Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Events

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

Canada

India, Indian poetry in English

Ireland

New Zealand

Poets in Best New Zealand Poems

Poems from these 25 poets were selected by James Brown for Best New Zealand Poems 2008, published online this year:

United Kingdom

Anthologies in the United Kingdom

Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United Kingdom

United States

Anthologies in the United States

Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States

Poets in The Best American Poetry 2009

These poets appeared in The Best American Poetry 2009, with David Lehman, general editor, and David Wagoner, guest editor (who selected the poetry):

Works published in other languages

French language

France

French poetry in Canada

French poetry in Switzerland

German

Greece

India

Listed in alphabetical order by first name:

Nepal

Poland

Portuguese language

Russia

Books of poetry were published this year by Igor Bulatovsky, Ilya Kucherov, Dmitry Grigoryev, Natalya Chernykh, Aleksey Porvin, Boris Khersonsky, Aleksandr Mironov, Gali-Dana Singer and Vadim Mesyats

Other languages

Awards and honors

Awards announced this year:

International

Australia awards and honors

Canada awards and honors

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

From the Poetry Society of Virginia Student Poetry Contest

2009 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: S-3 Category – Grades 5 & 6 2009 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: S-4 Category – Grades 7 & 8 2009 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: S-5 Category – Grades 9 & 10 2009 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: S-6 Category – Grades 11 & 12 2009 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: S-7 Category – Community College 2009 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: S-8 Category – Undergraduate College 2009 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: Poetry Society Prize 2009 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: Jenkins Prize 2009 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: Virginia Student Prize

Awards and honors elsewhere

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: