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Sir Thomas Wyatt: On the 19th of May 1536 Anne Boleyn is executed in the Tower of London [London, United Kingdom]
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Vachel Lindsay: On May the 19th 1925 Lindsay marries Elizabeth Connor [Spokane, Washington, United States]
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Pushcart Prize / Foley Contest – Poetry News Roundup May 16th

This week on My Poetic Side, we look at the winner of the Pushcart Prize, and we also have news about the 2025 Foley Poetry Contest Prestigious Pushcart Prize Awarded to Professor Heather Treseler Worcester State professor Heather Treseler won the Pushcart Prize for her poem “Purpura”. The poem, which is just 28 lines long, is described as completely immersive and shows the reader a complex mother-daughter relationship. The first two lines of the poem "When ...

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May 19th

15:46 - Damaged, by Maplespal
15:25 - An ounce of ......, by hzugman
15:17 - Panther Recaged, by Libellule
15:06 - in love with me, by NinjaGirl
15:03 - Lies , by BlessedbyGod
14:30 - Madly in Love, by Violet_Writes1
14:28 - When The Lights Go Down, by Kurt Philip Behm
14:02 - 11:56 PM, by magzzbaby
14:01 - 451 Degrees Fahrenheit, by gray0328
13:43 - Everything Left, by RefugeInRain
13:38 - DIVERGENT, by Isu
13:11 - Showgirl, by ⋆♱𝓱𝓪𝔂𝓵𝓮𝓲𝓰𝓱♱⋆
12:27 - Night into Day, by Ella-1427
12:19 - In the name of humanity, by orchidee
12:19 - AnalysisByQwen2.5-Max AI-Volume 34-Transportation-27April2025, by Soman Ragavan
11:39 - Collapse, by Alan R
11:38 - Dad and his Movies, by Thomas W Case
11:29 - My Person, by Akshadha_Joshi1310
11:28 - Under Pressure, by Tom Dylan
11:26 - SNG1, by Damaso
10:57 - Bug, by Lorenz
10:22 - society, by seori+18
10:05 - Liberty, Faith And Honour, by Shaunmatthewcpoetry
10:03 - Masquerade, by S.E. Miller
10:01 - Zach…, by The Scarletbard
9:32 - we are soup, by Demar Desu
8:50 - You Lied to Live, by Sigmund Gilbert
8:42 - Leningrad Song after Vlad Visotskky, by Ksey_Gan
8:35 - seasons, by jim56
8:35 - A few rocks in Africa’s shoe, by evenwheniLie
8:01 - Listen;, by ᴍᴏᴏɴ
7:05 - THAT NOSTALGIC FEELING, by @merci
6:44 - Hearts that break, by RSM0812
6:38 - JUDGEMENT DAY, by Saša Milivojev1
6:11 - Floral memories, by sorenbarrett
5:40 - Moonlight, by Reynaldo Casison
5:17 - DELIVERED, by nephilim56
5:04 - Kindness and Compassion (2)., by Poetic Licence
4:50 - Sven's Uninvited Guest, by arqios
4:12 - Flowing Around Your Life., by Goldfinch60
3:53 - God Pty Ltd, by David Wakeling
3:29 - Intoxication of Literature, by Mottakeenur Rehman
3:22 - When thoughts collide, by Jeremy Leach
2:25 - Silent Night, by MKS
0:29 - My Sanity, by Shahla Latifi
0:28 - Death's Last Wish, by Meera Mere
0:15 - Did I go beyond something touching, by HoboBilbo1+18

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May 12th

11:00 - I Hope The Moon Knows She's Beautiful , started by Akshadha_Joshi1310

May 7th

15:00 - Hallelujah Variations, started by Muse of Calliope

May 5th

10:30 - library, started by arobot
1:00 - This and That, started by Randall Racine

April 21st

13:05 - Flowers, started by MinaH

April 11th

18:30 - Lost girl, started by yazmen scurry1

March 22nd

13:30 - all I want, started by rainbow 1

March 18th

21:00 - Authentically me, started by BlessedbyGod
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March 14th

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March 11th

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March 5th

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March 4th

19:55 - this girl, started by rainbow 1

March 3rd

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February 27th

19:25 - Trapped, started by Hey!
5:30 - Kashmir’s Cry, started by Sehrab Sathoo

February 24th

17:30 - How do you show, what you cant feel, started by Hey!
8:43 - show me your eyes, started by sheta

February 20th

8:51 - take my hand, started by sheta

May 15th

17:59 - Knocked down , started by BlessedbyGod

May 12th

5:30 - Sweet Poison , started by Akshadha_Joshi1310
4:39 - "The Light in Your Eyes", started by Bhavyataa Shukla1

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Griffin Lifetime Prize Awarded / Pulitzer Poetry Prize – Poetry News Roundup May 9th

Published by Joanne Jeffries May 9th, 2025.

This week, in our poetry news roundup, we look at the Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Award Winner and the Pulitzer Prize Poetry Award. Margaret Atwood Named as Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Award Winner Renowned poet and author Margaret Atwood has been named the recipient of this year's Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Award. This is an award given on a periodical basis, and ...

Poet’s Blue Plaque / Jackson Prize / American Academy Elects First South Korean – Poetry News Roundup May 2nd

Published by Joanne Jeffries May 2nd, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side we have articles about a Blue Plaque for a poet, the Jackson poetry Prize and The American Academy of Arts and Sciences election of the first ever South Korean member. Blue Plaque for Gerard Manley Hopkins A blue plaque in commemoration of famous priest and poet Gerard Manley Hopkinsis to be unveiled in Barmouth at Aber Huse. ...

Zephaniah’s Day/ Laureate’s Freedom / Bard Abandonment Dismissed – Poetry News Roundup April 25th

Published by Joanne Jeffries April 27th, 2025.

Today on our poetry news round up, we look at Benjamin Zephaniah Day, the poet laureate’s freedom of the city of London and evidence that the Bard did not abandon his wife. Benjamin Zephaniah Day Celebrated The inaugural Benjamin Zephaniah Day was celebrated earlier this month on the campus at Brunel University of London. The activist and celebrated poet worked ...

Samuel Beckett Talk / Bronte’s Miniature Poetry / Anisfield-Wolf Poetry Award – Poetry News Roundup April 19th

Published by Joanne Jeffries April 20th, 2025.

Today in our poetry news round up we look at a talk on the poet Samuel Beckett, the publishing of Charlotte Bronte’s miniature poetry book and the winner of the Anisfeld-Wolf poetry award. Beckett’s Legacy Explored in Talk in Enniskillen James Joyce and Samuel Beckett are considered to be the two titans of Irish modernism, and the poet David Cameron, who is particularly ...

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 ...

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