2025 in poetry

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Events

• April 24–27: The Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Conference occurred in McAllen, Texas, U.S. ^[1]
• May 27–30: The Poetry by the Sea conference occurred in Madison, Connecticut, U.S. ^[2]
• June 12–15: The 55th Poetry International Festival occurred in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. ^[3]

Selection of works published in English

• Yuki Tanaka: Chronicle of Drifting
• Richard Siken: I Do Know Some Things
• Sylee Gore: Maximum Summer
• Matthew McConaughey: Poems & Prayers

Awards

• Hugo Award for Best Poem

Marie Brennan, for "A War of Words" ^[4]

• Rhysling Awards

Mary Soon Lee, for "The Blackthorn" (long form), and F.J. Bergmann, for "Lost Ark" (short form) ^[5]

Deaths

• January 8 – Pritish Nandy (born 1951), Indian poet, film director and politician ^[6]
• January 15 – Li Kuei-hsien (born 1937), Taiwanese poet ^[7]
• January 22
  • Michael Longley (born 1939), Northern Irish poet
  • Tabish Mehdi (born 1951), Indian poet and critic ^[8]
• July 14 – Andrea Gibson (born 1975), American poet ^[9]
• July 19 – Soltan Abbas (born 1933), Azerbaijani poet ^[10]
• July 20 – Urszula Kozioł (born 1931), Polish poet and novelist ^[11]
• August 27 – Charmaine Papertalk Green (born 1962), Indigenous Australian poet and artist ^[12]
• September 26 – Tony Harrison (born 1937), English poet ^[13]
• September 29 – Brian Patten (born 1946), English poet ^[14]

See also

• List of years in poetry

References

1. "Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival Apr. 24-27, 2025". Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival Apr. 24-27, 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
2. "Poetry by the Sea". Poetry by the Sea. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
3. "Save the date! - Poetry International". www.poetryinternational.com. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
4. "2025 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
5. "2025 Elgin Awards and Rhysling Awards Winners". Locus . 7 October 2025.
6. "Poet, Filmmaker, Writer Pritish Nandy Dies At 73; 'Heartbroken' Friend Anupam Kher Pays Rich Tribute". Odisha Bytes. 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
7. Veteran Taiwanese poet Lee Kuei-shien dies at 87.
8. Obituary: Famous Urdu writer, poet, Dr Tabish Mehdi is no more.
9. Risen, Clay (2025-07-15). "Andrea Gibson, a Poet of Love, Hope and Gender Identity, Dies at 49". The New York Times . Retrieved 2025-07-15.
10. Şair Soltan Abbas vəfat edib (in Azerbaijani)
11. Urszula Kozioł nie żyje. Wybitna poetka miała 94 lata. "Będzie nam Jej bardzo brakowało" (in Polish)
12. Duffy, Piper (2025-08-28). "Indigenous community in mourning after celebrated artist's death". ABC News. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
13. Armitstead, Claire (28 September 2025). "Tony Harrison obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
14. Brownjohn, Alan (30 September 2025). "Brian Patten obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 September 2025.