Today in our poetry news round-up we look at several errors made about poets and the opening of the refurbished Seamus Heaney HomePlace. Argentine TV Comedy of Errors Noelia Novillo, the presenter on Canal 26 in Argentina made a rather large error last week during a news broadcast when she announced: "one of the most important writers in the English language - for ...
We begin the week with a look at the poet's home that has fallen into disrepair and the poet Gabeba Baderoon who has won another award. Poet's Historic Home Turned into Parking Lot The house in the Bakırköy district of Istanbul that once belonged to Cenap Şahabettin the Turkish writer and poet is currently being used as a parking lot. The poet was one ...
Today"s poetry news round-up takes a look at an incredibly important collection of manuscripts, which will be going up for auction in July. Handwritten poetry to be Featured as Highlight of “Lost Library” Sale A collection of manuscripts and rare books that were accumulated by the widower of Charlotte Bronte is to be made available to the public for the first time in ...
In today’s poetry news round-up we look at the new National Youth Poet Laureate in America, the Cervantes Literature winner who has passed away and the poetry reading for Dante. New National Youth Poet Laureate The new National Youth Poet Laureate in the US has been announced as Alexandra Huynh. The 18-year-old is a first-year student at the University of Stanford. She is a ...
Today’s poetry news roundup looks at the poet on a banknote and the portrait of Dylan Thomas that has returned to Wales. New Scottish Bank Note Revealed The new £50 polymer note was recently revealed by the Bank of Scotland. The new design features one difference that is immediately noticeable and that is that instead of the green colour that people are so familiar ...
Today’s poetry news roundup looks at the poet inspired film for the City of Culture, the winner of the 2021 Cervantes Prize for Literature and the football club named after a poet. Film Inspired by George Eliot Featured in Coventry City of Culture Launch The launch of the Coventry City of Culture year was marked with the release of a film inspired by ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at the finalists for the Trillium Book Award, the Myanmar poet who has died in custody and the Italian parks renamed for Greek poets. Trillium Book Award Finalists Named Souvankham Thammavongsa, a previous winner of the Scotiabank Gillier Prize has been named as one of the Ontario writers who has made the finalists list for this year's ...
Our first poetry news round-up of the week takes a look at some of Rupert Brooke’s letters that have gone up for auction and the 160th anniversary of the birth of the poet Rabindranath Tagore. Letters from Rupert Brooke to Friend in Fiji Sold at Auction Just before World War One, Rupert Brooke, who is one of the most respected British war poets, ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at the proposed memorial for Shelley and the war poet whose poems have never been heard before. Memorial to Shelley is Supported by Michael Rosen A £40,000 fundraiser is being launched by the Shelley Memorial Project in order to create a memorial to the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in Horsham. Michael Rosen, the former Children’s Laureate ...
We begin the week with a look at the shortlist for the RSL Ondaatje Prize, the winner of the 2021 Moth Poetry Prize and the Covid Vaccine inspired poetry installation. RSL Ondaatje Prize Shortlist The shortlist for this year’s Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize has been announced. There are six writers on this years list for the £10,000 prize: Nina Mingya Powles, Ruth ...
