29 –

, 80 (born 1934), Canadian-born American poet and writer,

(1990–1991) *December 4 – Claudia Emerson, 57 (born 1957),

poet *December 27 – Tomaž Šalamun, 73 (born 1941), Slovenian poet

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