1949 in Poetry - Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

  • Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (later the post would be called "Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress"): Elizabeth Bishop appointed this year.
  • Pulitzer Prize for poetry: Peter Viereck, Terror and Decorum
  • Bollingen Prize: Ezra Pound — provoking a firestorm of criticism because of his pro-Fascist activities before and during World War II.
  • Canada: Governor General's Award, poetry or drama: The Red Heart, James Reaney

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