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King’s Medal / The Fisherman Poet – Poetry News Roundup February 20th

This week's Poetry news roundup looks at the winner of the 2025 King’s Gold Medal and the forgotten Fisherman Poet. King’s Gold Medal Recipient “Astonished” to Receive Award Michael Laskey, an 81-year-old poet, has been chosen as the winner of the King's Gold Medal for Poetry for 2025. The accolade, which was established in 1933 by King George V, is awarded for excellence in the field of poetry ...

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February 24th

17:54 - What situation?, by Maplespal
17:18 - I have to start practicing the Guitar, by Janice31
17:14 - Not esoteric, by Dimitryet
17:14 - The Way of Hearts, by Mottakeenur Rehman
17:08 - WHISPERING, by Carlos Alberto BUSTILLOS
16:07 - The tongue, by Princess Osariemen Aihie
16:02 - No Character, Just Me, by Dev Parth
15:29 - Goodbye Dear Friend!, by adventuressmalik
15:00 - Circular motion 🖖, by ms.divine+18
14:39 - Aucgust Menshev My Prayer, by Ksey_Gan
14:07 - The world keeps turning, by Lorenz
13:29 - Our Daily Bread, by Kurt Philip Behm
13:19 - A Note to Ms. Ann, by Iam1ItchyLizzard
13:09 - The Office Guillotine , by gray0328
12:58 - What We Teach, by E.J. Waling
12:28 - इतना चाहूँगा, by Waiting for Silence1
11:34 - What I See in You, by Job Welime
11:23 - Debating the Sky, by Thomas W Case
11:12 - Steel and Stream, by Matthew R. Callies
11:04 - My Old Man, by Kluoxe
10:46 - American Séance, by Tristan Robert Lange
10:22 - Connected By Love , by Ajon4wheels
9:53 - lovebird song, by jim56
9:29 - How much money do you have?, by Demar Desu
9:17 - Elegy for Francis Thompson, by arqios
8:36 - Angels Touch, by Paul Bell
8:23 - Midnight Mare , by Kaz
7:52 - If , by Neville
7:29 - To big , by 2781
7:06 - Fingers, by Aman 12
6:49 - Glowing Medallion & Silver Locket , by Akshadha_Joshi1310
6:49 - GUILT BY REASON, by nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)
6:45 - Prejudice, by sorenbarrett
6:41 - The Shepherd, by cully45
6:33 - AnalysisByKimiAI-Volume 19-MyProfile-5Feb2026--batch 17, by Soman Ragavan
6:17 - Master manipulatior , by Aven1
5:40 - Crying Dove, by Anthony Hanible
5:04 - Limited Edition., by Goldfinch60
5:03 - Waiting, by birdbird
4:59 - Ego Death, Softly, by Rev. Lord C.M. Bechard
4:51 - It’s time to think, by gqam
4:45 - The Wistful View of The Great Desecration., by David Wakeling
3:46 - Evolution, by Vipassana
3:33 - I Should Be There, by Poeticdiplo
3:13 - Conquer , by Alan R
3:07 - Letter Written to Her at Noon, by Efrain Cajar
2:19 - Melanin & Moonshine: A Detox, by Lisa C. Crump
0:00 - Solitude , by Keeter C

Latest fusioned poems

February 17th

15:00 - what is life to you?, started by NAZIA ZAHRA

February 11th

11:00 - Quiet Sky, started by Nayak

January 27th

20:00 - Death, started by Natik S.

January 24th

14:30 - Where the Edges Learn to Breathe, started by Anthony Hanible

January 18th

20:00 - The Road That Waits, started by rawaneigh.99

December 30th

4:30 - কয়লা - শাহ্ আলম আল মুজাহিদ, started by Shah Alam Al Mujahid

December 26th

7:30 - Legends never die, started by BaHons Nana Z Debenham

December 20th

14:00 - what we call an end is maybe just a phase, started by ipshita

November 12th

5:00 - Somewhere Only We Know, started by ꜱʏʟᴠᴀ

October 24th

17:00 - Guided by the Light Within, started by ms.divine
11:34 - Guy Fawkes., started by Poetic Licence

October 20th

13:00 - Ever lonely , started by Princess Osariemen Aihie

October 19th

15:30 - The Weight of Knowing, started by louiray

October 17th

17:12 - Halloween, started by Poetic Licence

October 14th

5:30 - our open page , started by arqios

October 13th

8:00 - Shattered silence, started by Princess Osariemen Aihie

October 11th

9:29 - Some People at Christmas, started by Poetic Licence

October 4th

16:00 - Is It Contagious?., started by Poetic Licence

September 29th

11:42 - Friend or Foe , started by Poetic Licence

September 28th

0:13 - Is There a Fix?., started by Poetic Licence

February 24th

3:58 - My Body Houses, started by Akshadha_Joshi1310

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Ovid Inspired Exhibition / Nooteboom Dies – Poetry News Roundup Feb 14th

Published by Joanne Jeffries February 13th, 2026.

This week’s My Poetic Side news round up takes a look at the exhibition inspired by Ovid’s most famous work and also the death of the Dutch poet and writer Cees Nooteboom at the age of 92. Rijksmuseum puts Spotlight on Metamorphoses The 15-book epic, Metamorphoses, by the Roman poet Ovid will be part of an exhibition ...

Kennedy Dies / Laureate Pens New Poem – Poetry News Roundup February 6th

Published by Joanne Jeffries February 6th, 2026.

This week our poetry news round up takes a look at the prize-winning poet XJ Kennedy who has died aged 96 and the new poem by the poet laureate. Prize-winning Poet XJ Kennedy Dies Aged 96 The award-winning poet, translator and author, X.J. Kennedy who schools millions of young people through “The Bedford Reader” and a number of other textbooks has died at the ...

Burns’ Portrait / Who Was Shakespeare? – Poetry News Roundup January 30th

Published by Joanne Jeffries January 31st, 2026.

This week on My Poetic Side we take a look at a portrait of Robert Burns and also a new book, which claims that Shakespeare might have been a black Jewish woman. Long Lost Portrait of Robert Burns Goes on Display in Time for Burns Night A long-lost painting of Scotland’s greatest poet, Robert Burns, has gone ...

Ts Eliot Prize / Burns Competition / Blake’s Cottage Restoration – Poetry News Roundup January 22nd

Published by Joanne Jeffries January 23rd, 2026.

This week, our poetry news round up looks at the winner of the 2025 TS Eliot poetry prize, the Burns inspired poetry competition and plans to restore William Blake's cottage back to its 1800 appearance. 2025 TS Eliot Poetry Prize Winner Announced Karen Solie, a Canadian poet, has been named the winner of the 2025 ...

Barnes Celebration / Sin-yong Dies – Poetry News Roundup January 16th

Published by Joanne Jeffries January 16th, 2026.

This week on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the annual William Barnes celebrations and the death of Kim Sin-yong. Annual Celebration for Poet William Barnes and Dorset Culture Celebrations will be held for the 225th birthday of Dorset’s beloved dialect poet, William Barnes. The Tea with William Barnes is an annual event that is ...

Thomas “Plagiarised” / Blake Arrest Pub For Sale / Owen Hotel Protected – Poetry News Roundup January 9th

Published by Joanne Jeffries January 9th, 2026.

This week our poetry news round up looks at plagiarism linked to Dylan Thomas, the sale of the pub where William Blake was arrested and the protected status of a hotel where Wilfred Owen recuperated. As a Schoolboy Dylan Thomas “Plagiarised Other Poets” According to a publicist and author who has been looking at early works by Dylan Thomas, ...