1992 in poetry explained
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
- 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.[1]
- The first wall poems in Leiden are installed.
Works published in English
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 Jinx
- Les Murray, Translations from the Natural World,[2] winner of the 1993 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
- A. B. Paterson, A. B. Paterson, Selected Poems, edited by Les Murray, Collins/Angus & Robertson, 1992, 1996, posthumous[2]
- Jayanta Mahapatra, A Whiteness of Bone (Poetry in English), New Delhi: Penguin Books[5]
- Rukmini Bhaya Nair, The Hyoid Bone (Poetry in English), New Delhi: Penguin[6]
- Jeet Thayil and Vijay Nambisan, Gemini-2 (Poetry in English), New Delhi: Penguin-Viking[7]
- Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, editor, Oxford India Anthology of Twelve Modern Indian Poets, Arundhathi Subramaniam has called the volume a significant and influential work in Indian poetry[8]
- Ranjit 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/Indus[9]
- Harry Clifton, The Desert Route, Oldcastle: The Gallery Press,
- Seán Dunne, The Sheltered Nest, including "Sydney Place", Oldcastle: The Gallery Press,[10]
- Peter Fallon, Eye to Eye, Oldcastle: The Gallery Press,
New Zealand
United Kingdom
- Fleur Adcock (New Zealand poet who moved to England in 1963), translation of Letters from Darkness: Poems, by Daniela Crasnaru, Oxford: Oxford University Press
- Simon Armitage:
- George Mackay Brown:
- Stewart Brown, Caribbean Poetry Now (2nd revised edition), London: Edward Arnold (anthology)[13]
- Wendy Cope, Serious Concerns[12]
- Carol Ann Duffy:
- William and the Ex-Prime Minister, Anvil Press Poetry, a 16-page pamphlet, [14]
- Editor, I Wouldn't Thank You for a Valentine, Viking (anthology)[15]
- Douglas Dunn, editor, Faber Book of Twentieth-Century Scottish Poetry, London: Faber and Faber (anthology)[13]
- Gavin Ewart, Like It Or Not[12]
- U. A. Fanthorpe, Neck-Verse[12]
- Thom Gunn:
- The Man With Night Sweats[12]
- Old Stories[12]
- Tony Harrison, The Gaze of the Gorgon[12]
- Seamus Heaney:
- Adrian Henri, The Cerise Swimsuit[12]
- Ted Hughes, Rain-Charm for the Duchy[12]
- Elizabeth Jennings, Times and Seasons[12]
- P. J. Kavanagh, Collected Poems[12]
- James Kirkup, Shooting Stars[12]
- Derek Mahon, The Yaddo Letter, Gallery Press
- George MacBeth, The Patient[12]
- Roger McGough, Defying Gravity[12]
- David Owen, editor, Seven Ages: poetry for a lifetime, anthology
- Peter Porter, The Chair of Babel[12]
- Kathleen Raine, Living With Mystery[12]
- Peter Reading:
- Peter Redgrove, Under the Reservoir[12]
- Jeremy Reed, Black Sugar, illustrated by Jean Cocteau[12]
- William Scammell, Bleeding Heart Yard[12]
- Jo Shapcott, Phrase Book[12]
- Penelope Shuttle, Taxing the Rain[12]
- Jon Silkin, The Lens-Breakers[12]
- David Storey, Storey's Lives: 1951-1991[12]
- R.S. Thomas, Mass for Hard Times[12]
- Charles Tomlinson, The Door in the Wall[12]
- Benjamin Zephaniah, City Psalms[12]
- Sherman Alexie, The Business of Fancy Dancing[16]
- John Ashbery, Hotel Lautréamont
- Renée Ashley, Salt
- Jack Gilbert, The Great Fires
- Anthony Kellman, editor, Crossing Water: Contemporary Poetry of the English-Speaking Caribbean, Greenfield Center, New York: Greenfield Review Press (anthology)[13]
- Zoe Leonard, I want a president
- N. Scott Momaday, In the Presence of the Sun, combination of poetry and nonfiction[16]
- Mary Oliver, New and Selected Poems
- Simon Ortiz, Woven Stone, combination of poetry and nonfiction[16]
- Grace Paley, New and Collected Poems
- Carl Phillips, In the Blood[17]
- Gjertrud Schnackenberg, A Gilded Lapse of Time
- Lloyd Schwartz, Goodnight, Gracie [18]
- Patti Smith, Woolgathering
- James Wright, Above the River: Complete Poems, introduction by Donald Hall (posthumous)
- Michael Jackson, Dancing the Dream
Poets included in The Best American Poetry 1992
These 75 poets are included in The Best American Poetry 1992 edited by David Lehman, with guest editor Charles Simic:
Other
Works published in other languages
Listed 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") 1994
French language
- Denise Desautels, Le saut de l'ange, autour de quelques objets de Martha Townsend, Montréal/Amay, Le Noroît /L'Arbre à paroles[19]
- Jean Royer, Le lien de la terre, Trois-Rivières: Écrits des Forges / Paris: Europe poésie[20]
- Olivier Barbarant, Les parquets du ciel, publisher: Editions Champ Vallon,
- Michel Houellebecq, La Poursuite du bonheur, poèmes, La Différence
- Abdellatif Laabi, Moroccan author writing in French and published in France:
- Le soleil se meurt; Paris: La Différence
- translator, La Joie n'est pas mon métier, translated from the original Arabic of Mohammed Al-Maghout; Paris: Éditions de la Différence, coll. Orphée
Listed 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-language[21]
- Dilip Chitre, Ekoon Kavita – 1, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan; Marathi-language[22]
- K. Satchidanandan, Kavibuddhan, ("The Poet as Buddha"); Malayalam-language[23]
- Mamta Sagar, Kaada Navilina Hejje, Heggodu: Akshara Prakashana, Kannada-language[24]
- Vinod Kumar Shukla, Sab Kuch Hona Bacha Rahega, New Delhi: Rajkamal Prakashan; Hindi-language[25]
- Stanisław Barańczak, Ocalone w tlumaczeniu. Szkice o warsztacie tlumaczenia poezji ("Saved in Translation: Sketches on the Craft of Translating Poetry"), criticism; Poznan: a5[26]
- Zbigniew Herbert, Rovigo, Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie[27]
- Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki, Peregrynarz[28]
- Tadeusz Różewicz, Nasz starszy brat ("Our Elder Brother")[29]
- Wisława Szymborska: Lektury nadobowiązkowe ("Non-required Reading")
- Adam Zagajewski, Dzikie czeresnie, wybór wierszy ("Wild Cherries, a Selection of Poetry"), Kraków: Znak[30]
Other languages
Awards and honors
- Cholmondeley Award: Allen Curnow, Donald Davie, Carol Ann Duffy, Roger Woddis
- Eric Gregory Award: Jill Dawson, Hugh Dunkerley, Christopher Greenhalgh, Marita Maddah, Stuart Paterson, Stuart Pickford
- Forward 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 Raine
- Whitbread Award for poetry: Tony Harrison, The Gaze of the Gorgon
Births
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- February 16
- February 18 - Robert Gittings, 81 (born 1911), English poet and biographer
- February 29 - Ruth Pitter, 94 (born 1897), English poet and decorative painter
- April 11 - Eve Merriam, née Moskowitz, 75 (born 1916), American poet, playwright and teacher, of cancer
- May 12 - Nikos Gatsos, 80 (born 1911), Greek poet, translator and lyricist
- May 21 - Bimbo Rivas, 52 (born 1939), Puerto Rican-born American actor, community activist, director, playwright, poet and teacher, of heart attack
- November 17 - Audre Lorde (aka Gamba Adisa), 58 (born 1934), African American writer, poet and political activist, of liver cancer
- November 19 - Kenneth Burke, 96 (born 1897), American literary theorist and philosopher
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.pw.org/mag/0303/newssofer.htm
- http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=216
- "Irving Layton: Publications," Canadian Poetry Online, Web, May 7, 2011.
- http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_Archives/bright/woodcock/woodbiblio.html Web page titled "The Works of George Woodcock"
- Purnima Mehta, "16. Jayanta Mahapatra: A Silence-bound Pilgrim", pp 184-185, in Indian English Poetry: Critical Perspectives, edited by Jaydipsinh Dodiya, 2000, Delhi: Prabhat Kumar Sharma for Sarup & Sons,, retrieved via Google Books on July 17, 2010
- Web page titled "Robin Ngangom", Poetry International website, retrieved July 27, 2010
- Web page titled "Jeet Thayil", Poetry International website, retrieved July 10, 2010
- Web page titled "Arvind Krishna Mehrotra" at the Poetry International website, retrieved July 6, 2010
- Web page titled "Vasant Abaji Dahake", Poetry International website, retrieved August 2, 2010
- Crotty, Patrick, Modern Irish Poetry: An Anthology, Belfast, The Blackstaff Press Ltd., 1995,
- http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/nzp/nzlit2/adcock.htm Web page titled "Fleur Adcock: New Zealand Literature File"
- Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004,
- http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_rpo/bibliography_2001.html "Select General Bibliography for Representative Poetry On-Line"
- https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0856462535 Amazon.co web page
- Griffin, Gabriele, editor, "Duffy, Carol Ann", article, Who's Who in Lesbian and Gay Writing, Routledge, 2002,, retrieved via Google Books, May 4, 2009
- Porter, Joy, and Kenneth M. Roemer, The Cambridge Companion to Native American Literature, p 29, Cambridge University Press, 2005,, retrieved February 9, 2009
- McClatchy, J. D., editor, The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry, second edition, Vintage Books (Random House), 2003
- http://www.umb.edu/cla/english/lloyd_schwartz/538/{{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Web page titled "Denise Desautels" at L’Académie des lettres du Québec website (in French), retrieved October 20, 2010
- Web page titled "Jean Royer" at L’Académie des lettres du Québec website (in French), retrieved October 20, 2010
- Web page titled ["Chandrakant Shah"] at the Poetry International website, retrieved July 8, 2010
- Web page titled "Dilip Chitre", Poetry International website, retrieved July 6, 2010
- Web page titled "K. Satchidanandan", Poetry International website, retrieved July 11, 2010
- Web page titled "Mamta Sagar" at the Poetry International website, retrieved July 10, 2010
- Web page titled "Vinod Kumar Shukla" at the "Poetry International" website, retrieved August 3, 2010
- Web page titled "Rymkiewicz Jaroslaw Marek", at the Institute Ksiazki website (in Polish), "Bibliography: Poetry" section, retrieved February 24, 2010
- Web page titled "Herbert Zbigniew", at the Instytut Książki ("Books Institute") website, retrieved February 27, 2010
- Web page titled "Eugene Tkaczyszyn-Dycki (1962)", at the Biuro Literackie literary agency website, retrieved February 25, 2010
- Web pages titled "Tadeusz Rozewicz" (in English and Polish), at the Instytut Książki ("Books Institute") website, "Bibliography" sections, retrieved February 28, 2010
- Web page titled "Some information about Adam Zagajewski" http://info-poland.buffalo.edu/web/arts_culture/literature/poetry/zagajewski/bio/adzag.htm, cached page from the University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts website, cached on February 24, 2005 by the "Info-Poland" website, retrieved February 25, 2010
- Simon Patten, "Han Dong", article, Poetry International website, retrieved November 22, 2009
- Horan, Elizabeth, "Gabriela Mistral" article, "Selected Works" section, p 557, in Smith, Verity, editor, Encyclopedia of Latin American literature, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997, retrieved via Google Books, September 22, 2010
