2023 in poetry

This is a list of poetry events and publications in 2023.

Events

• April 20-22 — The Queensland Poetry Festival occurs at the State Library of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Its theme is "Story/Verse". ^[1]

• May 5-7 — The Massachusetts Poetry Festival occurs in Salem, Massachusetts, U.S., with over 150 poets attending. ^[2]

• May 16-20 — The Cork International Poetry Festival, organized by the Munster Literature Centre, is held in Cork, Ireland. ^[1]

• June 9-11 — The Poetry International is held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. ^[1]

• August 5 — The Bengaluru Poetry Festival is held in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. ^{[1] [3]}

• September 27-October 1 — The Druskininkai Poetic Fall is held in Lithuania in the cities of Druskininkai and Vilnius and was attended by about 120 people. ^[1]

Selection of works published in English

Ukraine

• Zhadan, Serhiy (October 3, 2023). How Fire Descends: New and Selected Poems. Translated by Tkacz, Virlana; Wanda, Phipps. Yale University Press. ISBN   9780300272468. Discusses the Russo-Ukrainian War. ^[4]

United States

• Graham, Jorie (April 25, 2023). To 2040. Copper Canyon Press. ISBN   9781556596773. ^[4]
• Hacker, Marilyn (April 4, 2023). Calligraphies: Poems. Norton. ISBN   9781324036463. Discusses life in Beirut, Paris, and Montpeyroux. ^[4]
• Lerner, Ben (September 5, 2023). The Lights. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. ISBN   9780374721206. ^[5]
• Nicholson, Sara (2023). April. SongCave. ISBN   9781737277590. ^[5]
• Shimoda, Brandon (June 27, 2023). Hydra Medusa. Nightboat Books. ISBN   9781643621715. ^[5]
• Schiff, Robyn (August 15, 2023). Information Desk: An Epic. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN   9780525508311. ^[5]

Awards and honors by country

See also: List of poetry awards

United States awards and honors

• Arab American Book Award (The George Ellenbogen Poetry Award):
  • Honorable Mentions:
• Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize:
• Anisfield-Wolf Book Award:
• Beatrice Hawley Award from Alice James Books:
• Bollingen Prize:
• Jackson Poetry Prize:
  • Gay Poetry:
  • Lesbian Poetry:
• Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize:
• Los Angeles Times Book Prize:
• National Book Award for Poetry (NBA):
• National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry:
• The New Criterion Poetry Prize:
• Pulitzer Prize for Poetry:
• Wallace Stevens Award:
• Whiting Awards:
• PEN Award for Poetry in Translation:
• PEN Center USA 2021 Poetry Award:
• PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry: (Judges: )
• Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Award:
• Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize:
• Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award: Roger Reeves, Best Barbarian ^[6]
• Kate Tufts Discovery Award: Robert Wood Lynn, Mothman Apologia ^[6]
• Walt Whitman Prize – – Judge:
• Yale Younger Series: Cindy Juyoung Ok, Ward Toward (Judge: Rae Armantrout) ^[7]

Deaths

Huub Oosterhuis in 2006

• January 2 — Dumitru Radu Popescu (b. 1935), Romanian poet ^[8]
• January 7 —Henri Heurtebise (b. 1936), French poet and editor ^[9]
•  ??? — Richard Kell (b. 1927), Irish poet, composer, teacher, and reviewer ^[10]
• March 10 —David Bottoms (b. 1949), American poet ^[11]
• April — R. H. W. Dillard (b. 1937), American poet, critic, and writing professor ^[12]
• April 9 — Huub Oosterhuis (b. 1933), Dutch theologian and poet ^[13]
• April 21 — John Tranter (b. 1943), Australian poet, publisher and editor ^[14]
• May 19 — Pete Brown (b. 1940), American poet and songwriter ^[15]
• May 22 — Andrew Burke (b. 1944), Australian poet ^[16]
• June 7 —Saskia Hamilton (b. 1967), American poet, professor, and vice provost ^[17]
• June 30 — Ron Pretty (b. 1940), Australian poet ^[18]
• July 7 —Ahmed Ilias (b. 1934), Bangladeshi poet ^[19]
• August 11 — Kenneth White (b. 1936), Scottish poet ^[20]
• November 18 — Nan Witcomb (b. 1927/1928, Australian poet and radio broadcaster ^[21]
• December 28 — Abubakar Siddique (b. 1934), Pakistani poet and professor ^[22]

See also

• Poetry portal

• Poetry
• List of years in poetry
• List of poetry awards

References

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10. Kell, Tim (2023-02-07). "Richard Kell obituary". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-08-26.
11. Dyer, Candace (March 20, 2023). "Remembrance: In praise of poet David Bottoms' remarkably textured voice". ARTSATL. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
12. Gangloff, Mike (April 6, 2023). "R.H.W. Dillard, poet, critic and longtime Hollins writing professor, dies at 85". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
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16. "Andrew Burke". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
17. Genzlinger, Neil (2023-06-18). "Saskia Hamilton, Poet Who Edited Another Poet's Letters, Dies at 56". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-08-26.
18. Roberts, Mark (2023-07-04). "Vale Ron Pretty". Rochford Street Review. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
19. "Bangladesh's renowned Urdu poet Ahmed Ilias dies". The Business Standard. 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
20. Ouest-France (2023-08-14). "À Trébeurden, Kenneth White, le grand poète écossais, est décédé". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-26.
21. Adelaide former talkback host and poet Nan Witcomb dies aged 95 (subscription required)
22. "Poet Abu Bakar Siddique passes away in Khulna". The Daily Star. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-26.