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Major poetry related events taking place worldwide during 2020 are outlined below under different sections. This includes poetry books released during the year in different languages, major literary awards, poetry festivals and events, besides anniversaries and deaths of renowned poets etc. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, India or France).

Contents

Events

Selection of works published in English

Australia

Canada

India

Nigeria

United Kingdom

United States

Anthologies in Canada

New Zealand

Poets in Best New Zealand Poems

United Kingdom

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Anthologies in the United Kingdom

Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United Kingdom

United States

Alphabetical listing by author name

Anthologies in the United States

Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States

Poets in The Best American Poetry 2018

Works published in other languages

Awards and honors by country

Awards announced this year:

International

Australia awards and honors

Canada awards and honors

France awards and honors

India awards and honors

New Zealand awards and honors

United Kingdom awards and honors

United States awards and honors

From the Poetry Society of America

Deaths

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

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