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Encyclopedia > 1951 in poetry
Years in poetry: 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954
Years in literature: 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954
Decades in poetry: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Centuries in poetry: 19th century 20th century 21st century
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Years: 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954

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// Sometime this year, Jack Kerouac introduced the phrase Beat Generation to describe his friends and as a general term describing the underground, anti-conformist youth gathering in New York at that time to the novelist John Clellon Holmes September — The body of William Butler Yeats who died in Menton, France... // Carlos de Oliveira - Descida aos Infernos Judith Wright, Woman to Man Hilda Doolittle (H.D.), By Avon River Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (later the post would be called Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress): Elizabeth Bishop appointed this year. ... 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. ... See also: 1949 in literature, other events of 1950, 1951 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1950 in literature, other events of 1951, 1952 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1951 in literature, other events of 1952, 1953 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1952 in literature, other events of 1953, 1954 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1953 in literature, other events of 1954, 1955 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. ... 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 from the 1st of January, 1950 to the 31st December, 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. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Events

  • Bad Lord Byron, a film directed by David Macdonald about the Romantic poet

Rev. ...

Works published

  • W.H. Auden, Nones
  • Charles Causley, Farewell Aggie Weston
  • Hugh Kenner, The Poetry of Ezra Pound, highly influential in causing a re-assessment of Pound's poetry
  • Robert Lowell, The Mills of the Kavanaughs
  • Peter Mason Opie and Iona Margaret Balfour Opie, The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes

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. ... Charles Causley (August 24, 1917 – November 4, 2003) was a Cornish poet and writer. ... Hugh Kenner (January 7, 1923 – November 24, 2003), Canadian literary scholar, critic, & professor. ... Ezra Pound in 1913. ... Robert Lowell (March 1, 1917–September 12, 1977), born Robert Traill Spence Lowell, IV, was a highly regarded mid-twentieth-century American poet. ...

Awards

Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded annually by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. ... Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894 - September 3, 1962) was an American poet and writer. ... The National Book Award for Poetry has been given since 1950 and is part of the National Book Awards, which are given annually for outstanding literary works by American citizens. ... Wallace Stevens Wallace Stevens (October 2, 1879 – August 2, 1955) was a major American Modernist poet. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. ... Carl Sandburg in 1955 Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, historian, novelist, balladeer and folklorist. ... The Bollingen Prize, awarded every two years by the Bollingen Foundation, is a prestigious literary honor bestowed on a poet in recognition of the best book of new verse within the last two years, or for lifetime achievement. ... John Crowe Ransom (April 30, 1888 - July 3, 1974) was an American poet, essayist, and social commentator. ...

Births

March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in leap years). ... Susan Musgrave (born March 12, 1951) is a Canadian poet and childrens writer who lives in Sidney, British Columbia. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... Lesley Choyce (born 21 March 1951) is a prolific Canadian author of novels, non-fiction, childrens books, and poetry. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... Joy Harjo (b. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... Paul Muldoon (b. ... Robert Kelly (born 1935) is an American poet associated with the deep image group. ... Betsy Struthers is a Canadian poet and novelist who lives in Peterborough, Ontario. ... Robert Priest (born 1951) is a Canadian poet and childrens author who lives in Toronto, Ontario. ...

Deaths

September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... Frank Gelett Burgess (January 30, 1866 - September 18, 1951) was an artist, art critic, poet, author, and humorist. ... December 4 is the 338th day of the year (339th on leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pedro Salinas (1891-1951) was a romantic poet from Spain. ...

See also

Poetry Portal


 
 

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