Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately: Best New Zealand Poems series, an annual online anthology, is started this year with Iain Sharp as the first annual editor.
Twenty-five poems by 25 New Zealand poets are selected from the previous year.
Sharp chose poems published in 2001 from these poets:
In each section, listed in alphabetical order by first name: Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: