2022 in poetry explained
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
Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United Kingdom
United States
Alphabetical listing by author name
Anthologies 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
- Prix Goncourt de la Poésie
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
- December – Wendy Jenkins (b. 1952), Australian poet, editor and YA novelist[6]
See also
Notes and References
- News: On the Wings of Words : Sierra Poetry Festival. The Union. Nevada. John Hart. 2022-05-03. 2022-06-25.
- News: Poetry Confluence Celebrates Inclusivity. The Times of India. Kolkata. 2022-06-14. 2022-06-25.
- News: Queensland Poetry Festival 2022. The Union. Nevada. Kylie Thompson. 2022-06-13. 2022-06-25.
- News: Laura. Gozzi. Russian poets get jail sentences for anti-war poetry reading. BBC News. 2023-12-28. 2023-12-28.
- Web site: Guy Who Wrote Minecraft's Ending Poem Makes It Public Domain After Taking Shrooms . 2023-05-10 . www.vice.com . en.
- Web site: Wendy Jenkins . 2024-05-22 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.