1983 in poetry

none Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). 1983 poetry literature Events April – Russian samizdat poet Irina Ratushinskaya is sentenced to imprisonment in a labor camp for dissident activity; she continues to write poetry clandestinely in prison. June 2 – Francophone Senegalese poet and politician Léopold Sédar Senghor becomes the first black African writer elected as a member of the Académie française The Frogmore Press is founded by Andre Evans and Jeremy Page at the Frogmore tea-rooms in Folkestone, England. The press publishes a magazine, The Frogmire Papers 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: Australia David Brooks, The Cold Front. Sydney: Hale & Iremonger Les Murray, The People's Otherworld, winner of the 1984 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry https://web.archive.org/web/20071013031215/http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=216 2007-10-13 Les Murray Web page at The Poetry Archive Web site, accessed October 15, 2007 Philip Salom: The Projectionist, A Sequence. (Fremantle Arts Centre) 978-0-909144-69-2 John Tranter, Selected Poems, Hale & Iremonger Canada Dionne Brand, Winter Epigrams and Epigrams to Ernesto Cardenal in Defense of Claudia George Elliott Clarke, Saltwater Spirituals and Deeper Blues, Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia: Pottersfield, 0-919001-12-2 Robert Finch, The Grand Duke of Moscow's Favourite Solo." Robert Finch," Online Guide to Writing in Canada. Web, Mar. 17, 2011. Irving Layton, The Gucci Bag. Oakville, Ontario: Mosaic Press. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart."Irving Layton: Publications https://web.archive.org/web/20110714042105/http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/layton/pub.htm 2011-07-14 ," Canadian Poetry Online, Web, May 7, 2011. Dorothy Livesay, The Phases of Love. Toronto: Coach House."Dorothy Livesay (1909-1996): Works", Canadian Women Poets, Brock University. Web, Mar. 18, 2011. Don McKay, Birding, or Desire Web page titled "Don McKay" at the "writing canada into the millennium" Web site, accessed October 6, 2007 George McWhirter, Fire Before Dark Roy Miki, The Prepoetics of William Carlos Williams (critical study) Joe Rosenblatt, The Sleeping Lady. Exile Editions."Joe Rosenblatt: Publications https://web.archive.org/web/20110814050155/http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/rosenblatt/pub.htm 2011-08-14 ," Canadian Poetry Online. Web, Mar. 22, 2011. Raymond Souster, Going the Distance. Ottawa: Oberon Press."Notes on Life and Works https://web.archive.org/web/20110817195614/http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poet/513.html 2011-08-17 ," Selected Poetry of Raymond Souster, Representative Poetry Online, UToronto.ca, Web, May 7, 2011. George Woodcock, Collected Poems, Victoria: Sono Nis Press, CanadaWeb page titled "The Works of George Woodcock" at the Anarchy Archives website, which states: "This list is based on The Record of George Woodcock (issued for his eightieth birthday) and Ivan Avakumovic's bibliography in A Political Art: Essays and Images in Honour of George Woodcock, edited by W.H. New, 1978, with additions to bring it up to date"; accessed April 24, 2008 India, in English Jayanta Mahapatra, Life Signs ( Poetry in English ), New Delhi: Oxford University PressPurnima 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, 81-7625-111-9, retrieved via Google Books on July 17, 2010 Dom Moraes, Absences ( Poetry in English ), Sudeep Sen, Leaning Against the Lamp-Post ( Poetry in English ),Web page titled "Sudeep Sen" https://web.archive.org/web/20120325040921/http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=14009 2012-03-25 , Poetry International website, retrieved July 28, 2010 Ireland Sebastian Barry, The Water-Colourist, Ireland Padraic Fallon, Poems and Versions (see also Poems 1974 in poetry, Collected Poems1990 in poetry) Seamus Heaney, Northern Ireland native living at this time in the United States: An Open Letter, Field Day Translator, Sweeney Astray: A version from the Irish, Field Day Paul Muldoon, Quoof, Northern Ireland native published in the United Kingdom Tom Paulin, Liberty Tree, including "Desertmartin", "Off the Back of a Lorry" and "A Written Answer", Faber and Faber, Irish poet published in the United KingdomCrotty, Patrick, Modern Irish Poetry: An Anthology, Belfast, The Blackstaff Press Ltd., 1995, 0-85640-561-2 New Zealand Fleur Adcock(New Zealand poet who moved to England in 1963): The Virgin and the Nightingale: Medieval Latin poems, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Bloodaxe BooksWeb page titled "Fleur Adcock: New Zealand Literature File" https://web.archive.org/web/20061221161150/http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/nzp/nzlit2/adcock.htm 2006-12-21 at the University of Auckland Library website, accessed April 26, 2008 Selected Poems, Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press Leigh Davis, Willy's Gazette, Wellington: Jack Books Lauris Edmond, Catching It: PoemsRobinson, Roger and Wattie, Nelson, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, 1998, "Lauris Edmond" article M. P. Jackson and V. O'Sullivan, editors, Oxford Anthology of New Zealand Writing Since 1945, anthologyPreminger, 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 1983 Bill Manhire, Locating the Beloved and Other Stories, New Zealand W. H. Oliver, James K. Baxter: A Portrait, Wellington: Port Nicholson Press, 1983; reprinted 1994, Godwit Press/Bridget Williams Books, biography Bob Orr, CargoWeb page titled "Bob Orr" at Best of New Zealand Poems 2001 website, accessed April 23, 2008 United Kingdom Fleur Adcock (New Zealand poet who moved to England in 1963): The Virgin and the Nightingale: Medieval Latin poems, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Bloodaxe Books Selected Poems, Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press George Barker, Anno DominoCox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, 0-19-860634-6 George Mackay Brown, Voyages Alan Brownjohn, Collected Poems 1952–1983 John Cooper Clarke, Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt Helen Dunmore, The Apple Fall Gavin Ewart, Capital Letters Padraic Fallon, Poems and Versions (see also Poems 1974 in poetry, Collected Poems1990 in poetry), Irish poet published in the United Kingdom James Fenton, Memory of War and Children in Exile Roy Fuller, As From the Thirties Seamus Heaney, Northern Ireland native living at this time in the United States: An Open Letter, Field Day Translator: Sweeney Astray: A version from the Irish, Field Day Adrian Henri, Penny Arcade Geoffrey Hill, The Mystery of the Charity of Charles Peguy Frances Horovitz, Snow Light, Water Light Ted Hughes, River Jenny Joseph, Beyond Descartes Peter Levi, The Echoing Green Christopher Middleton, 111 Poems, Carcanet Press, 978-0-85635-457-1 Pete Morgan, A Winter VisitorSalter, Miles, "Pete Morgan obituary: Elegant, original poet much admired by his contemporaries", July 15, The Guardian, retrieved August 7, 2010 Andrew Motion, Secret Narratives Paul Muldoon, Quoof, Northern Ireland native published in the United Kingdom Grace Nichols, I is a Long-Memoried Woman, Caribbean Cultural International Sean O'Brien, The Indoor Park (Bloodaxe) Tom Paulin, Liberty Tree, including "Desertmartin", "Off the Back of a Lorry" and "A Written Answer", Faber and Faber, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom J. H. Prynne, The Oval Window Carol Rumens, Star Whisper Peter Scupham, Winter Quarters United States A.R. Ammons, Lake Effect CountryLudwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press ("If the title page is one year later than the copyright date, we used the latter since publishers frequently postdate books published near the end of the calendar year." — from the Preface, p vi) Maya Angelou, Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? Elizabeth Bishop, Collected Poems 1927-1979, posthumous (died 1979) Amy Clampitt, Kingfisher James Dickey, The Central Motion Alice Fulton, Dance Script with Electric Ballerina Nikki Giovanni, Those Who Ride the Nightwinds Frank Graziano, editor, Georg Trakl: A Profile, Logbridge-Rhodes, criticism H.D. (Hilda Doolittle), Collected Poems, 1912–1944, posthumous (died 1961) Seamus Heaney, Northern Ireland native living at this time in the United States: An Open Letter, Field Day Translator: Sweeney Astray: A version from the Irish, Field Day Joy Harjo, She Had Some HorsesPorter, Joy, and Kenneth M. Roemer, The Cambridge Companion to Native American Literature, p 29, Cambridge University Press, 2005, 978-0-521-82283-1, retrieved February 9, 2009 John Hollander, Powers of Thirteen Paul Hoover, Somebody Talks a Lot (The Yellow Press) Richard Howard, Lining Up W. S. Merwin, Opening the Hand, New York: AtheneumWeb page titled "W. S. Merwin (1927- )" at the Poetry Foundation Web site, retrieved June 8, 2010 Gary Miranda, Grace Period Mary Oliver, American Primitive Carl Rakosi, Spiritus I James Reiss, Express Adrienne Rich, Sources William Saroyan, My Name Is Saroyan, a miscellany of fiction, nonfiction, drama and verse; published posthumously (died 1981) James Schevill, The American Fantasies: Collected Poems, 1945–1981 Peter Seaton, Crisis Intervention (Berkeley, CA: Tuumba Press)available complete and online courtesy of Eclipse https://web.archive.org/web/20100704135830/http://english.utah.edu/eclipse/authors.html 2010-07-04 . This takes you to a list of authors published at the Eclipse site, scroll down for the Seaton publications Ntozake Shange, A Daughter's Geography Louis Simpson, The Best Hour of the Night Gary Snyder, Axe Handles Eleanor Ross Taylor, New and Selected PoemsNews release, "Eleanor Ross Taylor Awarded 2010 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize" https://web.archive.org/web/20100609012327/http://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/release_041310.html?id=186210 June 9, 2010 , April 13, 2010, The Poetry Foundation, retrieved June 9, 2010 David Wagoner, First Light Robert Penn Warren, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Other in English M. Nourbese Philip, Salmon Courage, Caribbean"Selected Timeline of Anglophone Caribbean Poetry" in Williams, Emily Allen, Anglophone Caribbean Poetry, 1970–2001: An Annotated Bibliography, page xvii and following pages, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002, 978-0-313-31747-7, retrieved via Google Books, February 7, 2009 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: French language Claude Esteban, Conjoncture du corps et du jardin suivi de Cosmogonie, Flammarion; France Abdellatif Laabi, translator, Rien qu'une autre année translated from the original Arabic of Mahmoud Darwich into French; Paris: Unesco/Éditions de Minuit Pierre Nepveu, Mahler et autres matières, Montréal: Le Noroît; CanadaWeb page titled "Pierre Nepveu" https://web.archive.org/web/20091125133033/http://www.academiedeslettresduquebec.ca/pierre_nepveu.html 2009-11-25 at L'Académie des lettres du Québec website (in French), retrieved October 20, 2010 Germany H. Bender, Deutsche Gedichte 1930-1960, anthologyPreminger, 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, "Anthologies in German" section, pp 473-474 Hiltrud Gnüg, Entstehung und Krise lyrischer subjektivität. Vom Klassischen Lyrischen Ich zur Modernen Erfahrungswirklichkeit, Stuttgart (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 Walter Hinderer, editor, Geschichte der deutschen Lyrik vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, Stuttgart (scholarship), called "indispensable" by the Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (1993) Klaus Weissenberger, editor, Die deutsche Lyrik, 1945-1975 (scholarship) India In each section, listed in alphabetical order by first name: Hindi Kedarnath Singh, Yahan Se Dekho, Delhi: Radhakrishan Prakashan; HindiWeb page titled "Kedarnath Singh" at the "Poetry International" website, retrieved July 11, 2010 Rituraj, Abacus, Hapur: Sambhavana PrakashanWeb page titled "Rituraj" https://web.archive.org/web/20120406234851/http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=12940 2012-04-06 at the "Poetry International" website, retrieved July 12, 2010 Teji Grover, Yahan Kucch Andheri Aur Tikhi Hai Nadi, New Delhi: Bharati Bhasha PrakashanWeb page titled "Teji Grover" https://web.archive.org/web/20120420011224/http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=17742 2012-04-20 at the "Poetry International" website, retrieved August 3, 2010 Other languages in India Ajmer Rode, Chubhchintan, Amritsar: Nanak Singh Pustakmala; Punjabi-languageWeb page titled https://web.archive.org/web/20120420011408/http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=11767 2012-04-20 at the "Poetry International" website, retrieved July 6, 2010 Dilip Chitre, Daha by Daha, Mumbai: Pras Prakashan, Mumbai; Marathi-languageWeb page titled "Dilip Chitre" https://web.archive.org/web/20120214213612/http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=13518 2012-02-14 , Poetry International website, retrieved July 6, 2010 K. Satchidanandan; Malayalam-language: Randu Deergha Kavyangal, ("Two Long Poems")Web page titled "K. Satchidanandan" https://web.archive.org/web/20110721051722/http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=2723 2011-07-21 , Poetry International website, retrieved July 11, 2010 Satchidandandante Kavithakal 1962-82, ("Poems (1962-82)") K. Siva Reddy, Bharamiti, Hyderabad: Jhari Poetry Circle; Telugu-languageWeb page titled "K. Siva Reddy" https://web.archive.org/web/20110919122233/http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=16074 September 19, 2011 at the "Poetry International" website, retrieved July 11, 2010 Mallika Sengupta, Challish Chander Ayu, Virus publication; Bengali-languageWeb page title "Mallika Sengupta" https://web.archive.org/web/20120225092657/http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=2728&x=1 2012-02-25 , at the Poetry International website, retrieved July 15, 2010 Manushya Puthiran, Manushya Puthiranin Kavithaigal, Chennai: Manimegalai Prasuram, Tamil languageWeb page titled "Manushya Puthiran" https://web.archive.org/web/20110721050744/http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=2729 2011-07-21 at the "Poetry International" website, retrieved July 15, 2010 Namdeo Dhasal, Khel Marathi-languageWeb page titled "Namdeo Dhasal" https://web.archive.org/web/20120214213641/http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=10525 2012-02-14 , Poetry International website, retrieved July 15, 2010 Nirendranath Chakravarti, Ghor-duwar, Kolkata: Ananda Publishers; Bengali-languageWeb page title "Nirendranath Chakravarti" https://web.archive.org/web/20120214214239/http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=11144 2012-02-14 , at the Poetry International website, retrieved July 15, 2010 Prathibha Nandakumar, Navu Hudugiyare Heege ("We Girls Are Thus"), Bangalore: Kannada Sangha, Christ College; Kannada-languageWeb page titled "Prathibha Nandakumar" https://web.archive.org/web/20120310083134/http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=2734 2012-03-10 at the Poetry International website, retrieved July 25, 2010 Poland Zbigniew Herbert, Raport z oblężonego Miasta i inne wiersze ("Report from the Besieged City and Other Poems"), Paris: Instytut LiterackiWeb page titled "Herbert Zbigniew" https://web.archive.org/web/20090418181922/http://www.bookinstitute.pl/en,ik,site,40,78,193.php 2009-04-18 , at the Instytut Książki ("Books Institute") website, retrieved February 27, 2010 Ryszard Krynicki, Ocalenie z nicości ("Salvation from Nothingness"); Krakow: SwitWeb pages titled "Krynicki Ryszard" (both English version https://web.archive.org/web/20090425224424/http://www.bookinstitute.pl/en,ik,site,40,78,172.php 2009-04-25 and Polish version https://web.archive.org/web/20110718062736/http://www.instytutksiazki.pl/pl,ik,site,8,5,74.php 2011-07-18 ), at the Institute Ksiazki ("Book Institute") website, "Bibliography: Poetry" section, retrieved February 26, 2010 Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz, Ulica Mandelsztama ("Mandelstam Street")Web page titled "Rymkiewicz Jaroslaw Marek" https://web.archive.org/web/20110916194011/http://www.bookinstitute.pl/en,ik,site,40,78,139.php 2011-09-16 , at the Institute Ksiazki website (in Polish), "Bibliography: Poetry" section, retrieved February 24, 2010 Piotr Sommer, Kolejny światWeb page titled "Piotr Sommer" https://web.archive.org/web/20101011221045/http://poland.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=14531&x=1 October 11, 2010 , "Poetry International" website, retrieved February 19, 2010 Jan Twardowski, Który stwarzasz jagody, Krakow: Wydawnictwo LiterackieWeb page titled "Jan Twardowski" https://web.archive.org/web/20110718063117/http://www.instytutksiazki.pl/pl,ik,site,8,5,34.php 2011-07-18 , at the Institute Ksiazki website (in Polish), "Bibliography: Poetry" section, retrieved February 24, 2010 Wiktor Woroszylski, Lustro. Dziennik internowania ("Mirror: An Internment Journal")Web pages titled "Woroszylski Wiktor" (in English https://web.archive.org/web/20111005232559/http://www.bookinstitute.pl/en,ik,site,40,78,1286.php 2011-10-05 and Polish https://web.archive.org/web/20110718062455/http://www.instytutksiazki.pl/pl,ik,site,8,5,84.php 2011-07-18 ), at the Instytut Książki ("Books Institute") website , "Bibliography" sections, retrieved March 2, 2010 Spain Matilde Camus: Tierra de palabras ("Land of words") Coral montesino ("Chorale of Monte") Other languages Mia Couto, Raiz de Orvalho, Mozambican Portuguese Luo Fu, Wine-Brewing Stone, Chinese (Taiwan)Balcom, John, "Lo Fu" https://web.archive.org/web/20110101081326/http://china.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=9223 2011-01-01 , article on Poetry International website, retrieved November 22, 2008 Klaus Høeck, Denmark: Eno High, with Asger Schnack, publisher: SchønbergWeb page titled "Bibliography of Klaus Høeck" https://web.archive.org/web/20250826151839/http://www.danishliterature.info/index.php?tx_lfforfatter_pi2%5Bstage%5D=5&tx_lfforfatter_pi2%5Buid%5D=115&tx_lfforfatter_pi2%5Blang%5D=_eng&id=2092&no_cache=1 2025-08-26 , website of the Danish Arts Agency / Literature Centre, retrieved January 1, 2010 Metamorphoses, publisher: Gyldendal Marlene van Niekerk, Groenstaar, South Africa Awards and honors Australia Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: Vivian Smith, Tide Country Canada Gerald Lampert Award: Diana Hartog, Matinee Light 1983 Governor General's Awards: David Donnell, Settlements (English); Suzanne Paradis, Un goût de sel (French) Pat Lowther Award: Rhea Tregebov, Remembering History Prix Émile-Nelligan: Lucien Francœur, Les Rockeurs sanctifiés United Kingdom Cholmondeley Award: John Fuller, Craig Raine, Anthony Thwaite Eric Gregory Award: Martin Stokes, Hilary Davies, Michael O'Neill, Lisa St Aubin de Terán, Deidre Shanahan Commonwealth Poetry Prize: Grace Nichols, i is a long memoried woman United States Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize: Kate Daniels, The White Wave AML Award for poetry to Clinton F. Larson for "A Romaunt of the Rose: A Tapestry of Poems" Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Galway Kinnell - Selected Poems Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: James Schuyler and Philip Booth Births July 2 – Tao Lin 林韬, Chinese novelist and poet December 6 – Jason Reynolds, African American children's novelist and poetJason Reynolds named Library of Congress' national ambassador for young people's literature https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jason-reynolds-library-of-congress-national-ambassador-for-young-peoples-literature/ 2020-01-13 CBS News 2020-05-23 2020-05-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20200523153726/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jason-reynolds-library-of-congress-national-ambassador-for-young-peoples-literature/ live Sarah Howe, Hong Kong-born English poet Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: February 18 – Robert Payne, 71 (born 1911), English professor of English literature in the U.S., lecturer in naval architecture, novelist, historian, poet and biographer May 4 – Shūji Terayama 寺山 修司 (born 1935), Japanese avant-garde poet, playwright, writer, film director and photographer May 21 – Amal Abul-Qassem Donqol (born 1940), Egyptian poet June 17 – Miron Białoszewski (born 1922), Polish poet and playwright June 19 – Vilmundur Gylfason (born 1948), Icelandic politician, historian and poet, by suicide June 27 – Alden Nowlan, 50 (born 1933), Canadian poet and novelist July 4 – Ted Berrigan, 48 (born 1934), American poet July 12 – Edwin Denby, 80 (born 1903), American dance critic and poet, by suicide August 12 – Mikey Smith (born 1954), Jamaican dub poet, stoned to death October 2 – Frances Horovitz, 45 (born 1938), English poet, broadcaster and performer of poetry See also Poetry Poetry List of years in poetry List of poetry awards Notes 30em Category:20th-century poetry *