1967 in poetry
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| Years in poetry: | 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 |
| Years in literature: | 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 |
| Decades in poetry: | 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s |
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| Decades: | 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s |
| Years: | 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 |
Contents |
[edit] Events
- Cecil Day-Lewis is selected as the new Poet Laureate of the UK.
[edit] Works published in English
- Pentti Saarikoski, Helsinki a selection of poetry in translation from Finnish
- Wole Soyinka, Idanre, and Other Poems
[edit] Canada
- Margaret Atwood, The Circle Game, won a Governor General's award and "sold out immediately"[1]
- Raymond Souster, editor, New Wave Canada anthology of younger poets
- A. J. M. Smith, editor, Modern Canadian Verse, anthology
- A. J. M. Smith, Poems: New and Collected
- Margaret Avison, The Dumbfounding
- Alfred Purdy, North of Summer, a diary in verse recounting his stay on Baffin Island
- Dorothy Livesay, The Unquiet Bed, Canadian and African experiences
- Michael Ondaatje, The Dainty Monsters, Toronto: Coach House Press[2]
- Miriam Waddington, The Glass Trumpet
- George Woodcock, Selected Poems of George Woodcock, Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, Canada[3]
[edit] New Zealand
- Fleur Adcock, Tigers, London: Oxford University Press (New Zealand poet who moved to England in 1963)[4]
- James K. Baxter:
- The Lion Skin: Poems
- Aspects of Poetry in New Zealand, critical study
- The Man on the Horse, critical study
- Alistair Campbell, Blue Rain: Poems, Wellington: Wai-te-ata Press
[edit] United Kingdom
- Fleur Adcock, Tigers (a New Zealander living in the United Kingdom)
- Joseph Brodsky: Elegy for John Donne and Other Poems, selected, translated, and introduced by Nicholas William Bethell, London: Longman[5] Russian-American (but published in the United Kingdom)
- Ted Hughes, Wodwo, a collection of poems, a radio play and five stories
- T. S. Eliot, Poems Written in Early Youth, a second edition of the 1950 book of poems edited and privately printed by John Hayward
- George MacBeth, The Colour of Blood
- U.S. Poet Robert Lowell, Near the Ocean published in the United Kingdom early in the year
- Roger McGough:
- Frinck
- A Life in the Day of
- Summer with Monika
- Brian Patten, Little Johnny's Confession
- Tom Pickard, High on the Walls, used "Geordie" (Newcastle) slang
- D. M. Black, With Decorum
- Bryn Griffith, The Stones Remember
- Leslie Norris, Finding Gold
- Martin Bell, Collected Poems, 1937-1966
- Thom Gunn, Touch
- Anthony Thwaite, The Stones of Emptiness
- Patricia Beer, Just Like the Resurrection
- Elizabeth Jennings, Collected Poems, 1967
- Vernon Watkins, Selected Poems, 1930-60
- Hugh MacDiarmid:
- ,A Lap of Honour, with some poems "previously almost unobtainable"[1]
- Collected Poems, a revised edition
[edit] Anthologies
- Edward Lucie-Smith, editor, The Liverpool Scene anthology featuring work by the Mersey Beat poets Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian Patten (publisher: Donald Carroll)
- The Mersey Sound, 10th volume in the Penguin "Modern Poets Series", including work by Liverpudlians Adrian Henri, Roger McGough, Brian Patten
- Stephen Bann, Concrete Poetry, poems originally written in English, German, Spanish and Portuguese
- Howard Sergeant, Commonwealth Poems of Today, covering 24 Commonwealth countries, published in the United Kingdom
- Duncan Glen, editor, Poems Addressed to Hugh MacDiarmid
[edit] United States
- W. H. Auden, Collected Shorter Poems, 1927-1957
- Ted Berrigan, Ron Padgett and Joe Brainard, Bean Spasms, in which no authors were listed for individual poems, although some were written by one poet, some in collaboration.
- Ted Berrigan, Many Happy Returns
- John Berryman, Berryman's Sonnets (New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
- Paul Blackburn:
- The Reardon Poems
- The Cities
- Gwendolyn Brooks, The bitch
- Robert Creeley, Words[6]
- Ed Dorn, The North Atlantic Turbine, Fulcrum Press[7]
- Robert Lowell, Near the Ocean, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux[8]
- Carl Rakosi, Amulet (Rakosi's first published volume since 1941)
- Marianne Moore, Complete Poems
- Reed Whittemore, Poems, New and Selected
- James Wright, Shall We Gather at the River
[edit] Other in English
- Edward Brathwaite, Rights of Passage (West Indies)
- Dom Moraes, Beldam & Others, a pamphlet of verse, India
- Chris Wallace-Crabbe, The Rebel General, Sydney: Angus & Robertson, Australia
- Lenrie Peters, Satellites (Gambia)
- Judith Wright, The Other Half, Australia
[edit] Works published in other languages
[edit] Denmark
- Jørgen Gustava Brandt, Ateliers
- Jens Ørnsbo, a new collection of poems
- Klaus Rifbjerg, Fædrelandssang
- Henrik Nordbrandt, Miniaturer
[edit] French language
[edit] France
- M. Fombeure, À Chat petit
- Raymond Queneau, courir les rues
- J. Follain, D'après tout
- J. Lebrau, Du Cyprès tourne l'ombre
- Charles le Quintrec, Stances du verbe amour
- P. Jaccottet, Airs
- P. Chaullet, Soudaine écorce
- Lucienne Desnoues, Les Ors
- Lilaine Wouters, Le Gel
- R. Dubillard, Le dirai que je suis tombé
[edit] Critical studies
- P. de Boisdeffre, La Poésie française de Baudelaire á nos jours
- René Étiemble, Poètes ou faiseurs, a critical study
- M. Guiney, La Poésie de Pierre Reverdy
- G. Sadoul, Aragon
- A. Alter, J. C. Renard
[edit] German language
- Paul Celan, Atemwende
[edit] Germany
- Günter Grass, Ausgefragt (West Germany)
- Karl Mickel, Vita nova mea (East Germany)
[edit] Hebrew
[edit] Israel
- B. Pomerantz, Shirim ("Poems"), introduction by N. Peniel (posthumous)
- N. Shtern, Bain ha-Arpilim ("Amid the Mists"), preface by A. Broides
- T. Carmi, ha-Unikorn Mistakel ba-Mareh ("The Unicorn Looks into the Mirror")
- Ori Bernstein, be-Ona ha-Kezarah ("In the Brief Season")
- Yaoz Kast, a book of collected poems
- Ozer Rabin, Shuv ve-shuv ("Again and Again")
- A. Aldon, a book of poems
- S. Pilus, a book of poems
- S. Tanny, Ad Shehigia ha-Yom (title translated by the author as "The Moment Came")
- D. Chomsky, Ezov ba-Even ("The Moss on the Stone")
[edit] United States
- Israel Efros, collected poems, four volumes
- Eliezer D. Friedland, Shirim be-Sulam Minor ("Poems in a Minor Key")
- Avraham Marthan, Shavot ha-Sirot Im Erev ("The Birds Return at Evening")
- Yizhak Finkel, Maginah Morikah ("Verdant Melody")
[edit] Italy
- Lino Curci, Gli operai della terra
- Antonio Veneziano, Ottave (posthumous)
- Carlo Vallini, Un giorno (posthumous)
- Enrico Falqui, editor, Tutte le poesie della "Voce", anthology
[edit] Portuguese language
[edit] Brazil
- José Paulo Paes, Anatomías
- Affonso Avila, Resíduos Seiscentista em Minas, a study of the barique poetry of Minas Gerais
[edit] Spanish language
[edit] Latin America
- Rosamel del Valle, a book of poetry, posthumous (Chile)
- Humberto Díaz Casanueva, El sol ciego (Chile)
[edit] Spain
- Gastón Basquero, Memorial de un testigo (Cuban resident of Spain)
- Gabriel Celaya, Lo que faltaba: Precedido de la linterna sorda y Música de baile
- Manuel Tuñón de Lara, Antonio Machado, poeta del pueblo a critical study
[edit] Yiddish
- Dovid Sfard, Barefoot Steps (Poland)
[edit] Israel
- Yankev Fridman, Loving Kindness
- Rikude Potash, a book of poems (posthumous)
[edit] United States
- Rokhl Korn, a book of poems
- Avrom Zak, a book of poems
- M. M. Shafir, a book of poems
- L. Faynberg, a book of poems
- Sholem Shtern, a book of poems
- M. Frid-Vaninger, a book of poems
- M. Olitsky, a book of poems
[edit] Soviet Union
- Leyb Kvitko, a book of selected poems
- Shimon Halkin, My Treasury
[edit] Other
- Pentti Saarikoski, Laulu laululta pois ("Going Away, Song by Song"), a book-length poem (Finland)
- Wisława Szymborska, Poland:
- Sto pociech ("No End of Fun")
- Poezje wybrane ("Selected Poetry")
[edit] Awards and honors
[edit] Canada
- See 1967 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
[edit] United Kingdom
- Cholmondeley Award: Seamus Heaney, Brian Jones, Norman Nicholson
- Eric Gregory Award: Angus Calder, Marcus Cumberlege, David Harsent, David Selzer, Brian Patten
- Frost Medal: Marianne Moore
- Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry: Charles Causley
[edit] United States
- Bollingen Prize: Robert Penn Warren
- National Book Award for Poetry: James Merrill, Nights and Days
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Anne Sexton: Live or Die
- Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: Mark Van Doren
[edit] France
- Max Jacob Award: Édith Boissonnas, for L'Embellie
- Critics' Prize: J. Grosjean, Élégies
- Apollinaire Award: P. Gascar, Le Quatrième État de la matière
[edit] Births
- Chris Albani, Nigerian poet[9]
- Saskia Hamilton
- Karen Volkman
- Sia Figiel, Samoan novelist, poet and painter
- Lisa Jarnot, American poet[10]
- Diane Thiel, American poet and academic[11]
- Matthew Zapruder, American poet and editor
[edit] Deaths
- March 16 — Thomas MacGreevy 72, poet, director of the National Gallery of Ireland and member of the first Irish Arts Council
- March 30 — Jean Toomer, 72, American poet, novelist and important figure of the Harlem Renaissance
- May 10 — Margaret Larkin, 67 [12]
- May 12 — John Masefield, 88, English poet writer, and Poet Laureate
- May 22 — Langston Hughes, 65, American poet, of heart failure
- June 7 — Dorothy Parker, 73, American writer and poet known for her caustic wit, of a heart attack
- July 19 — Odel Shepard, 82
- July 22 — Carl Sandburg, 89, American historian and poet, of a heart attack
- July 25 — Pierre Albert Birot, 91, French poet and writer
- September (exact date not known) — Augusto Casimiro, 78, Portuguese poet and founder of the Seara Nova literary review
- September 1 — Siegfried Sassoon, 80, English poet, author
- September 5 — David C. DeJong, at 62
- October 8 — Vernon Watkins, 61, Welsh poet and painter
- November 30 — Patrick Kavanagh, 62, Irish poet, of pneumonia
- date not known:
- Christopher Okigko
- V. Penelope Pelizzon
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Britannica Book of the Year 1968, covering events of 1967, published by The Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1968, "Literature" article, "Canadian" section, page 483
- ^ Web page titled "Archive: Michael Ondaatje (1943- )" at the Poetry Foundation website, accessed May 7, 2008
- ^ Web page titled "The Works of George Woodcock" at the Anarchy Archives website, which states: "This list is based on The Record of George Woodcock (issued for his eightieth birthday) and Ivan Avakumovic's bibliography in A Political Art: Essays and Images in Honour of George Woodcock, edited by W.H. New, 1978, with additions to bring it up to date"; accessed April 24, 2008
- ^ Web page titled "Fleur Adcock: New Zealand Literature File" at the University of Auckland Library website, accessed April 26, 2008
- ^ [1] Web page titled "Joseph Brodsky / Nobel Prize in Literature 1987 / Bibliography" at the "Official Web Site of the Nobel Foundation", accessed October 18, 2007
- ^ Everett, Nicholas, "Robert Creeley's Life and Career" at the Modern American Poetry website, accessed May 1, 2008
- ^ Web page titled "Archive / Edward Dorn (1929-1999)" at the Poetry Foundation website, retrieved May 8, 2008
- ^ M. L. Rosenthal, The New Poets: American and British Poetry Since World War II, New York: Oxford University Press, 1967, "Selected Bibliography: Individual Volumes by Poets Discussed", pp 334-340
- ^ Web page titled "Chris Albani (1967- )" at the Poetry Foundation website, accessed April 24, 2008
- ^ Web page titled "Lisa Jarnot (1967- )" at the Poetry Foundation website, accessed April 24, 2008
- ^ Web page titled "Diane Theil (1967- )" at the Poetry Foundation website, accessed April 24, 2008
- ^ "Margaret Larkin, Writer, 67, Dead". New York Times May 11, 1967: 47.
