1954 in poetry
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| Years in poetry: | 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 |
| Years in literature: | 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 |
| 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: | 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 |
Contents |
[edit] Events
- Robert Creeley founds and edits the Black Mountain Review
- Jack Kerouac reads Dwight Goddard's A Buddhist Bible, which will influence him greatly.
- January 25 — Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood is broadcast on radio
[edit] Works published
- Dylan Thomas, Quite Early One Morning, New Directions Publishers
- W. H. Auden, The Shield of Achilles
- Sir John Betjeman, A Few Late Chrysanthemums
- Philip Larkin, The Less Deceived
- Frank Prince, Soldiers Bathing and Other Poems
- Jon Silkin, The Peaceable Kingdom, including "Death of a Son (who died in a mental hospital aged one)"
[edit] Awards and honors
- National Book Award for Poetry: Conrad Aiken, Collected Poems
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Theodore Roethke: The Waking
- King's Gold Medal for Poetry: Ralph Hodgson
- Bollingen Prize: W. H. Auden
[edit] Births
- April 17 — Erin Mouré, Canadian poet
- July 31 — Kim Addonizio, American poet and novelist
- August 15 — Mary Jo Salter, American poet
- October 15 — Peter Bakowski, Australian poet
- December 5 — Lynda Hull, American poet
- December 20 — Sandra Cisneros, American poet and author
- date not known:
- Catherine Anderson
- Robert Boates
- Lorna Dee Cervantes
- Cornelius Eady, African American poet
- Jan Heller Levi
- Thylias Moss, African American poet, writer, and playwright
- Luis J. Rodriguez, American poet, novelist, journalist, critic, and columnist
- Stephen Sartarelli
- Vijay Seshadri
[edit] Deaths
- March 28 — Francis Brett Young, 73, English novelist and poet
- January 1 — Leonard Bacon (poet), 66
- date not known — Maxwell Bodenheim, 62, American poet and novelist known as the "King of Greenwich Village Bohemians"
[edit] See also
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