87, Estonian poet and critic January 21 — Sandro Penna, 70, Italian February 2 — Rashid Hussein, 41, Palestinian Arabic poet in the United States, in fire April 7 — Elizabeth Daryush, 96, English poet, daughter of Robert Bridges April 11 — Jacques Prévert, 77, French September 12 — Robert Lowell, 60, American, from a heart attack November 30 — Miloš Crnjanski, 84, Serbian poet and novelist December 18 — Louis Untermeyer, 92, American author, poet, anthologist and editor December 30 — Katherine C. Biddle, 87, American Also — Gitaujali Badruddin, 16, Indian girl poet Notes Britannica Book of the Year 1978 ("for events of 1977"), published by Encyclopædia Britannica'' 1978 (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