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CliPPA Award Judge Announced/Byron’s Biography – Poetry News Roundup February 12th

 

We begin the week on My Poetic Side with a look at the judging panel for this year’s CLiPPA Award. We also take a look at a new biography of the poet Lord Byron. Poetry Award Chair of Judging Panel Announced The poet Liz Berry has been announced as the chair of this year's judging panel for the Centre for ...

Wallace Stevens Program/American Poetry Academy’s Donation/Ledbury Poetry Head Change – Poetry News Roundup February 7th

 

Today’s poetry news round up takes a look at the 58th Wallace Stevens Poetry Program, the largest ever donation to the Academy of American Poetry and a change at the helm of Ledbury Poetry. 58th Wallace Stevens Poetry Program The poet Terrance Hayes, a National Book Award winner and MacArthur “Genius,” will be visiting UConn in March for the 58th ...

Victorian Prize for Literature/ Thomas Talk At Museum / Okri At The Emirates Festival – Poetry News Roundup February 5th

 

We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the winner of the 2024 Victorian Prize for Literature, a talk on Dylan Thomas and the Emirates Literature Festival. Victorian Prize for Literature 2024 Grace Yee, a debut poet, has been announced as the 2024 Victorian Prize for Literature winner and also the winner of the poetry ...

Poem Breaks New Ground At Sotheby’s / Poet’s Teddy Auction/ E.M. Forster Letters – Poetry News Roundup February 1st

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the Sotheby’s poem sale that broke new ground, alongside the Poet’s teddy bear auction and why schoolchildren are writing to E.M Forster. Poem Sale at Sotheby’s Breaks New Ground Last week, Sotheby’s broke new ground through the sale of an Ordinals which was inscribed with a poem by Ana Maria Caballero. This ...

King’s Gold Medal For Poetry/Byron Letter At Auction – Poetry News Roundup January 29th

 

We begin the week with a look at the 2023 winner of the Kings Gold Medal; we also have an article about a letter written by Lord Byron, which will be going up for auction in March. King's Gold Medal for Poetry 2023 Mimi Khalvati has been announced as the King's Gold Medal for Poetry 2023 winner. The award, established ...

Victorian Poet’s Work Republishing/Young People’s Poetry Competition/Minecraft and Robert Burns – Poetry News Roundup January 24th

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the work of a long lost Victorian poet, the 2024 Causley Trust poetry competition and Robert Burns on Minecraft. Long-lost work of Victorian Poet to be Republished Simon Tennie, an Associate Professor of Victorian Poetry working at Exeter University, has unearthed a treasure trove of poetry written by the Burnley poet ...

Louisa May Alcott’s Pseudonym? – Poetry News January 22nd

 

We begin the week by looking at an exciting discovery of work that may have been written by Louisa May Alcott under a pseudonym. Discovery of Possible Work by Louisa May Alcott A recent discovery by a scholar indicates that the poet and author Louisa May Alcott, author of “Little Women”, may have been much more productive than has ...

TS Eliot Prize/Poet’s Inscriptions For Sale – Poetry News Roundup January 17th

 

Today’s poetry news round up takes a look at the winner of the TS Eliot Prize 2024 and the witty inscriptions of a poet that are being put up for auction. TS Eliot Prize 2024 Jason Allen-Paisant, a Jamaican poet, has been named as the winner of the 2024 TS Eliot Prize. His winning book is titled “Self-Portrait ...

Rubenstein Dies/Pashto Poet’s Mausoleum/Nature Reserve’s Resident Poet – Poetry News Roundup January 15th

 

Today in our poetry news round up, we take a look at Lev Rubenstein, who has died aged 76, the Pashto poet whose mausoleum has been closed and the poet in residence for a nature reserve. Russian Poet, Lev Rubenstein, Dies Aged 76 Lev Rubenstein, the Putin critic and Russian Poet who was a key figure within the Soviet underground ...

Rosen Goes Tech/North Carolina Laureate Dies/ Golden Haiku Competition Hits 11th Year – Poetry News Roundup January 10th

 

Today on My Poetic Side we look at the poet attending the largest EdTech show in the world, the death of a former state poet laureate and a Haiku competition. Michael Rosen to be Joined by Students at Biggest EdTech Show in the World Pupils from Linslade Middle School will be joining Michael Rosen, the children’s author and poet, ...