killed in hit-and-run-accident in London May 10 – Roque Dalton, 39 (born 1935), leftist Salvadoran poet, journalist and political activist who wrote on death, love and politics, executed July 10 – Sir Francis Meynell, 84 (born 1891), English poet August 3 – Andreas Embirikos, 73 (born 1901), Greek surrealist poet and psychoanalyst August 5 – Vojko Gorjan, 26 (born 1949), Slovenian postmodernist poet September 4 – Shigeji Tsuboi 壺井繁治 (born 1897), Japanese poet September 20 – Saint-John Perse, 88, French diplomat and poet, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1960 September 24(?) – Pat Lowther, 40 (born 1935), Canadian poet, murdered by her husband, Roy Lowther October 27 – Vayalar Ramavarma, 47 (born 1928), Indian, Malayalam-language poet and film songwriter October 28 – Patrice de La Tour du Pin, 64 (born 1911), French writer November 2 – Pier Paolo Pasolini, 53, Italian film director, author and poet Notes Britannica Book of the Year 1976 ("for events of 1975"), published by Encyclopædia Britannica 1976 (source of many items in "Works published" section and rarely in other sections) See also Poetry List of poetry awards List of years in poetry 20th-century poetry Poetry