Overview of the events of 2020 in poetry
Overview of the events of 2020 in poetry
Major poetry related events taking place worldwide during 2020 are outlined below under different sections. This includes poetry books released during the year in different languages, major literary awards, poetry festivals and events, besides anniversaries and deaths of renowned poets etc. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, India or France).
Selection of works published in English
Australia
Canada
India
Nigeria
United Kingdom
United States
Anthologies in Canada
New Zealand
Poets in Best New Zealand Poems
United Kingdom
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Anthologies in the United Kingdom
Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United Kingdom
United States
Alphabetical listing by author name
Anthologies in the United States
Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States
Poets in The Best American Poetry 2018
Works published in other languages
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Awards and honors by country
Awards announced this year:
International
Australia awards and honors
Canada awards and honors
France awards and honors
India awards and honors
New Zealand awards and honors
United Kingdom awards and honors
United States awards and honors
From the Poetry Society of America
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- February 4 – Kamau Brathwaite (b. 1930), Caribbean poet
- February 17 – Ror Wolf (b. 1932), German poet and writer
- February 18 – Seda Vermisheva (b. 1932), Armenian-Russian poet, economist and activist
- February 21 – Lisel Mueller (b. 1924), German-American poet and translator
- April 1 – Bruce Dawe (b. 1930), Australian poet
- April 27 – Eavan Boland (b. 1944), Irish poet and author
- May 4 – Michael McClure (b. 1932), American poet, playwright and songwriter
- June 12 – Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi (b. 1926), Indian Urdu poet
- July 31 – ruth weiss (b. 1928), German-born American poet of the beat generation
- August 11 – Rahat Indori (b. 1950), Indian Urdu poet and Bollywood lyricist, following Covid-19 infection[2]
- September 14 – Anne Stevenson (b. 1933), American-British poet
- October 1 – Derek Mahon, (b. 1941), Irish poet[3]
- October 25 – Diane Di Prima (b. 1934), American poet of the beat generation
- November 10 – Carlo Bordini (b. 1938), Italian poet
- December 14 – Marvin Bell (b. 1937), American poet
- December 23 – Sugathakumari (b. 1934), Indian Malayalam poet and activist[4]