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April – Russian samizdat poet Irina Ratushinskaya is sentenced to imprisonment in a labor camp for dissident activity; she continues to write poetry clandestinely in prison.June 2 – Francophone Senegalese poet and politician Léopold Sédar Senghor becomes the first black African writer elected as a member of the Académie françaiseThe Frogmore Press is founded by Andre Evans and Jeremy Page at the Frogmore tea-rooms in Folkestone, England. The press publishes a magazine, The Frogmire PapersListed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:
David Brooks, The Cold Front. Sydney: Hale & IremongerLes Murray, The People's Otherworld, winner of the 1984 Kenneth Slessor Prize for PoetryPhilip Salom: The Projectionist, A Sequence. (Fremantle Arts Centre) ISBN 978-0-909144-69-2John Tranter, Selected Poems, Hale & IremongerDionne Brand, Winter Epigrams and Epigrams to Ernesto Cardenal in Defense of ClaudiaGeorge Elliott Clarke, Saltwater Spirituals and Deeper Blues, Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia: Pottersfield, ISBN 0-919001-12-2Robert Finch, The Grand Duke of Moscow's Favourite Solo.Irving Layton, The Gucci Bag. Oakville, Ontario: Mosaic Press. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart.Dorothy Livesay, The Phases of Love. Toronto: Coach House.Don McKay, Birding, or DesireGeorge McWhirter, Fire Before DarkRoy Miki, The Prepoetics of William Carlos Williams (critical study)Joe Rosenblatt, The Sleeping Lady. Exile Editions.Raymond Souster, Going the Distance. Ottawa: Oberon Press.George Woodcock, Collected Poems, Victoria: Sono Nis Press, CanadaJayanta Mahapatra, Life Signs ( Poetry in English ), New Delhi: Oxford University PressDom Moraes, Absences ( Poetry in English ),Sudeep Sen, Leaning Against the Lamp-Post ( Poetry in English ),Ireland
Sebastian Barry, The Water-Colourist, IrelandPadraic Fallon, Poems and Versions (see also Poems 1974 in poetry, Collected Poems1990 in poetry)Seamus Heaney, Northern Ireland native living at this time in the United States:An Open Letter, Field DayTranslator, Sweeney Astray: A version from the Irish, Field DayPaul Muldoon, Quoof, Northern Ireland native published in the United KingdomTom Paulin, Liberty Tree, including "Desertmartin", "Off the Back of a Lorry" and "A Written Answer", Faber and Faber, Irish poet published in the United KingdomNew Zealand
Fleur Adcock(New Zealand poet who moved to England in 1963):The Virgin and the Nightingale: Medieval Latin poems, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Bloodaxe BooksSelected Poems, Oxford and New York: Oxford University PressLeigh Robert Davis, Willy's Gazette, Wellington: Jack BooksLauris Edmond, Catching It: PoemsM. P. Jackson and V. O'Sullivan, editors, Oxford Anthology of New Zealand Writing Since 1945, anthology 1983Bill Manhire, Locating the Beloved and Other Stories, New ZealandW. H. Oliver, James K. Baxter: A Portrait, Wellington: Port Nicholson Press, 1983; reprinted 1994, Godwit Press/Bridget Williams Books, biographyBob Orr, CargoFleur Adcock (New Zealand poet who moved to England in 1963):The Virgin and the Nightingale: Medieval Latin poems, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Bloodaxe BooksSelected Poems, Oxford and New York: Oxford University PressGeorge Barker, Anno DominoGeorge Mackay Brown, VoyagesAlan Brownjohn, Collected Poems 1952–1983Helen Dunmore, The Apple FallGavin Ewart, Capital LettersPadraic Fallon, Poems and Versions (see also Poems 1974 in poetry, Collected Poems1990 in poetry), Irish poet published in the United KingdomJames Fenton, Memory of War and Children in ExileRoy Fuller, As From the ThirtiesSeamus Heaney, Northern Ireland native living at this time in the United States:An Open Letter, Field DayTranslator: Sweeney Astray: A version from the Irish, Field DayAdrian Henri, Penny ArcadeGeoffrey Hill, The Mystery of the Charity of Charles PeguyFrances Horovitz, Snow Light, Water LightTed Hughes, RiverJenny Joseph, Beyond DescartesPeter Levi, The Echoing GreenChristopher Middleton, 111 Poems, Carcanet Press, ISBN 978-0-85635-457-1Pete Morgan, A Winter VisitorAndrew Motion, Secret NarrativesPaul Muldoon, Quoof, Northern Ireland native published in the United KingdomGrace Nichols, I is a Long-Memoried Woman, Caribbean Cultural InternationalSean O'Brien, The Indoor Park (Bloodaxe)Tom Paulin, Liberty Tree, including "Desertmartin", "Off the Back of a Lorry" and "A Written Answer", Faber and Faber, Irish poet published in the United KingdomJ. H. Prynne, The Oval WindowCarol Rumens, Star WhisperPeter Scupham, Winter QuartersA.R. Ammons, Lake Effect CountryMaya Angelou, Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?Elizabeth Bishop, Collected Poems 1927-1979, posthumous (died 1979)Amy Clampitt, KingfisherJames Dickey, The Central MotionHilda Doolittle (H.D.), Collected Poems, 1912–1944, posthumous (died 1961)Alice Fulton, Dance Script with Electric BallerinaNikki Giovanni, Those Who Ride the NightwindsFrank Graziano, editor, Georg Trakl: A Profile, Logbridge-Rhodes, criticismSeamus Heaney, Northern Ireland native living at this time in the United States:An Open Letter, Field DayTranslator: Sweeney Astray: A version from the Irish, Field DayJoy Harjo, She Had Some HorsesJohn Hollander, Powers of ThirteenPaul Hoover, Somebody Talks a Lot (The Yellow Press)Richard Howard, Lining UpW. S. Merwin, Opening the Hand, New York: AtheneumGary Miranda, Grace PeriodMary Oliver, American PrimitiveCarl Rakosi, Spiritus IJames Reiss, ExpressAdrienne Rich, SourcesWilliam Saroyan, My Name Is Saroyan, a miscellany of fiction, nonfiction, drama and verse; published posthumously (died 1981)James Schevill, The American Fantasies: Collected Poems, 1945–1981Peter Seaton, Crisis Intervention (Berkeley, CA: Tuumba Press)Ntozake Shange, A Daughter's GeographyLouis Simpson, The Best Hour of the NightGary Snyder, Axe HandlesEleanor Ross Taylor, New and Selected PoemsDavid Wagoner, First LightRobert Penn Warren, Chief Joseph of the Nez PerceM. Nourbese Philip, Salmon Courage, CaribbeanListed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:
Claude Esteban, Conjoncture du corps et du jardin suivi de Cosmogonie, Flammarion; FranceAbdellatif Laabi, translator, Rien qu'une autre année translated from the original Arabic of Mahmoud Darwich into French; Paris: Unesco/Éditions de MinuitPierre Nepveu, Mahler et autres matières, Montréal: Le Noroît; CanadaH. Bender, Deutsche Gedichte 1930-1960, anthologyHiltrud Gnüg, Entstehung und Krise lyrischer subjektivität. Vom Klassischen Lyrischen Ich zur Modernen Erfahrungswirklichkeit, Stuttgart (scholarship)Walter Hinderer, editor, Geschichte der deutschen Lyrik vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, Stuttgart (scholarship), called "indispensable" by the Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (1993)Klaus Weissenberger, editor, Die deutsche Lyrik, 1945-1975 (scholarship)In each section, listed in alphabetical order by first name:
Kedarnath Singh, Yahan Se Dekho, Delhi: Radhakrishan Prakashan; HindiRituraj, Abacus, Hapur: Sambhavana PrakashanTeji Grover, Yahan Kucch Andheri Aur Tikhi Hai Nadi, New Delhi: Bharati Bhasha PrakashanAjmer Rode, Chubhchintan, Amritsar: Nanak Singh Pustakmala; Punjabi-languageDilip Chitre, Daha by Daha, Mumbai: Pras Prakashan, Mumbai; Marathi-languageK. Satchidanandan; Malayalam-language:Randu Deergha Kavyangal, ("Two Long Poems")Satchidandandante Kavithakal 1962-82, ("Poems (1962-82)")K. Siva Reddy, Bharamiti, Hyderabad: Jhari Poetry Circle; Telugu-languageMallika Sengupta, Challish Chander Ayu, Virus publication; Bengali-languageManushya Puthiran, Manushya Puthiranin Kavithaigal, Chennai: Manimegalai Prasuram, Tamil languageNamdeo Dhasal, Khel Marathi-languageNirendranath Chakravarti, Ghor-duwar, Kolkata: Ananda Publishers; Bengali-languagePrathibha Nandakumar, Navu Hudugiyare Heege ("We Girls Are Thus"), Bangalore: Kannada Sangha, Christ College; Kannada-languagePoland
Zbigniew Herbert, Raport z oblężonego Miasta i inne wiersze ("Report from the Besieged City and Other Poems"), Paris: Instytut LiterackiRyszard Krynicki, Ocalenie z nicości ("Salvation from Nothingness"); Krakow: SwitJarosław Marek Rymkiewicz, Ulica Mandelsztama ("Mandelstam Street")Piotr Sommer, Kolejny światJan Twardowski,Który stwarzasz jagody, Krakow: Wydawnictwo LiterackieWiktor Woroszylski, Lustro. Dziennik internowania ("Mirror: An Internment Journal")Matilde Camus:Tierra de palabras ("Land of words")Coral montesino ("Chorale of Monte")Mia Couto, Raiz de Orvalho, Mozambican PortugueseLo Fu (poet) (Luo Fu),Wine-Brewing Stone, Chinese (Taiwan) Klaus Høeck, Denmark:Eno High, with Asger Schnack, publisher: SchønbergMetamorphoses, publisher: Gyldendal Marlene van Niekerk, Groenstaar, South AfricaKenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: Vivian Smith, Tide CountryGerald Lampert AwardSee 1983 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.Pat Lowther AwardCholmondeley Award: John Fuller, Craig Raine, Anthony ThwaiteEric Gregory Award: Martin Stokes, Hilary Davies, Michael O'Neill, Lisa St Aubin de Terán, Deidre ShanahanCommonwealth Poetry Prize: Grace Nichols, i is a long memoried womanAgnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize: Kate Daniels, The White WaveAML Award for poetry to Clinton F. Larson for "A Romaunt of the Rose: A Tapestry of Poems"Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Galway Kinnell - Selected PoemsFellowship of the Academy of American Poets: James Schuyler and Philip BoothJuly 2 – Tao Lin 林韬, Chinese novelist and poetSarah Howe, Hong Kong-born English poetBirth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
February 18 – Robert Payne, 71 (born 1911), English professor of English literature in the U.S., lecturer in naval architecture, novelist, historian, poet and biographerMay 4 – Shūji Terayama 寺山 修司 (born 1935), Japanese avant-garde poet, playwright, writer, film director and photographerMay 21 – Amal Abul-Qassem Donqol (born 1940), Egyptian poetJune 17 – Miron Białoszewski (born 1922), Polish poet and playwrightJune 19 – Vilmundur Gylfason (born 1948), Icelandic politician, historian and poet, by suicideJune 27 – Alden Nowlan, 50 (born 1933), Canadian poet and novelistJuly 4 – Ted Berrigan, 48 (born 1934), American poetJuly 12 – Edwin Denby, 80 (born 1903), American dance critic and poet, by suicideAugust 12 – Mikey Smith (born 1954), Jamaican dub poet, stoned to deathOctober 2 – Frances Horovitz, 45 (born 1938), English poet, broadcaster and performer of poetry 