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1775
Jane Austen – On the 16th of December 1775 Jane Austen is born in Steventon Rectory, Hampshire, England [Steventon, Hampshire, United Kingdom]
1859
Francis Thompson – On the 16th of December 1859 Francis Thompson is born in Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom [Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom]
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Fellowship for Poet / Stafford Poetry Celebration / Richmond Laureate – Poetry News Roundup December 12th

This week our poetry news round up looks at the acclaimed poet who was been honoured with an honorary fellowship, the 31st William Stafford Poetry Celebration and the search for a new poet laureate for Richmond. Swansea University Honour Acclaimed Poet An honorary fellowship has been awarded to the chaired bard Professor Tudur Hallam by Swansea University. The fellowship has been awarded for the outstanding contributions that Hallam has ...

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December 16th

15:32 - Another Form of Abuse , by gray0328
15:22 - Killing Time, by notapoet
14:56 - Christmas love , by Princess Osariemen Aihie
14:13 - The Purpose Of Christmas -By Isaiah Ogedegbe, by Isaiah Ogedegbe
13:49 - SONNET ON ALLURING LOVE, by [email protected]+18
13:46 - They’re Here, by E.J. Waling
13:25 - December’s Lament , by Cam
13:18 - Distant Door, by StarLoom
13:17 - Elegy of Rob and Michele Reiner, by Matthew R. Callies
13:07 - Each Time — The First Time, by Kurt Philip Behm
12:12 - আমাদের এই চেনা ভূপ্রকৃতি, by Shah Alam Al Mujahid
12:10 - loss, by PerditaRose
11:55 - Fresh start., by Andrew Deaton
11:46 - The First time you smiled!!, by Aaron Roberson
11:34 - Wrath of God, by RSM0812
10:58 - The Artist's Muse—, by Meera Mere
9:43 - garden beauty, by jim56
9:18 - 𝔍𝔲𝔰𝔱 𝔇𝔬𝔫'𝔱 ℑ𝔱'𝔰..., by Keyara S Trotman
8:27 - The Light, by Katie B.
8:19 - Lazy love, by Jah+18
8:13 - essence in Surikov, by arqios
7:58 - Man At Peace, by Paul Bell
7:31 - Russian Blues, by Victor Bolshov
6:25 - Heavenly Help, by orchidee
5:58 - Heart breaking, by sorenbarrett
5:11 - GUTTERS CURSED, by nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)
5:03 - Happy Christmas Coffee#1., by Goldfinch60
4:46 - A Very Mismanaged Christmas Album (full of political parody), by Rev. Lord C.M. Bechard
4:41 - LIKE MY LOVE FOR HER, by Coker Favour A.
4:35 - song bird’s cage, by Vipassana
4:17 - Christmas Endearment , by Ajon4wheels
3:59 - A message to Pennywise , by Birddie Jane
3:55 - Tell me it’s me, by Sail
3:21 - I Don't Sleep In My Bed, by Anthony Hanible
3:04 - A Flight on a Sleepless Night, by justARandomJulia
1:47 - Leading Hand, by NinjaGirl
0:31 - sink deeper in that hole , by MR.apocalypse

Latest fusioned poems

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

September 17th

13:30 - The way I Still Remember You, started by louiray
12:36 - Love is... (September 14th-29th), started by Aa Harvey

September 14th

6:39 - 'Love is...' September 11th, started by Aa Harvey

September 3rd

17:00 - once upon a time, but not too long ago, started by DeadRose

August 27th

14:53 - War and peace, started by Priya Tomar

August 21st

18:00 - other, started by highlighter
10:30 - You, Me, and Christ, started by ForeverJesus7

August 20th

13:57 - Can Nature Survive., started by Poetic Licence

December 15th

1:16 - কয়লা - শাহ্ আলম আল মুজাহিদ, started by Shah Alam Al Mujahid

December 11th

4:18 - Legends never die, started by BaHons Nana Z Debenham

December 5th

10:35 - what we call an end is maybe just a phase, started by ipshita

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Blake’s Poem Auctioned / PEN Heaney Winner / Laureate’s Calendar – Poetry News Roundup. December 5th

Published by Joanne Jeffries December 6th, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side we follow up on a previous article about the sale of a rare William Blake Print, we look at the winner of the PEN Heaney Award, and the first event in the new US Poet Laureates calendar. Tyger Tyger Print Sells for Record Amount Earlier this week the earliest colour edition of ...

Save Burns’ Farm / StAnza Dates – Poetry News Roundup November 28th

Published by Joanne Jeffries November 29th, 2025.

This week in our round up of poetry news we look at the fundraising efforts to save Robert Burns’ farm and the festival dates for StAnza 2026. £12m Needed to Restore Farm Where Auld Lang Syne Was Written Campaigners are working to raise funds on an international level to save the farm where the poet Robert Burns penned ...

Poet’s Print For Auction / Autumn Grants Awarded – Poetry News Roundup November 21st

Published by Joanne Jeffries November 21st, 2025.

This week in our poetry news roundup we look at a rare William Blake Print that is going up for auction and the autumn 2025 Poetry Foundation Grants. Rare Print of The Tyger by William Blake to go up for Auction A rare print of William Blake’s poem The Tyger is going to auction with Christies at ...

Science and Poetry Combine / Ossendowski Prize – Poetry News Roundup November 14th

Published by Joanne Jeffries November 14th, 2025.

This week on My poetic Side we look at the collaboration between scientists and poets, and the winner of the Ferdinand Ossendowski Translation Prize. Poets Matched with Scientists to Deliver Climate Education in Schools Using Poetry Over 20 poets have been matched with scientists specialising in climate issues in order to educate pupils about climate change using poetry without giving ...

Forward Prize First / WW1 Poet Published – Poetry News Roundup November 7th

Published by Joanne Jeffries November 7th, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side we look at a first from the Forward Prize and the forgotten World War One Poet whose work has finally been published. A First for the Forward Prize For the first time ever, the Forward Prize has announced that will be sharing the honour that comes with winning one of the most prestigious poetry ...

Christie Poem Mystery Solved / Poetry For A New Audience – Poetry News Roundup October 31

Published by Joanne Jeffries October 31st, 2025.

This week on our poetry news round up we take a look at a poem by Agatha Christie and a book of poetry reimagined for a new audience. Mystery Behind First Published Work by Agatha Christie Solved Whilst Agatha Christie is well known for her mystery thrillers which made her famous, her first published work was in fact a poem. ...