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Irish poetry
The history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to...
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French poetry
French poetry is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone poetry composed outside France and poetry written in other languages of France.-French prosody and poetics:...
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United KingdomEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
- Robert BrowningRobert BrowningRobert Browning was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets.-Early years:...
, The Ring and the Book, Volumes 3 and 4 (Volume 3 published in January, Volume 4 in February; see also The Ring and the Book 18681868 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Canada:* James Anderson. Sawney's Letters, or Cariboo Rhymes.* Charles Mair, Dreamland and Other Poems, Canada-United Kingdom:...
) - C. S. Calverley, TheocritusTheocritusTheocritus , the creator of ancient Greek bucolic poetry, flourished in the 3rd century BC.-Life:Little is known of Theocritus beyond what can be inferred from his writings. We must, however, handle these with some caution, since some of the poems commonly attributed to him have little claim to...
Translated into English Verse - A. H. Clough, Poems and Prose Remains (see also Letters 18651865 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* Matthew Arnold, Essays in Criticism, First Series, including "The Function of Criticism at the Present Time"...
) - W. S. GilbertW. S. GilbertSir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his fourteen comic operas produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, of which the most famous include H.M.S...
, Bab Ballads, first published in Fun, a comic journal (see also More 'Bab' Ballads 18721872 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* Alfred Austin, Interludes* Robert Browning, Fifine at the Fair...
) - John KebleJohn KebleJohn Keble was an English churchman and poet, one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement, and gave his name to Keble College, Oxford.-Early life:...
, Miscellaneous Poems - William MorrisWilliam MorrisWilliam Morris 24 March 18343 October 1896 was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement...
, The Earthly Paradise, Part 3 (published this year, although the book states "1870"; Parts 1 and 2 18681868 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Canada:* James Anderson. Sawney's Letters, or Cariboo Rhymes.* Charles Mair, Dreamland and Other Poems, Canada-United Kingdom:...
; Part 4 18701870 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* Edward Lear, Nonsense Songs, stories, Botany, and Alphabets * William Morris, The Earthly Paradise, Part...
) - Dante Gabriel RossettiDante Gabriel RossettiDante Gabriel Rossetti was an English poet, illustrator, painter and translator. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais, and was later to be the main inspiration for a second generation of artists and writers influenced by the movement,...
, Poems - Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Holy Grail, and Other Poems, with "The Coming of Arthur," "The Holy Grail," "Pelleas and Ettarre," and "The Passing of Arthur" (published this year, although the book states "1870"; see also Idylls of the King 18591859 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* William Barnes:** Hwomely Rhymes ** The Song of Solomon in the Dorset Dialect...
, 18701870 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* Edward Lear, Nonsense Songs, stories, Botany, and Alphabets * William Morris, The Earthly Paradise, Part...
, 18891889 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Canada:* William Wilfred Campbell, Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).-Canada:* William Wilfred Campbell, Nationality...
, "The Last Tournament" 18711871 in poetry— From Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky", published as part of Through the Looking GlassNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published in English:-United Kingdom:...
, Gareth and Lynette 18721872 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* Alfred Austin, Interludes* Robert Browning, Fifine at the Fair...
, "Balin and Balan" in Tiresias 18851885 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Canada:* Frederick George Scott, Justin and Other Poems. Published at author's expense.-United Kingdom:...
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United States
- William Cullen BryantWilliam Cullen BryantWilliam Cullen Bryant was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post.-Youth and education:...
:- Hymns
- Some Notices of the Life and Writings of Fitz-Greene Halleck
- William Dean HowellsWilliam Dean HowellsWilliam Dean Howells was an American realist author and literary critic. Nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters", he was particularly known for his tenure as editor of the Atlantic Monthly as well as his own writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day" and the novel The Rise of...
, No Love Lost: A Romance of Travel - James Russell LowellJames Russell LowellJames Russell Lowell was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the Fireside Poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets who rivaled the popularity of British poets...
, Under the Willows and Other Poems - Joaquin MillerJoaquin MillerJoaquin Miller was the pen name of the colorful American poet Cincinnatus Heine Miller , nicknamed the "Poet of the Sierras".-Early years and family:...
, Joaquin et al. - Edmund Clarence StedmanEdmund Clarence StedmanEdmund Clarence Stedman , American poet, critic, and essayist was born at Hartford, Connecticut, United States.-Biography:...
, The Blameless Prince and Other Poems - John Greenleaf WhittierJohn Greenleaf WhittierJohn Greenleaf Whittier was an influential American Quaker poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. He is usually listed as one of the Fireside Poets...
, Among the Hills
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- Dutt Family, Dutt Family Album, London: Longmans, Green and Co.; IndiaIndian poetryIndian poetry, and Indian literature in general, has a long history dating back to Vedic times. They were written in various Indian languages such as Vedic Sanskrit, Classical Sanskrit, Oriya, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali and Urdu. Poetry in foreign languages such as Persian and English also have a...
, Indian poetry in EnglishIndian Poetry in EnglishHenry Louis Vivian Derozio is considered the first poet in the lineage of Indian English Poetry. A significant and torch bearer poet is Nissim Ezekiel and the significant poets of the post-Derozio and pre-Ezekiel times are Toru Dutt, Sarojini Naidu, Rabindranath Tagore and Sri Aurobindo... - Charles HeavysegeCharles HeavysegeCharles Heavysege was a Canadian poet and dramatist. "He was one of the first serious poets to emerge in Canada, and his play Saul was hailed on its appearance as the greatest verse drama in English since the time of Shakespeare." -Life and Writing:Born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England,...
, Saul: A Drama in Three Parts, second edition, revised (see also Saul, first edition, 18571857 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* Edward Bulwer-Lytton, writing under the pen name "Owen Meredith", The Wanderer...
); CanadaCanadian poetry- Beginnings:The earliest works of poetry, mainly written by visitors, described the new territories in optimistic terms, mainly targeted at a European audience... - Henry KendallHenry Kendall (poet)Thomas Henry Kendall was a nineteenth century Australian poet.-Biography:Kendall was born near Ulladulla, New South Wales. He was registered as Thomas Henry Kendall, but never appears to have used his first name. His three volumes of verse were all published under the name of "Henry Kendall". His...
, Leaves from Australian Forests, Australia
FranceFrench poetryFrench poetry is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone poetry composed outside France and poetry written in other languages of France.-French prosody and poetics:...
- Charles BaudelaireCharles BaudelaireCharles Baudelaire was a French poet who produced notable work as an essayist, art critic, and pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe. His most famous work, Les Fleurs du mal expresses the changing nature of beauty in modern, industrializing Paris during the nineteenth century...
, published posthumously (died 18671867 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Canada:* Charles Heavysege, "Jezebel," New Dominion Monthly - United Kingdom :...
):- L'Art romantique
- Le Spleen de Paris/Petits Poémes en Prose ("Paris Spleen"), 51 short prose poemsProse poetryProse poetry is poetry written in prose instead of using verse but preserving poetic qualities such as heightened imagery and emotional effects.-Characteristics:Prose poetry can be considered either primarily poetry or prose, or a separate genre altogether...
published posthumously
- Comte de LautréamontComte de LautréamontComte de Lautréamont was the pseudonym of Isidore Lucien Ducasse , an Uruguayan-born French poet....
, Les Chants de Maldoror - Paul VerlainePaul VerlainePaul-Marie Verlaine was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the fin de siècle in international and French poetry.-Early life:...
, Les Fêtes galantes
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- February 11 – Else Lasker-SchülerElse Lasker-SchülerElse Lasker-Schüler was a Jewish German poet and playwright famous for her bohemian lifestyle in Berlin. She was one of the few women affiliated with the Expressionist movement. Lasker-Schüler fled Nazi Germany and lived out the rest of her life in Jerusalem.-Biography:Schüler was born in...
(died 19451945 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes, based on George Crabbe's The Borough...
), GermanGerman literatureGerman literature comprises those literary texts written in the German language. This includes literature written in Germany, Austria, the German part of Switzerland, and to a lesser extent works of the German diaspora. German literature of the modern period is mostly in Standard German, but there... - May 12 – Frank MortonFrank MortonFrank Morton was a journalist and poet, active in Australia.Morton was born at Bromley, Kent, England, the son of James Morton, a plumber,and his wife Rhoda, née Hookham.. He was educated at a private school at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire where he obtained a good grounding in the classics and...
(died 19231923 in poetry-- From Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", first published this year in his collection New HampshireNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:...
), Australian - May 23 – Olivia Bush, née Ward, later Banks, American
- July 8 – William Vaughn MoodyWilliam Vaughn MoodyWilliam Vaughn Moody was a United States dramatist and poet. Author of The Great Divide, first presented under the title of The Sabine Woman at the Garrick Theatre in Chicago on April 12, 1906...
(died 19101910 in poetry— closing lines of Rudyard Kipling's If—, first published this year in Rewards and FairiesNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Canada:...
), American - August 6:
- Marie E. J. Pitt (died 19481948 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Sometime this year, Jack Kerouac introduced the phrase Beat Generation to describe his friends and as a general term describing the underground, anti-conformist youth gathering in New York at that...
), Australian poet, journalist and political activist - David McKee WrightDavid McKee WrightDavid McKee Wright was an Irish-born poet and journalist, active in New Zealand and Australia.-Early life:Wright was born at Ballynaskeagh, County Down, Ireland, the second son of Rev. William Wright, D.D. , a Congregational missionary working in Damascus, scholar and author, and his wife Ann ,...
(died 19281928 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Russian poets Daniil Kharms and Alexander Vvedensky found OBERIU , an avant-garde grouping of Russian post-Futurist poets in the 1920s-1930s* American poets Charles Reznikoff, George Oppen and Louis...
), IrishIrish poetryThe history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to...
-born poet and journalist, active in New Zealand and Australia
- Marie E. J. Pitt (died 1948
- August 7 – E. J. BradyE. J. BradyE. J. Brady was an Australian poet.He was born at Carcoar, New South Wales, and was educated both in the United States and Sydney...
(died 19521952 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-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...
), Australian poet, wharf clerk, a farmer and journalist; founder of the artist colony at Mallacoota, VictoriaMallacoota, Victoria-External links:***...
in Australia - August 10 – Laurence BinyonLaurence BinyonRobert Laurence Binyon was an English poet, dramatist and art scholar. His most famous work, For the Fallen, is well known for being used in Remembrance Sunday services....
(died 19431943 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* September 12 – Abraham Sutzkever, a Polish Jew writing poetry in Yiddish, escapes the Vilna Ghetto with his wife and hides in the forests. Sutzkever and fellow Yiddish poet Shmerke...
), EnglishEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
poet, dramatist, and art scholar - August 21 – Will H. Ogilvie (died 19631963 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* January 26 – Raghunath Vishnu Pandit, an Indian poet who wrote in both Konkani and Marathi languages, publishes five books of poems this day* The Belfast Group, a discussion group of poets in...
), Scottish-Australian narrative poet and horseman - October 6 – Bo BergmanBo BergmanBo Bergman was a Swedish writer, literary critic and member of the Swedish Academy, sitting in Seat 12 from 1925 until his death...
(died 19671967 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:*Cecil Day-Lewis is selected as the new Poet Laureate of the UK....
) - November 15 – Charlotte MewCharlotte MewCharlotte Mary Mew was an English poet, whose work spans the cusp between Victorian poetry and Modernism.She was born in Bloomsbury, London the daughter of the architect Frederick Mew, who designed Hampstead town hall and Anna Kendall. She attended Lucy Harrison's School for Girls and lectures at...
(died 19281928 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Russian poets Daniil Kharms and Alexander Vvedensky found OBERIU , an avant-garde grouping of Russian post-Futurist poets in the 1920s-1930s* American poets Charles Reznikoff, George Oppen and Louis...
), EnglishEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is... - December 1 – George SterlingGeorge SterlingGeorge Sterling was an American poet based in California who, during his time, was celebrated in Northern California as one of the greatest American poets, although he never gained much fame in the rest of the United States.-Biography:Sterling was born in Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, the...
(died 19261926 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* The remains of English war poet Isaac Rosenberg, killed in World War I at the age of 28 and originally buried in a mass grave, are re-interred at Bailleul Road East Cemetery, Plot V, St...
), American - December 22 – Edwin Arlington RobinsonEdwin Arlington RobinsonEdwin Arlington Robinson was an American poet who won three Pulitzer Prizes for his work.- Biography :Robinson was born in Head Tide, Lincoln County, Maine, but his family moved to Gardiner, Maine, in 1870...
, American - December 30 – Stephen LeacockStephen LeacockStephen Butler Leacock, FRSC was an English-born Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist...
(died 19521944 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* The first and second lines of Paul Verlaine's 1866 poem Chanson d'automne were broadcast by the Allies over Radio Londres this year as a message in code to the...
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- Arthur Shearly CrippsArthur Shearly CrippsArthur Shearly Cripps was an English Anglican priest, short story writer, and poet who spent most of his life in Southern Rhodesia ....
(died 19451952 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-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...
) EnglishEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
Anglican priest, short story writer, and poet who spent most of his life in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) - Miltiadis Malakasis (died 19431943 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* September 12 – Abraham Sutzkever, a Polish Jew writing poetry in Yiddish, escapes the Vilna Ghetto with his wife and hides in the forests. Sutzkever and fellow Yiddish poet Shmerke...
), Greek - Balawantrai Thakore (died 19521952 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-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...
), the first ImagistImagismImagism was a movement in early 20th-century Anglo-American poetry that favored precision of imagery and clear, sharp language. The Imagists rejected the sentiment and discursiveness typical of much Romantic and Victorian poetry. This was in contrast to their contemporaries, the Georgian poets,...
and formalist poet in IndianIndian poetryIndian poetry, and Indian literature in general, has a long history dating back to Vedic times. They were written in various Indian languages such as Vedic Sanskrit, Classical Sanskrit, Oriya, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali and Urdu. Poetry in foreign languages such as Persian and English also have a...
, Gujarati-language literature; introduced into Gujarati the sonnet and prithviPrithviPrithvi is the sanskrit name for earth and its essence Prithivi Tattwa, in the form of a mother goddess or godmother. Prithvi is also called Dhra, Dharti, Dhrithri, meaning that which holds everything. As Prithvi Devi, she is one of two wives of Lord Vishnu. His other wife is Lakshmi. Prithvi is...
meter, "which is closest to English blank verse", according to The Handbook of Twentieth-Century Indian Literature - Arnold Wall (died 19661966 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Raymond Souster founds the League of Canadian Poets...
), New Zealand
- Arthur Shearly Cripps
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- January 30 – Charlotte Alington BarnardCharlotte Alington BarnardCharlotte Alington Pye Barnard was an English poet and composer of ballads and hymns, who often wrote under the pseudonym Claribel.-Life:...
(born 18301830 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Godey's Lady's Book, the most popular women's magazine of the 19th century in the United States, is founded in Philadelphia by Louise Antoine Godey. Its circulation would reach 150,000...
), English poet and composer of ballads and hymns - February 15 – Mirza GhalibMirza GhalibDabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
(born 17971797 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* William Blake illustrates Edward Young's Night Thoughts...
), classical UrduUrduUrdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
and Persian poet from India - February 28 – Alphonse de LamartineAlphonse de LamartineAlphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine was a French writer, poet and politician who was instrumental in the foundation of the Second Republic.-Career:...
(born 17901790 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Henry James Pye became Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom...
), French writer, poet and politician - November 3 – Andreas KalvosAndreas KalvosAndreas Kalvos was a contemporary of Dionysios Solomos and one of the greatest Greek writers of the 19th century. Paradoxically enough, no known portrait of his survives today.-Biography:...
(born 17921792 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* William Blake, Song of Liberty...
), Greek
See also
- 19th century in poetry19th century in poetry-Decades and years:...
- 19th century in literature19th century in literatureSee also: 19th century in poetry, 18th century in literature, other events of the 19th century, 20th century in literature, list of years in literature....
- List of years in poetry
- List of years in literature
- Victorian literatureVictorian literatureVictorian literature is the literature produced during the reign of Queen Victoria . It forms a link and transition between the writers of the romantic period and the very different literature of the 20th century....
- French literature of the 19th centuryFrench literature of the 19th century19th-century French literature concerns the developments in French literature during a dynamic period in French history that saw the rise of Democracy and the fitful end of Monarchy and Empire...
- PoetryPoetryPoetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...