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Today in history

1803
John Keats – Keats' sister Frances 'Fanny' was born in 1803. [London, United Kingdom]
1926
Allen Ginsberg – Ginsberg was born in Newark in New Jersey in 1926. His father Louis was a published poet and his mother suffered from mental health issues. [Newark, New Jersey, United States]
1937
Allen Ginsberg – Ginsberg began writing in 1937 at the age of 11 when he received a pocket journal for his birthday. [Paterson, New Jersey, United States]
1963
Nazim Hikmet – Hikmet died of a heart attack whilst living in Moscow in 1963. He was 61 years old. [Moscow, Russia]

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Belarus’ Best Poetry Book Award / Lorca Documentary’s Rare Footage / Activist Poet Dies – Poetry News Roundup 29th May

Today, we look at Belarus' best poetry, the rare footage from the Lorca documentary and celebrate a poet and activist's life. Best Belarussian Poetry Book Award Ceremony Takes Place in Warsaw The Natallia Arsennieva Prize, which is awarded for the best Belarusian-language poetry book, held its award ceremony on 27th May in Warsaw. The goal of the event was twofold, firstly to honour the best poetry book ...

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June 3rd

1:53 - The Flock , by Seraphel
1:45 - The Sanctuary of Shadows, by JAINESH.D
1:10 - The Devil Got the Memo, by Kelvin Kofi Apenteng Bamfo+18

June 2nd

22:56 - How do I explain them?🥀, by antra.coree
22:34 - Conduit, by Fränz Müller
22:12 - Maxim , by James Michael
22:06 - You Verse Me, by NGUMO
21:49 - Initialization , by E.J. Waling
19:36 - Will I Ever Find Me, by Teddy.15
18:46 - Villains, by Cindy
18:38 - Cruel days , by Jodie
17:38 - Ashtray Memory, by Thomas W Case
16:49 - Leaving The Past, by Kurt Philip Behm
16:45 - DEATH SMILES, by Isabel Szurlej
15:33 - Extreme anguished agony courtesy cyber smokey and the bandits, by poet2rhyme4tommorrow+18
15:26 - Life's Last Page, by mylastwrites
14:57 - The Curse, by Matthew J. Bays
14:38 - Ode to the Bush , by gray0328
14:22 - The Legend of Bertie Bucket, by cully45
13:59 - Alternate history, by Lorenz
13:10 - There Was a Young Lad Who Gulped Down a Lie (A Parody on “There Was..., by AuburnScribbler
12:50 - What Changed, by M.E.M.
12:28 - people with titles feel entitled , by King
12:22 - Nightingale, by Tristan Robert Lange+18
11:35 - Refusing the Fixed Grammar of Self, by Matthew R. Callies
9:36 - PENDANT, by nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)
9:01 - If for a Moment, by Katie B.
8:18 - the shadows that follow, by arqios
7:59 - June, by lauraoverxo
7:48 - watch the children play, by jim56

Latest fusioned poems

May 30th

0:00 - Right now , started by BlessedbyGod

May 22nd

14:55 - Black Chevy Colorado, started by ForeverJesus7

May 16th

12:00 - Can we meet again?, started by Sree

May 5th

23:00 - When I go silent , started by BlessedbyGod

April 28th

6:30 - Fibonacci, started by orchidee

April 15th

17:00 - I Am the Eternal Revolution, started by Zafor Pathan { Poetry Writer }

April 8th

14:30 - Silver Chevy Nova Part: 2, started by ForeverJesus7

March 11th

7:00 - My Body Houses, started by Akshadha_Joshi1310

February 17th

15:00 - what is life to you?, started by NAZIA ZAHRA

February 11th

11:00 - Quiet Sky, started by Nayak

January 27th

20:00 - Death, started by Natik S.

January 24th

14:30 - Where the Edges Learn to Breathe, started by Anthony Hanible

January 18th

20:00 - The Road That Waits, started by rawaneigh.99

December 30th

4:30 - কয়লা - শাহ্ আলম আল মুজাহিদ, started by Shah Alam Al Mujahid

December 26th

7:30 - Legends never die, started by BaHons Nana Z Debenham

December 20th

14:00 - what we call an end is maybe just a phase, started by ipshita

November 12th

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October 24th

17:00 - Guided by the Light Within, started by ms.divine
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October 20th

13:00 - Ever lonely , started by Princess Osariemen Aihie

May 28th

21:24 - I tried , started by BlessedbyGod

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US Laureate / Suleimenov’s Birthday / Luschei Prize – Poetry News Roundup May 22nd

Published by Joanne Jeffries May 22nd, 2026.

This week’s poetry news round up takes a look at the current US Poet Laureate, the 90th birthday of Olzhas Suleimenov and the 2025 winner of the Luschei Prize in African Poetry. Arthur Sze Takes on the Art of Translated Poetry The current US poet laureate, Arthur Sze, took a rather unconventional path to the role. Born to Chinese immigrant parents in 1950, the ...

Prynne Dies / Dylan Thomas Prize Winner – Poetry News Roundup May 15th

Published by Joanne Jeffries May 15th, 2026.

This week in our poetry news round up we look at the death of the poet JH Prynne and this year's winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize. Poet JH Prynne Passes Away Aged 89 Jeremy Halvard Prynne, the scholar and writer, knowing as a bit of a maverick, has died at the age of 89. Prynne, who was a ...

Okano and Rumens Pass Away – Poetry News Roundup May 8th

Published by Joanne Jeffries May 8th, 2026.

In this week's poetry news round up we bring you articles about the sad loss of two figures from the world of poetry. Hirohiko Okano, Leading Japanese Tanka Poet Dies at 101 The respected Japanese poet, Hirohiko Okano, who selected the poetry for the Urakai Hajime annual New Year’s poetry-reading ceremony, has died due to heart failure at the age of ...

7th Century Poem Found / Poet’s Love Letters Found – Poetry News Roundup 1st May

Published by Joanne Jeffries May 2nd, 2026.

This weeks poetry news round up takes a look at two important discoveries of literary significance. Seventh-century Poem Found in Rome Library A 1,200-year-old lost copy of a manuscript of Caedmon’s Hymn has been found in the National Central Library of Rome by scholars from Dublin. The poem, which is a copy of the earliest surviving poem written in the ...

Lost Poetry Discovered – Poetry News April 24th

Published by Joanne Jeffries April 26th, 2026.

This week on My Poetic Side we bring you an article about a lost poetry verse written by Federico Garcia Lorca. Federico Garcia Lorca Verse Found 93 Years After it was Written A verse that was previously unknown has been found. The writing, which is attributed to Federico Garcia Lorca, has been discovered 93 years ...

US Laureate Takes Second Term / Guggenheim’s 2026 Fellow – Poetry News Roundup April 17th

Published by Joanne Jeffries April 17th, 2026.

This week on My Poetic Side, we look at a second term as US Poet Laureate for Arthur Sze and the poet named as a Guggenheim 2026 Fellow. Arthur Sze Appointed to a Second Term as U.S. Poet Laureate The Library of Congress has announced that the current Poet Laureate Arthur Sze has been appointed to serve a second term ...