1952 in poetry
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Events
- August 12 — Night of the Murdered Poets, the execution of thirteen Soviet Jews in the Lubyanka Prison in Moscow, Soviet Union, including several poets.
- November — Downing College, University of Cambridge: Philip Hobsbaum along with two friends – Tony Davis and Neil Morris – dissatisfied with the way poetry has been read aloud in the university, decides to place a notice in the undergraduate newspaper Varsity for people interested in forming a poetry discussion group. Five others, including Peter Redgrove, come along to the first meeting. The group meets once a week during term; it moves to London in 1955.
- E. E. Cummings is appointed to a Charles Eliot Norton Professorship at Harvard.
- Contact, a mimeographed poetry magazine, founded by Ramond Souster (ceases publication in 1954); Contact Press, an important publisher of Canadian poetry, is also founded (closes in 1967).[1]
- Lines Review, a Scottish poetry magazine, is founded by Callum Macdonald in Edinburgh.
Works published in English
Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:
Canada
- Alfred Bailey, Border River[2]
- Earle Birney, Trial of a City and Other Verse. Toronto: Ryerson.[3]
- Louis Dudek, Raymond Souster and Irving Layton. Cerberus. Toronto: Contact Press, 1952.[4]
- Louis Dudek, The Searching Image. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1952.[4]
- Louis Dudek, Twenty-Four Poems. Toronto: Contact Press, 1952.[4]
- Wilson MacDonald, The Lyric Year. Toronto: Ryerson.[5]
- Jay Macpherson, Nineteen Poems[2]
- E. J. Pratt, Towards the Last Spike, Toronto: Macmillan.[6] Governor General's Award 1952.
India, in English
- Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram[9]
- Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram[10]
- G. V. Subbaramayya, Songs and Sonnets ( Poetry in English ), Nellore: Viveka Publishers[10]
- Nissim Ezekiel, A Time to Change( Poetry in English ),
New Zealand
- James K. Baxter, Louis Johnson and Anton Vogt, Poems Unpleasant, Christchurch: Pegasus Press
- A. R. D. Fairburn:
- Keith Sinclair, Songs for a Summer and Other Poems
- Robert Thompson, editor, 13 New Zealand Poets
United Kingdom
- A. Alvarez, Poems[12]
- W. H. Auden, Nones, published February 22 in the United Kingdom (first published in February 1951 in the United States)[12]
- William Buchan, 3rd Baron Tweedsmuir, Personal Poems
- Paul Dehn, Romantic Landscape
- Patric Dickinson, The Sailing Race, and Other Poems[12]
- Lawrence Durrell, A Key To Modern Poetry
- Nissim Ezekiel, Time To Change, Indian living at this time in the United Kingdom[13]
- Gabriel Fielding, The Frog Prince and Other Poems
- David Jones, The Anathemata
- Thomas Kinsella, The Starlit Eye[12]
- Louis MacNeice, Ten Burnt Offerings[12]
- Edwin Muir, Collected Poems 1921–51[12]
- James Reeves, The Password, and Other Poems[12]
- Sir Osbert Sitwell, Wrack at Tidesend, published on May 16, a sequel to England Reclaimed of 1927 (see also On the Continent 1958)[12]
- Dylan Thomas:
- Collected Poems 1934–1952[12]
- In Country Sleep,Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night"
- R.S. Thomas, An Acre of Land
United States
- R. P. Blackmur, Language as Gesture, criticism[14]
- Robert Creeley, Le Fou, American published in Europe[15]
- Archibald Macleish, Collected Poems, 1917–1952, winner of the Pulitzer Prize[14]
- Yale Younger Poets Prize, 1952 (reprinted as part of The First Four Books of Poems, 1975)[16]
- Frank O'Hara, A City in Winter and Other Poems[17]
- Kenneth Rexroth, The Dragon and the Unicorn, a verse journal of his European travels[14]
- Wallace Stevens, Selected Poems, Fortune Press[18]
- Jesse Stuart, Kentucky Is my Land[17]
- New World Writing the first of an annual paperback anthology of prose, drama and poetry; continues to 1959 in poetry[14]
- Peter Viereck, The First Morning[17]
- Yvor Winter, Collected Poems[17]
Other
- R. Berndt, editor, Djanggawul, anthology of Australian poetry[19]
- Australia
Works published in other languages
France
- Rene-Guy Cadou, Helene ou le regne vegetal, Volume 1, published posthumously (died 1951)[20]
- Jean Cayrol, Les Mots sont aussi des demeures 1952[20]
- Jean Cocteau, Le Chiffre sept[20]
- Pierre Emmanuel, pen name of Noël Mathieu, Babel[20]
- Jean Grosjean, Le Livre du juste[20]
- Benjamin Péret, Air mexicain[21]
- Raymond Queneau, Si tu t'imagines[21]
- Francis Ponge, La Rage de lexpression[21]
- Georges Schéhadé, Les Poésies[20]
India
In each section, listed in alphabetical order by first name:
Hindi
- Haradayalu Singh, Ravan, poem written in Braja Bhasa; with characters from classical epic poems and presenting Ravana in a sympathetic light; 17 chapters[7]
- Narmada Prasad Khare, Svar-Pathey[7]
- Ramadhari Singh Dinakar, Rasmi Rathi, epic poem about Karna, a character in the Mahabharata[7]
Kannada
- D. V. Gundappa, translator, Umarana Osage, translated from the English of Edward Fitzgerald's translation of The Rubaiyatt of Omar Khayyam[7]
- M. Gopalakrishna Adiga, Nadedu Banna Dari, poems showing the transition in Indian poetry from the more idealistic Navodaya tradition to Navya poetry which is more pessimistic and uses imagery to provide structure; Kannada[7]
- Pejavara Sadashiva Rao, Varuna, written before 1950, but differing distinctly from navodaya poetry; using original rhythm and with subject matter from the experiences of an alienated individual; including "Natyotsava", considered by some critics as the earliest navya poem in the Kannada language; published posthumously (the author died at age 26 in Italy)[7]
Other languages in India
- Punjabi[7]
- Bahinabai, Bahinabaici Kavita, Marathi[7]
- Birendra Chattopadhyay, Ranur Janya, Bengali[7]
- Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Dast-e-Saba, Urdu[7]
- Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi, Nai Subah (The New Morn), collection of poems published by Adaaraa Seemab, Daryaganj, Delhi in 1952. Urdu
- Sanskrit[7]
- Oriya[7]
- Kashmiri[7]
- Sindhi[7]
- Gujarati[7]
- Kashmiri[7]
- Telugu[7]
- Sreedhara Menon, Onappattukar, Malayalam[7]
Other languages
- Chile: Philobiblion[23]
- Wisława Szymborska: Dlatego żyjemy ("That's Why We Are Alive"), Poland
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"): William Carlos Williamsappointed this year (but did not serve).
- Bollingen Prize: Marianne Moore
- Frost Medal: Carl Sandburg
- National Book Award for Poetry: Marianne Moore, Collected Poems
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Marianne Moore, Collected Poems
- King's Gold Medal for Poetry: Andrew Young
- Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: Padraic Colum
- Canada: Governor General's Award, poetry or drama: Towards the Last Spike, E. J. Pratt[25]
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- January 2 – Jimmy Santiago Baca, American poet and writer
- January 10 – Dorianne Laux, American poet
- January 11 – Carla Harryman, American poet and playwright
- January 17 – Barry Dempster, Canadian poet and novelist
- January 20 – Roo Borson, pen name of Ruth Elizabeth Borson, American native living in Canada
- January 25 – MacArthur Foundation fellow
- February 24
- Maxine Chernoff, American novelist, poet and editor
- Judith Ortiz Cofer, Puerto Rican American author of poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays and young adult novels
- March 12 – Naomi Shihab Nye, American poet and songwriter born to a Palestinian father and American mother
- April 12 – Gary Soto, Mexican-American poet and author
- May – Susan Stewart, American poet, academic and literary critic
- June 20 – librettist, children's writer, biographer and memoirist
- June 5 – Mark Jarman, American poet and critic often identified with the "New Narrative" branch of the New Formalism
- August 5 – D. C. Reid, Canadian poet, novelist and short story writer
- August 12 – Robert Minhinnick, Welsh poet and writer
- August 24 – Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jamaican-born musician and poet
- August 28 – Poet Laureate of the United States
- September 18 – Alberto Ríos, American poet and writer
- September 21 – Scottishperformance poet
- October 6 – Matthew Sweeney (died 2018), Irish poet
- October 26 – Andrew Motion, English poet, novelist, biographer and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
- November 7 – Malca Litovitz, Canadian poet, author and educator
- November 26 – Munawwar Rana (died 2024), Indian Urdu poet
- December 12 – Helen Dunmore (died 2017), English poet
- December 19 – Sean O'Brien, English poet
- December 20 – Sky Gilbert, Canadian poet, writer, actor, academic and drag performer
- Also:
- Harry Clifton, Irish
- Menna Elfyn, Welsh
- Jan Horner, Canadian
- Carole Glasser Langille, Canadian
- Australian[26]
- Maurice Scully, Irish poet and editor.
- Carolyn Smart, English–Canadian poet and educator
- Elizabeth Spires, American poet and academic
- Australian
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- January 22 – Roger Vitrac, 52 (born 1899), French Surrealist poet and dramatist
- February 3 – Shōwa period Japanesepoet and novelist
- March 1 – poet
- July 8 – August Alle (born 1890), Estonian writer and poet
- August 1 – Arthur Shearly Cripps (born 1869), English Anglican missionary, short story writer and poet
- August 22 – Australian
- September 26 – George Santayana (born 1863), Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist
- November 16 – Charles Maurras, 84 (born 1868), French author, poet and critic
- November 18 – Stalinist(heart attack)
- November 21 – Henriette Roland Holst (born 1869), Dutch poet and socialist
- November 23 – Aaro Hellaakoski (born 1893), Finnish poet
- December 27 – Australian
- Also:
- Australian[27]
See also
Notes
- ^ Gnarowsky, Michael, "Poetry in English, 1918-1960", article in The Canadian Encyclopedia, retrieved February 8, 2009
- ^ a b Gustafson, Ralph, The Penguin Book of Canadian Verse, revised edition, 1967, Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books
- ^ "Earle Birney: Published Works", Canadian Poetry Online, UToronto.ca, Web, May 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Louis Dudek: Publications Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine", Canadian Poetry Online, UToronto.ca, Web, May 6, 2011.
- ^ Search results: Wilson MacDonald, Open Library, Web, May 10, 2011.
- ^ "Bibliography", Selected Poems of E. J. Pratt, Peter Buitenhuis ed., Toronto: Macmillan, 1968, 207-208.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9, retrieved via Google Books on December 23, 2008
- ISBN 81-260-1196-3, retrieved August 6, 2010
- ISBN 81-7625-111-9, retrieved via Google Books on July 17, 2010
- ^ ISBN 81-260-1196-3, retrieved August 10, 2010
- ^ a b [ "A. R. D. Fairburn" article] in The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 1966 website, accessed April 21, 2008
- ^ ISBN 0-19-860634-6
- ^ [1] Joffe, Lawrence, "Nissim Ezekiel: Gifted poet nurturing English-language verse in India", obituary, The Guardian, March 9, 2004, accessed October 16, 2007
- ^ ISBN 978-0-618-16821-7, retrieved via Google Books, February 14, 2009
- ^ Everett, Nicholas, "Robert Creeley's Life and Career" at the Modern American Poetry website, accessed May 1, 2008
- ^ Web page titled "W. S. Merwin (1927- )" at the Poetry Foundation Web site, retrieved June 8, 2010
- ^ a b c d 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)
- ^ Web page titled "Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)"at the Poetry Foundation website, retrieved April 9, 2009. 2009-05-04.
- ^ Preminger, Alex and T.V.F. Brogan, et al., editors, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "Australian Poetry" article, Anthologies section, p 108
- ^ a b c d e f Brée, Germaine, Twentieth-Century French Literature, translated by Louise Guiney, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1983
- ^ ISBN 0-394-52197-8
- ISBN 978-1-57958-313-2.
- ^ Web page titled "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1945/Gabriela Mistral/Bibliography", Nobel Prize website, retrieved September 22, 2010
- ISBN 0-85640-561-2
- ^ "Cumulative List of Winners of the Governor General's Literary Awards Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine", Canada Council. Web, Feb. 10, 2011. http://www.canadacouncil.ca/NR/rdonlyres/E22B9A3C-5906-41B8-B39C-F91F58B3FD70/0/cumulativewinners2010rev.pdf
- ^ "cotch Literature Festival 2003: Myron Lysenko". Scotch College, Melbourne. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
- ^ "Jenkins, Wendy". AustLit Database. Retrieved 2007-05-24.