2025 in poetry

This article covers 2025 in poetry.

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]

Deaths

• January 8 – Pritish Nandy (born 1951), Indian poet, film director and politician ^[4]
• January 15 – Li Kuei-hsien (born 1937), Taiwanese poet ^[5]
• January 22
  • Michael Longley (born 1939), Northern Irish poet
  • Tabish Mehdi (born 1951), Indian poet and critic ^[6]
• July 14 – Andrea Gibson (born 1975), American poet ^[7]
• July 19 – Soltan Abbas (born 1933), Azerbaijani poet ^[8]
• July 20 – Urszula Kozioł (born 1931), Polish poet and novelist ^[9]
• August 27 – Charmaine Papertalk Green (born 1962), poet and artist ^[10]

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. "Poet, Filmmaker, Writer Pritish Nandy Dies At 73; 'Heartbroken' Friend Anupam Kher Pays Rich Tribute". Odisha Bytes. 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
5. Veteran Taiwanese poet Lee Kuei-shien dies at 87.
6. Obituary: Famous Urdu writer, poet, Dr Tabish Mehdi is no more.
7. 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.
8. Şair Soltan Abbas vəfat edib (in Azerbaijani)
9. Urszula Kozioł nie żyje. Wybitna poetka miała 94 lata. "Będzie nam Jej bardzo brakowało" (in Polish)
10. Duffy, Piper (2025-08-28). "Indigenous community in mourning after celebrated artist's death". ABC News. Retrieved 2025-09-01.