We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
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 Previously Unpublished Robert Frost Poem Found The poem “Nothing New”, which was written by American poet Robert Frost in 1918, has recently ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
This week on My Poetic Side we look at the winner of this year’s TS Eliot Prize for poetry, the reasons why Robert Burns is being side-lined, and the grant to preserve Lord Byron’s statue. TS Eliot Poetry Prize 2025 Peter Gizzi has been announced as the winner of this year's TS Eliot prize for poetry with his book Fierce ...
Today’s poetry new round up takes a look at the Muslim Rabbie Burns, the 2025 Peter Porter Poetry Prize and the Burns inspired pub menu. New Biography Tells Story of Poet Known as the Muslim Rabbie Burns A recently released biography tells the story of John ‘Yehya’ Parkinson, the Kilwinning poet and author who converted to Islam and is often referred to as ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at those individuals connected to poetry who made it to the 2025 New Years’ Honours list and the funding that has been granted for a home for an iconic Gaelic poem. New Year’s Honours 2025 The publication of this year’s list of New Years’ honour recipients saw a huge number of individuals ...
In our last poetry news round up of 2024, we take a look at Juan Felipe Herrera talking about migration and poetry, the MI5 Christmas poem and the anniversary of the birth of Mirza Ghalib. Former Poet Laureate Discusses Migrant Experience Born on 27th December 1948, Juan Felipe Herrera is a performer, poet, writer, teacher and activist. He was also the United States ...
Today in our poetry news round up, we look at this years recipient of the King’s Gold Medal for Poetry. Hungarian Poet George Szirtes - King’s Gold Medal for Poetry Recipient George Szirtes, the British poet born in Hungary, has been named as the recipient of the King’s Gold Medal for Poetry. This will be given to him by His Majesty King Charles the ...
Today in our poetry news round up we bring you the sad news that the poet Nikki Giovanni has died at the age of 81. Nikki Giovanni, Black Arts Literary Icon Dies Aged 81 Often referred to as “The Princess of Black Poetry,” Nikki Giovanni the acclaimed literary force, poet and activist has died at the age of 81. Her death comes following a ...
