2020 in poetry

Major poetry related events taking place worldwide during 2020 are outlined below under different sections. This includes poetry books released during the year in different languages, major literary awards, poetry festivals and events, besides anniversaries and deaths of renowned poets etc. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, India or France). January 27–February 1 – The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is organised by Western Folklife Center in Nevada with live musical performances. Clive James, The Fire of Joy Ellen van Neerven, Throat J.R. Carpenter, This is a Picture of Wind Antony Theodore, I Am Your Baby, Mother Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Selected Poems Ranjit Hoskote, Open Your Eyes Tapan Kumar Pradhan, Kalahandi - The Untold Story Tishani Doshi, Small Days and Nights Caleb Femi, Poor Bhanu Kapil, How to Wash a Heart Caroline Bird, The Air Year Eavan Boland, The Historians Sean Hewitt, Tongues of Fire Simon Armitage, Magnetic Field: The Marsden Poems Amanda Lovelace, Break Your Glass Slippers Claudia Rankine, Just Us Eliza Griswold, If Men, Then Lili Reinhart, Swimming Lessons Natalie Diaz, Postcolonial Love Poem Alphabetical listing by author name Natalie Diaz, Postcolonial Love Poem Robert Hass, Summer Snow: New Poems See also: List of poetry awards Awards announced this year: Struga Poetry Evenings Golden Wreath Laureate : Amir Or Judith Wright Calanthe Award: П. O. for Heide Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: Peter Boyle for Enfolded in the Wings of a Great Darkness Miles Franklin Award: Tara June Winch for The Yield Victorian Premier's Prize for Poetry: Charmaine Papertalk Green for Nganajungu Yagu Archibald Lampman Award: Ben Ladouceur for Mad Long Emotion J. M.