// Ottawa native Elizabeth Smart moves permanently to England. ... // Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (later the post would be called Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress): Robert Penn Warren appointed this year. ... // Benjamin Brittens opera Peter Grimes, based on George Crabbes The Borough Vladimir Nabokov becomes a naturalized citizen of the United States Ezra Pound is arrested for treason at Genoa and imprisoned at Pisa by the U.S. Army W.H. Auden, Collected Poems Elizabeth Smart, By Grand Central... See also: 1942 in literature, other events of 1943, 1944 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1943 in literature, other events of 1944, 1945 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1944 in literature, other events of 1945, 1946 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1945 in literature, other events of 1946, 1947 in literature, list of years in literature. ... -1... See also: 1947 in literature, other events of 1948, 1949 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1948 in literature, other events of 1949, 1950 in literature, list of years in literature. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries in poetry. ... Category: ... Category: ... Category: ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... The 21st century is the present century of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... // Events and trends The 1910s represent the culmination of European militarism which had its beginnings during the second half of the 19th Century. ... The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning the years 1950 to 1959. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...

Events

• W.H. Auden becomes a U.S. citizen

Christopher Isherwood and W.H. Auden, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1939 Wystan Hugh Auden (February 21, 1907–September 29, 1973) was an English poet. ...

Works published

• Cleanth Brooks, The Well Wrought Urn: Studies in the Structure of Poetry
• Roy Campbell, Talking Bronco
• Walter De la Mare, The Traveller
• Henry Reed, A Map of Verona, including "Naming of Parts"
• Dylan Thomas, Deaths and Entrances, including "Fern Hill" and "A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London"

Cleanth Brooks (October 16, 1906 - 1994) was an influential American literary critic and professor. ... Roy Campbell is the name of: a South African poet a jazz musician a character in the Metal Gear series of video games. ... It has been suggested that The Listeners be merged into this article or section. ... Henry Reed (February 22, 1914 - December 8, 1986) was a British poet, translator, radio dramatist and journalist. ... Dylan Marlais Thomas, (October 27, 1914 – November 9, 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer. ...

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"): Karl Shapiro appointed this year
• Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: No award given

The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress is appointed by the United States Librarian of Congress and earns a stipend of $35,000 a year. ... Karl Jay Shapiro (November 10, 1913-May 14, 2000) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning United States poet, famous for his poetry written in the Pacific Theater while he served there during World War II. His collection V-Letter and Other Poems, written while Shapiro was stationed in New Guinea, was... The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. ...

Births

• October 28 - Sharon Thesen, poet

October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... Sharon Thesen (born 28th October 1946) is a Canadian poet who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. ...

Deaths

• January 9 — Countee Cullen, 42, African American poet
• March 1 - Adriana Porter, 89, Wiccan poet
• May 25 — Ernest Rhys, 87, British poet, author, novelist, essayist best known for his role as founding editor of the Everyman's Library series of affordable classics
• July 8 - Orrick Glenday Johns, 59, American poet and playwright
• July 27 - Gertrude Stein, 73, poet and dramatist, of cancer

January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Countee Cullen, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1941 Countee Cullen (May 30, 1903–January 9, 1946) was an American poet, one of the finest of the Harlem Renaissance. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Adriana Porter (?1850, Nova Scotia, Canada - 1946) was a poet. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... Ernest Percival Rhys (July 17, 1859 – May 25, 1946) was an English writer, best known for his role as founding editor of the Everymans Library series of affordable classics. ... Everymans Library is currently a series of reprinted classic literature published by Alfred A. Knopf (a division of Random House) in the United States, and Weidenfeld and Nicolson in the United Kingdom. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... Orrick Glenday Johns (born June 2, 1887 - July 8, 1946) was a poet and playwright. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946) was an American writer and catalyst in the development of modern art and literature, who spent most of her life in France. ...

See also

Poetry Portal

• Poetry
• List of poetry awards