1952 in poetry

1952 in poetry

yearbox2
in?=in poetry
in2?=in literature
cp=19th century
c=20th century
cf=21st century

yp1=1949
yp2=1950
yp3=1951
year=1952
ya1=1953
ya2=1954
ya3=1955
dp3=1920s
dp2=1930s
dp1=1940s
d=1950s
da=1960s
dn1=1960s
dn2=1970s
dn3=1980s|

Events

* November — The Group British poetry movement of the 1950s and 1960s began at Downing College, Cambridge University, Philip Hobsbaum along with two friends — Tony Davis and Neil Morris — dissatisfied with the way poetry was read aloud in the university, decided to place a notice in the undergraduate newspaper Varsity for people interested in forming a poetry discussion group. Five others, including Peter Redgrove came along to the first meeting. This poetry discussion group met once a week during term. The group was later moved to London.
*E. E. Cummings is appointed to a Charles Eliot Norton Professorship at Harvard.

Works published

* R. Berndt, editor, "Djanggawul", anthology of Australian poetry [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]
* Robert Creeley, "Le Fou", American published in Europe [Everett, Nicholas, [http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/creeley/life.htm "Robert Creeley's Life and Career"] at the "Modern American Poetry" website, accessed May 1, 2008]
* Nissim Ezekiel, "Time To Change", Indian living at this time in the United Kingdom [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/india/story/0,12559,1165150,00.html] Joffe, Lawrence, "Nissim Ezekiel: Gifted poet nurturing English-language verse in India", obituary, "The Guardian", March 9, 2004, accessed October 16, 2007]
* Michael Hamburger, translator into English from the German original of Austrian Georg Trakl's "Decline: 12 Poems", Guido Morris / Latin Press,
* David Jones, "The Anathemata"
* Dylan Thomas, "In Country Sleep", including the poem "Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night"
* Wisława Szymborska: "Dlatego żyjemy" ("That's Why We Are Alive"), Poland
* R.S. Thomas, "An Acre of Land"

New Zealand

* James K. Baxter, Louis Johnson and Anton Vogt, "Poems Unpleasant", Christchurch: Pegasus Press
* A. R. D. Fairburn:
** "Three Poems" [ "A. R. D. Fairburn" article] in "The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 1966 website, accessed April 21, 2008]
** "Strange Rendezvous"
* Keith Sinclair, "Songs for a Summer and Other Poems"
* Robert Thompson, editor, "13 New Zealand Poets"

Criticism

* Lawrence Durrell, "A Key To Modern Poetry"

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 Williams appointed 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

Births

* January 17 — Barry Dempster, a Canadian poet and novelist
* January 20 — Roo Borson, Canada
* January 24 — Alice Fulton, an American poet, author, and MacArthur Foundation fellow
* March 12 — Naomi Shihab Nye, American poet and songwriter born to a Palestinian father and American mother
* June 5 — Mark Jarman, American poet and critic often identified with the "New Narrative" branch of the New Formalism
* August 5 — D. C. Reid, a Canadian poet, novelist and short story writer
* August 28 — Rita Dove, an African American poet and author and former Poet Laureate of the United States
* October 26 — Andrew Motion English poetry poet, novelist and biographer and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom.
* November 7 — Malca Litovitz, Canadian poet, author and educator
* December 20 — Sky Gilbert, a Canadian poet, writer, actor, academic and drag performer
* date not known:
** Jimmy Santiago Baca, American poet and writer
** Roo Borson, American-born Canadian poet
** Judith Ortiz Cofer born in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, an author of poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays, and young adult novels
** Carla Harryman, American poet and playwright
** Jan Horner
** Carole Langille
** Dorianne Laux, American poet
** Alberto Rios American poet and writer
** Carolyn Smart, English-Canadian poet and educator
** Gary Soto, Mexican-American poet and author
** Susan Stewart — American poet, academic and literary critic
** Maxine Chernoff — American poet and writer

Deaths

* September 26 — George Santayana, Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist
* November 16 — Charles Maurras, 84, French author, poet, and critic
* November 18 — Paul Éluard, 56, French poet who broke with Surrealism when he became a Stalinist
* November 23 — Aaro Hellaakoski, Finnish poet
* date not known:
** Roger Vitrac, poet and dramatist
** Arthur Sheerly Cripps

ee also

* Poetry
* List of poetry awards
* List of years in poetry

Notes


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Poetry of the United States — The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified thirteen colonies (although before this, a strong oral tradition often likened to poetry existed among Native American societies [Einhorn, Lois J.… …   Wikipedia

  • Poetry — This article is about the art form. For other uses, see Poetry (disambiguation). Literature Major forms Novel · Poem · Drama Short story · Novella …   Wikipedia

  • 1952 — This article is about the year 1952. Millennium: 2nd millennium Centuries: 19th century – 20th century – 21st century Decades: 1920s  1930s  1940s  – 1950s –  1960s   …   Wikipedia

  • “Poetry and the Gods“ —    Short story (2,540 words); written in collaboration with Anna Helen Crofts, probably in the summer of 1920. First published in the United Amateur(September 1920) (as by “Anna Helen Crofts and Henry Paget Lowe”); first collected in The… …   An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia

  • 1952 in literature — The year 1952 in literature involved some significant events and new books.Events*J. L. Carr takes over as headmaster of Highfields Primary School, Kettering, which will eventually furnish the subject matter for his novel, The Harpole Report .… …   Wikipedia

  • 1952 Pulitzer Prize — The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1952.Journalism Awards*Public Service: ** St. Louis Post Dispatch , for its investigation and disclosures of wide spread corruption in the Internal Revenue Bureau and other departments of the government.… …   Wikipedia

  • 1952 Governor General's Awards — In Canada, the 1952 Governor General s Awards for Literary Merit were the sixteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. Winners*Fiction: David Walker, The Pillar . *Poetry or Drama …   Wikipedia

  • List of years in poetry — This page gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending order). These pages supplement the List of years in literature pages with a focus on events in the history of poetry. Contents 1 21st century in poetry 1.1 2010s 1.2 2000s …   Wikipedia

  • List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1952 — 1952 U.S. and Canadian Fellows= * Gay Wilson Allen, Deceased. American Literature: 1952, 1959. * Hannah Arendt, Deceased. Political Science: 1952. * William Clarence Askew, deceased.Professor Emeritus of History, Colgate University: 1952. *… …   Wikipedia

  • 1953 in poetry — yearbox2 in?=in poetry in2?=in literature cp=19th century c=20th century cf=21st century yp1=1950 yp2=1951 yp3=1952 year=1953 ya1=1954 ya2=1955 ya3=1956 dp3=1920s dp2=1930s dp1=1940s d=1950s da=1960s dn1=1960s dn2=1970s dn3=1980s|EventsGeorge… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”