We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
In today’s poetry news roundup, we take a look at the United Nations stamps commemorating a poet and the poetry on the sidewalks of Edmonton. United Nations Postage Stamps On 26th May the United Nations Postal Administration will be issuing a stunning pane of 10 stamps and 10 labels. The set will be created in honour of the national poet of Georgia, Shota Rustaveli. The ...
We begin the week here at My Poetic Side with a couple of poetry related articles about this weekend royal wedding. We also have a short story about an article of poet related memorabilia that will shortly be going up for auction. The Sunday Times Poetry Competition One of the biggest news events of the year so far, if you are in the UK, ...
In our final poetry news round-up of the week, we look at the poet who received a Queen’s Gold Medal for poetry. We also look at the renewed call from writers all over the world for the release of the wife of the late Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo. We also take a quick look at the first poet laureate of Tofino. Poet Receives Queen’s Gold Medal...
Today’s poetry round up looks at an article about another award for poetry, a campaign for a tribute to Shelley and the Hidden Letters event that will be taking place in Sofia shortly. Taranaki Poet Wins Third Award Elizabeth Smither who has an OBE and is a Taranaki poet has been awarded the prestigious Ockham New Zealand Book Award - the third occasion she ...
In today's poetry news roundup we take a look at this year's winner of the Ondaatje Prize from the Royal Society of Literature and as Tourism Ireland promote HomePlace on their website we also take a look at an article about a short film just released about the poet Seamus Heaney that has been voiced by the actor Liam Neeson. Ondaatje Prize Scooped by “Magical” Collection of Poem...
In today's poetry news roundup here at My Poetic Side, we bring you a mixed bunch. We have two articles about poetry and Mother’s Day, which was celebrated in America this weekend just gone. We also have the story of the poet’s daughter invited to take part in a summit and then turned away on arrival. Former Poet Laureate Addresses Graduates This weekend saw ...
We begin the week here at My Poetic Side with articles about the International Dylan Thomas Award winner 2018, the Reina Sofia Prize for Poetry and a pedal-powered poetry lending library. Winner of This Year’s International Dylan Thomas Award Announced Kayo Chingonyi the 31-year-old Zambian born British poet is the winner of this year's International Dylan Thomas Award. Not only is he the first ...
Our final news round-up of the week takes a look at a recent poll carried out by YouGov in the US, the announcement of the appointment of the 42ndDartmouth Poet in Residence and the writers who have been blocked from travelling to an Israeli book fair. Emily Dickinson The Most Popular Female Writer Ever New data recently published by YouGov Ratings in the US ...
Today"s poetry news roundup takes a look at the poet accusing an editor at Penguin of assault, the Egyptian poet facing a military court trial and the 157thbirth anniversary of the BengaLi Poet Tagore. Penguin Editor Accused of Assault The poetry editor at Penguin, Donald Futers has been of “assault” by the poet Amy K Blakemore. She has also accused Penguin Random House, ...
In today's poetry news roundup we bring you the planned dramatization for Radio of the memoirs of Maya Angelou and we take a look at the Ted Hughes collection being accumulated by the University of Huddersfield. Poets Memoirs to be Dramatised for Radio BBC Radio 4 is planning to broadcast dramatisations of six of the memoirs of the poet Maya Angelou. The first ...
