Mohammad Hanafi, Jang-e Amir Hamza, a Jangnama, based on an episode in the movement to spread Islam; Kashmiri Hijam Anganhal Simha, Singel Indu, a long narrative Meitei poem Manjewshwara Govinda Pai, Golgotha, long narrative poem on the final days of Jesus Christ, Kannada Riddhinath Jha, Pravasi Mithiles, verses praising the Maharaja of Darbhanga; Maithili Siyaramsharan Gupta, Bapu, on Gandhi and his ideology, Hindi Spanish language Peru Xavier Abril, Descubrimiento del alba José Santos Chocano, Poemas de amor doliente, Peru Manuel Moreno Jimeno, Así bajaron los perros Luis Fabio Xammar, Waino Other in Spanish Miguel Hernández, Viento del pueblo; Spain Other Amir Hamzah, Nyanyi Sunyi, Dutch East Indies Awards and honors Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry: W. H. Auden Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (the post which was later called "Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress"): Joseph Auslander appointed this year (he would serve until 1941) Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: Edwin Markham Governor General's Award, poetry or drama: The Fable of the Goats, E. J. Pratt Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: January 1: John Fuller, English poet and author Dilwar Khan (died 2013), Bengali poet January 14 – J. Bernlef, born Hendrik Jan Marsman (died 2012), Dutch poet, novelist and translator February 21 – Mervyn Morris, Jamaican poet February 27 – Peter Hamm (died 2019), German poet, author, journalist, editor and literary critic April 10 – Bella Akhmadulina (died 2010), Russian poet April 23 – Coleman Barks, American poet who, although he neither speaks nor reads Persian, is nonetheless renowned as a translator of Rumi and other mystic poets of Persia April 30 – Tony Harrison, English poet and playwright May 11 – Michael Heller, American poet May 21 – Glen Sorestad, Canadian poet June 8 – Gillian Clarke, native Welsh, English-language poet, playwright, editor, broadcaster, lecturer and translator (from Welsh) June 10 – Susan Howe, American poet and critic closely associated with the Language poets July 3 – Milovan Danojlić, Serbian poet and essayist (died 2022) July 10 – Kurt Bartsch, German poet July 29 – Eleanor Wilner, American poet and editor August 3 Marvin Bell (died 2020), American poet Diane Wakoski, American poet associated with the "deep image" poets and the Beats September 14 – Douglas Oliver (died 2000), British poet October 11 – R. H. W. Dillard, American poet, author, critic and