This article covers 2025 in poetry. Events April 24–27: The Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Conference occurred in McAllen, Texas, U.S. May 27–30: The Poetry by the Sea conference occurred in Madison, Connecticut, U.S. June 12–15: The 55th Poetry International Festival occurred in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Selection of works published in English Yuki Tanaka: Chronicle of Drifting Richard Siken: I Do Know Some Things Sylee Gore: Maximum Summer Matthew McConaughey: Poems & Prayers Awards Hugo Award for Best Poem Marie Brennan, for "A War of Words" Rhysling Awards Mary Soon Lee, for "The Blackthorn" (long form), and F.J. Bergmann, for "Lost Ark" (short form) Deaths January 8 – Pritish Nandy (born 1951), Indian poet, film director and politician January 15 – Li Kuei-hsien (born 1937), Taiwanese poetVeteran Taiwanese poet Lee Kuei-shien dies at 87. January 22 Michael Longley (born 1939), Northern Irish poet Tabish Mehdi (born 1951), Indian poet and criticObituary: Famous Urdu writer, poet, Dr Tabish Mehdi is no more. July 14 – Andrea Gibson (born 1975), American poet July 19 – Soltan Abbas (born 1933), Azerbaijani poetŞair Soltan Abbas vəfat edib July 20 – Urszula Kozioł (born 1931), Polish poet and novelistUrszula Kozioł nie żyje. Wybitna poetka miała 94 lata. "Będzie nam Jej bardzo brakowało" August 27 – Charmaine Papertalk Green (born 1962), Indigenous Australian poet and artist September 26 – Tony Harrison (born 1937), English poet September 29 – Brian Patten (born 1946), English poet See also List of years in poetry References