1981 in poetry

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

List of years in poetry (table)
In literature
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
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Events

  • American poet Jane Greer launches Plains Poetry Journal, an advance guard of the New Formalism movement.
  • Final issue of L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E magazine published in the United States.
  • First issue of Conjunctions literary journal published in the United States.
  • This year, "the word 'Martianism' comes into use, through the verse of Craig Raine and his associates, presenting a vision of life on Earth as seen by a visiting Martian," the 1982 Britannica Book of the Year reports (p. 504). Some note that "Martianism" is an anagram for one of Raine's associates, Martin Amis.

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:

  • R. Hall, editor, Collins Book of Australian Poetry, anthology[1]
  • H. Heseltine, editor, Penguin Book of Modern Australian Verse, anthology[1]
  • L. Kramer, Oxford History of Australian Literature (scholarship)[1]
  • Jennifer Maiden, For The Left Hand, South Head
  • Margaret Atwood, True Stories
  • Alfred Bailey, Miramichi Lightning: The Collected Poems.[2]
  • Roo Borson, A Sad Device, ISBN 0-86495-011-X, American-Canadian
  • Louis Dudek, Continuation I. Montréal: Véhicule Press, 1981.[3]
  • Louis Dudek, Poems from Atlantis. Ottawa: Golden Dog, 1981.
  • Robert Finch, Has and Is.[4]
  • Gwen Hauser, Gophers and Swans
  • George Johnston:
    • Auk Redivivus: Selected Poems
    • Rocky Shores.[5]
  • Irving Layton, Europe And Other Bad News. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart.[6]
  • Dorothy Livesay, The Raw Edges: Voices from Our Time. Winnipeg: Turnstone Press.[7]
  • Gwendolyn MacEwen, Trojan Women. 1981.[citation needed]
  • Jay Macpherson, Poems Twice Told: The Boatman & Welcoming Disaster. Toronto: Oxford University Press.[8]
  • Anne Marriott:
    • This West Shore, Toronto: League of Canadian Poets.
    • The Circular Coast: Poems New and Selected, Oakville, ON: Mosaic Press.[9]
  • George McWhirter, The Island Man
  • P. K. Page, Evening Dance of the Grey Flies, poetry and prose[10]
  • Stephen Scobie, A Grand Memory For Forgetting
  • Stephen Scobie and Douglas Barbour:
    • The Pirates of Pen's Chance: Homolinguistic Translations
    • The Maple Laugh Forever: An Anthology of Canadian Comic Poetry (Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers)
  • F. R. Scott, The Collected Poems of F. R. Scott. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart.[11] Governor General's Award 1981.
  • Raymond Souster, Collected Poems of Raymond Souster, Volume Two, 1955-62

Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States

Other in English

Works published in other languages

Listed by language and often by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:

French language

Canada, in French

  • Pierre Nepveu, editor, La poésie québécoise, des origines à nos jours, en collaboration avec Laurent Mailhot, Montréal: Presses de l'Université du Québec/l'Hexagone, anthology[27]
  • Madeleine Ouellette-Michalska, Entre le souffle et l'aine, Saint-Lambert: Le Noroît[28]
  • Jean Royer, L'intime soif, Montréal: Éditions du silence[29]

Listed in alphabetical order by first name:

  • Stanisław Barańczak, Ksiazki najgorsze 1975-1980 ("The Worst Books"), criticism; Kraków: KOS[47]
  • T. Kostkiewiczowa and Z. Goliński, editors, Swiat polprawiac—zuchwate rzemiosto, anthology[48]
  • Ryszard Krynicki, Niewiele więcej. Wiersze z notatnika 78-79 ("Not Much More. Poems From the Notebook 78-79"); Kraków: Cracowska Oficyna Studentow[49]
  • Ewa Lipska, Poezje wybrane ("Selected Poems"), Warszawa: LSW[50]
  • Bronisław Maj, Taka wolność. Wiersze z lat 1971-1975 ("Such Freedom: Poems, 1971-1975"); Warsaw: MAW[51]
  • Piotr Sommer, Przed snem[52]

Portuguese language

Spanish language

Spain

Latin America

Yiddish

Criticism, scholarship and biography in Yiddish

  • Itskhak Janoswicz, Avrom Sutzkever, His Poetry and Prose
  • The Lexicon of Modern Yiddish Literature, the eighth and final volume
  • Khaim Leyb Fuks, Biographical Dictionary of Hebrew and Yiddish Writers in Canada

Other

Awards and honors

Births

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

See also

Notes

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  4. ^ " Robert Finch," Online Guide to Writing in Canada. Web, Mar. 17, 2011.
  5. ^ James Steele, "Johnston, George Benson Archived 2010-04-19 at the Wayback Machine," Canadian Encyclopedia (Edmonton: Hurtig, 1988), 1114.
  6. ^ "Irving Layton: Publications Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine," Canadian Poetry Online, Web, May 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "Dorothy Livesay (1909-1996): Works" Archived 2012-09-05 at the Wayback Machine, Canadian Women Poets, Brock University. Web, Mar. 18, 2011.
  8. ^ "Jay Macpherson, 1931-", Canadian Women Poets," BrockU.ca, Web, Apr. 10, 2011
  9. ^ "Anne Marriott (1913-1997) Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine", Canadian Woman Poets, BrockU.ca, Web, Apr. 21, 2011.
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  • Britannica Book of the Year 1982 ("for events of 1981"), published by Encyclopædia Britannica 1982 (source of many items in "Works published" section and rarely in other sections)