Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events- January – James Dickey, composed a poem he read at new United States President Jimmy Carter’s inaugural gala although not at the inauguration itself.
- In Israeli the literary journal Keshet goes defunct, while Itton and Proza are founded.
Works published in EnglishListed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately: - Les Murray, Ethnic Radio, Angus & Robertson
[Les Murray Web page at The Poetry Archive Web site, accessed October 15, 2007]
- John Tranter, Crying in Early Infancy: 100 Sonnets, Makar Press
- * Alphabeings and Other Seasyours
- * The Damnation of Vancouver, a satire on the modern city
- * Ghost in the Wheels, selected poems 1920-1976
- George Woodcock, Anima, or, Swann Grown Old. A Cycle of Poems by George Woodcock, Windsor, Ontario: Black Moss Press, Canada
- Meena Alexander, I Root My Name, Calcutta: United Writers
[Naik, M. K., , p. 230, (published by Abhinav Publications, 1984, ISBN 0391032860, ISBN 9780391032866), retrieved via Google Books, June 12, 2009]
- Samuel Becket, Collected Poems in English and French,
[Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6] Irish native living in France and published in the United Kingdom
- Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin: The Second Voyage, including "Deaths and Engines",
[Crotty, Patrick, Modern Irish Poetry: An Anthology, Belfast, The Blackstaff Press Ltd., 1995, ISBN 0856405612] Oldcastle: The Gallery Press[Web page titled at The Gallery Press website, accessed May 4, 2008]
- Harry Clifton, The Walls of Carthage Oldcastle: The Gallery Press, ISBN 9780902996519
- Frank Ormsby, A Store of Candles, including "Passing the Crematorium", Oldcastle: Gallery Press
- R. Ensing, editor, Private Gardens, anthology of New Zealand women poets
[Preminger, Alex and T.V.F. Brogan, et al., editors, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "New Zealand Poetry" article, "Anthologies" section, p 837]
- Kendrick Smithyman, Dwarf with a Billiard Cue, Auckland: Auckland University Press and Oxford University Press
- Joseph Brodsky: Poems and Translations, Keele: University of Keele
[ Web page titled "Joseph Brodsky / Nobel Prize in Literature 1987 / Bibliography" at the "Official Web Site of the Nobel Foundation", accessed October 18, 2007] Russian-American (but published in the United Kingdom; see United States section for a book published there)
- Carol Ann Duffy and Adrian Henri, Beauty and the Beast
[Michelis, Angelica, , article in The Literary Encyclopedia website, retrieved May 4, 2009. 2009-05-07.]
- * Some Unease and Angels,
[ Hutchinson ]
- * Selected Poems, University Center, Michigan, Green River Press
- Ted Hughes, Gaudete,
[ derived from an abandoned film scenario, the book has elements of a poetic novel, narrative poem and verse play]
- Sorley MacLean, pen name of Somhairle MacGill-Eain, Spring Tide and Neap Tide [Reothairt is Contraigh], in Gaelic and English
- Tom Paulin, A State of Justice,
[ Northern Ireland poet published in the United Kingdom]
- * The Selected Poems: 1951-1977
- John Berryman, Henry's Fate and Other Poems, 1967-1972, with 45 previously unpublished "Dream Songs" (posthumous)
- Elizabeth Bishop, Geography III, which includes "In the Waiting Room," "The Moose," and the villanelle, "One Art"
- Joseph Brodsky: A Part of Speech
[McFadden, Robert D., "Joseph Brodsky, Exiled Poet Who Won Nobel, Dies at 55", obituary, The New York Times, January 29, 1996, accessed October 18, 2007] Russian-American (see United Kingdom section for a book published there)
- Robert Bly, This Body is Made of Camphor and Gopherwood
- Gary Soto, The Elements of San Joaquin
[Porter, Joy, and Kenneth M. Roemer, , p 29, Cambridge University Press, 2005, ISBN 9780521822831, retrieved February 9, 2009]
Works published in other languagesListed by language and often by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately: French language- André du Bouchet, Air (1950–1953)
[Auster, Paul, editor, ]The Random House Book of Twentieth-Century French Poetry: with Translations by American and British Poets, New York: Random House, 1982 ISBN 0394521978
- * L'arbre le Temps suivi le Lieu-Je et de Lettre
German language- Rolf Haufs, Die Geschwindigkeit eines einzigen Tages
- Norbert Mecklenburg, Naturlyrik und Gesellschaft Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta (scholarship)
[Preminger, Alex and T.V.F. Brogan, et al., editors, ]The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "German Poetry" article, "Criticism in German" section, p 474
- Nathan Alterman, a posthumous book of poems
[This is as specific as The Britannica Book of the Year 1978, the source, gets; the book, published in 1978, covers events in 1977, "Literature" article, page 511]
- Zussman, a posthumous book of poems
Indian subcontinentIncluding India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Listed alphabetically by first name, regardless of surname: - Hari Daryani, Pala Pala Jo Parlau
[Das, Sisir Kumar and various, , 1995, published by Sahitya Akademi, ISBN 9788172017989, retrieved via Google Books on December 23, 2008]
Other languages of the Indian subcontinentPortuguese language- * Poesia / Pois é / Poesia (poems)
- * Comunicacao poética (critical theory about poetry)
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Prussian Nights, narrative poem, much of which was composed in his head when he was in concentration camps
- "[L]esser-known poets who attracted attention":
Spanish language- Matilde Camus, Cancionero de Liébana ("Collection of verse of Liebana")
- Mario Benedetti, La casa y el ladrillo ("The House and the Brick"), Uruguay
[Web page titled (in Spanish), retrieved May 27, 2009. 2009-05-30.]
- Motl Saktzier, With a Burned Pencil, about his experiences in Soviet gulags
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