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Gorman Poem Banned By School – Poetry News 24th May

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the story of the Inaugural poem that has been removed from a school following a parental complaint. Amanda Gorman’s Inaugural Poem Banned by Florida School In January 2021, the young poet Amanda Gorman made the headlines, and stayed there for several days, following her powerful recitation of her poem “The Hill We Climb” which took place at the inauguration of ...

Ireland’s Poet In Residence/Ripon Festival Gains Poet’s Return/Brown Passes Away – Poetry News Roundup 22nd May

 

We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the new poet in Residence for Poetry Ireland, the Ripon Festival and the death of Pete Brown. New Poet in Residence Named for Poetry Ireland Anne Tannam, the award-winning poet, has been named as the new poet in residence for Poetry Ireland. The post will be a ...

Shrine’s Renovation/Nebraska Culture Endowment – Poetry News Roundup May 17th

 

Today's poetry news round-up takes a look at renovations on a Japanese shrine linked to a poet and the poet laureates guest appearance at an event in Nebraska. Renovation Begins on 1100-Year-Old Shrine Across Japan, there are many shrines. However, the Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, which can be found in Dazaifu, is said to be one of the most important. This ...

Eurovision Poet/Plath Play/Ondaatje Prize Awarded – Poetry News Roundup May 15th

 

Today's poetry new round-up looks at the poet-inspired Eurovision song, a play about Sylvia Plath and the winner of the 2023 Ondaatje prize. Austria’s Poet-Inspired Eurovision Entry On Saturday, hordes of people across Europe were glued to their TV screens to watch Eurovision 2023. Hosted in Liverpool on behalf of last year's winning country Ukraine the show promised to bring ...

Pulitzer Poet/Japanese Poet’s Exhibition – Poetry News Roundup May 10th

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we look at this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner and the ground-breaking exhibition for a Japanese poet and artist. Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Awarded Carl Phillips, who is a poet and works as a professor at Washington University, has been named as this year’s winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. The prize has ...

Coronation Poetry/Prose Inspired Butterfly – Poetry News Roundup May 8th

 

Today on our poetry news round-up we look at the coronation of King Charles III, and we have a short story about a new genus of butterfly. The Poet Laureate's Poem for a Coronation Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate, has written a poem to mark the occasion of the coronation of King Charles III. Titled “An Unexpected Guest”, the ...

Hall-Waters Prize/ Poe’s Spirit’s Visit/ Poetry Book Makes History – Poetry News Roundup May 3rd

 

Today in our poetry news round up we look at the winner of the Hall-Waters Prize, poet-inspired cocktails and Phillis Wheatley’s “Little Book”. Hall-Waters Prize Awarded to Terrance Hayes The poet and essayist Terrance Hayes was awarded with the Hall-Waters Prize during a lunch at the International Arts Centre of Troy University last Friday. The prize is given for excellence ...

Leipzig, Stella And Moth Prize Winners – Poetry News Roundup May 1st

 

We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a hattrick of poetry prize winners. We have the winners of the Leipzig Book Prize, the Stella Prize and the Moth Prize. Leipzig Book Prize Winner Announced The Russian-Jewish poet and author Maria Stepanova has been announced as the 2023 winner of the Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding. The ...

Ulysses Inspiration/Laureate Reappointed/Cervantes Prize – Poetry News Roundup April 26th

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the "Windiest Storm Ever" and its poetic inspiration, as well as the re-appointment of a Laureate and the winner of the Cervantes Prize. Storm that Inspired Poetry Confirmed as Windiest ever in UK Scientists have been looking at the data from the 1903 storm, which was named Ulysses, and have determined that it is ...

Poetry Plagiarism Accusation/Sadi’s Exhibition – Poetry News Roundup April 24th

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the TikTok accusations of poetry plagiarism and the exhibition of Sadi’s work in Tehran. Hottest Gen Z Poet on TikTok Accused of Plagiarism If you have ever explored the world of poetry on TikTok then there is a good chance that you have happened across Alizia Grace and her poetry. The 19 ...