2006 in poetry

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: See also 2006 in Australian literature Poems from these 25 poets were selected by John Newton for Best New Zealand Poems 2015, published online this year:

This book of British writing (Granta, ISBN 978-1-86207-850-5), edited by Lavinia Greenlaw and Helon Habila, contains short stories, essays and excerpts of novels in addition to poems by these poets:

Poets included in The Best American Poetry 2006, edited by David Lehman, co-edited this year by Billy Collins:

Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately: Listed in alphabetical order by first name: [41][42] Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: