1940 in poetry

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List of years in poetry (table)
In literature
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943

Events

Works published

Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; works listed again if substantially revised:

India, in English

  • Mohendra Nath Dutt, Kurukshetra ( Poetry in English ), an epic; Calcutta: P. M. Mukherji[3]
  • P. R. Kaikini, The Recruit ( Poetry in English ), Bombay: New Book Co.[4]
  • Manjeri Sundaraman, Catguts ( Poetry in English ), Madras: Hurley Press[5]

Canada

United Kingdom

United States

Other in English

Works published in other languages

Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; works listed again if substantially revised:

France

Greece

  • Odysseus Elytis's first book, Orientations
  • Giorgos Seferis:
    • Τετράδιο Γυμνασμάτων ("Exercise Book")
    • Ημερολόγιο Καταστρώματος Ι ("Deck Diary I")

Indian subcontinent

Including all of the British colonies that later became India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Listed alphabetically by first name, regardless of surname:

Bengali

  • Premendra Mitra, Samrat[13]
  • Rabindranath Tagore:
    • Nabajatak, with themes and images from urban and industrial life (such as radios, railways and airplanes), a sharp contrast to the rural and natural themes of traditional Bengali poetry[13]
    • Rogsayyay, written during his illness and with many images of sickness and worry, but without despondency (see also Arogya 1941, called a "companion volume" with a contrasting mood)[13]
    • Sanai, poems with a nostalgic tone[13]
    • Chelebela, autobiography concerning the author's childhood[13]
  • Samar Sen, Grahan o Anyana Kabita, Indian, Bengali-language[13]
  • Subhash Mukhopadhyay, Padatik, poems reflecting Marxist ideology and politics in general, with a combination of lyricism and sloganeering; the consonance and speech-like rhythm of these poems became popular and influential in Bengali poetry[13]
  • V. K. Gokak, also known as "Vinayaka", Samudra Gitagalu, poems about the potency and loveliness of the sea; the poems experiment with new diction and meters, including free verse[13]

Hindi

  • Narendra Sharma, Palas Van, mostly sensuous poems of love and beauty[13]
  • Ramadhari Singh Dinakar, Rasavanti[13]
  • Ayodhya Singh Upadhyay, also known as "Hariandha", Vaidehi Vanavas, based on Sita's exile[13]

Kannada

  • B. R. Bendre, also known as Ambikatanaya Datta, Sahitya Samsodhana, literary criticism on some older works of Kannada literature[13]
  • Muliya Timmappayya, Navanita Ramayana, the Ramayana in ragale meter[13]
  • S. V. Parameshwara Bhatt, Ragini, 28 love poems[13]

Urdu

  • Muhiuddin Qadri Zor, Ruh-i tanqid, introduction to principles of Western literary criticism[13]
  • Nasiruddin Hashmi, Khavatin-i Dakan Ki Urdu Khidmat, literary history on women Urdu writers from Deccan[13]
  • Syed Mohammad Hasnain, Jauhar-i-Iqbal, literary criticism in Urdu on the poetry of Sir Muhammad Iqbal's Urdu poetry[13]

Other Indian languages

  • Ahad Zargar, Tarana-e-Ahad Zargar, Sufistic ghazals and vatsans; Kashmiri[13]
  • Dimbeshwar Neog, Asamiya Sahityar Buranjit Bhumuki, a comprehensive review of early Assamese literature; criticism[13]
  • K. V. Jaganathan, Tamilkkavyankal, literary history of Tamil epics, compared to the traditions of Sanskrit poetry and world literature[13]
  • Kavi Nhanalal, Kuruksetra, final part of a 12-canto, Gujarati epic about the war of the Mahabharat, written in poetic prose, interspersed with songs (first canto published 1926)[13]
  • Maiyilai Seeni Venkataswamy, Pauttamum Tamilum, literary history on the influence of Buddhism on Tamil culture and literature[13]
  • N. M. Sant and Indira Sant, a poet and couple publishing together; N. M. Sant's poems show influences from Madhav Julian, Indira Sant's reflect folklore; Marathi[13]
  • Prahlad Parekh, Bari Bahar, called a "milestone in the history of Gujarati poetry of the post-Gandhian era" by Indian academic Siser Kumar Das[13]
  • Sankarambadi Sundarachari, Ma Telugu talliki malle pudanda, popular "prayer song" in Andhra, originally written for a film that was never completed, a record of the song was published, and its popularity led the government of Andhra Pradesh to declare it a prayer song to be sung along with Vandemataram [13]

Spain

Other in Spanish

Awards and honors

Births

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Deaths

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See also

Notes

  1. "Basic Bunting - A Basic Chronology". Basil Bunting Poetry Centre. Durham University. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  2. Martin, R. Eden (April 2007). "Collecting Anna Akhmatova" (PDF). The Caxtonian. Caxton Club. 15 (4): 9. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  3. Vinayak Krishna Gokak, The Golden Treasury Of Indo-Anglian Poetry (1828-1965), p 319, New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi (1970, first edition; 2006 reprint), ISBN 81-260-1196-3, retrieved August 6, 2010
  4. Vinayak Krishna Gokak, The Golden Treasury Of Indo-Anglian Poetry (1828-1965), p 322, New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi (1970, first edition; 2006 reprint), ISBN 81-260-1196-3, retrieved August 6, 2010
  5. Naik, M. K., Perspectives on Indian poetry in English, p. 230, (published by Abhinav Publications, 1984, ISBN 0-391-03286-0, ISBN 978-0-391-03286-6), retrieved via Google Books, June 12, 2009
  6. Roberts, Neil, editor, A Companion to Twentieth-century Poetry, Part III, Chapter 3, "Canadian Poetry", by Cynthia Messenger, Blackwell Publishing, 2003, ISBN 978-1-4051-1361-8, retrieved via Google Books, January 3, 2009
  7. "Bibliography," Selected Poems of E. J. Pratt, Peter Buitenhuis ed., Toronto: Macmillan, 1968, 207-208.
  8. Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6.
  9. Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 16021983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press
  10. Preminger, Alex and T.V.F. Brogan, et al., editors, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "New Zealand Poetry" article, "History and Criticism" section, p 837
  11. Hartley, Anthony, editor, The Penguin Book of French Verse: 4: The Twentieth Century, page xv, Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1967
  12. Auster, Paul, editor, The Random House Book of Twentieth-Century French Poetry: with Translations by American and British Poets, New York: Random House, 1982 ISBN 0-394-52197-8
  13. Das, Sisir Kumar, "A Chronology of Literary Events / 19111956", in Das, Sisir Kumar and various, History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956: struggle for freedom: triumph and tragedy, Volume 2, 1995, published by Sahitya Akademi, ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9, retrieved via Google Books on December 23, 2008
  14. Debicki, Andrew P., Spanish Poetry of the Twentieth Century: Modernity and Beyond, University Press of Kentucky, 1995, ISBN 978-0-8131-0835-3, retrieved via Google Books, November 21, 2009
  15. Web page titled "César Vallejo" at the website of the Academy of American Poets, retrieved August 28, 2011
  16. Fitts, Dudley, editor, Anthology of Contemporary Latin-American Poetry/Antología de la Poesía Americana Contemporánea Norfolk, Conn., New Directions, (also London: The Falcoln Press, but this book was "Printed in U.S.A.), 1947, p 645
  17. Fitts, Dudley, editor, Anthology of Contemporary Latin-American Poetry/Antología de la Poesía Americana Contemporánea Norfolk, Conn., New Directions, (also London: The Falcoln Press, but this book was "Printed in U.S.A.), 1947, p 635
  18. "Cumulative List of Winners of the Governor General's Literary Awards Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine", Canada Council. Web, Feb. 10, 2011.
  19. Fanny Howe and Ange Mlinko Receive Major Literary Awards from Poetry Foundation. Archived 2009-04-21 at the Wayback Machine Howe received $100,000.
  20. "Carolyn M. Rodgers Dead At 69, Chicago Poet And Writer Helped Found Black Press". Huffington Post. 2010-04-13.
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