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2010 in poetry
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2010 poetry literature
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Events
January 19 – For the first time since 1949, an anonymous black-clad man, known as the Poe Toaster, failed to show up at the tomb of Edgar Allan Poe at the Westminster Hall and Burying Ground, early on the morning of Poe's birthday. The absence of the man, who would toast Poe with Cognac and leave three red roses at the grave (along with the rest of the Cognac), disappointed more than 30 people who stayed up all night to be present at the appearance.Kennedy, Randy, "Edgar 'Poe Toaster' Is a No-Show", January 19, 2010, "Arts Beat" column, p C2, The New York Times, retrieved same day
March 27 – The Mezzo Cammin Women Poets Timeline Project, designed to become the largest database of women poets in the world, was launched in Washington, D.C., at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.Largest Database of Women Poets to be Launched in Washington, D.C. on March 27 The database will feature biographical information about female poets, as well as photos of them and, when possible, reprints of their work.Fairfield University professor launches database of female poets
April 12 – Rae Armantrout wins the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her collection Versed.Rae Armantrout Wins Pulitzer Prize in Poetry | Poets & Writers "Having also won the National Book Critics Circle Award, after being named a finalist for the National Book Award, Armantrout is only the third poet to win two out of the three awards in one year."Entangled: The poetry of Rae Armantrout essay in The New Yorker by Dan Chiasson
May 1 – David Biespiel, writing in Poetry, suggests (in an essay titled "This Land Is Our Land") that the insularity of America's poets has left them with a minimal presence in American civic discourse and a minuscule public role in the life of American democracy.This Land Is Our Land by David Biespiel
November 26 – Japanese government honors Canadian poet Joy Kogawa with the Order of the Rising Sun "for her contribution to the understanding and preservation of Japanese Canadian history."Tracy Sherlock, "https://archive.today/20130119024802/http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/covertocover/archive/2010/11/06/joy-kogawa-to-receive-order-of-the-rising-sun.aspx Joy Kogawa to receive Order of the Rising Sun," Vancouver Sun, Nov. 6, 2010, Web, Apr. 5, 2011.
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
Grant Caldwell, glass clouds, Five Islands Press
Les Murray, Taller When Prone, Black Inc., 978-1-86395-470-9
Dorothy Porter, Love Poems, Black Inc., 978-1-86395-492-1
Ron Pretty, Postcards From the CentreWeb page titled "The Blake Poetry Prize"April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes at the NSW Writers' Centre website, retrieved July 5, 2010
Thomas Shapcott, Parts of Us, University of Queensland Press
John Tranter, Starlight: 150 Poems, University of Queensland Press
Anthologies in Australia
Brook Emery & Victoria Haritos (eds.), Science Made Marvelous Series: Earthly Matters: Biology and Geology Poems, Potts Point NSW: The Poets Union Inc."Earthly matters : biology and geology poems / edited by Brook Emery and Victoria Haritos ; project editor Carol Jenkins", National Library of Australia. 978-0-9805-4202-8
Brook Emery & Victoria Haritos (eds.), Science Made Marvelous Series: Law and Impulse: Maths and Chemistry Poems, Potts Point NSW: The Poets Union Inc."Law and impulse : maths and chemistry poems / edited by Brook Emery and Victoria Haritos ; project editor Carol Jenkins", National Library of Australia. 978-0-9805-4201-1
Brook Emery, John L. Sheppard & Victoria Haritos (eds.), Science Made Marvelous Series: Holding Patterns: Physics and Engineering Poems, Potts Point NSW: The Poets Union Inc."Holding patterns : physics and engineering poems / edited by Brook Emery and Victoria Haritos ; project editor Carol Jenkins", National Library of Australia. 978-0-9578-5645-5
Robert Adamson, editor, Best Australian Poems 2010, Black Inc., anthology with works byWeb page titled, "Contributors in The Best Australian Poems 2010" https://web.archive.org/web/20101006000433/http://bestaustralianwriting.com.au/contributors-poems 2010-10-06 at the Black Inc. Web site, retrieved February 20, 2011
22em
Ali Alizadeh,
Chris Andrews,
Meera Atkinson,
Luke Beesley,
Judith Beveridge,
Judith Bishop,
Ken Bolton,
Peter Boyle,
Michael Brennan,
David Brooks,
Jen Jewel Brown,
Pam Brown,
Allison Browning,
Joanne Burns,
Elizabeth Campbell,
Bonny Cassidy,
Eileen Chong,
Justin Clemens,
Stuart Cooke,
Nathan Curnow,
Luke Davies,
Bruce Dawe,
Tricia Dearborn,
B. R. Dionysius,
Lucy Dougan,
Laurie Duggan,
Will Eaves,
Ali Cobby Eckermann,
Stephen Edgar,
Chris Edwards,
Anne Elvey,
Brook Emery,
Kate Fagan,
Mike Farrell,
Susan Fealy,
Liam Ferney,
S.J. Finn,
Lionel Fogarty,
Adam Ford,
Adam Formosa,
Angela Gardner,
Claire Gaskin,
Jane Gibian,
Keri Glastonbury,
Lisa Gorton,
Robert Gray,
Martin Harrison,
Kevin Hart,
Matt Hetherington,
Barry Hill,
Sarah Holland Batt,
L. K. Holt,
Duncan Hose,
Lisa Jacobson,
Carol Jenkins,
A. Frances Johnson,
Jill Jones,
Frank Kellaway,
Peter Kenneally,
Graeme Kinross-Smith,
John Kinsella,
Andy Kissane,
Anna Krien,
Mike Ladd,
Martin Langford,
Anthony Lawrence,
Michelle Leber,
Geoffrey Lehmann,
Kate Lilley,
Debbie Lim,
Astrid Lorange,
Cameron Lowe,
Roberta Lowing,
Anthony Lynch,
Jennifer Maiden,
Rhyll McMaster,
Kate Middleton,
Peter Minter,
Anne Morgan,
Derek Motion,
Les Murray,
Jenni Nixon,
Nguyen Tien Hoang,
Geoff Page,
Pi.0,
Claire Potter,
Peter Rose,
Josephine Rowe,
Robyn Rowland,
Brendan Ryan,
Gig Ryan,
Thomas Shapcott,
Craig Sherborn,
Vivian Smith,
Peter Steele,
James Stuart,
Maria Takolander,
Hugh Tolhurst,
John Tranter,
Mark Tredinnick,
Louise Wakeling,
Chris Wallace-Crabbe,
Meredith Wattison,
Petra White,
Chloe Wilson,
Ouyang Yu
Canada
Shane Book, Ceiling of Sticks
Anne Carson, Nox, New Directions, described by one reviewer as "not really a 'book' at all, but rather a box of material connected accordion-style (in one folded, ribbon-like page many yards long) about the death of her deeply troubled older brother Michael" and including a translation of Catullus 101; Canadian published in the United StatesSimon, Jeff, "A revelatory, haunting elegy from poet Anne Carson", review, July 4, 2010, Buffalo News, retrieved July 5, 2010
Jen Currin, The Inquisition Yours, Toronto: Coach House Press, 978-1-55245-230-1
Joe Denham, Windstorm
Kevin McPherson Eckhoff, Rhapsodomancy, Toronto: Coach House Press, 978-1-55245-231-8
Kenneth Leslie, The Essential Kenneth Leslie. [Ed. Zachariah Wells] Erin, Ontario: Porcupine's Quill, 2010."The Essential Kenneth Leslie by Zacariah Wells https://web.archive.org/web/20110727065457/http://porcupinesquill.ca/bookinfo3.php?index=248 2011-07-27 ," Books in Print, The Porcupine's Quill, Web, Apr. 15, 2011. 0-88984-328-7, 978-0-88984-328-8
A. F. Moritz, editor, The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology 2010, work by the winners of the Griffin Poetry Prize, House of Anansi Press, 112 pages, 978-0-88784-955-8
Garry Thomas Morse, After Jack
James Reaney, A Suit of Nettles. Porcupine's Quill.
Lisa Robertson, R's Boat, 96 pages, "New California Poetry" series of the University of California Press, 978-0-520-26240-9, written by a Canadian poet living in and published in the United States
Priscila Uppal, Successful Tragedies: Poems 1998–2010, Bloodaxe Books Ltd, 192 pages, 978-1-85224-860-4, Canadian author published in the United Kingdom
India, in English
Arun Kamal, Naye Ilake Mein, translated from the original Hindi into English by Giriraj Kiradoo, New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, India 2010.Web page titled "Giriraj Kiradoo" https://web.archive.org/web/20110929184102/http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=15216 September 29, 2011 at the "Poetry International" website, retrieved July 10, 2010
J. T. Jayasingh, editor, New Voices, anthology; Thiruvananthapuram: Roots and WingsRaghupathi K. V., "Raghupathi K V – ‘New Voices’" https://web.archive.org/web/20120302085352/http://www.museindia.com/viewarticle.asp?myr=2010&issid=31&id=1999 2012-03-02 , book review, Issue 31: May–June 2010, Muse India website, retrieved July 16, 2010
Tabish Khair, Man of Glass ( Poetry in English )., New Delhi: HarperCollins, India 2010. 81-7223-979-3Web page titled "Tabish Khair" https://web.archive.org/web/20120214213455/http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=17783 2012-02-14 at the Poetry International website, retrieved August 2, 2010
Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih and Robin Ngangom, editors, Dancing Earth: An Anthology of Poetry from North-East IndiaScharf, Michael, "The Other Mother Tongue" https://web.archive.org/web/20111106002727/http://bostonreview.net/BR35.3/scharf.php 2011-11-06 , book review, Boston Review, May/June 2010 issue, retrieved July 19, 2010. Penguin Books, India 978-0-14-310220-5
Srinivas Sistla, Amuktamalyada, translated from the original Telugu of Krishna Deva Raya's classic epic; Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh: Drusya Kala DeepikaPrema Nandakumar, "Prema Nandakumar – Reviews 'Amuktamalyada' in English Rendering" https://web.archive.org/web/20120302085359/http://www.museindia.com/regularcontent.asp?issid=32&id=2054 2012-03-02 , book review, Issue 32: July–August 2010, Muse India website, retrieved July 16, 2010
Meena Kandasamy, "Ms. Militancy", Chennai: Navayana, India 2010Kandasamy, Meena, "Ms. Militancy: Poems", Sampsonia Way, September 22, 2010.
Anindita Sengupta, "City of Water" ( Poetry in English )., Bangalore: Sahitya Akademi, India 2010.https://www.thehindu.com/books/Unexplored-horizons/article16217048.ece Chennai, India The Hindu Unexplored horizons July 31, 2010 15 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100825215659/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/article541906.ece 25 August 2010 live
Ireland
Anthony Cronin, The Fall, 120 pages, New Island Press, 978-1-84840-068-9
Theo Dorgan, Greek, Dedalus Press, 978-1-906614-17-1
Seamus Heaney, Human Chain, 85 pages, Faber & FaberGarner, Dwight, "Shared Homeland, Different Worldview", book review (of Seamus heaney's Human Chain and Paul Muldoon's Maggot), The New York Times, September 16, 2010, retrieved September 22, 2010
Thomas Kilroy, Christ, Deliver Us, Oldcastle, County Meath: Gallery Press
Alan Moore How Now! Anvil Press Poetry, 978-0-85646-432-4
Paul Muldoon, Maggot
Micheal O'Siadhail, Tongue, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom, Bloodaxe Books
New Zealand
Paula Green, Slip Stream, Auckland University Press
Paula Green (editor), Dear Heart: 150 New Zealand Love Poems, Godwit
Paula Green and Harry Ricketts, 99 Ways into New Zealand Poetry, Vintage
Kate Camp, The Mirror of Simple Annihilated Souls, Victoria University Press
Lynn Jenner, Dear Sweet Harry, Auckland University Press
Poets in Best New Zealand Poems
Poems from these 25 poets were selected by Robyn Marsack for Best New Zealand Poems 2009, published online this year:
22em
Tusiata Avia
Sarah Broom
Geoff Cochrane
Jennifer Compton
Lynn Davidson
John Gallas
Bernadette Hall
David Howard
Lynn Jenner
Brent Kininmont
Michele Leggott
Emma Neale
James Norcliffe
Gregory O'Brien
Chris Price
Kerrin P. Sharpe
Marty Smith
Elizabeth Smither
C. K. Stead
Brian Turner
Tim Upperton
Louise Wallace
Ian Wedde
Douglas Wright
Ashleigh Young
United Kingdom
Fleur Adcock, Dragon Talk, Bloodaxe Books
Jill Bialosky, The Skiers: Selected Poems, 144 pages, 978-1-904614-93-7
Matthew Caley, Apparently, Bloodaxe Books
Stewart Conn, The Breakfast Room, Bloodaxe Books
Razmik Davoyan, Whispers and Breath of the Meadows, translated from the original Armenian by Armine Tamrazian, introduction by W. N. Herbert, 172 pages, 9781904614470
Katie Donovan, Rootling, Bloodaxe Books
Carol Ann Duffy, Love Poems, a selection, 84 pages, Picador, 978-0-330-51271-8
Bernardine Evaristo & Daljit Nagra. editors, Ten: New poets from Spread the Word, an anthology, with work by Mir Mahfuz Ali, Rowyda Amin, Malika Booker, Roger Robinson, Karen McCarthy, Nick Makoha, Denise Saul, Seni Seniviratne, Shazea Quraishi and Janet Kofi Tsekpo; Bloodaxe Books
Ruth Fainlight, New & Collected Poems, Bloodaxe Books
Sylva Fischerová, The Swing in the Middle of Chaos, translated by Stuart Friebert and Sylva Fischerova from the original Czech; Bloodaxe Books
Roy Fisher, Standard Midland, Bloodaxe Books
Cheryl Follon, Dirty Looks, Bloodaxe Books
Miriam Gamble, The Squirrels Are Dead, Bloodaxe Books
Bill Griffiths, Collected Earlier Poems (1966–80), Reality Street, Sussex
Seamus Heaney, Human Chain, Faber and Faber
Tony Hoagland, Unincorporated Persons in the Late Honda Dynasty, Bloodaxe Books
Ishion Hutchinson, Far District: Poems, Jamaican poet published in the United Kingdom, Peepal Tree Press
Helen Ivory, The Breakfast Machine, Bloodaxe Books
Arun Kolatkar, Collected Poems in English, edited by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Marathi- and English-language poet of India, published in the United Kingdom, Bloodaxe Books; posthumous (died 2004)
Gwyneth Lewis, A Hospital Odyssey, Bloodaxe Books
Kona Macphee, Perfect Blue, Bloodaxe Books
Harry Martinson, Chickweed Wintergreen, translated from the original Swedish by Robin Fulton, Bloodaxe Books
Grace Nichols, I Have Crossed an Ocean, Bloodaxe Books
Micheal O'Siadhail, Tongue, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom, Bloodaxe Books
Don Paterson, Rain, Faber & Faber
Mario Petrucci, i tulips, Enitharmon Press, 112, pages, 978-1-904634-93-5
Ralph Pordzik, Hotel Salvador Dali and Other Poems, Lulu Press, 49 pages, 978-1-4457-2224-5
Peter Reading, Vendage Tardive, Bloodaxe Books
Robin Robertson, The Wrecking Light, 112 pages, Picador, 978-0-330-51548-1
Anna Robinson, The Finders of London, Enitharmon Press, 64, pages, 978-1-904634-94-2
Lawrence Sail, Waking Dreams, Bloodaxe Books
Penelope Shuttle, Sandgrain and Hourglass, Bloodaxe Books
Louis Simpson, Voices in the Distance, Bloodaxe Books
John Stammers, Interior Night, Picador, 64 pages, 978-0-330-51338-8
Pia Tafdrup, Tarkovsky's Horses and other poems, translated by David McDuff from the original Danish; Bloodaxe Books
Marina Tsvetaeva, Art in the Light of Conscience, translated by Angela Livingstone from the original Russian; Bloodaxe Books
Brian Turner, Phantom Noise, Bloodaxe Books
Chase Twichell, Horses Where the Answers Should Have Been, Bloodaxe Books
Priscila Uppal, Successful Tragedies: Poems 1998–2010, Bloodaxe Books Ltd, 192 pages, 978-1-85224-860-4, Canadian author published in the United Kingdom
Anthologies in the United Kingdom
Anthony Astbury, editor, A Field of Large Desires: A Greville Press Anthology 1975–2010, Carcanet Press, 978-1-84777-050-9
Roddy Lumsden, editor, Identity Parade: New British & Irish Poets, anthology; Bloodaxe Books
Poets included: Patience Agbabi, Jonathan Asser, Tiffany Atkinson, Simon Barraclough, Paul Batchelor, Kate Bingham, Julia Bird, Patrick Brandon, David Briggs, Andy Brown, Judy Brown, Colette Bryce, Matthew Caley, Siobhan Campbell, Vahni Capildeo, Melanie Challenger, Kate Clanchy, Polly Clark, Julia Copus, Sarah Corbett, Claire Crowther, Tim Cumming, Ailbhe Darcy, Peter Davidson, Nick Drake, Sasha Dugdale, Chris Emery, Bernardine Evaristo, Paul Farley, Leontia Flynn, Annie Freud, Alan Gillis, Jane Griffiths, Vona Groarke, Jen Hadfield, Sophie Hannah, Tracey Herd, Kevin Higgins, Matthew Hollis, A. B. Jackson, Anthony Joseph, Luke Kennard, Nick Laird, Sarah Law, Frances Leviston, Gwyneth Lewis, John McAuliffe, Chris McCabe, Helen Macdonald, Patrick McGuinness, Kona Macphee, Peter Manson, D. S. Marriott, Sam Meekings, Sinéad Morrissey, Daljit Nagra, Caitríona O'Reilly, Alice Oswald, Katherine Pierpoint, Clare Pollard, Jacob Polley, Diana Pooley, Richard Price, Sally Read, Deryn Rees-Jones, Neil Rollinson, Jacob Sam-La Rose, Antony Rowland, James Sheard, Zoë Skoulding, Catherine Smith, Jean Sprackland, John Stammers, Greta Stoddart, Sandra Tappenden, Tim Turnbull, Julian Turner, Mark Waldron, Ahren Warner, Tim Wells, Matthew Welton, David Wheatley, Sam Willetts, Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch, Tamar Yoseloff.
George Szirtes, New Order: Hungarian Poets of the Post 1989 Generation, 300 pages, 978-1-906570-50-7
Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United Kingdom
Ruth Padel, Silent Letters of the Alphabet, series of public lectures at Newcastle University, Bloodaxe Books
George Szirtes, Fortinbras at the Fishhouses, series of public lectures at Newcastle University, Bloodaxe Books
United States
Renée Ashley, The Verbs of Desiring
Nicky Beer, The Diminishing House, 77 pages, Carnegie Mellon University Press, 978-0-88748-516-9
Millicent Borges Accardi, Injuring Eternity, 108 pages, World Nouveau Press, 978-0-9828865-4-0
Elizabeth Bradfield, Approaching Ice: Poems, 112 pages, Persea, 978-0-89255-355-6
Charles Bernstein, All the Whiskey in Heaven: Selected Poems of Charles Bernstein, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 978-0-374-10344-6
Nicole Brossard, Selections, introduction by Jennifer Moxley, translations by many hands, University of California Press, Berkeley
Julie Carr, 100 Notes on Violence, Ahsahta Press, Boise, ID
Anne Carson, Nox, New Directions, described by one reviewer as "not really a 'book' at all, but rather a box of material connected accordion-style (in one folded, ribbon-like page many yards long) about the death of her deeply troubled older brother Michael" and including a translation of Catullus 101; Canadian published in the United States
Billy Collins, Ballistics: Poems, 128 pages, Random House, 978-0-8129-7561-1
Bei Dao, author, and Eliot Weinberger, translator and editor, The Rose of Time: New and Selected Poems, a bilingual English/Chinese edition of poems written in Chinese by Bei Dao; preface by Bei Dao, afterword by Eliot Weinberger; 304 pages; New Directions, 978-0-8112-1848-1
Todd F. Davis, The Least of These: Poems, 140 pages, Michigan State University Press, 978-0-87013-875-1
Camille Dungy, Suck on the Marrow, 88 pages, Red Hen Press, 978-1-59709-468-9
Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Pitch: Drafts 77 – 95, Salt Publishing, London
Larry Eigner, The Collected Poems of Larry Eigner, edited by Curtis Faville and Robert Grenier, Stanford University Press, Palo Alto, 2010, (Vol. I: 1937–1958; Vol. II: 1958–1966; Vol. III: 1966–1978; Vol. IV: 1978–1995); 978-0-8047-5090-5
Aaron Fagan, Echo Train, Salt Publishing, London, 978-1-84471-749-1
Elyse Fenton, Clamor, Cleveland State University Poetry Center, Cleveland, OH
Musharraf Ali Farooqi, translator, Rococo and Other Worlds: Selected Poems, translation from the original Urdu of Afzal Ahmed Syed, 120 pages, Wesleyan University Press, 978-0-8195-6933-2
Nada Gordon, Scented Rushes, Roof Books,
Nathalie Handal, Love and Strange Horses, 91 pages; University of Pittsburgh PressJennings, Dana, "The Sting of Salt Air, Old Loves and Honey Bees", book review (of several books), The New York Times, October 19, 2010, retrieved same day
Megan Harlan, Mapmaking, BkMk Press, 978-1-886157-77-4
Robert Hass, The Apple Trees at Olema: New and Selected Poems, Ecco Press, 0-06-192382-6
Terrance Hayes, Lighthead, Penguin, New York / London
Tony Hoagland, Unincorporated Persons in the Late Honda Dynasty: Poems, the author's first collection in seven years, 100 pages, Graywolf Press, 978-1-55597-549-4
Brenda Iijima, If Not Metaphoric, Ahsahta Press, Boise, ID
Carrie Jerrell, After the Revival, 80 pages, Waywiser Press, 978-1-904130-38-3
Andrew Joron, Trance Archive: New and Selected Poems, City Lights, San Francisco
Reb Livingston, God Damsel, No Tell Books, Reston VA
Ben Lerner, Mean Free Path, Copper Canyon Press, Port Townsend, WA 978-1-55659-314-7
Shane McCrae, Mule, Cleveland State University Poetry Center, Cleveland, OH
Mark McMorris, Entrepôt, 90 pages, Coffee House Press, 978-1-56689-236-0
John McNeeley, 39, 260 pages, CreateSpace, 978-1-4499-9779-3
Deborah Meadows, Depleted Burden Down, Factory School, Queens, NY
Erika Meitner, Ideal Cities, 86 pages; Harper Perennial
Simone Muench, Orange Crush: Poems, 88 pages, Sarabande Books, 978-1-932511-79-6
Sawako Nakayasu, Texture Notes, Letter Machine Editions, Chicago / Denver
Travis Nichols, Iowa, Letter Machine Editions, Chicago / Denver
Tamae K. Prindle, translator, On Knowing Oneself Too Well: Selected Poems of Ishikawa Takuboku, translated from the original Japanese of the tanka poems written until the author's death in 1912 at age 26, 146 pages, Syllabic Press, 978-0-615-34562-8
Barbara Ras, The Last Skin, Penguin, New York / London
Adrienne Rich, Tonight No Poetry Will Serve: Poems 2007–2010, 0-393-07967-8.
Atsuro Riley, Romey's Order, 54 pages; University of Chicago Press
Lisa Robertson, R's Boat, 96 pages, "New California Poetry" series of the University of California Press, 978-0-520-26240-9, written by a Canadian poet living in and published in the United States
Marc Rosen, James P. Wagner, coeditors and compilers, Perspectives: Poetry Concerning Autism and Other Disabilities, 178 pages, Local Gems Poetry Press, 978-0-557-57112-3
R. M. Ryan, Vaudeville in the Dark, 68 pages; Louisiana State University Press
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, The Book of What Remains, Copper Canyon, Port Townsend, WA
Sonia Sanchez, Morning Haiku, 144 pages, Beacon Press, 978-0-8070-6910-3
Sherod Santos, The Intricated Soul: New and Selected Poems, 164 pages, W. W. Norton & Company, 978-0-393-07216-7
Leslie Scalapino, Floats Horse-Floats or Horse-Flows, Starcherone Books, 978-0-9788811-9-1
Steven Seymour, translator, If There is Something to Desire: One Hundred Poems, translated from the original Russian of his wife, Vera Pavlova, 128 pages, Knopf, 978-0-307-27225-6
Melissa Stein, Rough Honey, 98 pages; American Poetry Review
Edwin Torres, In the Function of Extreme Circumstances, Nightboat Books, Callicoon, NY
Nguyen Trai, Beyond the Court Gate: Selected Poems, edited & translated by Nguyen Do & Paul Hoover, Counterpath, Denver, 2010
Frederick Goddard Tuckerman, Selected Poems, edited by Ben Mazer with an introduction by Stephen Burt, Belknap Press (Harvard University Press), Cambridge, MA
Rosmarie Waldrop, Driven to Abstraction, New Directions, NY
Connie Wanek, On Speaking Terms, Copper Canyon, Port Townsend, WA
Karen Weiser, To Light Out, Ugly Duckling Presse, Brooklyn
C.D. Wright, One With Others (Copper Canyon Press)Web page titled "C.D. Wright" at the Academy of American Poets "poets.org" website, retrieved September 18, 2011
Matthew Zapruder, Come On All You Ghosts, 111 pages; Copper Canyon Press
Anthologies in the United States
David Fideler and Sabrineh Fideler, editors and translators, Love's Alchemy: Poems from the Sufi Tradition, 240 pages, New World Library, 978-1-57731-890-3
David Groff and Philip Clark, Persistent Voices: Poetry by Writers Lost to AIDS, 240 pages, Alyson Books, 978-1-59350-153-2
Naomi Shihab Nye, Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets under 25, for "young adults", 256 pages, Greenwillow Books, 978-0-06-189637-8
Kevin Young, editor, The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing, 150 poems arranged to correspond with the grieving process, grouped by: Reckoning, Remembrance, Rituals, Recovery and Redemption; 336 pages, Bloomsbury USA, 978-1-60819-033-1
Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States
Robert Archambeau, Laureates and Heretics: Six Careers in American Poetry (Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press) 978-0-268-02036-1
David Biespiel, Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces (Kelson Books)
Norma Cole, To Be At Music: Essays & Talks (Richmond, CA: Omnidawn Publishing) 978-1-890650-44-5
Stephen Ratcliffe, Reading the Unseen: (Offstage) Hamlet (Denver, CO: Counterpath Press, 2010)
Poets in The Best American Poetry 2010
These poets appeared in The Best American Poetry 2010, with David Lehman, general editor, and Amy Gerstler, guest editor (who selected the poetry):http://www.bestamericanpoetry.com/ The Best American Poetry Series Home Page 2020-05-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20110623053216/http://bestamericanpoetry.com/ 2011-06-23 dead
22em
Dick Allen
John Ashbery
Sandra Beasley
Mark Bibbins
Todd Boss
Fleda Brown
Anne Carson
Tom Clark
David Clewell
Michael Collier
Billy Collins
Dennis Cooper
Kate Daniels
Peter Davis
Tim Dlugos
Denise Duhamel
Thomas Sayers Ellis
Lynn Emanuel
Elaine Equi
Jill Alexander Essbaum
B. H. Fairchild
Vievee Francis
Louise Glück
Albert Goldbarth
Amy Glynn Greacen
Sonia Greenfield
Kelle Groom
Gabriel Gudding
Kimiko Hahn
Barbara Hamby
Terrance Hayes
Bob Hicok
Rodney Jones
Michaela Kahn
Brigit Pegeen Kelly
Corinne Lee
Hailey Leithauser
Dolly Lemke
Maurice Manning
Adrian Matejka
Shane McCrae
Jeffrey McDaniel
W. S. Merwin
Sarah Murphy
Eileen Myles
Camille Norton
Alice Notley
Sharon Olds
Gregory Pardlo
Lucia Perillo
Carl Phillips
Adrienne Rich
James Richardson
J. Allyn Rosser
James Schuyler
Tim Seibles
David Shapiro
Charles Simic
Frank Stanford
Gerald Stern
Stephen Campbell Sutherland
James Tate
David Trinidad
Chase Twichell
John Updike
Derek Walcott
G.C. Waldrep
J. E. Wei
Dara Wier
Terence Winch
Catherine Wing
Mark Wunderlich
Matthew Yeager
Dean Young
Kevin Young
Works Published by Language
Danish language
Jöannes Nielsen, Broer af sultne ord ("Bridges of Hungry Words"), translated from the Faeroese by Erik Skyum-Nielsen, 978-87-92286-17-8, 52 pagesWeb page titled "Broer af sultne ord" for "digte" ("poetry") at "Gyldendals internetboghandel" ("Gylendals internet bookstore") website, retrieved January 29, 2010
Andrea Petri, Kulørte Balletfantasier ("Colored Ballet Fantasies"), 978-87-92467-65-2, 41 pagesWeb page titled "Kulørte balletfantasier" at "Gyldendals internetboghandel" ("Gylendals internet bookstore") website, retrieved January 29, 2010
Allan Strandby Nielsen, Hvis der ikke er sandstorme, så er der nok noget andet ("If There Are Sandstorms, Then There Is Probably Something Else"), 978-87-02-09049-9, 88 pagesWeb page titled "Hvis der ikke er sandstorme, så er der nok noget andet" at "Gyldendals internetboghandel" ("Gylendals internet bookstore") website, retrieved January 29, 2010
French language
France
Marc Alyn, Anthologie poétique amoureuse, 330 pages, Ecriture, 978-2-909240-98-5
Luc Bérimont, Poésies Complètes, publisher: Presses Universitaires d'Angers
Abdellatif Laabi, Oeuvre poétique II, publisher: La Différence
Yvon Le Men, Le Tour du monde en 80 poèmes, publisher: Flammarion
Bernard Noël, Les Plumes d'éros ("The Feathers of Eros"), Works, Volume 1, poetry and prose, 448 pages, Galimard, 978-2-84682-349-4
Sergio Badilla Castillo Ville Asiégée. Al Manar. Voix Vives de Méditerraée. Juillet 2010
Anthologies in France
Marie-Claire Bancquart, editor, Couleurs femmes: Poèmes de 57 femmes, Le Castor Astral
Christine Planté, editor, Femmes poètes du XIXe siècle: Une anthologie, PUL
Erhan Turgut, editor, Voix de femmes. Anthologie de femmes poètes et photographes du monde, Turquoise Editions
Germany
John Ashbery, Ein Weltgewandtes Land: Gedichte. Zweisprachig ("A Worldly Country: Poems"), a bilingual English/German edition; translated into German by Gerhard Falkner, Jan Wagner, Ron Winkler, Uljana Wolf et. a. 340 pages, Luxbooks, 978-3-939557-26-5
Tadeusz Dabrowski, Schwarzes Quadrat auf schwarzem Grund. Zweisprachig a bilingual Polish/German edition; translated into German by Andre Rudolph, Monika Rinck, 140 pages, Luxbooks, 978-3-939557-94-4
Rolf Haufs, Tanzstunde auf See: Gedichte, 128 pages, Hanser, 978-3-446-20678-6
Martina Hefter, Nach den Diskotheken: Gedichte, 80 pages, Kookbooks, 978-3-937445-41-0
Gert Jonke, Alle Gedichte: Gedichte ("Complete Poems"), 160 pages, Jung und Jung, 978-3-902497-65-9
Nadja Küchenmeister, Alle Geister: Gedichte, 104 pages, Schöffling, 978-3-89561-225-1
Ben Lerner, Die Lichtenbergfiguren: Gedichte. Zweisprachig ("The Lichtenberg Figures: Poems"), a bilingual English/German edition; translated into German by Steffen Popp, 70 pages, Luxbooks, 978-3-939557-42-5
Gwendolyn McEwen Die T. E. Lawrence Gedichte: Gedichte. Zweisprachig, a bilingual English/German edition; translated into German by Christine Koschel, 160 pages, Edition Rugerup, 978-91-89034-26-6
Benard Noel, Körperextrakte: Gedichte. Zweisprachig, a bilingual French/German edition; translated into German by Angela Sanmann, 106 pages, Das Wunderhorn, 978-3-88423-349-8
Jörn Pfennig, Grondlos Zärtlich: Gedichte ("Unwarranted Tenderness: Poems"), 116 pages, Talberg, 978-3-9813473-0-2
Marion Poschmann, Geistersehen: Gedichte ("Seeing Ghosts"), 126 pages, Suhrkamp, 978-3-518-42129-1
Marcus Roloff, Im toten Winkel des goldenen Schnitts, 72 pages, Gutleut, 978-3-936826-49-4
Doris Runge, Was da auftaucht: Gedichte, 84 pages, dtv, 978-3-421-04485-3
Lutz Seiler, Felderlatein: Gedichte, 102 pages, Suhrkamp, 978-3-518-42169-7
Ernest Wichner Bin ganz wie aufgesperrt, 47 pages, Das Wunderhorn, 978-3-88423-352-8
Ron Winkler, Frenetische Stille: Gedichte ("Frenetic Silence: Poems"), 96 pages, Berlin Verlag, 978-3-8270-0920-3
Poland
Jacek Gutorow, Na brzegu rzeki; publisher: Biuro Literackie
Jiří Kolář, Sposób użycia i inne wiersze, selected, translated from the original Czech and annotated by Leszek Engelking; publisher: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT
Urszula Kozioł, Horrendum; publisher: Wydawnictwo Literackie
Ewa Lipska, Pogłos; publisher: Wydawnictwo Literackie
Andrzej Sosnowski, Poems (untranslated title); publisher: Biuro Literackie
Bohdan Zadura, Węgierskie lato. Przekłady z poetów węgierskich, translated from the original Hungarian; publisher: Biuro Literacke
Adam Zagajewski, Wiersze wybrane (Selected Poems), publisher: Wydawnictwp a5
Spanish language
Elvis Dino Esquivel, Llantos del silencio, Solar Empire Publishing, 978-0-61559-440-8
Sergio Badilla Castillo Ok Atacama. Pentagrama edicions. Julio 2010, Santiago de Chile,
Other languages
Bei Dao, author, and Eliot Weinberger, translator and editor, The Rose of Time: New and Selected Poems, a bilingual English/Chinese edition of poems written in Chinese by Bei Dao; preface by Bei Dao, afterword by Eliot Weinberger; 304 pages; New Directions, 978-0-8112-1848-1; published in the United States
János Háy, Egy szerelmes vers története ("The Story of a Love Poem"), Palatinus; HungaryHome pag https://web.archive.org/web/20100220020025/http://www.hlo.hu/object.370e7b68-c121-45e9-9127-23e03db0d8e8.ivy 2010-02-20 , Hungarian Literature Online website, retrieved August 5, 2010
Karol Gwóźdź, Myśli ukryte, publisher: Hologram, published in the Upper Silesia, written in Silesian language, 978-83-930871-0-5
Awards and honors
Awards announced this year:
International
Golden Wreath of Poetry: Lyubomir Levchev (Bulgaria)http://www.svp.org.mk/en/awards.html Recipients of the Golden wreath Award Struga Poetry Evenings 17 November 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120818162500/http://www.svp.org.mk/en/awards.html 18 August 2012
Australia awards and honors
C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry:
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry:
Canada awards and honors
Archibald Lampman Award: Craig Poile, True Concessions
Atlantic Poetry Prize: Tonja Gunvaldsen Klaassen, Lean-To
2010 Governor General's Awards: Richard Greene, Boxing the Compass (English); Danielle Fournier, effleurés de lumière (French)
Griffin Poetry Prize:
Canadian: Karen Solie, Pigeon
International, in the English Language: Eilean Ni Chuilleanain, The Sun-fish
Lifetime Recognition Award: Adrienne Rich
Gerald Lampert Award: James Langer, Gun Dogs
Pat Lowther Award: Karen Solie, Pigeon
Prix Alain-Grandbois: Paul Bélanger, Répit
Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize: Fred Wah, Is a Door
Prix Émile-Nelligan: Philippe More, Le laboratoire des anges
New Zealand awards and honors
Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement:
New Zealand Post Book Awards:
Poetry Award Winner, Brian Turner, Just This. Victoria University Press
NZSA Jessie MacKay Best First Book of Poetry Award Winner: Selina Tusitala Marsh, Fast Talking PI. Auckland University Press
United Kingdom awards and honors
Cholmondeley Award: Gillian Allnutt, Colette Bryce, Gwyneth Lewis, Deryn Rees-Jones
Costa Award (formerly "Whitbread Awards") for poetry: Christopher Reid A Scattering
Shortlist:
English Association's Fellows' Poetry Prizes:
Eric Gregory Award (for a collection of poems by a poet under the age of 30):
Forward Poetry Prize:
Best Collection:
Shortlist: Seamus Heaney (for Human Chain), Lachlan Mackinnon (for Small Hours), Sinéad Morrissey (for Through the Square Window), and Fiona Sampson (for Rough Music), Robin Robertson (for The Wrecking Light), Jo Shapcott (for Of Mutability)Flood, Alison, "Forward poetry prize avoids Nobel laureate clash: Shortlist for this year's best poetry collection prize includes Seamus Heaney but overlooks Derek Walcott", July 20, 2010, The Guardian. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
Best First Collection:
Shortlist: Christian Campbell (for Running the Dusk), Hilary Menos (for Berg), Abegail Morley (for How to Pour Madness into a Teacup), Helen Oswald (for Learning Gravity), Steve Spence (for A Curious Shipwreck), and Sam Willetts (for New Light for the Old Dark)
Best Poem:
Shortlist: Kate Bingham (for On Highgate Hill), Julia Copus (for An Easy Passage), Lydia Fulleylove (for Night Drive), Chris Jones (for Sentences), Ian Pindar (for Mrs Beltinska in the Bath), and Lee Sands (for The Reach)
Jerwood Aldeburgh First Collection Prize for poetry:
Shortlist:
Manchester Poetry Prize:
Michael Marks Award for Pamphlet of the Year: "Advice On Wearing Animal Prints" Selima Hill (Flarestack Poets)
National Poet of Wales:
National Poetry Competition 2010:
T. S. Eliot Prize (United Kingdom and Ireland): Derek Walcott, White Egrets
Shortlist (announced in November 2010): 2010 Short List
The Times/Stephen Spender Prize for Poetry Translation:
United States awards and honors
Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize awarded to Glenn Shaheen for Predatoryhttp://post-gazette.com/pg/10305/1099855-100.stm https://archive.today/20120717222117/http://post-gazette.com/pg/10305/1099855-100.stm dead July 17, 2012 Canadian wins Pitt Press poetry prize Bob Hoover Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, PA 2010-11-01 2010-11-01
AML Award for Poetry awarded to Marilyn Bushman-Carlton for Her Side of It: Poems
Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize awarded to Emma Trelles for Tropicalia
Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award: D. A. Powell for Chronic
Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize: John Koethe, Ninety-fifth Street
National Book Award for Poetry: "Lighthead" by Terrance Hayes
National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry: to C.D. Wright for One With OthersThe 2010 award was announced in March 2011. The announcement process differs from the Pulitzer Prize announcement. Like the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Pulitzer is also awarded to publications from the previous year, but unlike the NBCCA, the Pulitzer award is named for the year in which it is given. The volume of poetry Versed, published in 2009, won the 2009 NBCC and the 2010 Pulitzer. See the Discussion page of this article for more information.
North Carolina Poet Laureate: Cathy Smith Bowers appointed.
PEN Award for Poetry in Translation: Anne Carson for translation from the Greek of An Oresteia: Agamemnon by Aiskhylos; Elektra by Sophokles; Orestes by Euripides. Judge: Richard Sieburth
PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry: Marilyn Hacker
Poet Laureate of Virginia: Kelly Cherry, two-year appointment 2010 to 2012Virginia Law and Library of Congress List of Poets Laureate of Virginia
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (United States): Rae Armantrout, VersedThe 2010 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Poetry: Citation
Finalists: Tryst by Angie Estes and Inseminating the Elephant by Lucia Perillo
Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Award: Paul Vangelisti
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize : Eleanor Ross Taylor
Wallace Stevens Award: Galway Kinnell
Whiting Awards: Matt Donovan, Jane Springer, L.B. Thompson
From the Poetry Society of America
Frost Medal: Lucille Clifton
Shelley Memorial Award: Kenneth Irby / Eileen Myles Judges:
Writer Magazine/Emily Dickinson Award: Marlene Rosen Fine Judge: Marie Ponsot
Lyric Poetry Award: Ira Sadoff Judge: Megan O'Rourke
Lucille Medwick Memorial Award: Sandra Stone Judge: Juan Felipe Herrera; finalist:
Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award: Rebecca Morgan Frank Judge: Marilyn Hacker; finalists:
Louise Louis/Emily F. Bourne Student Poetry Award: Liya Person-Rechtman Judge: Arda Collins; finalists:
George Bogin Memorial Award: Sawnie Morris Judge:Hettie Jones
Robert H. Winner Memorial Award: Leslie Williams Judge: David St. John; finalists:
Cecil Hemley Memorial Award: Karla Kelsey Judge: Forrest Gander
Norma Farber First Book Award: Scott Coffel Judge: Edward Hirsch
William Carlos Williams Award: Eleanor Ross Taylor Judge: Lynn Emanuel; finalists:
Annual Awards Page, Poetry Society of America https://web.archive.org/web/20150316011049/http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa/awards/annual/ 2015-03-16 follow links on left margin for more information
From the Poetry Society of Virginia Student Poetry Contest
The Poetry Society of Virginia website https://web.archive.org/web/20110726101415/http://www.poetrysocietyofvirginia.org/contests.htm July 26, 2011
2010 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: Poetry Society Prize
1st place Catherine Ray, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem "Where Poems Hide For Me"
2nd place Sophia Rose Carbonneau, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem "Alter Ego"
3rd place Abbie Hinchman, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem “What's in My Journal”
1st Honorable Mention Abbey Hutchins, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem "Wabanaki"
2nd Honorable Mention Hari Srinivasan, Cupertino, CA for the poem “Non-Entity”
3rd Honorable Mention Sophie Bell, Pound Ridge, NY for the poem "The Calming Book"
2010 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: Jenkins Prize
1st place Edyt Dickstein, Livingston, NJ for the poem "Promises"
2010 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: Virginia Student Prize
1st place Lauren Rae (Wren) Brown, Springfield, VA for the poem “Truly (Louis XVI's monologue)”
2nd place Meredith Makhoul, Richmond VA for the poem "Intersection of Patterson and Chopt"
3rd place Taylor Knight, Richmond, VA for the poem "Father"
1st Honorable Mention Audrey Crothers, Virginia Beach, VA for the poem "Odysseus Returns"
2nd Honorable Mention James Ruml, Richmond, VA for the poem "I Wanted"
3rd Honorable Mention Hunter Johnson, Richmond, VA for the poem "English Class"
2010 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: S-8 Category – Undergraduate College
1st place Chelsea Henderson, Charlottesville, VA for the poem "Indignities"
2nd place Stephanie Wang, Roslyn, NY for the poem "He Wrote My Name In Snow"
3rd place Audrey Walls, Richmond, VA for the poem “My Sister, January 1989”
1st Honorable Mention Liam Kane-Grade, Prairie du Sac, WI for the poem "Ants in the Rain"
2nd Honorable Mention Nathan W. Friedman, Richmond, VA for the poem, “Re-enactors”
2010 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: S-5 Category – Grades 9 & 10
1st place Amber Brown, Oak Park, IL for the poem "Moon"
2nd place Alexis Mia Phillips, Oak Park IL for the poem “Case# 07CR0304”
3rd place Damiano R. Girona, Newport News, VA for the poem "Natural Love"
2010 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: S-4 Category – Grades 7 & 8
1st place Maria Abrams, Bedford, NY for the poem "Sentences"
2nd place Domonique, Hampton, VA for the poem "Just Because"
3rd place Heidi Ziegra, Edgecomb, ME for the poem “Blue Jay, Black Cat”
1st Honorable Mention Corey Albright, Bedford NY, for the poem "The Bus"
2nd Honorable Mention Abby Williams, Richmond, VA for the poem "Devotion"
3rd Honorable Mention Abbey Hutchins for the poem "Together"
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
January 1 – Bingo Gazingo, 85, American performance poet, struck by carhttp://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2010/01/our-pal-bingo-gazingo-passed-away-on-new-years-day-heres-a-short-video-i-took-of-him-at-the-wfmu-record-fair-singing-his.html R.I.P. Bingo Gazingo – WFMU's Beware of the Blog 2010-01-29 2010-02-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100212023021/http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2010/01/our-pal-bingo-gazingo-passed-away-on-new-years-day-heres-a-short-video-i-took-of-him-at-the-wfmu-record-fair-singing-his.html dead
January 8 – Slavka Maneva, 75, Macedonian writer and poet https://web.archive.org/web/20100121013127/http://www.utrinski.com.mk/?ItemID=E7D9AAB6F277D8418D26383C80F4B444 2010-01-21 (Macedonian)
January 11 – Fina de Calderón, 82, Spanish https://web.archive.org/web/20100113132221/http://www.lavanguardia.es/cultura/noticias/20100112/53868533534/fallece-la-poeta-fina-de-calderon.html 2010-01-13 (Spanish)
January 14 – P. K. Page, 93 (born 1916), Canadian poet
January 20:
Taner Baybars, 73, Cypriot-born British poet and painterŞair Taner Baybars hayatını kaybetti – Edebiyat Haberleri- ntvmsnbc.com
Avrom Sutzkever, 96 (born 1913), Israeli, Yiddish-language poet
February 6 – Robert Dana, 80 (born 1929), American poet, was the poet laureate for the State of Iowa from 2004 to 2008, pancreatic cancer.Ex-Iowa Poet Laureate Robert Dana dies, by Rob Daniel, Iowa City Press Citizen, Feb 9, 2010.
February 13 – Lucille Clifton, 73 (born 1936), American poet and former Poet Laureate of Maryland (1974–1985).Nick Madigan, https://archive.today/20120724021029/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bal-clifton0213,0,1919734.story "Lucille Clifton, one-time poet laureate of Md., dies at 73", The Baltimore Sun, February 13, 2010.
March 12 – Todd Moore, 72 (born 1937), American poethttps://archive.today/20120715013013/http://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2010/03/omar-shakespear-pound-1927-2010-todd.html Silliman's Blogthe outlaw poetry network » todd moore
March 14 – Vinda Karandikar, 91 (born 1918), Indian, Marathi-language poet and writer, after short illness.
March 15 - Kazim al-Samawi, 85 (born 1925), Iraqi poet.في ستوكهولم رحل شيخ المنفيين العراقيين الشاعر كاظم السماوي https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/3563956 sverigesradio.se https://web.archive.org/web/20220905213032/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/3563956 5 September 2022 ar 17 March 2010
March 20 – Ai, 62 (born 1947), American poet whose book Vice (1999) won the National Book Award for Poetry. Born Florence Anthony, she legally changed her name to Ai.http://english.okstate.edu/faculty/fac_pages/ai/ai.pdf The poet Ai died unexpectedly 2010-03-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20100530213501/http://english.okstate.edu/faculty/fac_pages/ai/ai.pdf 2010-05-30 dead
April 2 – Carolyn Rodgers, 69 (born 1940), American poet based in Chicago, participated in Gwendolyn Brooks's Writers Workshops and gained prominence as part of the Black Arts Movement.Carolyn M. Rodgers 1941 — 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120223050234/http://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2010/04/carolyn-m.html 2012-02-23 This "cyber-tombeau" at Silliman's Blog by poet Ron Silliman includes comments, tributes, and links. Appears to have listed the birth year incorrectly at 1941
April 5 – William Neill, 88 (born 1922), Scottish poet.http://news.scotsman.com/obituaries/Obituary-William-Neill.6240920.jp Edinburgh The Scotsman Obituary: William Neill 21 April 2010 29 May 2010
April 23 – Peter Porter, 81 (born 1929), Australian-born British poet. Associated with referred to in Britain as The Group, he was also recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia.https://archive.today/20120721125239/http://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2010/04/peter-porter-1929-2010.html Peter Porter 1929 — 2010 This "cyber-tombeau" at Silliman's Blog by poet Ron Silliman includes comments, tributes, and links
May 6 – Hoàng Cầm, 88 (born 1922), Vietnamese poet and playwright"Vĩnh biệt nhà thơ Hoàng Cầm oanh vàng Kinh Bắc" https://web.archive.org/web/20100510001909/http://www.vietnamnet.vn/vanhoa/201005/Vinh-biet-nha-tho-Hoang-Cam-oanh-vang-Kinh-Bac-908240/ May 10, 2010 (Vietnamese)
May 7 – Rane Arroyo, 55 (born 1954), American poet and playwright.http://www.toledofreepress.com/2010/05/11/poet-rane-arroyo%E2%80%99s-death-a-%E2%80%98great-tragedy-and-loss%E2%80%99-2/ Poet Rane Arroyo's death a 'great tragedy and loss' 2010-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20100519114918/http://www.toledofreepress.com/2010/05/11/poet-rane-arroyo%E2%80%99s-death-a-%E2%80%98great-tragedy-and-loss%E2%80%99-2/ 2010-05-19 dead
May 10 – David Chaloner, 65 (born 1944), English designer (of interior public spaces) and poetRiley, Peter "David Chaloner obituaryPoet, entrepreneur and ambassador for design", June 15, The Guardian, retrieved July 5, 2010
May 17:
Mukhran Machavariani (მუხრან მაჭავარიანი), 81 (born 1929), Georgian poet, died while delivering a speech on the stage of the Rustaveli Theatre on the occasion of the 85th birthday of a fellow poet, Pridon Khalvashi"Mukhran Machavariani Dies "April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes , May 17, 2010, Interpress News, retrieved June 2, 2010
Judson Crews, 92 (born 1917), American poet, small press publisher, and bookseller.https://archive.today/20120913102949/http://www.taosnews.com/articles/2010/05/24/news/doc4bf58de62d26b717291002.txt Judson Crews, Taos poet, dies at 92
thumb|150px|Czech poet Ludvik Kundera in 2009
May 18:
Edoardo Sanguineti, 79 (born 1930), Italian poet, playwright, critic and winner of the Bagutta Prize.http://breakingnews.gaeatimes.com/2010/05/18/edoardo-sanguineti-79-italian-poet-whose-playful-language-marked-60s-literary-scene-dies-28501/ Edoardo Sanguineti, 79, Italian poet whose playful language marked ’60s literary scene, dies 2010-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711062817/http://breakingnews.gaeatimes.com/2010/05/18/edoardo-sanguineti-79-italian-poet-whose-playful-language-marked-60s-literary-scene-dies-28501/ 2011-07-11 dead Edoardo Sanguineti 1930 — 2010 This "cyber-tombeau" at Silliman's Blog by poet Ron Silliman includes comments, tributes, and links.
Peter Seaton, 67 (born 1942), American poet associated with the Language poetry movement, of an apparent heart attack.Peter Seaton homepage at PennSound
May 20 – Alberto Valcárcel Acuña, 65, Peruvian"ALBERTO VALCARCEL CONNOTADO POETA JULIAQUEÑO TRAS LARGA ENFERMEDAD DEJO DE EXISTIR https://web.archive.org/web/20110825131600/http://radiojuliaca.com.pe/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=672:alberto-valcarcel-connotado-poeta-juliaqueno-tras-larga-enfermedad-dejo-de-existir&catid=32:32&Itemid=67 2011-08-25 ", May 22, 2010, Radio Juliaca, retrieved June 2, 2010 In a tribute to Valcarcel organized by Argentine poet Gabriel Impaglione, 30 poets recited free-verse poems on May 31.Chuquipiunta, Fernando, "Versos libres en homenaje al poeta Alberto Valcárcel" https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200843/http://www.losandes.com.pe/Cultural/20100531/36666.html 2012-02-28 (in Spanish), May 31, 2010, Los Andes, retrieved June 2, 2010
May 21 – Driek van Wissen, 66, Dutch poet, intracranial hemorrhage"Driek van Wissen (66) overleden"September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , May 21, 2010, Leeuwarder Courant, retrieved June 2, 2010
May 22 – Veturi (te వేటూరి సుందరరామమూర్తి), 74, Telugu-language Indian poet, journalist, writer and lyricist in the Indian cinema, cardiac arrest."Legendary Telugu film lyricist Veturi Sundararama Murthy dead", India Today, May 22, 2010, retrieved June 2, 2010
May 28 – Leslie Scalapino, 65 (born 1944), American poet, playwright, and editor, winner of the American Book Award.Leslie Scalapino 1944 — 2010 This "cyber-tombeau" at Silliman's Blog by poet Ron Silliman includes comments, tributes, and links
May 30 – Peter Orlovsky, 76 (born 1933), American poet and lifelong companion of Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg.
June 1 – Andrei Voznesensky, 77 (born 1933), Russian poetAnderson, Raymond H., "Andrei Voznesensky, Poet, Dies at 77", obituary, June 2, 2010, The New York Times, retrieved same day
June 7:
José Albi, 88 (born 1922), Spanish poet, literary critic and translatorFallece a los 88 años el poeta valenciano José Albi. Las Provincias
Ndoc Gjetja, 66 (born 1944), Albanian poet and magazine editor, after long illness"Ndoc Gjetja, hera e fundit në bibliotekën publike", June 8, 2010, Telegrafi of Pristina (Google translation of Web page), retrieved June 10, 2010
thumb|150px|Scottish poet Edwin Morgan, in February
June 16 – Allen Hoey, 57 (born 1952), American poet who received a Pulitzer prize nomination for his 2008 collection Country Music,, of a heart attack.Popular county poet dies of heart attackJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes
June 18 – Jose Saramago, 87 (born 1922), Portuguese novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, communist political commentator and winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize for literature
July 2 – Tommy Tabermann, 62 (born 1947), Finnish poet and politician"Last Verse for Tommy Tabermann", July 4, 2010, blog post or article at the Yleisradio Oy (broadcasting company) website, retrieved August 12, 2010
July 3 – Roberto Piva, 72 (born 1937), Brazilian poet and writerNo byline, "Poeta Roberto Piva morre aos 72 anos em São Paulo", obituary, July 4, 2010, Gazeta do Povo website, retrieved August 10, 2010
July 5 – Pete Morgan, 71 (born 1939), EnglishSalter, Miles, "Pete Morgan obituary: Elegant, original poet much admired by his contemporaries", July 15, The Guardian, retrieved August 7, 2010
July 12 – Tuli Kupferberg, 86, American Beat poet and singerSisario, Ben, "Tuli Kupferberg, Bohemian and Fug, Dies at 86", July 12, 2010, retrieved August 7, 2010
August 3 – Marilyn Buck, 62 (born 1947), radical American left-wing terrorist and poet
August 15 – Ghazi Abdul Rahman Algosaibi, 70 (born 1940), Saudi Arabian statesman, writer, novelist and poetNo byline, https://archive.today/20130103004431/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gV6lhLRItRVXk4wSgLqwi3oA_O4A "Ghazi al-Gosaibi, Saudi diplomat, poet, dead at 70", August 16, 2010, Agence France Press, retrieved August 20, 2010
August 16 – Narayan Gangaram Surve (Devanagari: नारायण गंगाराम सुर्वे), 83 (born 1926), Indian, Marathi-language poetMishra, Ambarish, "Surve's sharp poetry struck an instant chord", August 17, 2010, The Times of India, retrieved August 20, 2010
August 17:
Ludvik Kundera, 90 (born 1920), Czech writer, translator, poet, playwright, editor and literary historian; a cousin of Milan KunderaNo byline, "Ludvik Kundera, Czech renowned poet, translator, cousin of author Milan Kundera dies at 90"June 2024 medicmedic, August 17, Associated Press as published on The Canadian Press website, retrieved August 20, 2010
Edwin Morgan, 90 (born 1920), Scottish poet in English and Scots, appointed first "Scottish Makar" (national poet of Scotland) in 2004, an honor which he held the rest of his lifeNo byline, "Professor Edwin Morgan: Writer celebrated as one of the finest Scottish poets of the 20th century" https://web.archive.org/web/20180619092912/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/professor-edwin-morgan-writer-celebrated-as-one-of-the-finest-scottish-poets-of-the-20th-century-2057166.html 2018-06-19 , obituary, August 20, 2010, The Independent, retrieved same day
August 27:
George Hitchcock, 96 (born 1914), American poet; editor and publisher of Kayak magazine and books.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/04/arts/04hitchcock.html The New York Times William Grimes George Hitchcock, Kayak Magazine Founder, Dies at 96 September 4, 2010 10 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110322233626/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/04/arts/04hitchcock.html 22 March 2011 live
Ravindra Kelekar, 85 (born 1925), Indian author, poet and activist, after short illness.Konkani writer Ravindra Kelekar passes away, IBN Live News
September 3:
Micky Burn, 97 (born 1912), English writer, journalist, World War II commando and prize-winning poetDavison, Phil, "Captain Micky Burn: Soldier who led the commandos in the 'Operation Chariot' raid on Saint Nazaire in 1942" https://web.archive.org/web/20150925102516/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/captain-micky-burn-soldier-who-led-the-commandos-in-the-operation-chariot-raid-on-saint-nazaire-in-1942-2072090.html 2015-09-25 , obituary, The Independent, September 7, 2010, retrieved October 20, 2010
Carmelo Arden Quin, 97 (born 1913), Uruguayan poet, political writer, painter, sculptor and co-founder of the international artistic movement “Madi”"Carmelo Arden Quin, fundador do movimento artístico Madi, morreu aos 97 anos"September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes (in Portuguese), Agence France Presse, as published by Yahoo Noticias, September 27, 2010, retrieved October 20, 2010
September 27:
Michael Gizzi, 61 (born 1949), American poet and editor, author of more than 10 books of poetryMichael Gizzi Obituary: View Michael Gizzi's Obituary by The Providence Journal
Carmelo Arden Quin, 97 (born 1913), Uruguayan poet, painter and sculptor(Portuguese)September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes
October 21:
A. Ayyappan, 61 (born 1949), Indian poethttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Poet-A-Ayyappan-is-dead/articleshow/6793458.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20121103205448/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-22/thiruvananthapuram/28234488_1_poems-ayyappan-poetry live November 3, 2012 Poet A Ayyappan is dead October 22, 2010 The Times of India 27 November 2010
Kjell Landmark, 80 (born 1930), Norwegian poet and politician(Norwegian)
October 22 – Alí Chumacero, 92 (born 1918), Mexican writer and poethttp://laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=373643&CategoryId=13003 Latin American Herald Tribune – Mexican Poet and Editor Ali Chumacero Lora Dies in Mexico City 2010-11-27 2010-11-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20101125175905/http://laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=13003&ArticleId=373643 dead
November 4:
Viola Fischerová, 75 (born 1935), Czech poet"Poet Viola Fischerova, known as the 1st lady of Czech poetry dies at 75"June 2024 medicmedic, Associated Press article as published by "The Canadian Press", November 4, 2010, retrieved same day
Ophelia Alcantara Dimalanta, 76 (born 1934), Filipino poet"UST poet Ophelia Dimalanta dies, 76", ABS-CBN News, November 5, 2010.
November 5 – Adrian Păunescu, 67 (born 1943), Romanian author, poet and politician."Death of Ceauşescu's poet laureate" https://web.archive.org/web/20110722012555/http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/379741-death-ceausescu-s-poet-laureate 2011-07-22 , Presseurop (English), 8 November 2010.
November 9 – Ektor Kaknavatos, 90 (born 1920), Greek poet, pen name of Yorgis Kontoyorgis.http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.texnes&id=222008 (Greek) 2010-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101112180609/http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.texnes&id=222008 2010-11-12 dead
November 11 – Carlos Edmundo de Ory, 87 (born 1923), Spanish poet, leukemia.(Spanish)
November 29 – Bella Akhmadulina, 73 (born 1937), Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer and translator."Poet Bella Akhmadulina Dead", The Moscow Times, November 30, 2010.
December 23 – Janine Pommy Vega, 68,(born 1942) American Beat Generation poet.Janine Pommy Vega Homepage / Official Website
See also
Poetry
Poetry
List of poetry awards
The Poetry Society of Virginia official website ~ Student Poetry Contest List of Winners & Awards
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