1980 in poetry
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| Years in poetry: | 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 |
| Years in literature: | 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 |
| Decades in poetry: | 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s |
| Centuries in poetry: | 19th century 20th century 21st century |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s |
| Years: | 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 |
Contents |
[edit] Events
- Mark Jarman and Robert McDowell started the small magazine The Reaper to promote narrative and formal poetry.
[edit] Works published
- Derek Walcott, The Star-Apple Kingdom
[edit] Awards and honors
[edit] Australia
- Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: David Campbell, Man in the Honeysuckle
[edit] Canada
- See 1980 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
[edit] United Kingdom
- Cholmondeley Award: George Barker, Terence Tiller, Roy Fuller
- Eric Gregory Award: Robert Minhinnick, Michael Hulse, Blake Morrison, Medbh McGuckian
[edit] United States
- Academy of American Poets Fellowship: Mona Van Duyn
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Donald Justice, Selected Poems (April 14)
[edit] Deaths
- January 3 — G. S. Fraser, poet and critic,
- Februrary 12 — Muriel Rukeyser, 66, of a heart attack
- February 25 — Robert Hayden, 66, poet, essayist, and educator, of a heart ailment
- March 25 — James Wright, 52, of cancer
- November 21 — A.J.M. Smith, Canadian poet
- November 28 — Julia Reynolds, 98
