Sir Thomas Wyatt – On the 19th of May 1536 Anne Boleyn is executed in the Tower of London [London, United Kingdom]
William Shakespeare – In 1603 The King's Men acting troupe forms [London, United Kingdom]
Oscar Wilde – On May the 19th 1897 Wilde is released from jail [London, United Kingdom]
Vachel Lindsay – On May the 19th 1925 Lindsay marries Elizabeth Connor [Spokane, Washington, United States]
Ogden Nash – On May the 19th 1971 Ogden Nash passes away at the age of 68 in Baltimore, Maryland [Baltimore, Maryland, United States]
Sir John Betjeman – On the 19th of May 1984 Sir John Betjeman passes away at the age of 77 in Trebetherick, Cornwall [Trebetherick, Cornwall, United Kingdom]
This week in our poetry news round up we look at the death of the poet JH Prynne and this year's winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize. Poet JH Prynne Passes Away Aged 89 Jeremy Halvard Prynne, the scholar and writer, knowing as a bit of a maverick, has died at the age of 89. Prynne, who was a well-known figure in British poetry and somewhat of a pioneer ...
In this week's poetry news round up we bring you articles about the sad loss of two figures from the world of poetry. Hirohiko Okano, Leading Japanese Tanka Poet Dies at 101 The respected Japanese poet, Hirohiko Okano, who selected the poetry for the Urakai Hajime annual New Year’s poetry-reading ceremony, has died due to heart failure at the age of ...
This weeks poetry news round up takes a look at two important discoveries of literary significance. Seventh-century Poem Found in Rome Library A 1,200-year-old lost copy of a manuscript of Caedmon’s Hymn has been found in the National Central Library of Rome by scholars from Dublin. The poem, which is a copy of the earliest surviving poem written in the ...
This week on My Poetic Side we bring you an article about a lost poetry verse written by Federico Garcia Lorca. Federico Garcia Lorca Verse Found 93 Years After it was Written A verse that was previously unknown has been found. The writing, which is attributed to Federico Garcia Lorca, has been discovered 93 years ...
This week on My Poetic Side, we look at a second term as US Poet Laureate for Arthur Sze and the poet named as a Guggenheim 2026 Fellow. Arthur Sze Appointed to a Second Term as U.S. Poet Laureate The Library of Congress has announced that the current Poet Laureate Arthur Sze has been appointed to serve a second term ...
This week our poetry news round up takes a look at a new book of long-lost works and the first time a rare flute linked to Robert Burns is to be played. Long Lost Works Revived in New Book A collection of lost manuscripts and poems that were written during the 19th Century by a remarkable woman have been ...
This week our poetry news round up takes a look at a PhD project that will help build the first National Poetry Library of Wales, the restoration work that will take place on an old inn linked to Robert Burns and an exhibition dedicated to the poet Hugh MacDiarmid. PhD Project to Build First National Poetry Library of Wales Announced...
