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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). ==Events== * January 19 – For the first time since 1949, an anonymous black-clad man, known as the Poe Toaster, failed to show up at the tomb of Edgar Allan Poe at the Westminster Hall and Burying Ground, early on the morning of Poe's birthday. The absence of the man, who would toast Poe with Cognac and leave three red roses at the grave (along with the rest of the Cognac), disappointed more than 30 people who stayed up all night to be present at the appearance.〔Kennedy, Randy, ("Edgar 'Poe Toaster' Is a No-Show" ), January 19, 2010, "Arts Beat" column, p C2, ''The New York Times'', retrieved same day〕 * March 27 – The ''Mezzo Cammin'' Women Poets Timeline Project, designed to become the largest database of women poets in the world, was launched in Washington, D.C. at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.〔(Largest Database of Women Poets to be Launched in Washington, D.C. on March 27 )〕 The database will feature biographical information about female poets, as well as photos of them and, when possible, reprints of their work.〔(Fairfield University professor launches database of female poets )〕 * April 12 – Rae Armantrout wins the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her collection Versed.〔(Rae Armantrout Wins Pulitzer Prize in Poetry | Poets & Writers )〕 "Having also won the National Book Critics Circle Award, after being named a finalist for the National Book Award, Armantrout is only the third poet to win two out of the three awards in one year."〔(Entangled: The poetry of Rae Armantrout ) essay in ''The New Yorker'' by Dan Chiasson〕 * May 1 – David Biespiel, writing in ''Poetry'', suggests (in an essay titled "This Land Is Our Land") that the insularity of America's poets has left them with a minimal presence in American civic discourse and a minuscule public role in the life of American democracy.〔(This Land Is Our Land by David Biespiel )〕 * November 26 – Japanese government honors Canadian poet Joy Kogawa with the Order of the Rising Sun "for her contribution to the understanding and preservation of Japanese Canadian history."〔Tracy Sherlock, "(Joy Kogawa to receive Order of the Rising Sun )," ''Vancouver Sun'', Nov. 6, 2010, Web, Apr. 5, 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2010 in poetry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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