1951 in poetry
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| Years in poetry: | 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 |
| Years in literature: | 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 |
| Decades in poetry: | 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
| Centuries in poetry: | 19th century 20th century 21st century |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
| Years: | 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 |
Contents |
[edit] Events
- Bad Lord Byron, a film directed by David Macdonald about the Romantic poet
[edit] Works published
- W.H. Auden, Nones
- Charles Causley, Farewell Aggie Weston
- Hugh Kenner, The Poetry of Ezra Pound, highly influential in causing a re-assessment of Pound's poetry
- Robert Lowell, The Mills of the Kavanaughs
- Peter Mason Opie and Iona Margaret Balfour Opie, The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
[edit] Awards and honors
- Guggenheim Fellowship awarded to E.E. Cummings
- National Book Award for Poetry: Wallace Stevens, The Auroras of Autumn
- Pulitzer Prize for poetry: Carl Sandburg, Complete Poems
- Bollingen Prize: John Crowe Ransom
[edit] Births
- March 12 — Susan Musgrave, Canadian poet and children's author
- March 21 — Lesley Choyce, he is a Canadian author of novels, non-fiction, children's books, and poetry
- May 9 — Joy Harjo, Native-American poet, musician, and author
- June 20 — Paul Muldoon Irish poet
- date not known:
- Ralph Angel
- Robin Becker
- Ron Charach
- Peter Christensen (poet)
- James Galvin
- Garrett Hongo, American poet
- Andrew Hudgins
- Peter Johnson (poet)
- Brigit Pegeen Kelly, American poet and academic, daughter of poet Robert Kelly and married to poet Michael Madonick
- Betsy Struthers, Canadian poet and novelist
- Robert Priest, Canadian poet and children's author
- Afaa M. Weaver
- Robert Wrigley, American poet
- Eddy Yanofsky
- Ray A. Young
[edit] Deaths
- September 18 — Gelett Burgess, 85, American artist, art critic, poet, author, and humorist
- December 4 — Pedro Salinas
