Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
March — Jorge Luis Borges returns to his birthplace, Buenos Aires in Argentina, after a period living with his family in Europe.August 3 — Russian poet Nikolay Gumilyov's fate is sealed when he is arrested in the Soviet Union by the Cheka on charges of being a monarchist; on August 24 the Petrograd Cheka decrees execution of all 61 participants of the "Tagantsev Conspiracy", including Gumilyov. The exact dates and locations of their executions and burials are still unknown. He had divorced Russian poet Anna Akhmatova in 1918.December 31 — Mexican poet Manuel Maples Arce distributes the first Stridentist manifesto, Comprimido estridentista, in the broadsheet Actual n°1 (Mexico City).Mrs. C. A. Dawson-Scott founds PEN, an international Association of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists, in London with John Galsworthy, who becomes the organisation's first President; first members include Joseph Conrad, George Bernard Shaw and H. G. WellsArthur Bourinot, Poems. Toronto: T.H. Best.Wilson MacDonald, The Miracle Songs Of Jesus. Toronto: W. MacDonald.Sri Aurobindo, Love and Death, long poem about the triumph of love over death, concerning the Ruru-Priyumvada legend (somewhat like the Greek Orpheus-Eurydice and the Indian Satvitri-Satyavan myths)Toru Dutt, Life and Letters of Toru Dutt, London, Milford: Oxford University Press, Indian poet, writing in English, published in the United KingdomManeck B. Pithawalla, A Wedding Feast, Karachi: M. B. Pithawalla* Poets of John Company, Calcutta: Tahcker, Spink and Co., 134 pages; anthologyK. S. R. Sastry, The Epic of Indian Womanhood, Madras: Imperial Trading Co.Puran Singh, The Sisters of the Spinning Wheel and Other Sikh Poems, London: DentNanikram Vasanmal Thadani, Ashoka and Other Poems, Delhi: self-publishedNancy Cunard, OutlawsWalter de la Mare, The Veil, and Other PoemsToru Dutt, Life and Letters of Toru Dutt, London, Milford: Oxford University Press, Indian poet, writing in English, published in the United KingdomT. S. Eliot, The Metaphysical Poets, critical essay on the Metaphysical poets of the 16th and 17th centuries (text here)Robert Graves, The Pier-GlassD. H. Lawrence, TortoisesCharlotte Mew, Saturday MarketVita Sackville-West, Orchard and VineyardJohn Collings Squire, Collected ParodiesFlora Thompson, Bog-Myrtle and PeatW. B. Yeats, Irish author published in the United Kingdom:Michael Robartes and the Dancer, includes "The Second Coming" and "A Prayer For My Daughter"Four Plays for Dancers, adds "At the Hawk's Well" and "Calvary" to Two Plays for Dancers, published in 1919Conrad Aiken, Punch: The Immoratal LiarSherwood Anderson, The Triumph of the EggHilda Doolittle (H.D.), HymenJohn Gould Fletcher, Breakers and GraniteZona Gale, The Secret WayLangston Hughes, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers", in The CrisisAmy Lowell, LegendsEdna St. Vincent Millay, Second AprilMarianne Moore, PoemsEzra Pound, Poems 1918–1921, New YorkCharles Reznikoff, A Fourth Group of VerseEdward Arlington Robinson, Avon's HarvestWilliam Carlos Williams, Sour GrapesYvor Winters, The Immobile WindElinor Wylie, Nets to Catch the WindC. J. Dennis, A Book for Kids (reissued as Roundabout, 1935), AustraliaLesbia Harford, special issue of Birth (Melbourne, May) devoted to her poetry, AustraliaPatrick Joseph Hartigan, published under the pen name "Joseph O'Brien", Around the Boree Log and Other Verses, very popular Australian book of poetry which went into five editions and 18,000 copies by 1926; widely popularized across eastern Australia by recitations of John Byrne, praised in Ireland and the United States, made into a film in 1925, and 20 poems of the book were set to music in 1933; includes "Said Hanrahan", from which "We'll all be rooned" became an Australian catch phraseW. B. Yeats, Irish author published in the United Kingdom:Michael Robartes and the Dancer, includes "The Second Coming" and "A Prayer For My Daughter"Four Plays for Dancers, adds "At the Hawk's Well" and "Calvary" to Two Plays for Dancers, published in 1919André Breton, Les Champs magnétiquesMax Jacob, Le Laboratoire centralFrancis Jammes:Épitaphes, Paris: Librairie de l'Art catholicLe Tombeau de Jean de la Fontaine, Paris: Mercure de FrancePierre Reverdy, Étoiles peintesPaul-Jean Toulet, Les Contrerimes, FrenchIncluding all of the British colonies that later became India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Listed alphabetically by first name, regardless of surname:
Amir Minai, Mina-yi, Urdu-languageBasavaraju Appa Rao, Basavaraju Appa Rao Gitalu, Telugu-languageDimbeshwar Neog, Malika, Assamese-languageGovindagraj, Vagvaijayanti, 160 poems, including love poems and verses on social and mystic topics; with an introduction by N. C. Kelkar, Marathi-languagePadmadhar Chaliha, Svaraj Sangit, Indian, Assamese-languageVallathol Narayana Menon, Magdalana Mariyam, a Malayalam khanda kavya about a repentant Mary consoled by ChristViswanatha Satyanarayana, Andhra paurusamu, Indian, Telugu-language, written in 1917 but printed in book form this yearAnna Akhmatova, Plantain, RussianAugust Alle, Carmina Barbata, EstonianH. Leivick, The Golem, "dramatic poem in eight scenes", YiddishFederico García Lorca, Libro de poemas ("Book of Poems"), SpainNikolay Gumilyov, The Pillar of Fire, RussianAlexander Lernet-Holenia, Pastorale AustriaBernardo Ortiz de Montellano, Avidez, MexicoCarlos Pellicer, Colores en el mar ("Colors in the Sea"), MexicoDeath years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article (Indian poets listed by first name, when listed alphabetically, whether or not it is a surname):
January 7 – Chester Kallman (died 1975), American poet, librettist and translator best known for collaborations with Igor StravinskyJanuary 15 – Raymond Souster (died 2012), Canadian poetJanuary 31 – Kurt Marti (died 2017), Swiss theologian and poetMarch 1 – Richard Wilbur, American poetApril 6 – Marie Ponsot, née Birmingham, American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher and translatorApril 13 – Max Harris (died 1995), Australian poet, critic, columnist, commentator, publisher and booksellerMay 9:Daniel Berrigan (died 2016), American Jesuit priest, poet and anti-war activistMona Van Duyn (died 2004), American poetJune 15 – James Emanuel (died 2013), African American poet and scholarJuly 5 – Nanos Valaoritis, Greek poet, novelist and playwrightAugust 16 – Shiv K. Kumar, Indian, English-language poet, playwright and fiction writerAugust 21 – Devarakonda Balagangadhara Tilak (died 1966), Telugu-language poet and story writerAugust 31 – Hayden Carruth (died 2008), American poet and literary criticOctober 9 – Tadeusz Różewicz (died 2014), Polish poet, dramatist and writerOctober 13 – Dimitris Tsaloumas, Greek-born Australian poet, resident in Australia from 1952October 17 – George Mackay Brown (died 1996), Scottish poet, author and dramatistDecember 25 – Nan McDonald (died 1974), Australian poet and editorAlso:Lex Banning (died 1965), Australian poet born with cerebral palsy and unable to speak clearly or to write with a penDivya Prabha Bharali, Indian, Assamese-language poet; a womanKathan Singh Jamal, Indian, Dogri-Pahadi-language poetKhizar Maghribi, Indian writer of parodies and humorous verse in the Kashmiri languageMangalacharan Chattopadhyay, Indian, Bengali-language Marxist poetParsram Rohra (died 1981), Indian, Sindhi-languageRamkrishna Sharma (died 1986), Indian, Nepali-language critic, essayist, poet and short-story writer called the father of modern literary criticism in NepaliRasananda Sahu, Indian, Oriya poet and novelistShambhoo Nath Bhatt Haleem, Indian, Kashmiri-language poet and children's authorSarachchandra Muktibodh (died 1984), Indian, Marathi-language poet and novelistShrikrishna Powale (died 1974), Indian, Marathi-language poet in the "Sthandil" Cult of Kusumagraj and KantSugan Ahuja (died 1966), Indian, Sindhi-language poet and short-story writerBirth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article (Indian poets listed by first name, when listed alphabetically, whether or not it is a surname):
January 13 – Francis William Bourdillon, 68, British poet and translatorFebruary 15 – Akbar Allahabadi, 74, Indian, Urdu-language poet known for his satireApril 21 – Rosa Mulholland, Lady Gilbert (born 1841), Irish novelist, short-story writer and poetMay 26 – Donald Evans (born 1884), American poet, publisher, music critic and journalistJune 18 – G. H. Gibson, "Ironbark" (born 1846), AustralianAugust 7 – Alexander Blok, 60, Russian poet known for his lyricscirca August 25 – Nikolay Gumilyov, 35, Russian poet and former husband of Russian poet Anna Akhmatova (executed – see Events, above)September 2 – Henry Austin Dobson, 61 (born 1840), English poet and essayistSeptember 13 – James Hebblethwaite (born 1857), English-born Australian poet, teacher and clergymanNovember 21 – Ernest Myers, 77, English poet and classicistAlso:C. Subrahamania Bharati (born 1882), Indian, Tamil-language poet who also wrote Indian poetry in EnglishVa. Ba. Patavardhan (born 1870), Indian, Marathi-language critic and poetAwards and honors
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: no award given 