PEN Award / Newman Prize / Poet Inspired Walk – Poetry News Roundup April 11th

Published by Joanne Jeffries April 11th, 2025.

This week on our Poetry News roundup we look at the one of the longlisted poets for this year’s PEN America Award, the winner of the Newman Prize for Chinese Literature and The poet inspired walk. Halyna Kruk Longlisted for the 2025 PEN America Literary Award Lost in Living, a poetry collection by Halyna Kruk has been nominated for the 2025 PEN America Prize ...

Wordsworth’s Home Sale / Painting Honours Poet – Poetry News Roundup April 4th

Published by Joanne Jeffries April 4th, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side we look at the sale of Wordsworth’s home and the painting being installed in a church to honour a poet. Rare Opportunity to Own Piece of Literary History Rydal Mount, the property where the poet William Wordsworth lived for the majority of his life, from 1813 until his death in 1850 has been placed on the market ...

Finding Poet’s Hidden Work / Wordsworth The Influencer? – Poetry News Roundup March 28th

Published by Joanne Jeffries March 28th, 2025.

This week in our poetry news round up we look at how science is finding hidden poetry and we consider if William Wordsworth was indeed the first “influencer”. Famous Poet’s Hidden Work Revealed A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have revealed the hidden words of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. The project, which was led by the English department used a ...

Poet’s Park Battle / Jhalak Prize Longlist – Poetry News Roundup March 21st

Published by Joanne Jeffries March 21st, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side we look at the fight to save a park with links to a poet and the longlist for the Jhalak Prize. Villagers Fight to Save Park Loved by Poet A group of villagers in Wiltshire have been campaigning in an attempt to save a park that was one the joy of one of the most ...

Nikki Giovanni Honoured / Vanishing Poetry Book / Moth Poetry Prize – Poetry News Roundup March 14th

Published by Joanne Jeffries March 14th, 2025.

In this week’s poetry news round up we take a look at a book festival which will honour Nikki Giovanni, a rare poetry book that vanished and the shortlist for The Moth Poetry Prize. Rita Dove to Honour Fellow Poet at Book Festival The UVA poet Rita Dove will be honouring her renowned colleague, the late ...

Shakespeare’s Love Poem Found – Poetry News 7th March

Published by Joanne Jeffries March 8th, 2025.

Today, on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the Shakespeare love poem that has been newly discovered. Rare Copy of William Shakespeare Love Poem Found A rare copy of one of the most famous love poems to have ever been written has been found after hundreds of years. The hand-written copy of a version of Sonnet 116, written by William Shakespeare, was discovered ...

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