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Overview of the events of 2022 in poetry
Major poetry related events taking place worldwide during 2022 are outlined below under different sections. These include poetry books released during the year in different languages, major poetry 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 ).
Events
April 30 – Sierra Poetry festival is organised in
Nevada City, California . The theme for this year is "On the Wings of Words".
[1]
June 10 – A three-day international get together of poets and poetry translators titled Kolkata Poetry Confluence is organised in
Kolkata , India by Antonym and Bhasha Sansad publishers.
[2]
June 12 – Queensland Poetry Festival kicks off with this year's theme "Emerge" with live performances by Lorna Munro and Ethan Enoch-Barlow. The program also has special sessions on the LGBTQ community.
[3]
September 25 – The
Mayakovsky Square poetry readings are revived in Triumfalnaya Square, Moscow, in protest against the
Russian invasion of Ukraine . The following year,
Russian poets Artyom Kamardin, Yegor Shtovba and Nikolai Dayneko are given severe prison sentences for participating or attending.
[4]
December 7 – The
End Poem is released into the public domain using a
CC0 license dedication by its author,
Julian Gough .
[5]
Selection of works published in English
Australia
Canada
India
Lebanon
New Zealand
Nigeria
Puerto Rico
United Kingdom
Warsan Shire , Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United Kingdom
Ukraine
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 2019
Viet Nam
Ocean Vuong , Time is a Mother
Works published in other languages
French
German
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:
January 3 –
Zheng Min (b.
1920 ),
Chinese poet
January 12 –
S. Ramesan (b.
1953 ),
Indian
Malayalam -language poet
February 15 –
Taina Tudegesheva (b.
1958 ),
Russian poet and translator
February 16 –
Michel Deguy (b.
1931 ),
French
Malayalam -language poet
March 1 –
Jordie Albiston (b.
1961 ),
Australian poet
March 31 –
Richard Howard (b.
1930 ),
American poet and
1970 Pulitzer prize winner
April 7 –
Maya R. Govind (b.
1940 ), Hindi poet, lyricist and singer
June 4 –
George Lamming (b.
1927 ), Barbadian poet
June 12 –
Peter Scupham (b.
1933 ),
British
English -language poet
June 14 –
Simon Perchik (b.
1924 ), American poet
June 15 –
Kazue Morisaki (b.
1927 ),
Japanese
Japanese -language poet
June 20 –
Alphonse Allain (b.
1925 ),
French
French-language poet
June 21 –
Patrizia Cavalli (b.
1947 ), Italian poet
June 21 –
Ancelin Roseti (b.
1967 ),
Romanian -language poet
August 18 –
Hadrawi (Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame) (b.
1943 ),
Somalian poet
August 29 –
Craig Powell (b.
1940 ),
Australian poet and psychoanalyst
December 16 –
Robert Adamson (b.
1943 ), Australian poet
See also
References
External links
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