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Finding Poet’s Hidden Work / Wordsworth The Influencer? – Poetry News Roundup March 28th

 

This week in our poetry news round up we look at how science is finding hidden poetry and we consider if William Wordsworth was indeed the first “influencer”. Famous Poet’s Hidden Work Revealed A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have revealed the hidden words of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. The project, which was led by the English department used a ...

Nikki Giovanni Honoured / Vanishing Poetry Book / Moth Poetry Prize – Poetry News Roundup March 14th

 

In this week’s poetry news round up we take a look at a book festival which will honour Nikki Giovanni, a rare poetry book that vanished and the shortlist for The Moth Poetry Prize. Rita Dove to Honour Fellow Poet at Book Festival The UVA poet Rita Dove will be honouring her renowned colleague, the late ...

Shakespeare’s Love Poem Found – Poetry News 7th March

 

Today, on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the Shakespeare love poem that has been newly discovered. Rare Copy of William Shakespeare Love Poem Found A rare copy of one of the most famous love poems to have ever been written has been found after hundreds of years. The hand-written copy of a version of Sonnet 116, written by William Shakespeare, was discovered ...

Merlin Poetry Project / Poet’s Statue Unveiled – Poetry News Roundup February 28th

 

This week on My Poetic Side, we take a look at a project examining poems relating to Merlin and a statue dedicated to Aphra Behn. Merlin Portrayed as an Environmentalist in Early Poems Scholars, who have been taking a new look at Welsh poems that date as far back as the 10th century believe that they depict Myrddin (Merlin) ...

Russian Government Investigates Lermontov Death / Laureate Welcomes £5m Investment – Poetry News Roundup February 21st

 

This week on My Poetic Side we take a look at the news that the Russian Investigative Committee are looking into the 1841 death of Mikhail Lermontov, and we bring you an update on the National Poetry Centre. Investigations made by Russian Investigative Committee into Death of Lermontov An investigation into the death of the Mikhail Lermontov has been launched by The ...

Frost Unpublished Work / Gaelic Manuscripts Found – Poetry News Roundup February 14th

 

This week in our poetry news round up, we look at the poem by Robert Frost which has never been published and a collection of lost Gaelic manuscripts which has been found 50 years after it went missing. Previously Unpublished Robert Frost Poem Found The poem “Nothing New”, which was written by American poet Robert Frost in 1918, has recently ...

Heaney Poetry To Be Published / Mann’s Archive Auction – Poetry News Roundup February 7th

 

This week’s poetry news round up takes a look at the new edition of Seamus Heaney poetry that is to be published and the auction of Hamish Mann’s archive. Definitive Edition of Seamus Heaney Poetry to be Published The publishing company Faber have announced that they will be publishing a definitive collection of the poetry of the late Seamus ...

Woolf’s Lighter Side / Canada’s Laureate / New Jamaican Laureate – Poetry News Roundup January 31st

 

This week in our poetry news roundup, we look at some recently discovered Virginia Woolf poetry and the new poet laureates for Canada and Jamaica. Lighter Side of Virginia Woolf Revealed in Unearthed Poems A researcher at the University of Liverpool has recently discovered two poems written by the literary icon Virginia Woolf that had previously been unknown. Dr Sophie Oliver from the Department of ...

Longley Dies – Poetry News January 24th

 

Today, in our poetry news roundup, we bring you the sad news that the poet Michael Longley has died at the age of 85. Prize-winning Poet Michael Longley Dies Aged 85 Michael Longley, the Northern Irish poet, who was described by Seamus Heaney as “a custodian of griefs and wonders” has passed away aged 85. He died on Wednesday due to complications arising from a hip ...