The Forward Prizes for Poetry in the U.K. are initiated and The Forward Book of Poetry, an associated annual anthology of best British poems, is published for the first time by the Forward Poetry Trust. By 2003, the publication is selling 5,000 to 7,000 copies a year. Each year, 50 to 80 poems are selected.The first wall poems in Leiden are installed.Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:
Chris Mansell, Shining Like a JinxLes Murray, Translations from the Natural World, winner of the 1993 Kenneth Slessor Prize for PoetryA. B. Paterson, A. B. Paterson, Selected Poems, edited by Les Murray, Collins/Angus & Robertson, 1992, 1996, posthumousElisabeth Harvor, Fortress of Chairs, winner of the Gerald Lampert AwardIrving Layton, Fornalutx: Selected Poems, 1928-1990. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press.George Woodcock, George Woodcock's Introduction to Canadian Poetry, Toronto: ECW PressJayanta Mahapatra, A Whiteness of Bone ( Poetry in English ), New Delhi: Penguin BooksRukmini Bhaya Nair, The Hyoid Bone ( Poetry in English ), New Delhi: PenguinJeet Thayil and Vijay Nambisan, Gemini-2 ( Poetry in English ), New Delhi: Penguin-VikingArvind Krishna Mehrotra, editor, Oxford India Anthology of Twelve Modern Indian Poets, Arundhathi Subramaniam has called the volume a significant and influential work in Indian poetryRanjit Hoskote and Mangesh Kulkarni, translators, A Terrorist of the Spirit, translation of Vasant Abaji Dahake's Yogabhrashta from the original Marathi into English; New Delhi: Harper Collins/IndusIreland
Harry Clifton, The Desert Route, Oldcastle: The Gallery Press, ISBN 978-1-85235-092-5Seán Dunne, The Sheltered Nest, including "Sydney Place", Oldcastle: The Gallery Press, ISBN 978-1-85235-084-0Peter Fallon, Eye to Eye, Oldcastle: The Gallery Press, ISBN 978-1-85235-100-7New Zealand
Fleur Adcock (New Zealand poet who moved to England in 1963), translation of Letters from Darkness: Poems, by Daniela Crasnaru, Oxford: Oxford University PressAlistair Campbell, Stone Rain: The Polynesian Strain, Auckland: Hazard PressFleur Adcock (New Zealand poet who moved to England in 1963), translation of Letters from Darkness: Poems, by Daniela Crasnaru, Oxford: Oxford University PressSimon Armitage:KidXanaduGeorge Mackay Brown:Brodgar PoemsThe Lost VillageStewart Brown, Caribbean Poetry Now (2nd revised edition), London: Edward Arnold (anthology)Wendy Cope, Serious ConcernsCarol Ann Duffy:William and the Ex-Prime Minister, Anvil Press Poetry, a 16-page pamphlet, ISBN 978-0-85646-253-5Editor, I Wouldn't Thank You for a Valentine, Viking (anthology)Douglas Dunn, editor, Faber Book of Twentieth-Century Scottish Poetry, London: Faber and Faber (anthology)Gavin Ewart, Like It Or NotU. A. Fanthorpe, Neck-VerseThom Gunn:The Man With Night SweatsOld StoriesTony Harrison, The Gaze of the GorgonSeamus Heaney:The Golden Bough, Bonnefant PressSweeney's Flight (with Rachel Giese, photographer), Faber & FaberAdrian Henri, The Cerise SwimsuitTed Hughes, Rain-Charm for the DuchyElizabeth Jennings, Times and SeasonsP. J. Kavanagh, Collected PoemsJames Kirkup, Shooting StarsDerek Mahon, The Yaddo Letter, Gallery PressGeorge MacBeth, The PatientRoger McGough, Defying GravityDavid Owen, editor, Seven Ages: poetry for a lifetime, anthologyPeter Porter, The Chair of BabelKathleen Raine, Living With MysteryPeter Reading:Evagatory3 in 1Peter Redgrove, Under the ReservoirJeremy Reed, Black Sugar, illustrated by Jean CocteauWilliam Scammell, Bleeding Heart YardJo Shapcott, Phrase BookPenelope Shuttle, Taxing the RainJon Silkin, The Lens-BreakersDavid Storey, Storey's Lives: 1951-1991R.S. Thomas, Mass for Hard TimesCharles Tomlinson, The Door in the WallBenjamin Zephaniah, City PsalmsSherman Alexie, The Business of Fancy DancingJohn Ashbery, Hotel LautréamontRenée Ashley, SaltJack Gilbert, The Great FiresAnthony Kellman, editor, Crossing Water: Contemporary Poetry of the English-Speaking Caribbean, Greenfield Center, New York: Greenfield Review Press (anthology)Zoe Leonard, I want a presidentN. Scott Momaday, In the Presence of the Sun, combination of poetry and nonfictionMary Oliver, New and Selected PoemsSimon Ortiz, Woven Stone, combination of poetry and nonfictionGrace Paley, New and Collected PoemsCarl Phillips, In the BloodGjertrud Schnackenberg, A Gilded Lapse of TimeLloyd Schwartz, Goodnight, Gracie" Patti Smith, WoolgatheringJames Wright, Above the River: Complete Poems, introduction by Donald Hall (posthumous)These 75 poets are included in The Best American Poetry 1992 edited by David Lehman, with guest editor Charles Simic:
Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, The Astrakhan Cloak, including "Caitlin", Oldcastle: The Gallery PressListed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:
Naja Marie Aidt, Et Vanskeligt mode ("A Difficult Encounter"), second volume of a poetic trilogy which started with Sålænge jeg er ung ("As Long as I’m Young") 1991, and ended with Det tredje landskap ("The Third Landscape") 1994Denise Desautels, Le saut de l'ange, autour de quelques objets de Martha Townsend, Montréal/Amay, Le Noroît /L'Arbre à parolesJean Royer, Le lien de la terre, Trois-Rivières: Écrits des Forges / Paris: Europe poésieOlivier Barbarant, Les parquets du ciel, publisher: Editions Champ Vallon, ISBN 978-2-87673-140-0Michel Houellebecq, La Poursuite du bonheur, poèmes, La DifférenceAbdellatif Laabi, Moroccan author writing in French and published in France:Le soleil se meurt; Paris: La Différencetranslator, La Joie n'est pas mon métier, translated from the original Arabic of Mohammed Al-Maghout; Paris: Éditions de la Différence, coll. OrphéeGyörgy Petri, SárListed in alphabetical order by first name:
Chandrakant Shah, also known as Chandu Shah, Ane Thoda Sapna ("And Some Dreams"), received the award for "Best Collection of New Gujarati Poems" published in 1992-1993 by the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad; Mumbai: SNDT University; Gujarati-languageDilip Chitre, Ekoon Kavita – 1, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan; Marathi-languageK. Satchidanandan, Kavibuddhan, ("The Poet as Buddha"); Malayalam-languageMamta Sagar, Kaada Navilina Hejje, Heggodu: Akshara Prakashana, Kannada-languageVinod Kumar Shukla, Sab Kuch Hona Bacha Rahega, New Delhi: Rajkamal Prakashan; Hindi-languagePoland
Stanisław Barańczak, Ocalone w tlumaczeniu. Szkice o warsztacie tlumaczenia poezji ("Saved in Translation: Sketches on the Craft of Translating Poetry"), criticism; Poznan: a5Zbigniew Herbert, Rovigo, Wrocław: Wydawnictwo DolnośląskieEugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki, PeregrynarzTadeusz Różewicz, Nasz starszy brat ("Our Elder Brother")Wisława Szymborska: Lektury nadobowiązkowe ("Non-required Reading")Adam Zagajewski, Dzikie czeresnie, wybór wierszy ("Wild Cherries, a Selection of Poetry"), Kraków: ZnakHan Dong, Baise de shitou ("The White Stone"), Shanghai: wenyi chubanshe ChinaGabriela Mistral, Lagar II, published posthumously, Santiago, Chile: Biblioteca NacionalMaria Luisa Spaziani, Torri di vedata, ItalyAwards and honors
Nobel prize: Derek WalcottC. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry: Robert Harris, Jane, Interlinear and Other PoemsKenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: Elizabeth Riddell, Selected PoemsMary Gilmore Prize: Alison Croggon - This is the StoneGerald Lampert AwardArchibald Lampman AwardSee 1992 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.Pat Lowther AwardPrix Alain-GrandboisCholmondeley Award: Allen Curnow, Donald Davie, Carol Ann Duffy, Roger WoddisEric Gregory Award: Jill Dawson, Hugh Dunkerley, Christopher Greenhalgh, Marita Maddah, Stuart Paterson, Stuart PickfordForward Poetry Prize Best Collection: Thom Gunn, The Man with Night Sweats (Faber and Faber)Forward Poetry Prize Best First Collection: Simon Armitage, Kid (Faber and Faber)Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry: Kathleen RaineWhitbread Award for poetry: Tony Harrison, The Gaze of the GorgonAgnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize: Hunt Hawkins, The Domestic LifeAiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry: Gwendolyn BrooksAML Award for poetry to Kathy Evans for "Wednesday Morning"; "Midweek"; "Eight Windows"; "Vows"; "Love to the Second Power"Bernard F. Connors Prize for Poetry: Tony Sanders, "The Warning Track"Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry: Louise Glück for Ararat, and Mark Strand for The Continuous LifeFrost Medal: Adrienne Rich / David IgnatowNational Book Award for poetry: Mary Oliver, New & Selected PoemsPoet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress: Mona Van DuynPulitzer Prize for Poetry: James Tate, Selected PoemsRuth Lilly Poetry Prize: John AshberyWhiting Awards: Roger Fanning, Jane Mead, Katha PollittWilliam Carlos Williams Award: Louise Glück, The Wild IrisFellowship of the Academy of American Poets: Adrienne RichBirth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
February 16Angela Carter, 51 (died 1992), English novelist and poet, of lung cancerGeorge MacBeth, 60 (born 1932), Scottish poet and novelist, of motor neuron diseaseFebruary 18 – Robert Gittings, 81 (born 1911), English poet and biographerFebruary 29 – Ruth Pitter, 94 (born 1897), English poet and decorative painterApril 11 – Eve Merriam, née Moskowitz, 75, American poet, playwright and teacher, of cancerMay 12 – Nikos Gatsos, GreekMay 21 – Bimbo Rivas, 52 (born 1939), Puerto Rican-born American actor, community activist, director, playwright, poet and teacher, of heart attackNovember 17 – Audre Lorde (aka Gamba Adisa), 58, writer, poet and political activist, of liver cancerNovember 19 – Kenneth Burke, major American literary theorist and philosopher 