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[edit] Events
[edit] Works published
[edit] English language
- Leonard Cohen, Death of a Ladies' Man
- Earle Birney:
- Alphabeings and Other Seasyours
- The Damnation of Vancouver, a satire on the modern city
- Ghost in the Wheels, selected poems 1920-1976
- Pat Lowther, A Stone Diary
- Ray Souster, Extra Innings
- Edward Braithwaite, Mother Poem
- Donald Davies, To Scorch or Freeze
- Michael Hamburger, Real Estate
- Ted Hughes, Gaudete, derived from an abandoned film scenario, the book has elements of a poetic novel, narrative poem and verse play
- R.S. Thomas, The Way of It
- A.R. Ammons:
- Highgate Road
- The Selected Poems: 1951-1977
- The Snow Poems
- John Ashbery, Houseboat Days
- Ted Berrigan:
- Clear The Range
- Nothing For You
- John Berryman, Henry's Fate and Other Poems, 1967-1972, with 45 previously unpublished "Dream Songs" (posthumous)
- Elizabeth Bishop, Geography III, which includes "In the Waiting Room," "The Moose," and the villanelle, "One Art"
- Joseph Brodsky, A Part of Speech
- Robert Bly, This Body is Made of Camphor and Gopherwood
- Billy Collins, Pokerface
- Frank Belknap Long, In Mayan Splendor
- Robert Lowell, Day by Day
- Carl Rakosi, My Experience in Parnassus
- Charles Reznikoff, Poems 1937-1975 (published posthumously)
[edit] Other in English
- Vita Andersen, Tryghedsnarkomaner
- Jørgen Gustava Brandt, Ophold
- Vagn Lundbye, Digte 1977
- Jess Ornsbo, Digte uden arbejde
- Charlotte Strandgaard, Naesten kun om kaerlighed
[edit] French language
- Denise Boucher and Madeleine Gagnon, Retailles
- Claude Gavreau, Ouvres créatrices complètes (posthumous)
- Michel Leclerc, La Traversée du réel
[edit] German language
- Sarah Kirsch, Rückenwind, love poems
- Paul Günter Krohn, Alle meine Namen
- Herbert Asmodi, Jokers Farewell
- Gotthard de Beauclair, Zeit, Überzeit
- Rolf Haufs, Die Geschwindigkeit eines einzigen Tages
- Karl Krowlow, Der Einfachheit halber
- Nathan Alterman, a posthumous book of poems[1]
- O. Bernstein, a book of poems[1]
- Simon Halkin, a book of the collected poems and works[1]
- Hurvitz, a book of poems[1]
- Shimshon Meltzer, a book of the collected poems and works[1]
- Gabriel Preil, a book of poems[1]
- Dalia Ravikovitch, a book of poems[1]
- Yonothan Ratosh, a book of poems[1]
- Shin Shalom, a book of poems[1]
- Y. Wallach, a book of collected poems[1]
- Mier Wieseltier, a book of poems[1]
- Avot Yeshurun, a book of poems[1]
- Zussman, a posthumous book of poems[1]
- Hans Børli, Vinden ser aldri pa veviserne
- Jan Magnus Bruheim, Lyrespelaren
- Gunvor Hofmo, Hva fanger natten
- Peter R. Holm, I disse bilder
- Stein Mehren, Det trettende stjernebilde
- Sigmund Skard, Ord mot mørkret
- Helge Vatsend, Livets bok
[edit] Portuguese language
- Herberto Helder, Cobra
- António Ramos Rosa, Boca Incompleta
- Sophia Andresen, O Nome das Coisas
- Fiama Brandão, Homenagem à Literatura
- Liberto Cruz, Distància
- Vitorino Nemésio, Sapateia Açoriana
- Carlos Nejar, Árvore do mundo
- Décio Pignatari
- Poesia / Pois é / Poesia (poems)
- Comunicacao poética (critical theory about poetry)
- Murilo Mendes, a posthumous collection of poems edited by João Cabral de melo Neto, with a study by José Guilherme Merquior
- Arkady Kuleshov, a book of poems[1]
- Valentin Sorokin, a book of poems[1]
- Stepan Shchipachev, a book of poems[1]
- Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, Prussian Nights, narrative poem, much of which was composed in his head when he was in concentration camps
- Yevgeny Yevtushenko, a book of poems[1]
- "[L]esser-known poets who attracted attention":[1]
[edit] Spanish language
- Francisco Brines, Insistencia en Luzbel
- Matilde Camus, Cancionero de Liébana ("Collection of verse of Liebana")
- José María Valverde, Ser de palabra
- Antonio Cisneros, el libro de dios y de los húngaros (Peru)
- Jaime Sabines, Nuevo recuento de poemas (Mexico)
- Efraín Huerta, Circuito interior (Mexico)
- David Huerta, Cuadernos de noviembre (Mexico)
- David Hofshteyn, a two-volume selection of poems[1]
- Josl Lerner, Till Dawn Breaks, partly written in a German-Romanian death camp during World War II
- Chaim Maltinsky, My Mother's Resemblance
- Hirsh Osherovitch, Song in a Labyrinth
- Shloyme Roitman, My Israel Shofar
- Efraim Roitman, The Earth Sings
- Motl Saktzier, With a Burned Pencil, about his experiences in Soviet gulags
- M.M. Shaffir, Words of Endearment
- Avrom Sutzkever, Poems from My Diary
- Rajzel Zychlinska, The Sun of November
[edit] Awards and honors
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- April 11 — Jacques Prévert, French
- September 12 — Robert Lowell, 60, American, from a heart attack;
- December 18 — Louis Untermeyer, 92, American author, poet, anthologist, and editor
- December 30 — Katherine C. Biddle, 87
- Date not known:
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z This is as specific as The Britannica Book of the Year 1978, the source, gets; the book, published in 1978, covers events in 1977, "Literature" article, page 511
- Britannica Book of the Year 1978 ("for events of 1977"), published by Encyclopaedia Britannica 1978 (source of many items in "Works published" section and rarely in other sections)
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