Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). [edit] Events - January 5 – The Turkish government announces it will posthumously restore the citizenship it had stripped from influential poet Nazim Hikmet, a Marxist who died in 1963 as an exile in the Soviet Union.[1]
- January 20 – Poet Elizabeth Alexander reads "Praise Song for the Day" at presidential inauguration of President Barack Obama
- March 16 – Nicholas Hughes, 47, the son of the poets Ted Hughes (who later became the British poet laureate) and Sylvia Plath, who famously committed suicide in 1963 when her son was a year old, hanged himself in his home in Alaska. He had suffered from depression.[2]
- May 1 – Carol Ann Duffy is appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, the first woman appointed to the position in its 341-year history, a position that has been held by, among others, John Dryden ( whom Charles II named the first official poet laureate )[3], Tennyson, Wordsworth, Cecil Day-Lewis and Ted Hughes. Duffy is also the first Scot and the first openly gay occupant of the post[4][5]
- September 18 - The film Bright Star, about John Keats and his relationship with Fanny Brawne, is released in the United States, and on November 6 in the United Kingdom. The film's title is a reference to a sonnet by Keats, Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art, written at the time of the love affair. Jane Campion directed the movie.
[edit] Works published in English  Seamus Heaney addresses the Law Society (University College Dublin), this year [edit] Anthologies in the United Kingdom [edit] Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United Kingdom - Zachary Leader, editor, The Movement Reconsidere: Essays on Larkin, Amis, Gunn, and Their Contemporaries, Oxford University Press (April 2009)[6]
- Contemporary Poetry: Poets and Poetry since 1990 (Cambridge Contexts in Literature) Cambridge University Press, 1st edition ISBN 9780521712484 (March)
- Sherman Alexie, Face the author's first collection in nine years, Hanging Loose Press (April)[7]
- Philip Appleman, Karma, Dharma, Pudding & Pie Quantuck Lane Press (April)[7]
- Jules Boykoff, Hegemonic Love Potion, Factory School, Brooklyn, NY
- Joel Brouwer, And So, Four Way, ISBN 9781884800917[8]
- Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Apocalyptic Swing (August), Persea[7]
- C. P. Cavafy, translated from the Greek by Daniel Mendelsohn:
- Collected Poems, Knopf, ISBN 9780375400964[8]
- The Unfinished Poems, C.P. Cavafy, 30 poems, left in various stages of completion by Cavafy when he died in 1933, discovered in the Cavafy Archive in the 1960s by George Savidis, the poet's editor, and published in a scholarly Greek edition by Renata Lavagnini in 1994; Knopf, ISBN 9780307265463[8]
- Florence Earle Coates (1850-1927), Victi Resurgunt. Published posthumously. A 26-page pamphlet of fifteen "fugitive" patriotic and war poems written by Mrs. Coates. The poems were originally published in various periodicals and texts between the years 1915 and 1922, and have been compiled and organized into pamphlet format.[9] ISBN 9780615309262[8]
- Arda Collins, It Is Daylight, Louise Glück's sixth pick as judge of the Yale Series of Younger Poets competition; Yale University Press, ISBN 9780300148886 (April)[8]
- Ben Doller, (né Doyle), FAQ, Ahsahta, ISBN 9780934103067[8]
- Rita Dove, Sonata Mulattica, Norton, ISBN 9780393070088 (April)[8]
- Brett Evans, Slosh Models, Brooklyn: Factory School[8]
- Elvis Dino Esquivel, Llantos del silencio, CNX Press, ISBN 9781442118850
- Peter Ganick, arranger, White Sky Books, Puhos, Finland
- Jack Gilbert, The Dance Most of All, Knopf, ISBN 978-0-307-27076-4 (April)[8]
- Jim Harrison, In Search of Small Gods, Copper Canyon Press (April)[7]
- Michael Heller, Eschaton, Jersey City, New Jersey: Talisman House
- Ernest Hilbert, Sixty Sonnets, Boston: Red Hen.
- Geoffrey Hill, Selected Poems, Yale University Press, ISBN 9780300121568; including "Mercian Hymns"[8]
- Lucy Ives, My Thousand Novel, Iowa City, Iowa: Cosa Nostra Editions
- Simone dos Anjos, Comedies, Iowa City, Iowa: Cosa Nostra Editions
- Erica Kaufman, Censory Impulse, Factory School, Brooklyn, NY
- Jennifer Kronovet, Awayward, debut book of poetry, selected by Jean Valentine for BOA's A. Poulin Jr. prize; BOA, ISBN 9781934414187[8]
- Timothy Liu, Bending the Mind Around the Dream’s Blown Fuse, Talisman House, Jersey City, NJ
- Randall Mann, Breakfast with Thom Gunn, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 9780226503448[8]
- Deborah Meadows, Goodbye Tissues, Shearsman Books, Exeter, UK
- Didi Menendez, For Love of an Armadillo, GOSS 183:: Casa Menendez, Bloomington, IL
- Sheila Murphy & mIEKAL aND, How to Spell the Sound of Everything, Xerox Sutra Editions, West Lima, WI
- Mary Oliver, Evidence, 44 poems, Beacon Press (April)[7]
- Simon Pettet, Hearth, Talisman House, Jersey City, NJ
- Kit Robinson, The Messianic Trees: Selected Poems, 1976 – 2003, Adventures in Poetry, Princeton, NJ
- Frederick Seidel, Poems 1959–2009, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, ISBN 9780374126551 (April)[8]
- Mohammad Shaheen, translation from the original Arabic of the late Mahmoud Darwish, Almond Blossoms and Beyond, Interlink (March)[7]
- Frank Sherlock, Over Here, Factory School, Brooklyn, NY
- Louis Simpson, Struggling Times. Rochester, NY: BOA Editions. ISBN 978-1-934414-20-0. This is the Jamaica-born Simpson's 18th collection.[8]
- Elizabeth Swados, The One and Only Human Galaxy, Hanging Loose Press (April)[7]
- Anne Waldman, Manatee/ Humanity, Penguin, ISBN 9780143115212 book-length poem taking its form and concerns from a Tibetan Buddhist ritual and from the poet's close encounter with a Manatee[8]
- Keith Waldrop:
- Translator from the original French of Charles Baudelaire, Paris Spleen: Little Poems in Prose, Wesleyan University Press (May) [7]
- Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy, University of California Press, ISBN 978-0-520-25878-5 Waldrop has long been a major force in American avant-garde poetics, and this substantial new volume is big news indeed. Comprising three sequences—each almost a book in itself—plus an epilogue[8]
- Emily Wilson, Micrographia, title from Robert Hooke's 1665 scientific study of the natural world through a microscope; University of Iowa Press, ISBN 9781587298011[8]
- Jesse Lee Kercheval, Cinema Muto
- Kelly Cherry, The Retreats of Thought
[edit] Anthologies in the United States [edit] Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States Italic text - Carolyn Smart, Hooked, Brick Books (Spring 2009)
- Barry Dempster, Love Outlandish, Brick Books (March 2009)
- Sina Queyras, Expressway, Coach House Books (March 2009)
- Carmine Starnino, This Way Out, Gaspereau Press (April 2009)
- David Zieroth, The Fly in Autumn, Harbour Publishing (May 2009)
- Jan Conn, Botero's Beautiful Horses, Brick Books (May 2009)
- Laisha Rosnau, Lousy Explorers, Nightwood Editions (May 2009)
- Chris Hutchinson, Other People's Lives, Brick Books (July 2009)
- Kim Goldberg, Red Zone, Pig Squash Press (September 2009)
- Stephen Rowe, Never More There, Nightwood Editions (October 2009)
- R'Rtma, compilation of selected poems From Free Heart and Reason to Unconditional Love and Back ISBN 9781441444226 (stylistically innovative poetry written in English by a Continental European poet [11])
[edit] Works published in other languages [edit] Awards and honors [edit] Canada awards and honors - Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award: Melissa Kwasny; Judge: Ed Roberson; finalists:
- Louise Louis/Emily F. Bourne Student Poetry Award: Grace Dunhame; Judge: Matthew Rohrer; finalists:
- Robert H. Winner Memorial Award: Eliot Khalil Wilson; Judge: Henri Cole; finalists:
[edit] Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: - January 2 – Inger Christensen, 73 (born 1935), Danish poet, writer, novelist, essayist and children's book author[14]
- January 4 – Gert Jonke, 62, (born 1946), Austrian poet, novelist playwright and screenwriter, of cancer[15]
- January 10 – Mario Augusto Rodriguez Velez, 92 (born 1917), Panamanian journalist, essayist, dramatist, poet and storyteller, of a heart ailment (surname: Rodriguez Velez)[16]
- January 11 – Milan Rufus, 80 (born 1928), Slovak poet and academic[17]
- January 12 – Mick Imlah, 52 (born 1956), British poet[18]
- January 13 – W. D. Snodgrass, 83 (born 1926), American poet and academic[19]
- January 15 – Maurice Chappaz, 92 (born 1916), Swiss, French-language poet, writer and translator[20]
- January 18 – Grigore Vieru, 73 (born 1935), a Moldovan poet writing in Romanian, strong promoter of the Romanian language in Moldova; died from a car accident[21]
- January 27 – John Updike, 76 (born 1932), American novelist, short story writer, essayist, poet and writer[22]
- January 30 – James Schevill, 88 (born 1920), American poet, critic, playwright and professor at San Francisco State and Brown University [23]
- February 4 – Arnljot Eggen, (born 1923), Norwegian poet, playwright and author of children's books
- February 5 – Subedar Mahmoodmiya Mohammad Imam, popularly known as "Asim Randeri", 104 (born 1904), Indian, Gujarati-language ghazal poet[24]
- February 9:
- February 13 – Bahtiyar Vahabzade (born 1925), Azerbaijani poet, philologist[27]
- February 20 – Christopher Nolan, 43 (born 1965), Irish poet and author[28]
- February 25 – Bill Holm, 65 (born 1943), American poet, writer and academic, from complications of pneumonia[29]
- March 4 – Triztán Vindtorn (born 1942), Norwegian poet and performance artist
- March 12 – Blanca Varela, 82 (born 1926), Peruvian poet[30]
- March 13 – James Purdy, 94, (born 1914), American novelist, poet and playwright[31]
- March 17 – Jane Mayhall, 90, (born 1918), American poet and novelist[32]
- April 3 – Alexei Parshchikov, 54,(born 1954), Russian poet, critic and translator[33][34]
- April 8 – Henri Meschonnic, 77, (born 1932), French poet, linguist, translator and theoretician [35]
- April 10 – Deborah Digges (born 1950), American poet and academic[36]
- April 12 – Franklin Rosemont (born 1943), American Surrealist poet, labor historian and co-founder of the Chicago Surrealist Group[37]
- April 13 – Stefan Brecht (born 1924), 84, German-born American poet, critic and scholar of theater; son of Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel[38]
- April 28 – U. A. Fanthorpe (born 1929), 79, English poet [39]
- April 29, but date uncertain – Craig Arnold (born 1967), 41, American poet, fell climbing a volcano in Japan while collecting material for his next book.
- May 1 –3 – Bantu Mwaura, 40, Kenyan human-rights activist, actor, director, poet and storyteller who wrote poetry in English, Kiswahili and Gikuyu[40]
- May 7 – Robin Blaser, (born 1925), 83, American-born Canadian poet, Griffin Poetry Prize winner[41]
- May 10 – James Kirkup, 91, English poet, translator and travel writer, from a stroke[42]
- May 17 – Mario Benedetti, 88 (born 1920), Uruguayan, poet, author and journalist[43]
- May 22 – Alexander Mezhirov, 86, (born 1923), Russian poet, translator and critic[44]
- May 31 – Kamala Das, 75, (born 1934), Indian short-story writer and poet who wrote in English and Malayalam
- June 3 – David Bromige, 75, (born 1933), English-born Canadian-poet who resided in California, winner of the Pushcart Prize.[45]
- June 8:
- June 24 – Steven Wells, 49 (born 1960), English music critic, journalist, screenwriter, poet, novelist, film producer and publisher
- July 3 – Alauddin Al-Azad, 77 (born 1932), Bengali novelist, writer, poet, literary critic and academic[47]
- August 6 – Wahyu Sulaiman Rendra, born Willibrordus Surendra Broto Rendra, popularly known as W. S. Rendra and also known as "Si Burung Merak" and "The Peacock", 74 (born 1935[48]), Indonesian poet[49]
- August 8 – Alfonso Calderon Squadritto, 78 (born 1930), Chilean poet, writer, memoirist and poetry anthologist[50]
- August 16 – Alistair Campbell, 84 (born 1925), New Zealand poet, writer and editor, and once the husband of fellow poet Fleur Adcock[51]
- August 19:
- August 27 – Sergey Mikhalkov, 96 (born 1913), Russian writer and poet, co-author of the lyrics of the National Anthem of the Soviet Union and National Anthem of Russia[55]
- September 11 – Jim Carroll, 59 (born 1949), American poet, author and musician.[56]
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- ^ Bates, Stephen, "Son of poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes kills himself", article, March 23, 2009, The Guardian, retrieved March 24, 2009
- ^ Ours for 600 Bottles of Sherry: Carol Ann Duffy becomes first woman poet laureate
- ^ After 341 Years, British Poet Laureate Is a Woman
- ^ Carol Ann Duffy at the Rylands Library in Manchester Friday morning
- ^ Web page titled "20th and 21st Century", Oxford University Press website, retrieved December 10, 2008
- ^ a b c d e f g h Web page titled "Spring 2009 Hardcovers: Poetry" at Publishers Weekly website, retrieved March 12, 2009
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Web page titled "Fiction Book Reviews", dated March 16, 2009, at Publishers Weekly website, retrieved March 24, 2009
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- ^ Web page titled "Routledge Reference: International Who's Who in Poetry 2009" at Routledge publishers website, retrieved December 10, 2008
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- ^ Fanny Howe and Ange Mlinko Receive Major Literary Awards from Poetry Foundation Howe received $100,000
- ^ Ibid.
- ^ "Poet Inger Christensen dies: Danish poet Inger Christensen dies at 73", Agence France Presse, as published on the Singapore Straits Times website, retrieved January 7, 2008
- ^ "Poet Gert Jonke dies of cancer", Austrian Times, January 7, 2009; also, "Schriftsteller Gert Jonke gestorben", article, Die Presse, January 4, 2009 (in German); both retrieved January 9, 2009
- ^ "Panamanian writer Rodriguez Velez dies", article, January 11, 2009, United Press International website; also "Panama Writer Mario Augusto Rodriguez Dies", January 11, Latin American Herald Tribune, both retrieved same day
- ^ "Poet Milan Rufus Dies in Bratislava", article, January 11, 2009, website of TASR (News Agency of the Slovak Republic), retrieved same day
- ^ "Poet Mick Imlah dies, aged 52", January 13, 2009, The Times, retrieved same day
- ^ "Pulitzer Prize-winning poet W.D. Snodgrass dies", Associated Press, January 14, 2009, retrieved same day
- ^ "Leading writer dies: One of French-speaking Switzerland's best known authors, Maurice Chappaz, has died at the age of 92.", January 15, 2009, article at the SwissInfo.ch website, retrieved same day
- ^ Rusnac, Corneliu, "Moldovan poet Grigore Vieru dies in car crash", news report, Associated Press, retrieved January 19, 2009
- ^ Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher, "John Updike, a Lyrical Writer of the Ordinary, Is Dead at 76", obituary, The New York Times, January 28, 2009, retrieved from the website the day the article first appeared — on January 27, 2009
- ^ James Schevill 1920 — 2009 This "cyber-tombeau" at Silliman's Blog by poet Ron Silliman includes comments, tributes, and links
- ^ Gujarati ghazal poet Asim Randeri dies "", article, February 6, 2009, The Times of India, retrieved February 13, 2009
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- ^ "Famous Azerbaijani poet Bahtiyar Vahabzade died", article, February 13, 2009, Trend News Agency website, retrieved same day
- ^ "Christopher Nolan dies at 43; Irish poet and novelist", Associated Press, as published in the Los Angeles Times, February 25, 2009, retrieved February 27, 2009
- ^ Devine, Mary, "Writer Bill Holm, 65: The quintessential Minnesotan, 'bigger than life'", St. Paul Pioneer Press, February 26, 2009, retrieved February 27, 2009
- ^ Peruvian Poet Blanca Varela Dies, Latin American Herald Tribune, March 14, 2009, retrieved March 14, 2009
- ^ James Purdy, author of underground classics, dies, The Associated Press, March 14, 2009, retrieved March 16, 2009
- ^ Mayhall, Poet Who Gained Prominence Late in Life, Is Dead at 90 New York Times, March 19, 2009, retrieved March 22, 2009
- ^ Alexei Parschikov 1954–2009 This "cyber-tombeau" at Silliman's Blog by poet Ron Silliman includes comments, tributes, and links
- ^ Obituary from Svoboda News note: this article is in Russian
- ^ Henri Meschonnic (1932-2009) tribute by poet and translator Pierre Joris
- ^ Schworm, Peter, "Tufts mourns acclaimed poet, professor", Boston Globe, April 14, 2009, retrieved April 16, 2009
- ^ Jensen, Trevor, "Franklin Rosemont, 1943-2009: Surrealist poet, labor historian", April 15, 2009, The Chicago Tribune, retrieved April 16, 2009
- ^ Weber, Bruce, "Stefan Brecht, Theater Historian, Is Dead at 84", obituary, The New York Times, April 22, 2009, retrieved April 30, 2009
- ^ "British poet UA Fanthorpe dies", retrieved April 30, 2009
- ^ Article, "Human rights activist Bantu Mwaura found dead"May 4, 2009, The Standard of Nairobi, Kenya; also Kimani, Peter, "Brave struggle that gave way to bleak end", May 5, 2009, The Standard of Nairobi, Kenya retrieved May 4 (different time zone)
- ^ Robin Blaser May 18, 1925 – May 7, 2009 obituary notice from poet Charles Bernstein includes Bernstein's "Afterword" to The Holy Forest: Collected Poems of Robin Blaser (2006)
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- ^ Умер поэт-фронтовик Александр Межиров (Google translation: "He died the poet-veteran Alexander Mezhirov"), May 22, 2009, ITAR/TASS news report, retrieved May 27, 2009
- ^ David Bromige 1933 - 2009 This "cyber-tombeau" at Silliman's Blog by poet Ron Silliman includes comments, tributes, and links
- ^ "Noted playwright Habib Tanvir dead", IANS, June 8, 2009, Economic Times, retrieved same day
- ^ "Poet Alauddin Al Azad passes away", article, The Daily Star, July 4, 2009, retrieved same day
- ^ No byline, "'The Peacock' dies at 74", article, Jakarta Post, August 7, 2009, retrieved August 12, 2009
- ^ http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/20090807105229/Article/index_html "Renowned poet W.S. Rendra dies"], article, New Straits Times, August 7, 2009, retrieved August 12, 2009
- ^ "Chile National Literature Prize Winner Alfonso Calderon Dies", obituary, August 8, 2009, Latin American Herald Tribune, retrieved September 4, 2009
- ^ Millar, Paul, "Alistair Te Ariki CampbellLeading New Zealand poet and writer influenced by his South Pacific heritage", obituary, The Guardian, August 24, 2009, retrieved September 4, 2009
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