1860 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
Works published in English
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Poems Before Congress[2]
- Samuel Lover, Metrical Tales, and Other Poems, illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne, Kenney Meadows and others[2]
- Coventry Patmore, Faithful for Ever (The Angel in the House, Volume 3; see also The Betrothal 1854, The Espousals 1856, The Victories of Love 1863)[2]
- John Leicester Warren, writing under the pen name "George F. Preston", Ballads and Metrical Sketches[2]
- William Turner Coggleshall, editor, Poets and Poetry of the West, anthology[3]
- Paul Hamilton Hayne, Avolio: A Legend of the Island of Cos[3]
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Professor at the Breakfast-Table, fiction, nonfiction and verse[3]
- William Dean Howells and John James Piatt, Poems of Two Friends[3]
- Adrien Emmanuel Rouquette, L'Antoniade, ou la solitude avec Dieu[3]
- Edmund Clarence Stedman, Poems, Lyrical and Idyllic[3]
- Henry Timrod, Poems[3]
- Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, third edition[3]
- John Greenleaf Whittier, Home Ballads, Poems, and Lyrics[3]
Other
- C. J. Carleton, South Australian Lyrics, Australia
- John Anthony Moore, Tasmanian Rhymings, Australia
Works published in other languages
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- January 10 – Charles G. D. Roberts (died 1943), Canadian poet and writer known as the "Father of Canadian Poetry" because he served as an inspiration for other writers of his time; also known as one of the "Confederation poets" (together with his cousin Bliss Carman, Archibald Lampman and Duncan Campbell Scott)
- June 1 – Wilfred Campbell (died 1918), Canadian
- August 5 – John Philip Bourke (died 1914), Australian
- September 14 – Hamlin Garland, American (died 1940), American novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer
- December 12 – Harriet Monroe (died 1936), American editor, scholar, literary critic, and patron of the arts; best known as the founder and long time editor of Poetry magazine
- Date not known:
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Gustafson, Ralph, The Penguin Book of Canadian Verse, revised edition, 1967, Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books
- ^ a b c d Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press ("If the title page is one year later than the copyright date, we used the latter since publishers frequently postdate books published near the end of the calendar year." — from the Preface, p vi)
- ^ Rees, William, The Penguin book of French poetry: 1820-1950, Penguin, 1992, ISBN 978-0140423853
- ^ a b Das, Sisir Kumar, "A Chronology of Literary Events / 1911–1956", in Das, Sisir Kumar and various, History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956: struggle for freedom: triumph and tragedy, Volume 2, 1995, published by Sahitya Akademi, ISBN 9788172017989, retrieved via Google Books on December 23, 2008
- ^ Web page titled "American Poetry Full-Text Database / Bibliography" at University of Chicago Library website, retrieved March 4, 2009
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