Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events Allen Ginsberg crowned "Majelis King" in Prague on May Day. Jason Shinder, an American poet, expands a New York City Y.M.C.A. writing education program nationwide, thereby founding the Y.M.C.A. National Writer's Voice program, one of the country's largest networks of literary-arts centers, with 24 locations by 2008. Writers who teach in the program include poets Adrienne Rich and Galway Kinnell, novelists Michael Cunningham and E. L. Doctorow, and playwright Wendy Wasserstein.Fox, Margalit, "Jason Shinder, 52, Poet and Founder of Arts Program, Dies", obituary, May 3, 2008, The New York Times, retrieved December 11, 2008
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 Jennifer Maiden: Bastille Day, NLA Selected Poems of Jennifer Maiden, Penguin The Winter Baby, Angus & Robertson Les Murray, Dog Fox Field Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1990; Carcanet, 1991 and New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1993 Chris Wallace-Crabbe: For Crying Out Loud, Oxford: Oxford University Press Poetry and Belief (scholarship), Hobart: University of Tasmania
Canada Dionne Brand, No Language is Neutral George Elliott Clarke, Whylah Falls, Vancouver: Polestar, (revised edition, 2000 ) A. E. Davidson, Studies on Canadian Literature (scholarship), CanadaPreminger, Alex and T.V.F. Brogan, et al., editors, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "Canadian Poetry" article, English "Anthologies" section, p 164 Louis Dudek, Continuation II. Montreal: Véhicule Press."Louis Dudek: Publications ," Canadian Poetry Online, UToronto.ca, Web, May 6, 2011. George Johnston, Endeared by Dark: The Collected PoemsRoberts, Neil, editor, A Companion to Twentieth-century Poetry, Part III, Chapter 3, "Canadian Poetry", by Cynthia Messenger, Blackwell Publishing, 2003, , retrieved via Google Books, January 3, 2009 A.M. Klein, Complete Poems.Toronto: University of Toronto Press."A.M. Klein: Publications," Canadian Poetry Online, UToronto, Web, May 7, 2011. A.M. Klein, Doctor Dwarf and Other Poems for Children. Kingston, ON: Quarry Press. Archibald Lampman, Selected Poetry of Archibald Lampman, Michael Gnarowski ed. (Ottawa: Tecumseh). James Reaney, Performance Poems. Michael Redhill, Impromptu Feats of Balance, Don Mills, Ontario: Wolsak & Wynn Ajmer Rode, Poems at my Doorstep, by a Punjabi poet living and published in Canada and writing in English; Vancouver: Caitlin Press, Web page titled "Ajmer Rode" , at the Poetry International website, retrieved July 6, 2010 Ricardo Sternberg, Invention of Honey, Montreal: Signal Editions Phyllis Webb, Hanging Fire
India, in English Dom Moraes, Serendip ( Poetry in English ) .Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna, editor, A History of Indian literature in English, p 250, Columbia University Press, 2003, , retrieved July 18, 2010 Eunice de Souza, Ways of Belonging: Selected Poems ( Poetry in English ), Edinburgh: Polygon, United KingdomWeb page titled "Eunice de Souza" , Poetry International website, retrieved July 8, 2010 Sudeep Sen, The Lunar Visitations ( Poetry in English ), Indian poet writing in English, published in the United States and India; White Swan Books, New York, 1990; , (reprinted in 1991, New Delhi: Rupa)Web page titled "Sudeep Sen" , Poetry International website, retrieved July 28, 2010
Ireland Eavan Boland, Outside History, including "The Latin Lesson" and "Midnight Flowers", Carcanet PressCrotty, Patrick, Modern Irish Poetry: An Anthology, Belfast, The Blackstaff Press Ltd., 1995, Pat Boran: History and Promise (IUP)"Publications" Web page at Pat Boran's Web site, accessed May 2 The Unwound Clock (Dedalus) Ciarán Carson, Belfast Confetti, Bloodaxe, Wake Forest University Press, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom Paul Durcan, Daddy, Daddy Padraic Fallon, Collected Poems, introduction by Seamus Heaney, Oldcastle: The Gallery Press, published posthumously Seamus Heaney: The Tree Clock, Linen Hall Library New Selected Poems 1966-1987, Faber & Faber The Redress of Poetry, criticism Michael D. Higgins, The Betrayal Paul Muldoon, Madoc, including "Cauliflowers", Faber and Faber, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom Eilean Ni Chuilleanain, The Magdalene Sermon, including "The Informant", Oldcastle: The Gallery Press
New Zealand Allen Curnow, Selected Poems 1940–1989Allen Curnow Web page at the New Zealand Book Council website, accessed April 21, 2008 Bill Manhire, The Old Man's Example Frank McKay, Life of James K. Baxter, Auckland: Oxford University Press; called the "standard biography" of New Zealand's "probably New Zealand's best-known poet" Web page titled "James K. Baxter" at "Best of New Zealand Poetry 2001" Web site, accessed October 11, 2007 Cilla McQueen, Berlin Diary,Cilla McQueen – NZ Literature File – LEARN – The University Of Auckland Library winner of the 1991 New Zealand Book Award for Poetry
United Kingdom Dannie Abse, Remembrance of Crimes PastCox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, Eavan Boland, Outside History Ciarán Carson: Belfast Confetti, Bloodaxe, Wake Forest University Press, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom Cary Archard, editor, Poetry Wales: 25 Years, Seren, an anthologySearch page titled "Title: Poetry Wales 25 Years" at the Poets House website, retrieved July 9, 2010 Donald Davie, Collected Poems Paul Durcan, Daddy, Daddy Carol Ann Duffy, The Other Country, Anvil Press Poetry (poetry)O'Reilly, Elizabeth (either author of the "Critical Perspective" section or of the entire contents of) the web page, titled "Carol Ann Duffy" at Contemporary Poets website, retrieved May 4, 2009. Archived 2009-05-08. Padraic Fallon, Collected Poems, introduction by Seamus Heaney, published posthumously Elaine Feinstein, City Music, Hutchinson Tony Harrison Losing Touch The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus Seamus Heaney: The Tree Clock, Linen Hall Library New Selected Poems 1966-1987, Faber & Faber The Redress of Poetry, criticism John Heath-Stubbs: The Game of Love and Death Selected Poems John Hegley, Glad to Wear Glasses (glad to have ears) Adrian Henri, Box, and Other Poems Alan Jenkins, Greenheart Derek Mahon, The Chinese Restaurant in Portrush: Selected Poems. Gallery Press Glyn Maxwell, Tale of the Mayor's Son Edwin Morgan, Collected Poems Brian Patten, Collected Poems Ruth Pitter, Collected Poems, introduction by Elizabeth Jennings Peter Redgrove, Dressed as for a Tarot Pack Peter Scupham, Watching the Perseids R.S. Thomas, Counterpoint Hugo Williams, Self-Portrait with a Slide
United States Elizabeth Alexander, The Venus HottentotWeb page titled "Elizabeth Alexander" at the Poetry Foundation website, accessed April 24, 2008 Maya Angelou, I Shall Not be Moved Frank Bidart, In the Western Night: Collected Poems 1965–90 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Philip Booth, Selves, Viking Penguin George F. Butterick and Richard Blevins, editors, Charles Olson and Robert Creeley: The Complete Correspondence, ninth and last volume published this year (first volume published in 1980), Santa Barbara, California, biography and criticismEverett, Nicholas, "Robert Creeley's Life and Career" at the Modern American Poetry website, accessed May 1, 2008 Maxine Chernoff, Leap Year Day: New & Selected Poems (Another Chicago Press) Alice Fulton, Powers of Congress David Graham, Second Wind, Texas Tech University Press Roald Hoffmann, Gaps and Verges, University of Central Florida Press David Lehman, Operation Memory, Princeton University Press Thomas Lux, The Drowned River, Houghton Mifflin Jean Marzollo, Pretend You're a Cat Mary Oliver, House of Light Peter Oresick, Definitions (West End Press) and Working Classics (University of Illinois Press) Mark Strand, The Continuous Life, Canadian native living in and published in the United States Derek Walcott, Omeros Rosmarie Waldrop, Peculiar Motions (Kelsey St. Press) Reed Whittemore, The Past, the Future, the Present: Poems Selected and New
Anthologies in the United States Michael James Hutt, editor and translator, Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature, University of California PressSearch results page titled "Title: Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature " , Poets House website, retrieved July 9, 2010 Peter H. Lee, editor, Modern Korean Literature, including poetry, University of Hawai'i PressSearch results page titled "Title: Modern Korean Literature" , Poets House website, retrieved July 9, 2010 Edward Morin, editor, The Red Azalea: Chinese Poetry since the Cultural Revolution, University of Hawai'i PressSearch results page titled "Title: The Red Azalea: Chinese Poetry since the Cultural Revolution" , Poets House website, retrieved July 9, 2010
Poets included in The Best American Poetry 1990 These 75 poets were included in The Best American Poetry 1990, edited by David Lehman with Jorie Graham, guest editor:
A. R. Ammons John Ash John Ashbery Marvin Bell Stephen Berg Mei-mei Berssenbrugge Hayden Carruth Anne Carson Raymond Carver Amy Clampitt Killarney Clary Robert Creeley Christopher Davis Thomas M. Disch Norman Dubie
Aaron Fogel James Galvin Suzanne Gardinier Amy Gerstler Linda Gregg Thom Gunn Donald Hall Daniel Halpern Robert Hass Seamus Heaney Anthony Hecht Emily Hiestand Brenda Hillman John Hollander Virginia Hooper
Richard Howard Fanny Howe Rodney Jones Galway Kinnell Edward Kleinschmidt Yusef Komunyakaa Denise Levertov Philip Levine Thomas Lux Nathaniel Mackey Kevin Magee Thomas McGrath Lynne McMahon Jane Mead James Merrill
W. S. Merwin Jane Miller Susan Mitchell Paul Monette Laura Moriarty Thylias Moss Melinda Mueller Laura Mullen Alice Notley Michael Palmer Robert Pinsky Jendi Reiter Joan Retallack Donald Revell Adrienne Rich
Michael Ryan James Schuyler Frederick Seidel Charles Simic Gustaf Sobin Elizabeth Spires David St. John Gerald Stern Mark Strand James Tate Sidney Wade Rosanna Warren Richard Wilbur Eleanor Wilner Charles Wright
Other in English Ramabai Espinet, Creation Fire: A CAFRA Anthology of Caribbean Women's Poetry"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, , retrieved via Google Books, February 7, 2009 Derek Walcott, Omeros, St. Lucia poet living in the United States
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
Canada, in French Denise Desautels, Leçons de Venise ("Venice Lessons"), about three sculptures by Michel Goulet, Saint-Lambert: Le NoroîtWeb page titled "Denise Desautels" at L'Académie des lettres du Québec website (in French), retrieved October 20, 2010 Suzanne Jacob, Filandere Cantabile, Paris: MarvalWeb page titled "Suzanne Jacob" at L'Académie des lettres du Québec website (in French), retrieved October 20, 2010
France Abdellatif Laabi, Moroccan author writing in and published in France: Tous les déchirements. Messidor, Paris (épuisé) translator, La Poésie palestinienne contemporaine, an anthology translated from the original Arabic; Paris: Éditions Messidor translator, L'Espace du Noûn, translated in collaboration with Leïla Khatib from the original Arabic of Hassan Hamdane; Paris: Éditions Messidor
Hungary Attila Balogh, Versek ("Poems")Web page titled "Poems: Atilla Balogh" at the Milk Magazine website, retrieved August 5, 2010 György Petri, Valami ismeretlen