, Pears, Lake, Sun
Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry: Maxine Kumin
AML Award for poetry to Marden J. Clark for "Snows"
Bernard F. Connors Prize for Poetry: Vijay Seshadri, "Lifeline"
Bollingen Prize: Kenneth Koch
National Book Award for poetry: Stanley Kunitz, Passing Through: The Later Poems
Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress: Robert Hass appointed
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Philip Levine, The Simple Truth
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize: A.R. Ammons
Wallace Stevens Award: James Tate
Whiting Awards: Lucy Grealy, James L. McMichael, Mary Ruefle
Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: Denise Levertov

Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
January 28 – George Woodcock, 82 (born 1912), Canadian poet, biographer, academic and prominent anarchist
February 6 – James Merrill, 68 (born 1926), American poet, of a heart attack
April 14 – Brian Coffey, 89 (born 1905), Irish poet and publisher
April 22 – Jane Kenyon, 47 (born 1947), American poet, of leukemia
May 11 – David Avidan, 61 (born 1934), Israeli Hebrew-language poet
July 7 – Helene Johnson, 89 (born 1906), African American poet, after osteoporosis
July 16:
May Sarton, 83 (born 1912), American poet, novelist and memoirist, of breast cancer
Stephen Spender, 86, (born 1909), English poet and essayist, of a heart ailment
September 3 – Earle Birney, 91 (born 1904), Canadian poet
September 13 – Maheswar Neog, 80 (born 1915), Indian, Assamese-language scholar and poet
September 18 – Donald Davie, 73 (born 1922), English poet, of cancer
September 26 – Lynette Roberts, 86 (born 1909), Welsh poet
October 22 – Kingsley Amis, 73 (born 1922), English novelist and poet, after a fall
November 5 – Essex Hemphill, 38 (born 1957), African American poet and gay activist, from complications relating to AIDS
December 30 – Heiner Müller, 66 (born 1929), German dramatist and poet

See also

Po
, Pears, Lake, Sun 
 Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry: Maxine Kumin 
 AML Award for poetry to Marden J. Clark for " Snows " 
 Bernard F. Connors Prize for Poetry: Vijay Seshadri, " Lifeline " 
 Bollingen Prize: Kenneth Koch 
 National Book Award for poetry: Stanley Kunitz, Passing Through: The Later Poems 
 Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress: Robert Hass appointed 
 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Philip Levine, The Simple Truth 
 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize: A.R. Ammons 
 Wallace Stevens Award: James Tate 
 Whiting Awards: Lucy Grealy, James L. McMichael, Mary Ruefle 
 Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: Denise Levertov 

 Deaths 
 Birth days connect to the corresponding " [ year ] in poetry " article: 
 January 28 – George Woodcock, 82 (born 1912), Canadian poet, biographer, academic and big anarchist 
 February 6 – James Merrill, 68 (born 1926), American poet, of a heart approach 
 April 14 – Brian Coffey, 89 (hold 1905), Irish poet and publisher 
 April 22 – Jane Kenyon, 47 (born 1947), American poet, of leukemia 
 May 11 – David Avidan, 61 (wear 1934), Israeli Hebrew - language poet 
 July 7 – Helene Johnson, 89 (born 1906), African American poet, after osteoporosis 
 July 16: 
 May Sarton, 83 (hold 1912), American poet, novelist and memoirist, of breast cancer 
 Stephen Spender, 86, (born 1909), English poet and essayist, of a heart ailment 
 September 3 – Earle Birney, 91 (digest 1904), Canadian poet 
 September 13 – Maheswar Neog, 80 (born 1915), Indian, Assamese - language scholar and poet 
 September 18 – Donald Davie, 73 (born 1922), English poet, of cancer 
 September 26 – Lynette Roberts, 86 (born 1909), Welsh poet 
 October 22 – Kingsley Amis, 73 (born 1922), English novelist and poet, after a spill 
 November 5 – Essex Hemphill, 38 (born 1957), African American poet and gay activist, from complication relating to AIDS 
 December 30 – Heiner Müller, 66 (born 1929), German dramatist and poet 

 See also 

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Aiken Taylor Award for Modetn Ameriran Poefry: Maxive Kumin
AML Award for poetry ti Mareen J. Clark for "Snows"
Bdrnard F. Bonnors Peize dor Poetry: Vijay Scfhaddl, "Lifzlmne"
Bollingen Prlze: Kenneth Koch
National Touk Award for poetry: Stanley Kunitz, Pafsing Tnrlugh: The Later Poekf
Poef Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Liurary of Congrexs: Robert Hass appointed
Pupitzfr Prize for Poetrj: Philip Lecine, Rhe Simple Tfuth
Ruth Lpnly Poetry Prize: A.R. Ammons
Wallace Stevens Awarb: James Tatg
Cyitltg Awards: Lncy Grvaly, James L. McMichaen, Mary Tuefle
Fellowshlp of thw Academy of American Poets: Denise Levettov

Deaths
Tixth years link to the cirreskonditg "[ydqr] kn koevry" articpe:
Jenuary 28 – Gekrge Woodcoxk, 82 (born 1912), Canadian koee, biographer, adademis wnd prominent anarchist
February 6 – James Medrill, 68 (born 1926), American piet, of a heart attack
Wpril 14 – Bwian Coffey, 89 (born 1905), Irish poet and publisher
April 22 – Janx Yenvin, 47 (buen 1947), American poet, of leukemia
May 11 – David Avidan, 61 (bprk 1934), Israeli Hebrec-language poet
Juky 7 – Relene Johnsov, 89 (boru 1906), Zfrican American plet, aftgr ostwoporosis
Tuly 16:
May Sarton, 83 (born 1912), American poet, novelifr and memoirist, of breast caneer
Stekhen Slender, 86, (born 1909), English puet znd essayish, of a hezft ailment
Septemcer 3 – Earle Birney, 91 (born 1904), Canadyan poet
Sxptemyer 13 – Mafeswsr Neod, 80 (born 1915), Ijdian, Assamese-language sfholat and [oet
Septemher 18 – Donald Davie, 73 (born 1922), English poet, of canves
Seitember 26 – Lynebte Roberts, 86 (bown 1909), Welsh poet
Pctober 22 – Kivgsley Amia, 73 (born 1922), English njvelist and pmgt, after a fanl
Novembqr 5 – Esswx Hempfkll, 38 (born 1957), Afrocan Amerpccn poet abd gay activist, frpm zkmplications reoatung to AIDS
Decekbef 30 – Hvinxr Müljar, 66 (born 1929), Gesman drxkatisg and poet

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, Pears, Lake, Sun Aiken Taylor Award American Maxine Kumin Award for poetry "Snows" F. Connors Prize Poetry: Vijay Seshadri, Bollingen Prize: Kenneth Koch National Book for poetry: Stanley Kunitz, Passing Through: The Later Poems Poet Laureate Consultant in to the Library of Congress: Robert Hass appointed Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Philip The Truth Lilly Prize: A.R. Ammons Wallace Stevens Award: James Tate Whiting Awards: Lucy Grealy, James L. McMichael, Mary Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: Denise Deaths Birth years link the corresponding "[year] in poetry" January – George 82 1912), poet, biographer, academic prominent anarchist February 6 – James Merrill, 68 (born 1926), American poet, of a heart attack April – Brian (born 1905), poet publisher 22 – Jane (born 1947), American poet, of leukemia David Avidan, 61 (born 1934), Israeli Hebrew-language poet 7 – Johnson, 89 (born 1906), African American after osteoporosis July 16: May Sarton, 83 (born American poet, novelist and memoirist, of breast cancer Stephen Spender, 86, (born 1909), English poet of a heart ailment 3 – Earle 91 1904), poet 13 – Neog, 80 (born 1915), Indian, Assamese-language scholar and poet September 18 Donald Davie, 73 (born 1922), English poet, of cancer September Lynette 86 (born 1909), poet October 22 – Amis, (born 1922), English novelist after fall Essex 38 1957), African American poet gay activist, from complications relating AIDS December 30 – German dramatist and poet See also Po
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Aiken Taylor AwArd for ModeRn AmeRicAn POeTry: MAxinE Kumin
AML Award FOr poEtry to Marden J. Clark for "SNows"
BErNArd F. cOnNors PRize for pOeTRY: ViJaY SEshAdRI, "LIfeliNe"
BOllingeN Prize: KennEth koCh
National BoOK AWard for poeTry: stanley KunitZ, PaSsing THrOugH: the LaTer poems
poet LaUReate COnsultant In pOetry tO The LibrARY oF ConGress: Robert Hass apPOiNTed
Pulitzer PriZe for POeTRy: pHIliP LeVine, The SimPlE TrutH
ruth LilLY POETRy PRIze: A.R. Ammons
WaLlace StevenS awaRd: JameS TAte
wHiting awardS: LUCy GRealy, James L. mcMiChael, Mary ruefle
fEllowshIP of the ACademy Of AMerIcan pOeTs: denIsE levERtOv

DEAthS
Birth yeArS lInk to The cORRESponDinG "[yeaR] in poEtry" article:
JaNuaRy 28 – GeORge woodcOck, 82 (boRn 1912), CaNaDian pOet, bioGraphEr, Academic and promInenT anarchisT
FeBrUarY 6 – JAmes MERrill, 68 (bOrn 1926), ameRican poEt, of a heARt aTtACK
apRil 14 – Brian Coffey, 89 (born 1905), irISH pOet and puBlisheR
apRiL 22 – jane KenyOn, 47 (BorN 1947), AmeRICan poEt, of LEuKemia
May 11 – david AVIdAn, 61 (Born 1934), IsrAeLi HebrEw-LanGuaGe poeT
july 7 – helene johnson, 89 (bOrn 1906), AfRIcan American poET, after osteopoROsIS
juLY 16:
May sarTon, 83 (born 1912), AmerIcan POet, nOvelISt And MEmoirIst, of BrEAsT Cancer
Stephen SpendeR, 86, (bOrn 1909), EngLish pOet and essayisT, of a heart aILMEnt
SepteMber 3 – eArLE Birney, 91 (born 1904), CanAdian Poet
SeptemBEr 13 – MaheswAr NeoG, 80 (born 1915), IndIan, AssameSE-Language SchOlaR anD poET
sePtember 18 – Donald dAVie, 73 (bOrN 1922), EnglisH poEt, of canCer
sepTemBer 26 – lyNette RobeRts, 86 (born 1909), WElSh PoEt
octOber 22 – KINgsley AmIs, 73 (BorN 1922), ENglIsh noVElist aNd poeT, aftEr A fALl
NOvember 5 – eSsEX hempHiLl, 38 (Born 1957), afrIcAn AmeRicaN PoeT and gay Activist, fRom COmplIcAtIons relAting to AIDS
DeCeMber 30 – Heiner müLleR, 66 (born 1929), GERMan dramaTist and poet

See also

Po
, Pears, Lake, Sun
Aiken T aylor Awar d for  Mo der nAmer ican  Poetry: Maxin e  Kum in
AML Award for poetr y toMa r denJ .Clark  for "S n ow s " 
Be rn ar d F .C on norsPri ze forPoetry: Vi jay  S eshadri, "Li f el ine"
Bolli nge n Prize: Ken net h Koch 
N ati o nal B ook  Awar d forp oetry:  StanleyKu n itz, P a ssing T h r ou gh:The Later Poems
P o et Laureate Consu ltantin Po e t rytothe Librar yof Co n gress:R ob e r t  Ha s s appointed
P ulitzer Pri z e f or Poe tr y:P hilipLevin e, The  Simple Tru th
R uth Lilly  Poetr y  Prize: A.R. Am mons
W all ace  Ste v en sAwa rd :  Ja m es  Ta t e
W hiting A wa rd s: Lu cy G r e a l y, J ame s L.  McMi chael, Mary R uef le
F e llo wship  of t he A ca demyof Ame rican  P oets: Denise Le vert ov

Death s
B ir thye ars l i nk tothe  co rrespon ding "[ y ear ]i n po etry" article:
Jan ua r y  2 8 – Geor ge Woo d co ck ,  82 (bor n191 2),C a nadia n po e t,  biograp her, a c ad em ic andpr ominen tana rch ist
F e brua ry 6 –  James M erril l , 68 (born 192 6 ), American p o et , of a he art  attack
Apr il 1 4  – B rian Co ffe y , 89(born  1 9 05 ) , Irish poet and pu bl isherApril  22 – Jane Ke nyon, 47 ( b o r n 1947),  Ame r ic a n poet, of leu kemia 
May 11 –D avid Avi dan,61 (born  1934), I s r aeli Heb rew -la ngu age p oe t
July 7 – He l e ne J oh nson, 8 9 ( born 19 06) , A fri can  A merican p oet, aft er  o st eo por osisJ uly 16:Ma y S ar ton , 83( born 1 912),  Ame ri ca n  po et, nov e li s t  and  m em oiri st,  o f bre astc anc er
Step hen Spend er, 86,(b or n 1909) , English poe tand essayi st , o f a he a r t ailmen t
September 3 – Earle B i rney, 9 1 ( born1904 ), Canadi anpoet
S ept e mber 1 3 – Ma heswa rNeo g ,  80 ( b o rn  19 15 ), Indian, A ssa mese- la ngua ge scho lar and poet
Septe m ber  18 – DonaldDav ie,7 3  ( bor n  1 9 22) ,E ngl i s h poet, of canc er
Septemb er 26  – Lynette Rob er ts, 86(born 1 909), Welsh p oet
Octob er 22 – K in gsle y Ami s, 73 (bor n 1922),  Englishn oveli s tand p oet , afte ra f all
N ovembe r  5– Ess ex Hem ph ill, 3 8 (bo rn  1957),African American poet a nd gay  acti vis t, from c omp l ica tions rel atin g to AIDSDec emb er 30  –H einer  Mül l er , 6 6  (bor n 19 2 9), Germa n  d ram a t is t and poetS e e a lso
Po
, Pears,_Lake, Sun
Aiken_Taylor Award for Modern_American Poetry:_Maxine_Kumin
AML Award_for_poetry to Marden_J. Clark for_"Snows"
Bernard F. Connors Prize_for Poetry: Vijay_Seshadri,_"Lifeline"
Bollingen Prize: Kenneth Koch
National Book Award for poetry: Stanley Kunitz, Passing Through: The Later_Poems
Poet_Laureate Consultant_in_Poetry_to the Library of Congress:_Robert Hass appointed
Pulitzer Prize for_Poetry: Philip_Levine, The Simple Truth
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize: A.R._Ammons
Wallace_Stevens Award: James_Tate
Whiting Awards: Lucy Grealy, James L. McMichael, Mary Ruefle
Fellowship_of the Academy of American Poets:_Denise Levertov

Deaths
Birth years_link_to_the corresponding "[year] in_poetry" article:
January 28 – George Woodcock,_82 (born 1912), Canadian poet, biographer,_academic and prominent anarchist
February 6 – James_Merrill, 68 (born 1926), American poet,_of a heart attack
April 14_– Brian_Coffey, 89 (born 1905), Irish_poet and publisher
April_22 –_Jane Kenyon, 47_(born 1947), American poet, of leukemia
May_11 – David_Avidan, 61 (born 1934), Israeli Hebrew-language_poet
July_7 – Helene_Johnson,_89_(born 1906),_African American poet,_after_osteoporosis
July 16:
May_Sarton,_83 (born 1912), American poet, novelist_and_memoirist, of breast cancer
Stephen Spender, 86, (born_1909), English poet and_essayist,_of a heart ailment
September_3 – Earle Birney, 91_(born 1904), Canadian poet
September 13 –_Maheswar Neog,_80 (born_1915), Indian, Assamese-language scholar and poet
September 18 – Donald Davie, 73_(born 1922), English poet, of cancer
September_26 – Lynette Roberts,_86 (born_1909),_Welsh poet
October 22_–_Kingsley Amis,_73 (born 1922), English novelist and poet,_after a_fall
November 5 – Essex Hemphill, 38_(born 1957), African American_poet_and gay activist, from complications relating_to AIDS
December 30 – Heiner Müller,_66 (born 1929), German dramatist_and_poet

See_also

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