6 – Kenneth Koch, 77 (born 1925), American poet, of leukemia July 14 – Nabakanta Barua, also known as Ekhud Kokaideu, 75 (born 1926), Indian Assamese-language novelist and poet August 25 – Dorothy Hewett 79 (born 1923), Australian feminist writer September 27 – Charles Henri Ford, 89 (born 1908), American novelist, poet, filmmaker, photographer and collage artist October 21 – Harbhajan Singh, 82 (born 1920), Punjabi poet, critic, cultural commentator and translator October 28 – Annada Shankar Ray, 98 (born 1905), Bengali poet December 9 – Stan Rice, 60 (born 1942), American painter, educator, poet, husband of author Anne Rice, of brain cancer See also Poetry List of years in poetry List of poetry awards Notes "A Timeline of English Poetry" Web page of the Representative Poetry Online Web site, University of Toronto 2000s in poetry Poetry