Overview of the events of 2018 in poetry
Overview of the events of 2018 in poetry
Major poetry-related events that took place worldwide during 2018 are outlined below, in various 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).
Anniversaries
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Selection of works published in English
Australia
Canada
Anthologies in Canada
Ireland
New Zealand
Poets in Best New Zealand Poems
United Kingdom
England
- Raymond Antrobus, The Perseverance
- Jay Bernard, Surge
- John Cooper Clarke, The Luckiest Guy Alive
- Salena Godden, Pessimism is for Lightweights: 13 pieces of courage and resistance
- Susannah Hart, Out of True
- Zaffar Kunial, Us
- Andrew McMillan, playtime
- J. O. Morgan, Assurances (Scottish poet published in England)
- Robin Robertson, The Long Take (novel partly in verse; Scottish poet published in England)
- Richard Scott, Soho
- Hannah Sullivan, Three Poems
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Anthologies in the United Kingdom
- Fiona Waters, I am the Seed that Grew the Tree: A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year
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
Awards and honors by country
Awards announced this year:
International
Australia awards and honors
Canada awards and honors
France 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
January – June
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
July – December