1987 in poetry
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| Years in poetry: | 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 |
| Years in literature: | 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 |
| 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: | 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 |
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[edit] Events
- Charles Bukowski, fictionalised as alter ego Henry Chinaski, becomes the subject of the film Barfly starring Mickey Rourke.
- In his 1987 piece 'Notes on the New Formalism', Dana Gioia wrote: "the real issues presented by American poetry in the Eighties will become clearer: the debasement of poetic language; the prolixity of the lyric; the bankruptcy of the confessional mode; the inability to establish a meaningful aesthetic for new poetic narrative and the denial of a musical texture in the contemporary poem. The revival of traditional forms will be seen then as only one response to this troubling situation."[1]
- Joseph Brodsky, a Russian exile who became a United States citizen, resigns his membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters in protest over the honorary membership of the Russian poet Evgenii Evtushenko, regarded by Brodsky as a Soviet "yes man".
[edit] Works published
- Maya Angelou, Now Sheba Sings the Song
- Octavio Paz, Collected Poems, 1957–1987, English translation
- Jay Wright, Selected Poems
[edit] Awards and honors
[edit] Australia
- C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry: Lily Brett, The Auschwitz Poems
- Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: Philip Hodgins, Blood and Bone
- Mary Gilmore Prize: Jan Owen - Boy with Telescope
[edit] Canada
- See 1987 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
[edit] United Kingdom
- Cholmondeley Award: Wendy Cope, Matthew Sweeney, George Szirtes
- Eric Gregory Award: Peter McDonald, Maura Dooley, Stephen Knight, Steve Anthony, Jill Maughan, Paul Munden
[edit] United States
- Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize: David Rivard, Torque
- Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry: Howard Nemerov
- Frost Medal: Robert Creeley / Sterling Brown
- Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress: Richard Wilbur
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Rita Dove, Thomas and Beulah
- Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize: Philip Levine
- William Carlos Williams Award: Alan Shapiro, Happy Hour
[edit] Deaths
- February 22 — Glenway Wescott, 85 (Feb. 22), from a stroke
- September 16 — Howard Moss, 65, poetry editor of The New Yorker, from a heart attack;
- November 6 — John Logan
- November 29 — Gwendolyn MacEwen Canadian poet
- no date known — Richard Lehmann
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Hudson Review (40, 3, 1987)
