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Aharon Shabtai
Aharon Shabtai ( he, אהרון שבתאי; born April 11, 1939) is an Israeli poet and translator. Biography Aharon Shabtai studied Greek and philosophy in Jerusalem, at the Sorbonne and at Cambridge, and he teaches literature in Tel Aviv University. He has published some 20 books of poetry in Hebrew, and English translations of his work have appeared in the '' American Poetry Review'', the '' London Review of Books'', and '' Parnassus: Poetry in Review''. His poetic style has varied over the years, from minimalist and romantic ("The Domestic Poem"), to erotic ("Ziva") and fiercely political ("Sun Sun"). He is the younger brother of Yaakov Shabtai, author of the novel '' Past Continuous'', and was married to the linguist and political activist Professor Tanya Reinhart until her death in 2007. He is also the uncle of Hamutal Shabtai, who is a psychiatrist and a novelist. Awards and recognition *In 1993, Shabtai received the Israeli Prime Minister's Prize For his translations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events *January 20 — Miller Williams of Arkansas reads his poem, "Of History and Hope," at President Clinton's inauguration. * ''Regeneration'' (titled ''Behind the Lines'' in the United States), a film about World War I poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, is released. It is based on the novel '' Regeneration'' by Pat Barker. * '' Jacket'' online literary magazine founded. Works published in English Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately: Canada * Michael Barnholden, ''On the Ropes'' (Coach House Books) * Dionne Brand, ''Land to Light On'' * Clint Burnham, ''Be Labour Reading'' ( ECW Press) * Kwame Dawes, editor, ''Wheel and Come again: An Anthology of Reggae Poetry'', Fredericton, New Brunswick: Goose Lane. * Louis Dudek, ''The Caged T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * Raymond Souster founds the League of Canadian Poets * Philip Hobsbaum, who had founded The Belfast Group in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1963, departs for Glasgow, and the Belfast Group meetings lapsed for a while, but then was reconstituted in 1968 by Michael Allen, Arthur Terry, and Seamus Heaney. At one time or another, the grouping also includes Michael Longley, James Simmons, Paul Muldoon, Ciaran Carson, Stewart Parker, Bernard MacLaverty and the critic Edna Longley. Meetings will be held at Seamus and Marie Heaney's house on Ashley Avenue. The Belfast Group will last until 1972. * Russian poet Joseph Brodsky returns to Leningrad from the exile near the Arctic Circle where he had been sent when a Soviet court in 1964 convicted him of "parasitism". * Starting this year and continuing for a decade, Bulgarian censors prevent publication of works b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * September 16 – Chilean poet Víctor Jara, having been detained four days earlier as a political prisoner in Estadio Chile and tortured during the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, is shot and killed. His last poem ''Estadio Chile'' is preserved in memories and scraps of paper retained by fellow detainees. * Canadian poet and author, Michael Ondaatje adapts his 1970 book of poetry, ''The Collected Works of Billy the Kid'', into a play which this year is first produced in Stratford, Ontario; it will appear in New York in 1974 and in London, England in 1984."Archive: Michael Ondaatje (1943- )" at the Poetry Foundation website, accessed May 7, 2008 * White Pine Press founded in Buf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * January 1 – Two poems written in 1965 by Mao Zedong just before the Cultural Revolution, including "Two Birds: A Dialogue", are published * April 5 – 1976 Tiananmen Incident in Beijing, China: the display of poems against the Gang of Four are among events provoking a police crackdown. * Lille Stesichorus, the largest fragments of work attributed to Ancient Greek poet Stesichorus, are first published Works published in English Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately: Australia * R. Berndt (ed.), ''Love Songs of Arnhem Land'' (anthology) * Anne Elder, posthumous, ''Crazy Woman'' * John Forbes, ''Tropical Skiing'' (Poets of the Month Series), Sydney: Angus & Robertson. * Les Murray, ''The Vernacular Republic Selected Poems'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * ''The Kenyon Review'' is restarted by Kenyon College in the United States 10 years after the original publication was closed. * ''Jahrbuch der Lyrik'' ("Poetry Yearbook"), an annual poetry anthology, is launched in Germany, nine years before the similar series ''The Best American Poetry'' is begun. Each year's edition, containing 100 poems, is published in the spring by Beck, and is edited by Christoph Buchwald along with a guest editor. * '' Poetry Canada Review'' founded by Clifton Whiten in order to publish and review poetry from across Canada; the publication folds in 1994. Works published in English Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately: Australia * Robert Adamson ''Where I Come From'' * Robert Gray, ''Grass script'' * Jennifer Maiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * American poet Jane Greer launches ''Plains Poetry Journal'', an advance guard of the New Formalism movement. * Final issue of '' L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E'' magazine published in the United States. * First issue of '' Conjunctions'' literary journal published in the United States. * This year, "the word ' Martianism' comes into use, through the verse of Craig Raine and his associates, presenting a vision of life on Earth as seen by a visiting Martian," the ''1982 Britannica Book of the Year'' reports (p. 504). Some note that "Martianism" is an anagram for one of Raine's associates, Martin Amis. Works published in English Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately: Australia * R. Hall, editor, ''Collins Book of Australian Poetry'', anthologyPreminger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * March 1 – Dylan Thomas posthumously honoured by a floor plaque in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey * September – ''The New Criterion'' founded in New York City * October – Canadian documentary film '' Poetry in Motion'' released * Final edition of ''This'' magazine published in Canada Works published in English Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately: Australia * M. Duwell, editor, ''A Possible Contemporary Poetry'' (scholarship)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 * Chris Mansell, ''Head, Heart & Stone'' (Fling Publishers) * Les Murray: ** ''Equanimities'' ** ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * January 16 - Canadian Poetry Association founded. * May - The term " New Formalism" is first used in the article "The Yuppie Poet" in ''e AWP Newsletter'' in an attack on the poetry movement. The term is adopted as the name of the movement by those in it. * November 11 - A memorial to sixteen English poets of World War I is unveiled in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. * A memorial to Hugh MacDiarmid is unveiled near his home at Langholm, Scotland. * ''Boulevard'' magazine founded at St. Louis University by Richard W. Burgin. * Influential Chinese literary magazine ''Tamen'' ("They/Them") founded with Han Dong as chief editor, with close collaboration of other Chinese writers, including Ding Dang, Yu Jian, Xiaojun, Su Tong, Naigu and Xiaohai. Nine issues will be published between 1985–1988 and 1993-1995 and in 2002 ''Tamen'' will be revived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events *March 4 — Ronald Reagan, President of the United States, publicly recites from memory lines from Robert W. Service's ''The Cremation of Sam McGee'' (1907) *December 18 — Pforzheimer Collection of the works of Percy Bysshe Shelley and his circle donated to the New York Public Library * John Montague becomes the first occupant of the Ireland Chair of Poetry *Dissident Russian poet Dmitri Prigov is arrested by the K.G.B for distributing his samizdat poetry and briefly confined in a psychiatric hospital before being freed after protests by other poets such as Bella Akhmadulina *''New American Writing'', an annual literary magazine concentrating on poetry, is founded in Chicago * English poet Wendy Cope's ''Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis'' is a best-seller Works published in English Listed by nation where the work was first published and agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * The first annual ''The Best American Poetry'' volume is published this year. * During a poetry reading in which popular Russian poet Andrei Voznesensky takes written questions from the audience, he reads out two responses: "All of you are Jews or sold out to Jews", one reads. Another only says, "We will kill you". In ''The Ditch: A Spiritual Trial'', published in 1986, Voznesensky had written poetry and prose about a 1941 German massacre of 12,000 Russians in the Crimea, and the looting of their mass graves in the 1980s by Soviet citizens that was tolerated, he said, by officials because the victims were primarily Jews. Voznesensky reads the notes out loud and challenges the writers to identify themselves. None does. Works published in English Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * Allen Ginsberg crowned "Majelis King" in Prague on May Day. * Jason Shinder, an American poet, expands a New York City Y.M.C.A. writing education program nationwide, thereby founding the Y.M.C.A. National Writer's Voice program, one of the country's largest networks of literary-arts centers, with 24 locations by 2008. Writers who teach in the program include poets Adrienne Rich and Galway Kinnell, novelists Michael Cunningham and E. L. Doctorow, and playwright Wendy Wasserstein. Works published in English Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately: Australia * Jennifer Maiden: ** ''Bastille Day'', NLA ** ''Selected Poems of Jennifer Maiden'', Penguin ** ''The Winter Baby'', Angus & Robertson * Les Murray, ''Dog Fox Field'' Sydney: Angus & Roberts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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