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

• Allen Ginsberg crowned "Majelis King" in Prague on May Day.
• Jason Shinder, anAmerican 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 poetsAdrienne Rich andGalway Kinnell, novelistsMichael Cunningham andE. L. Doctorow, and playwrightWendy Wasserstein.^[1]

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

• Jennifer Maiden:
  • Bastille Day, NLA
  • Selected Poems of Jennifer Maiden, Penguin
  • The Winter Baby, Angus & Robertson
• Les Murray,Dog Fox Field Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1990; Carcanet, 1991 and New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1993
• Chris Wallace-Crabbe:
  • For Crying Out Loud, Oxford: Oxford University Press
  • Poetry and Belief (scholarship), Hobart: University of Tasmania

• Dionne Brand,No Language is Neutral
• George Elliott Clarke,Whylah Falls, Vancouver: Polestar,ISBN 0-919591-57-4 (revised edition,2000ISBN 1-896095-50-X)
• A. E. Davidson,Studies on Canadian Literature (scholarship),Canada^[2]
• Louis Dudek,Continuation II. Montreal: Véhicule Press.^[3]
• George Johnston,Endeared by Dark: The Collected Poems^[4]
• A.M. Klein,Complete Poems.Toronto: University of Toronto Press.^[5]
• A.M. Klein,Doctor Dwarf and Other Poems for Children. Kingston, ON: Quarry Press.^[5]
• Archibald Lampman,Selected Poetry of Archibald Lampman, Michael Gnarowski ed. (Ottawa: Tecumseh).ISBN 978-0-919662-15-5
• James Reaney,Performance Poems.
• Michael Redhill,Impromptu Feats of Balance, Don Mills, Ontario: Wolsak & Wynn
• Ajmer Rode,Poems at my Doorstep, by aPunjabi poet living and published in Canada and writing in English; Vancouver: Caitlin Press,ISBN 0-920576-31-1^[6]
• Ricardo Sternberg,Invention of Honey, Montreal: Signal Editions
• Phyllis Webb,Hanging Fire^[4]

• Dom Moraes,Serendip ( Poetry inEnglish ) .^[7]
• Eunice de Souza,Ways of Belonging: Selected Poems ( Poetry inEnglish ),Edinburgh: Polygon,United Kingdom^[8]
• Sudeep Sen,The Lunar Visitations ( Poetry inEnglish ), Indian poet writing in English, published in the United States and India; White Swan Books,New York, 1990;ISBN 1-878122-00-2, (reprinted in 1991, New Delhi: Rupa)^[9]

• Eavan Boland,Outside History, including "The Latin Lesson" and "Midnight Flowers", Carcanet Press^[10]
• Pat Boran:
  • History and Promise (IUP)^[11]
  • The Unwound Clock (Dedalus)^[11]
• Ciarán Carson,Belfast Confetti, Bloodaxe, Wake Forest University Press, Irish poet published in theUnited Kingdom
• Paul Durcan,Daddy, Daddy^[12]
• Padraic Fallon,Collected Poems, introduction bySeamus Heaney,^[12] Oldcastle: The Gallery Press,ISBN 978-1-85235-052-9 published posthumously
• Seamus Heaney:
  • The Tree Clock,^[12] Linen Hall Library
  • New Selected Poems 1966-1987,^[12] Faber & Faber
  • The Redress of Poetry, criticism^[12]
• Michael D. Higgins,The Betrayal
• Paul Muldoon,Madoc, including "Cauliflowers", Faber and Faber, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom^[10]
• Eilean Ni Chuilleanain,The Magdalene Sermon, including "The Informant", Oldcastle: The Gallery Press^[10]

• Allen Curnow,Selected Poems 1940–1989^[13]
• Bill Manhire,The Old Man's Example
• Frank McKay,Life ofJames K. Baxter, Auckland: Oxford University Press; called the "standard biography" of New Zealand's "probably New Zealand's best-known poet"^[14]
• Cilla McQueen,Berlin Diary,^[15] winner of the1991 New Zealand Book Award for Poetry

• Dannie Abse,Remembrance of Crimes Past^[12]
• Eavan Boland,Outside History^[12]
• Ciarán Carson:Belfast Confetti, Bloodaxe, Wake Forest University Press,Irish poet published in the United Kingdom
• Cary Archard, editor,Poetry Wales: 25 Years, Seren, an anthology^[16]
• Donald Davie,Collected Poems^[12]
• Paul Durcan,Daddy, Daddy^[12]
• Carol Ann Duffy,The Other Country, Anvil Press Poetry (poetry)^[17]
• Padraic Fallon,Collected Poems, introduction bySeamus Heaney, published posthumously^[12]
• Elaine Feinstein,City Music, Hutchinson
• Tony Harrison
  • Losing Touch^[12]
  • The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus
• Seamus Heaney:
  • The Tree Clock,^[12] Linen Hall Library
  • New Selected Poems 1966-1987,^[12] Faber & Faber
  • The Redress of Poetry, criticism^[12]
• John Heath-Stubbs:
  • The Game of Love and Death^[12]
  • Selected Poems
• John Hegley,Glad to Wear Glasses (glad to have ears)
• Adrian Henri,Box, and Other Poems^[12]
• Alan Jenkins,Greenheart^[12]
• Derek Mahon,The Chinese Restaurant in Portrush: Selected Poems. Gallery Press
• Glyn Maxwell,Tale of the Mayor's Son^[12]
• Edwin Morgan,Collected Poems^[12]
• Brian Patten,Collected Poems^[12]
• Ruth Pitter,Collected Poems, introduction byElizabeth Jennings^[12]
• Peter Redgrove,Dressed as for a Tarot Pack
• Peter Scupham,Watching the Perseids^[12]
• R.S. Thomas,Counterpoint^[12]
• Hugo Williams,Self-Portrait with a Slide^[12]

• Elizabeth Alexander,The Venus Hottentot^[18]
• Maya Angelou,I Shall Not be Moved
• Frank Bidart,In the Western Night: Collected Poems 1965–90 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
• Philip Booth,Selves, Viking Penguin
• George F. Butterick andRichard Blevins, editors,Charles Olson andRobert Creeley: The Complete Correspondence, ninth and last volume published this year (first volume published in1980),Santa Barbara, California, biography and criticism^[19]
• Maxine Chernoff,Leap Year Day: New & Selected Poems (Another Chicago Press)
• Alice Fulton,Powers of Congress
• David Graham,Second Wind, Texas Tech University Press
• David Lehman,Operation Memory, Princeton University Press
• Thomas Lux,The Drowned River, Houghton Mifflin
• Jean Marzollo,Pretend You're a Cat
• Mary Oliver,House of Light
• Peter Oresick,Definitions (West End Press) andWorking Classics (University of Illinois Press)
• Mark Strand,The Continuous Life,Canadian native living in and published in the United States
• Derek Walcott,Omeros
• Rosmarie Waldrop,Peculiar Motions (Kelsey St. Press)
• Reed Whittemore,The Past, the Future, the Present: Poems Selected and New

• Michael James Hutt, editor and translator,Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to ModernNepali Literature, University of California Press^[20]
• Peter H. Lee, editor,ModernKorean Literature, including poetry, University of Hawai'i Press^[21]
• Edward Morin, editor,The Red Azalea:Chinese Poetry since the Cultural Revolution, University of Hawai'i Press^[22]

These 75 poets were included inThe Best American Poetry 1990, edited byDavid Lehman withJorie Graham, guest editor:

• Ramabai Espinet,Creation Fire: ACAFRA Anthology ofCaribbean Women's Poetry^[23]
• Derek Walcott,Omeros,St. Lucia poet living in theUnited States^[23]

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

• Denise Desautels,Leçons de Venise ("Venice Lessons"), about three sculptures byMichel Goulet, Saint-Lambert: Le Noroît^[24]
• Suzanne Jacob,Filandere Cantabile, Paris: Marval^[25]

• Abdellatif Laabi,Moroccan author writing in and published inFrance:
  • Tous les déchirements. Messidor, Paris (épuisé)
  • translator,La Poésiepalestinienne contemporaine, an anthology translated from the originalArabic; Paris: Éditions Messidor
  • translator,L'Espace du Noûn, translated in collaboration withLeïla Khatib from the originalArabic ofHassan Hamdane; Paris: Éditions Messidor

• Attila Balogh,Versek ("Poems")^[26]
• György Petri,Valami ismeretlen
• Gábor Tompa,Készenlét ("Alertness"), Budapest^[27]

Listed in alphabetical order by first name:

• Joy Goswami,Kabita-Songroho, Vol. 1, Kolkata: Ananda Publishers,ISBN 81-7066-205-2 (six reprints by 2001);Bangladeshi-language^[28]
• K. Satchidanandan,Kayattam, ("The Ascent");Malayalam-language^[29]
• Vaidehi, pen name ofJanaki Srinivasa Murthy,Bindu Bindige, Sagara: Akshara Prakashana;Kannada-language^[30]
• Varavara Rao (better known as "VV"),Muktakantam orMuktakantham ("Free Throat"), Vijayawada: Samudram Prachuranalu;Telugu-language^[31]
• Yash Sharma,Jo Tere Man Chitt Laggi Ja ("Whatever Touches Your Heart and Souls"), winner of the Sahitya Academy Award;Dogri-language^[32]

• Stanisław Barańczak:
  • 159 wiersze 1968-88 ("159 Poems"), Kraków: Znak^[33]
  • Tablica z Macondo. Osiemnascie prob wytlumaczenia, po co i dlaczego sie pisze ("A License Plate from Macondo: Eighteen Attempts at Explaining Why One Writes"), criticism; London: Aneks^[33]
• Zbigniew Herbert,Elegia na odejście ("Elegy for the Departure"), Paris: Instytut Literacki^[34]
• Ewa Lipska,Strefa ograniczonego postoju', ("Limited Standing Zone"); Warsaw: Czytelnik^[35]
• Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki,Nenia i inne wiersze^[36]
• Jan Twardowski,Tak ludzka, Poznań: Księgarnia św. Wojciech^[37]
• Adam Zagajewski:
  • Płótno, Paris: Zeszyty Literackie^[38]
  • Płótno, Paris: Zeszyty Literackie^[38]

• Matilde Camus,El color de mi cristal ("The colour of my glasses")

• Christoph Buchwald, general editor, andKarl Mickel, guest editor,Jahrbuch der Lyrik 1990/91 ("Poetry Yearbook 1990/91"), publisher:Luchterhand; anthology;Germany^[39]
• Mircea Cărtărescu,The Levant (Levantul), Romania
• Luo Fu,Chinese (Taiwan):
  • Nirvana of Angels^[40]
  • House of Midnight^[40]
• Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill,Pharaoh's Daughter, including "Fear Suaithinseach", "An Bhabog Bhriste", "An Bhean Mhidhilis", and "Ceist na Teangan", Oldcastle: The Gallery Press,Gaelic-language,Ireland^[10]
• Maria Luisa Spaziani,Giovanna d'Arco,Italy

• C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry:Robert Adamson,The Clean Dark
• Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry:Robert Adamson,The Clean Dark
• Mary Gilmore Prize:Kristopher Rassemussen –In the Name of the Father

• Gerald Lampert Award:Steven Heighton,Stalin's Carnival
• Archibald Lampman Award:Gary Geddes,No Easy Exit
• 1990 Governor General's Awards:Margaret Avison,No Time (English);Jean-Paul Daoust,Les Cendres bleues (French)
• Pat Lowther Award:Patricia Young,The Mad and Beautiful Mothers
• Prix Alain-Grandbois:Juan Garcia,Corps du gloire
• Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize:Victoria Walker,Suitcase
• Prix Émile-Nelligan:Claude Paré,Chemins de sel

• Poetry Society India National Poetry Competition :Rukmini Bhaya Nair forKali (poem)Kali

• Cholmondeley Award :Kingsley Amis,Elaine Feinstein,Michael O'Neill
• Eric Gregory Award :Nicholas Drake,Maggie Hannan,William Park, Jonathan Davidson,Lavinia Greenlaw,Don Paterson,John Wells
• Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry :Sorley Maclean
• National Poetry Competition : Nick Rice forRoom Service

• Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize:Debra Allbery,Walking Distance
• Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry:W. S. Merwin
• AML Award for poetry toLoretta Randall Sharp for "Doing It"
• Bernard F. Connors Prize for Poetry:Christopher Logue, "Kings"
• Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry:James Merrill,The Inner Room
• Frost Medal:Denise Levertov /James Laughlin
• National Book Award for Poetry: No prize given
• Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress:Mark Strand
• Pulitzer Prize for Poetry:Charles Simic:The World Doesn't End
• Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize:Hayden Carruth
• Whiting Awards:Emily Hiestand,Dennis Nurkse
• Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets:William Meredith

• March 29 –Kiran Millwood Hargrave,English poet, playwright and novelist

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

• January 8 –Jaime Gil de Biedma (born1929),Spanish poet^[41]
• January 25 –Dámaso Alonso (born1898),Spanish poet^[42]
• March 13 –Teiko Tomita (born1894),Japanese-born American poet who wrote in Japanese^[43]
• May 14 –Mary Oppen, 82 (born1908),American poet, activist, artist, photographer and writer, wife ofGeorge Oppen
• September 5 –Frances Chung (born1950), ChineseAmerican poet
• October 12 –Nagai Tatsuo 永井龍男, used thepen-name of "Tomonkyo" for his poetry (born1904),Japanese,Shōwa-period novelist, short-story writer,haiku poet, editor and journalist
• November 7 –Lawrence Durrell, 78 (born1912),English novelist, poet, dramatist and travel writer
• November 11 –Yiannis Ritsos (born1909),Greek
• Also:
  • Nikos Karouzos (born1926),Greek
  • John Ormond (born1923),Welsh poet and journalist

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