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Caterpillar Prize/Greek Coin Commemoration/Kickstarter for Poetry – Poetry News Roundup June 5th

 

Today we bring you articles about the Caterpillar Poetry Prize, a commemorative coin in Greece that will honour a poet and the Kickstarter project to fund a poetry book. The Caterpillar Poetry Prize The winner of this annual prize that is given for an unpublished child’s poem, that has been written by adults has been announced as Coral Rumble. The winning poem is titled “Mustafa’s ...

Nepalese National Poet’s ill-health/Photographs/Hikmet Anniversary – Poetry News Roundup June 4th

 

Our first news round-up of the week takes a look at the failing health of the National Poet of Nepal, a collection of photographs that has gone up for sale and the 55thanniversary of the death of Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet. Madhav Prasad Ghimire Re-admitted to Hospital Last week we reported on the National poet of Nepal who is in his nineties and had ...

Palestinian Poetry Competition / New Oregon Poet Laureate / $100,000 Poetry Prize – Poetry News Roundup June 1st

 

Our final news round up of the weeks takes a look at a Palestinian poetry competition, the new poet laureate of Oregon who is following in his fathers footsteps and finally the winner of this years Ruth Lilly Poetry Award. Award Winners Announced in Palestinian Poetry Competition The International Committee for Breaking the Siege of Gaza (ICBSG) announced the winners of their poetry and ...

Visual poetry / coping with gun violence / pro racer turned poet – Poetry News Roundup May 31st

 

In today’s poetry news round-up, we take a look at a pro cyclocross racer that has turned poet, the amazing visual poetry display in Mayfair, and gunshot survivors that have turned to poetry to process their pain.   Mayfair gallery displays visual poetry until July 7th   London residents and tourists will have the opportunity to view visual poems dating back to the 1970s at the ...

Poetry & Lyrics Festival 2018 / Passing Of Stewart Lupton – Poetry News Roundup May 30th

 

In today’s news round-up, we will take a look at the Poetry & Lyrics Festival, which is set to take place next weekend, as well as the passing of singer-songwriter Stewart Lupton. A look ahead to the Poetry & Lyrics Festival 2018 Next weekend the Poetry & Lyrics Festival will return for the third year. The festival celebrates the love story between lyrics, music, ...

Ledbury Poetry Festival / Draft of Famous Poem to go up For Auction – Poetry News Roundup May 29th

 

Today’s poetry news roundup looks at articles about the poet in residence for this years Ledbury Poetry Festival and a newly discovered draft of a poem by Robert Frost that will be going up for auction. Student Picked to Be Poet in Residence for Ledbury Poetry Festival A student from Thomas Rotherham College has been chosen to be the poet in resident at what ...

2018 Forward Prize Shortlist – Poetry News Roundup May 28th

 

We begin the week here at My Poetic Side with a look at the poets who have been shortlisted for this years Forward Poetry Prize. We also have a short article about a play commemorating the life of a World War II poet and finally we take a quick look at the National Poet of Nepal who is to be flown to India for treatment. 2018 Forward Prize Shortlist Announced...

Robert Frost Museum / Causley Festival Line Up – Poetry News Roundup May 25th

 

Our final news roundup of the week takes a look at the Robert Frost museum in Vermont and the headline act for this year’s Causley Festival. Robert Frost Museum Reopens The Robert Frost Museum in Vermont is due to reopen following a change of ownership and a period of closure. The museum originally opened to the public in 2002 when it was run by ...

Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowships / Chicago / Franz Kafka – Poetry News Roundup May 24th

 

Today at My Poetic Side we take a look at recipient of this year’s Franz Kafka prize, the winners of this years Stevenson fellowship and the first ever National Youth Poet Laureate of Chicago. Recipients of This Year’s Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowships Announced The four winners of this years Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship have been names. The fellowship is run by the Scottish ...

Manchester a year on / Charles Causley Festival – Poetry News Roundup May 23rd

 

In today’s poetry news roundup, we take a look at the poetry from yesterday’s One Voice concert in Manchester and the Merseyside poet that is set to headline the Charles Causley Festival. “This is what love sounds like” – Manchester a year on There is only one place to begin today’s news roundup, and this is with the mass sing-along that occurred in Manchester ...