Griffin Winners Announced / Poet Volunteers / Welsh Poet’s Plaque – Poetry News Roundup 6th June

Published by Joanne Jeffries June 6th, 2025.

This week's poetry news roundup takes a look at the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize winners, the call for people to read Heaney’s poetry and a Blue Plaque. Griffin Poetry Prize Winners 2025 Announced German writer Durs Grünbein accepted the award for this years Griffin Poetry Prize at a ceremony that took place on Wednesday in Toronto. During the ceremony, he made a point of ...

Hughes’ Sculpture / Heaney Memorabilia / Garip Photograph – Poetry News Roundup May 30th

Published by Joanne Jeffries May 30th, 2025.

Today in our poetry new round up, we look at a sculpture dedicated to Ted Hughes, a collection of Seamus Heaney memorabilia and a photograph linked to the Garip movement that has recently been auctioned. New Application for Ted Hughes Sculpture Made A new planning application has been submitted for a sculpture in honour of the late poet Ted Hughes. Hughes, who was ...

Poet Honoured At University / Celebration Day / Ode To The Lawnmower – Poetry News Roundup 23rd May

Published by Joanne Jeffries May 23rd, 2025.

In this week’s poetry news roundup, we look at the University building renamed after a poet, Celebration Day, and the poet’s love of the lawnmower. University Building Named After Late Poet Birmingham City University (BCU), which awarded the late Benjamin Zephaniah an honorary doctorate in 2005, has renamed its four-storey University House the Benjamin Zephaniah Building. The building is home to science labs, ...

Pushcart Prize / Foley Contest – Poetry News Roundup May 16th

Published by Joanne Jeffries May 18th, 2025.

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 ...

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. ...

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