(or What should then be done O people of the East), philosophical poetry book in Persian (Iqbal also published a book in Urdu this year; see above) Sumitranandan Pant, Yugant, Hindi poems reflecting the author's transition from the Chayavad (Indian romanticism) tradition to Pragtivad Suryakant Tripathi Nirala, Gitika, including poems on God, the beauty of nature, women, national awakening and philosophy; Hindi Spanish language Peru Rafael Méndez Dorich, Dibujos animados (Lima) Enrique Peña Barrenechea, Elegía a Bécquer y retorno a la sombra César Vallejo, Nómina de huesos ("Payroll of Bones") José Varallanos, Primer cancionero cholo Spain Federico García Lorca (killed this year; see deaths, below): Diván del Tamarit (Spanish for "The Diván of Tamarit") written this year, will be published in 1941); Sonetos del amor oscuro ("Sonnets of Dark Love") published this year Primeras canciones ("First Songs") published this year Jorge Guillén, Cántico, second, enlarged edition, with 125 poems in seven sections (first edition, with 75 poems, 1928) Miguel Hernández, El rayo que no cesa Pedro Salinas, Razón d'amor ("Reason for Love") Luis Felipe Vivanco, Cantos de primavera ("Songs of Springtime") Other languages Gottfried Benn, Ausgewählte Gedichte ("Selected Poems"); when first published in May, the book contains two poems that are deleted for the next edition in November : "Mann und Frau gehen durch die Krebsbaracke" and "D-Zug". The vast majority of the first editions are collected and destroyed. Paul la Cour, Dette er vort Liv ("This Is Our Life"), Denmark Martinus Nijhoff, Het Uur U, Netherlands Millosh Gjergj Nikolla ('Migjeni'), Vargjet e lira ("Free Verses"), suppressed by government censors; enlarged edition with two poems deleted published in 1944, Albania Cesare Pavese, Lavorare stanca ("Hard Work"), shortened by four poems deleted by Fascist censors; enlarged edition nearly double in size published in 1942; Florence: Solaria, Italy August Sang, , Estonia Awards and honors Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Robert P. Tristram Coffin: Strange Holiness Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: February 19 – Frederick Seidel, American poet March 19 – Anri Volokhonsky (died 2017), Russian poet March 24 – John Robert Colombo, Canadian poet, editor and humorist March 25 – Neelamperoor Madhusoodanan Nair (died 2021), Indian Malayalam language poet March 31 – Marge Piercy, American poet, novelist and social activist April 6 – John Pepper Clark (died 2020), Nigerian poet and playwright originally publishing under the name "J. P. Clark" April 17 – Brendan Kennelly, Irish