Overview of the events of 2019 in poetry
Overview of the events of 2019 in poetry
Major poetry related events which took place worldwide during 2019 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).
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:
- January 17 – Mary Oliver (b. 1935), American poet, Pulitzer Prize winner[2]
- January 25 – Krishna Sobti (b. 1925), Indian Hindi poet
- March 15 – W. S. Merwin (b. 1927), American poet and translator
- March 20 – Linda Gregg (b. 1942), American poet
- April 29 – Les Murray (b. 1938), Australian poet and critic
- July 05 – Marie Ponsot (b. 1921), American poet, critic and essayist
- September 23 – Al Alvarez (b. 1929), British poet
- October 12 – Kate Braverman (b. 1949), American poet and novelist
- October 15 – Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri (b. 1926), Indian Malayalam poet and essayist, in Thrissur[3]
- November 7 – Nabaneeta Dev Sen (b. 1938), Indian Bengali poet and writer
- November 24 – Clive James (b. 1939), Australian-born poet, critic and journalist