1949 in poetry
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| Years in poetry: | 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 |
| Years in literature: | 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 |
| Decades in poetry: | 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
| Centuries in poetry: | 19th century 20th century 21st century |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
| Years: | 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 |
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[edit] Events
- Yannis Ritsos, incarcerated in a Greek concentration camp, writes poems which will finally be published in 1975 in the book Petrinos khronos
- George Hill Dillon steps down as editor of Poetry Magazine (he took the job in 1937).
[edit] Works published
- Gwendolyn Brooks, Annie Allen
- Hilda Doolittle (H.D.), By Avon River
- Carlos de Oliveira - Descida aos Infernos
- Kenneth Rexroth, The Art of Worldly Wisdom
- William Carlos Williams, Paterson, Book III
- Judith Wright, Woman to Man
[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"): Elizabeth Bishop appointed this year.
- Pulitzer Prize for poetry: Peter Viereck, Terror and Decorum
- Bollingen Prize: Ezra Pound
[edit] Births
- February 6 — Eliot Weinberger, American essayist & principal translator of Octavio Paz in English
- March 14 — Lynn Emanuel, American poet
- April 13 — Marilyn Bowering, Canadian poet and novelist
- May 13 — Christopher Reid, English poet, essayist, cartoonist, writer, and exponent of Martian poetry
- June 21:
- John Agard playwright, poet, and children's writer from Guyana, who moved to England in 1977
- Jane Urquhart, Canadian poet and author
- July 5 — Pier Giorgio di Cicco Italian-Canadian poet
- August 2 — Bei Dao, (北島, literally meaning "Northern Island"), the pseudonym of Chinese poet Zhao Zhenkai, the most notable representative of the Misty Poets, a group of Chinese poets who reacted against the restrictions of the Cultural Revolution
- date not known:
- Agha Shahid Ali, English poet (died in 2001)
- Michael Blumenthal (poet)
- David Bottoms
- Olga Broumas Greek-born and raised, English-language poet in the United States
- Ralph Burns (poet)
- Victor Hernandez Cruz
- Alice Major, Canadian poet
- Mary di Michele, Canadian poet and writer
- Barbara Ras
- Liam Rector
- David St. John
- Robyn Sarah
- C.D. Wright (Carolyn D. Wright), an American poet
[edit] Deaths
- May 6 — Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet, playwright and Nobel Laureate
- date not known:
- Lilian Bowes-Lyon, English poet
- Alice Corbin Henderson (born 1881), American poet
- William Hervey Allen
[edit] See also
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