1952 in poetry

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c=20th century
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yp2=1950
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ya2=1954
ya3=1955
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Events

* November — The Group British poetry movement of the 1950s and 1960s began at Downing College, Cambridge University, Philip Hobsbaum along with two friends — Tony Davis and Neil Morris — dissatisfied with the way poetry was read aloud in the university, decided to place a notice in the undergraduate newspaper Varsity for people interested in forming a poetry discussion group. Five others, including Peter Redgrove came along to the first meeting. This poetry discussion group met once a week during term. The group was later moved to London.
*E. E. Cummings is appointed to a Charles Eliot Norton Professorship at Harvard.

Works published

* R. Berndt, editor, "Djanggawul", anthology of Australian poetry [Preminger, Alex and T.V.F. Brogan, et al., editors, "The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics", 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "Australian Poetry" article, Anthologies section, p 108]
* Robert Creeley, "Le Fou", American published in Europe [Everett, Nicholas, [http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/creeley/life.htm "Robert Creeley's Life and Career"] at the "Modern American Poetry" website, accessed May 1, 2008]
* Nissim Ezekiel, "Time To Change", Indian living at this time in the United Kingdom [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/india/story/0,12559,1165150,00.html] Joffe, Lawrence, "Nissim Ezekiel: Gifted poet nurturing English-language verse in India", obituary, "The Guardian", March 9, 2004, accessed October 16, 2007]
* Michael Hamburger, translator into English from the German original of Austrian Georg Trakl's "Decline: 12 Poems", Guido Morris / Latin Press,
* David Jones, "The Anathemata"
* Dylan Thomas, "In Country Sleep", including the poem "Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night"
* Wisława Szymborska: "Dlatego żyjemy" ("That's Why We Are Alive"), Poland
* R.S. Thomas, "An Acre of Land"

New Zealand

* James K. Baxter, Louis Johnson and Anton Vogt, "Poems Unpleasant", Christchurch: Pegasus Press
* A. R. D. Fairburn:
** "Three Poems" [ "A. R. D. Fairburn" article] in "The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 1966 website, accessed April 21, 2008]
** "Strange Rendezvous"
* Keith Sinclair, "Songs for a Summer and Other Poems"
* Robert Thompson, editor, "13 New Zealand Poets"

Criticism

* Lawrence Durrell, "A Key To Modern Poetry"

Awards and honors

* Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (later the post would be called "Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress"): William Carlos Williams appointed this year (but did not serve).
* Bollingen Prize: Marianne Moore
* Frost Medal: Carl Sandburg
* National Book Award for Poetry: Marianne Moore, "Collected Poems"
* Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Marianne Moore, "Collected Poems"
* King's Gold Medal for Poetry: Andrew Young
* Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: Padraic Colum

Births

* January 17 — Barry Dempster, a Canadian poet and novelist
* January 20 — Roo Borson, Canada
* January 24 — Alice Fulton, an American poet, author, and MacArthur Foundation fellow
* March 12 — Naomi Shihab Nye, American poet and songwriter born to a Palestinian father and American mother
* June 5 — Mark Jarman, American poet and critic often identified with the "New Narrative" branch of the New Formalism
* August 5 — D. C. Reid, a Canadian poet, novelist and short story writer
* August 28 — Rita Dove, an African American poet and author and former Poet Laureate of the United States
* October 26 — Andrew Motion English poetry poet, novelist and biographer and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom.
* November 7 — Malca Litovitz, Canadian poet, author and educator
* December 20 — Sky Gilbert, a Canadian poet, writer, actor, academic and drag performer
* date not known:
** Jimmy Santiago Baca, American poet and writer
** Roo Borson, American-born Canadian poet
** Judith Ortiz Cofer born in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, an author of poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays, and young adult novels
** Carla Harryman, American poet and playwright
** Jan Horner
** Carole Langille
** Dorianne Laux, American poet
** Alberto Rios American poet and writer
** Carolyn Smart, English-Canadian poet and educator
** Gary Soto, Mexican-American poet and author
** Susan Stewart — American poet, academic and literary critic
** Maxine Chernoff — American poet and writer

Deaths

* September 26 — George Santayana, Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist
* November 16 — Charles Maurras, 84, French author, poet, and critic
* November 18 — Paul Éluard, 56, French poet who broke with Surrealism when he became a Stalinist
* November 23 — Aaro Hellaakoski, Finnish poet
* date not known:
** Roger Vitrac, poet and dramatist
** Arthur Sheerly Cripps

ee also

* Poetry
* List of poetry awards
* List of years in poetry

Notes