1956 in poetry
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Years in poetry: | 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 |
Years in literature: | 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 |
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: | 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 |
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[edit] Events
- Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath marry
- Black Mountain College, the birthplace of the Black Mountain School of poetry, goes defunct, although it doesn't officially close until the spring of 1957, and the final issue of the Black Mountain Review is published in the fall of 1957.
[edit] Works published
- John Berryman, Homage to Mistress Bradstreet (New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
- Gwendolyn Brooks, Bronzeville Boys and Girls
- Allen Ginsburg, Howl and Other Poems, a signature of the Beat Generation published by City Lights Books
- Zbigniew Herbert's first book: Struna światła
- Anne Lindbergh, The Unicorn, and Other Poems
- Harry Martinson, Aniara
- Octavio Paz, La estación violenta
- Kenneth Rexroth (translator), 30 Spanish Poems of Love and Exile and (translator), 100 Poems from the Chinese
[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"): Randall Jarrell appointed this year.
- National Book Award for Poetry: W.H. Auden, The Shield of Achilles
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Elizabeth Bishop: Poems - North & South
- Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry: Edmund Blunden
- Bollingen Prize: Conrad Aiken
- Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: William Carlos Williams
- Adonais Prize (Spain): María C. Lacaci, Humana voz
[edit] Births
- October 7 — Diane Ackerman, American poet and naturalist
- date not known:
- Henri Cole, American poet
- Annie Finch
- Forrest Gander American poet, essayist and translator
- Amy Gerstler, American poet
- Amir Or, Israeli poet
[edit] Deaths
- January 31 — A. A. Milne, 74, English author of children's books and children's poetry
- March 30 — Edmund Clerihew Bentley, 80, popular English novelist and humorist and inventor of the clerihew, an irregular form of humorous verse on biographical topics
- June 22 — Walter de la Mare, 83, English poet, short story writer and author of children's books
- July 11 — Dorothy Wellesley, 70, English socialite, author, poet and literary editor
- July 8 — Giovanni Papini, 75, Italian poet, essayist, journalist, literary critic, and novelist.
- August 31 — Percy MacKaye, 81, American playwright and poet