1981 in Poetry - Events

Events

  • Jane Greer launched Plains Poetry Journal, an advance guard of the New Formalism movement.
  • Final issue of L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Magazine published.
  • First issue of Conjunctions literary journal published.
  • This year, "the word 'Martianism' came into use, through the verse of Craig Raine and his associates, presenting a vision of life on Earth as seen by a visiting Martian," the 1982 Britannica Book of the Year reported (page 504). Some noted that "Martianism" is an anagram for one of Raine's associates, Martin Amis.

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