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1981 in poetry

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List of years in poetry (table)
In literature
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1981
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1983
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Events

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  • American poet Jane Greer launches Plains Poetry Journal, an advance guard of the New Formalism movement.
  • Final issue of L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E magazine published in the United States.
  • First issue of Conjunctions literary journal published in the United States.
  • This year, "the word 'Martianism' comes into use, through the verse of Craig Raine and his associates, presenting a vision of life on Earth as seen by a visiting Martian," the 1982 Britannica Book of the Year reports (p. 504). Some note that "Martianism" is an anagram for one of Raine's associates, Martin Amis.

Works published in English

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Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:

Australia

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  • R. Hall, editor, Collins Book of Australian Poetry, anthology[1]
  • H. Heseltine, editor, Penguin Book of Modern Australian Verse, anthology[1]
  • L. Kramer, Oxford History of Australian Literature (scholarship)[1]
  • Jennifer Maiden, For The Left Hand, South Head

Canada

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  • Margaret Atwood, True Stories
  • Alfred Bailey, Miramichi Lightning: The Collected Poems.[2]
  • Roo Borson, A Sad Device, ISBN 0-86495-011-X, American-Canadian
  • Louis Dudek, Continuation I. Montréal: Véhicule Press, 1981.[3]
  • Louis Dudek, Poems from Atlantis. Ottawa: Golden Dog, 1981.
  • Robert Finch, Has and Is.[4]
  • Gwen Hauser, Gophers and Swans
  • George Johnston:
    • Auk Redivivus: Selected Poems
    • Rocky Shores.[5]
  • Irving Layton, Europe And Other Bad News. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart.[6]
  • Dorothy Livesay, The Raw Edges: Voices from Our Time. Winnipeg: Turnstone Press.[7]
  • Gwendolyn MacEwen, Trojan Women. 1981.[citation needed]
  • Jay Macpherson, Poems Twice Told: The Boatman & Welcoming Disaster. Toronto: Oxford University Press.[8]
  • Anne Marriott:
    • This West Shore, Toronto: League of Canadian Poets.
    • The Circular Coast: Poems New and Selected, Oakville, ON: Mosaic Press.[9]
  • George McWhirter, The Island Man
  • P. K. Page, Evening Dance of the Grey Flies, poetry and prose[10]
  • Stephen Scobie, A Grand Memory For Forgetting
  • Stephen Scobie and Douglas Barbour:
    • The Pirates of Pen's Chance: Homolinguistic Translations
    • The Maple Laugh Forever: An Anthology of Canadian Comic Poetry (Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers)
  • F. R. Scott, The Collected Poems of F. R. Scott. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart.[11] Governor General's Award 1981.
  • Raymond Souster, Collected Poems of Raymond Souster, Volume Two, 1955-62

India, in English

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Ireland

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States

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Other in English

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Works published in other languages

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Listed 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:

Denmark

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French language

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Canada, in French

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  • Pierre Nepveu, editor, La poésie québécoise, des origines à nos jours, en collaboration avec Laurent Mailhot, Montréal: Presses de l'Université du Québec/l'Hexagone, anthology[27]
  • Madeleine Ouellette-Michalska, Entre le souffle et l'aine, Saint-Lambert: Le Noroît[28]
  • Jean Royer, L'intime soif, Montréal: Éditions du silence[29]

France

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German

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Hebrew

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Hungary

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India

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Listed in alphabetical order by first name:

Italy

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Poland

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  • Stanisław Barańczak, Ksiazki najgorsze 1975-1980 ("The Worst Books"), criticism; Kraków: KOS[47]
  • T. Kostkiewiczowa and Z. Goliński, editors, Swiat polprawiac—zuchwate rzemiosto, anthology[48]
  • Ryszard Krynicki, Niewiele więcej. Wiersze z notatnika 78-79 ("Not Much More. Poems From the Notebook 78-79"); Kraków: Cracowska Oficyna Studentow[49]
  • Ewa Lipska, Poezje wybrane ("Selected Poems"), Warszawa: LSW[50]
  • Bronisław Maj, Taka wolność. Wiersze z lat 1971-1975 ("Such Freedom: Poems, 1971-1975"); Warsaw: MAW[51]
  • Piotr Sommer, Przed snem[52]

Portuguese language

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Portugal

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Brazil

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Spanish language

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Spain

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Latin America

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Swedish

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Yiddish

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Criticism, scholarship and biography in Yiddish

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  • Itskhak Janoswicz, Avrom Sutzkever, His Poetry and Prose
  • The Lexicon of Modern Yiddish Literature, the eighth and final volume
  • Khaim Leyb Fuks, Biographical Dictionary of Hebrew and Yiddish Writers in Canada

Other

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Awards and honors

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Australia

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Canada

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Births

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Deaths

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Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Preminger, Alex and T.V.F. Brogan, et al., editors, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "Australian Poetry" article, Anthologies section, p 108
  2. ^ "Biographical Sketch," Dr. Alfred Goldsworthy Bailey fonds, Lib.UNB.ca, Web, Jan. 5, 2009.
  3. ^ "Louis Dudek: Publications Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine," Canadian Poetry Online, UToronto.ca, Web, May 6, 2011.
  4. ^ " Robert Finch," Online Guide to Writing in Canada. Web, Mar. 17, 2011.
  5. ^ James Steele, "Johnston, George Benson Archived 2010-04-19 at the Wayback Machine," Canadian Encyclopedia (Edmonton: Hurtig, 1988), 1114.
  6. ^ "Irving Layton: Publications Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine," Canadian Poetry Online, Web, May 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "Dorothy Livesay (1909-1996): Works" Archived 2012-09-05 at the Wayback Machine, Canadian Women Poets, Brock University. Web, Mar. 18, 2011.
  8. ^ "Jay Macpherson, 1931-", Canadian Women Poets," BrockU.ca, Web, Apr. 10, 2011
  9. ^ "Anne Marriott (1913-1997) Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine", Canadian Woman Poets, BrockU.ca, Web, Apr. 21, 2011.
  10. ^ Roberts, Neil, editor, A Companion to Twentieth-century Poetry, Part III, Chapter 3, "Canadian Poetry", by Cynthia Messenger, Blackwell Publishing, 2003, ISBN 978-1-4051-1361-8, retrieved via Google Books, January 3, 2009
  11. ^ "F. R. Scott: Publications Archived 2013-04-08 at the Wayback Machine," Canadian Poetry Online, UToronto.ca, Web, May 7, 2011.
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  20. ^ [1] Web page titled "Books by Fenton" at the James Fenton Web site, accessed October 11, 2007
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  23. ^ Porter, Joy, and Kenneth M. Roemer, The Cambridge Companion to Native American Literature, p 29, Cambridge University Press, 2005, ISBN 978-0-521-82283-1, retrieved February 9, 2009
  24. ^ 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, "History and Criticism" section, p 837
  25. ^ Liukkonen, Petri. "Inger Christensen". Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi). Finland: Kuusankoski Public Library. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009.
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  28. ^ Web page titled "Madeleine Ouellette-Michalska" Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine at L’Académie des lettres du Québec website (in French), retrieved October 20, 2010
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  30. ^ a b 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 0-394-52197-8
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  46. ^ Eugenio Montale, Collected Poems 1920-1954, translated and edited by Jonathan Galassi, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998, ISBN 0-374-12554-6
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  49. ^ Web pages titled "Krynicki Ryszard" (both English version Archived 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine and Polish version Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine), at the Institute Ksiazki ("Book Institute") website, "Bibliography: Poetry" section, retrieved February 26, 2010
  50. ^ Web pages titled "Lipska Ewa" (in English Archived 2011-09-16 at the Wayback Machine and Polish Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine), at the Instytut Książki ("Books Institute") website , "Bibliography" sections, retrieved March 1, 2010
  51. ^ Web pages titled "Maj Bronisław" (both English version Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine and Polish version Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine), at the Institute Ksiazki ("Book Institute") website, "Bibliography" section, retrieved March 2, 2010
  52. ^ Web page titled "Piotr Sommer" Archived October 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, "Poetry International" website, retrieved February 19, 2010
  53. ^ Web page titled "Biblioteca de autores contemporaneos / Mario Benedetti - El autor"(in Spanish), retrieved May 27, 2009. 2009-05-30.
  54. ^ Poetry International website Web page on Chen Kehua, retrieved November 22, 2008
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  56. ^ Shrayer, Maxim, "Aleksandr Mezhirov", p 879, An Anthology of Jewish-Russian Literature: Two Centuries of Dual Identity in Prose and Poetry, publisher: M.E. Sharpe, 2007, ISBN 0-7656-0521-X, ISBN 978-0-7656-0521-4, retrieved via Google Books on May 27, 2009
  57. ^ Crotty, Patrick, Modern Irish Poetry: An Anthology, Belfast, The Blackstaff Press Ltd., 1995, ISBN 0-85640-561-2
  • Britannica Book of the Year 1982 ("for events of 1981"), published by Encyclopædia Britannica 1982 (source of many items in "Works published" section and rarely in other sections)
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