1963 in poetry
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| Years in poetry: | 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 |
| Years in literature: | 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 |
| Decades in poetry: | 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s |
| Centuries in poetry: | 19th century 20th century 21st century |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s |
| Years: | 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 |
Contents |
[edit] Events
[edit] Works published
- T.S. Eliot - Collected Poems 1909-1962
- Philip Hobsbaum and Edward Lucie-Smith, editors, A Group Anthology
- Silvia Plath, The Bell Jar, an autobiographical novel published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas"
- Adrienne Rich, Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law, her third volume of poetry, gains the poet national prominence for her lyric voice, mostly in free verse, and for her treatment of feminist-related themes.
[edit] Essays
- 'A Wrong Turning in American Poetry' by Robert Bly is published in Choice
[edit] Awards and honors
[edit] United Kingdom
- Eric Gregory Award: Ian Hamilton, Stewart Conn, Peter Griffith, David Wevill
- Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry: William Plomer
[edit] United States
- Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (later the post would be called "Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress"): Howard Nemerov appointed this year.
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in Poetry, William Carlos Williams
- National Book Award for Poetry: William Stafford, Traveling Through the Dark
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: William Carlos Williams: Pictures from Breughel
[edit] Births
- date not known:
- Lynn Crosbie, Canadian poet and novelist
- Claudia Rankine, American poet born in Jamaica and raised there and in New York City.
- Richard Sanger
[edit] Deaths
- 29 January — Robert Frost, 88, American poet
- March 4 — William Carlos Williams, 79
- August 1 — Theodore Roethke, 55, American poet and winner of the 1954 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
- September 3:
- Christopher Vernon Hassall Christopher Hassall
- Louis MacNeice, 55, of pneumonia
- February 11 — Sylvia Plath by suicide
