1959 in poetry
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| Years in poetry: | 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 |
| Years in literature: | 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 |
| 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: | 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 |
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[edit] Events
- Aldous Huxley turns down the offer of a knighthood.
- Literary critic M.L. Rosenthal coins the term "confessional" as used in Confessional poetry in "Poetry as Confession" an article appearing in the September 19 issue of The Nation
[edit] Works published
- Robert Lowell, Life Studies, a book that reflected stylistic changes that seemed more in line with the popular openness of Beat and Confessional poetry
- John Berryman, Homage to Mistress Bradstreet
- Allen Ginsberg, Kaddish, written about his mentally-ill mother
- Kenneth Koch, Ko, or a Season on Earth
- Irving Layton, A Red Carpet for the Sun
[edit] Awards and honors
- Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (later the post would be called "Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress"): Richard Eberhart appointed this year.
- National Book Award for Poetry: Theodore Roethke, Words for the Wind
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Stanley Kunitz, Selected Poems 1928-1958
- Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry: Francis Cornford
- Bollingen Prize: Theodore Roethke
[edit] Births
- date not known:
- Carl Phillips, American writer and poet
- Brian P. Cleary
- Laura Lush
[edit] Deaths
- January 3 — Edwin Muir, 72, Scottish poet, novelist and translator
- February 23 — Luis Palés Matos, Puerto Rican poet, of a heart attack
- April 4 — Sarah Cleghorn, 83
- June 23 — Boris Vian, 39, French writer, poet, singer, and musician
- August 5 — Edgar Guest, 79, American poet known as the "poet of the people"
- September 18 — Benjamin Péret, 60, French poet and Surrealist
- date not known — Dennis Devlin
[edit] See also
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