Major poetry related events which took place worldwide during 2018 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). Events August 11 – Writer V. S. Naipaul, on his deathbed in London, is read Tennyson's poem "Crossing the Bar" by newspaper editor Geordie Greig. Anniversaries Selection of works published in English Australia Jordie Albiston, Warlines Judith Beveridge, Sun Music: New and Selected Poems Ken Bolton, Starting at Basheer's Sarah Day, Towards Light & Other Poems Paul Hetherington, Moonlight on Oleander John Mateer, João Tim Metcalf, The Underwritten Plain Tracy Ryan, The Water Bearer Canada Gwen Benaway, Holy Wild Leonard Cohen (d. 2016), The Flame Anthologies in Canada New Zealand Poets in Best New Zealand Poems United Kingdom England Raymond Antrobus, The Perseverance Jay Bernard, Surge John Cooper Clarke, The Luckiest Guy Alive Salena Godden, Pessimism is for Lightweights: 13 pieces of courage and resistance Susannah Hart, Out of True Zaffar Kunial, Us Andrew McMillan, playtime J. O. Morgan, Assurances (Scottish poet published in England) Robin Robertson, The Long Take (novel partly in verse; Scottish poet published in England) Richard Scott, Soho Hannah Sullivan, Three Poems Northern Ireland Scotland Anthologies in the United Kingdom Fiona Waters, I am the Seed that Grew the Tree: A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United Kingdom United States Alphabetical listing by author name Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X (young adult verse novel) Ace Allen, Poems of People Jos Charles, feeld (Milkweed Editions) Jason Reynolds, For Every One Anthologies in the United States Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States Poets in The Best American Poetry 2018 Works published in other languages Italian AA.VV., Paragrafi. Antologia di poesia in prosa (edited by Pietro Montorfani, Coll. Candide, Pasturana, puntoacapo editrice), poets: Antonella Anedda, Marta Arnaldi, Daniela Attanasio, Alberto Bertoni, Franco Buffoni, Pietro De Marchi, Luigi Fontanella, Marco Furia, Vito Giuliana, Andrea Inglese, Gilberto Isella, Fabio Jermini, Marica Larocchi, Franca Mancinelli, Massimiliano Mandorlo, Matteo Munaretto, Giampiero Neri, Alberto Nessi, Enzo Pelli, Giancarlo Pontiggia, Fabio Pusterla, Jacopo Ramonda, Roberto Rossi Precerutti, Marco Sonzogni, Andrea Temporelli, Marco Vitale AA.VV., Non era soltanto passione. Generazione degli anni 80 (edited by