2021 in poetry

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Major poetry related events taking place worldwide during 2021 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).

Events

  • January 05 – An anthology of poems by 157 blind poets from around the world titled "Fountain of Light" is released in a Braille version at Kolkata.
  • January 17Shankha Ghosh, the celebrated Bengali poet who had won India's highest civilian as well as literary honours dies aged 89 of COVID-19 complications.
  • June 10 – The celebrated Indian Bengali poet, lyricist and multiple national award-winning filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta dies peacefully at the age of 77.
  • June 25 – The Pulitzer Prize winning American poet Stephen Dunn died at the age of 82 from Parkinson's disease complications.

Selection of works published in English

Australia

Canada

India

  • Antony Theodore, ‘’Psalms of Love’’, ISBN 978-81-952546-1-3
  • Bibhu Padhi, ‘’A Friendship with Time’’, ISBN 978-93-87885806
  • Ranjit Hoskote, ‘’Hunchprose’’, ISBN 978-06-700949-0-5

Iran

New Zealand

United Kingdom

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

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:

See also


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