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Grief and Poetry/Museum Anniversary/Rita Dove – Poetry News Roundup February 22nd

 

In today’s poetry new round-up we take a look at the role poetry can play in moments of grief. We also look at the museum that is celebrating its 250th anniversary with big refurbishment plans and the poet Rita Dove who will be giving a commencement address and receiving an honorary degree at Smiths College in May. Vigil for School Shooting Victims When grief ...

Kingsley Tuft/Black Panther Poet/Dyer-Ives – Poetry News Roundup February 21st

 

In today’s round-up of poetry-related news articles we look at this years Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, the poet who was inspired by the film “Black Panther” and the 50th year of the Dyer-Ives Poetry Competition. Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award Won by Patricia Smith The winner of this year’s Kingsley Tufts Poetry award is Patricia Smith who has won with her collection “Incendiary Art: Poems”. The ...

Banjo’s Bash/Ko Un – Poetry News Roundup February 20th

 

In today's poetry news round-up we bring you the 5th Annual Banjos Bash Poetry Festival in honour of Banjo Patterson and we also take a look at the poet Ko Un in the wake of the allegations of sexual harassment that suggest he is the unnamed poet in the poetry of Choi Young Mi. Banjo Bash Poetry Festival This weekend saw around 250 people ...

Vietnamese Poetry translation/Under Armour Poet – Poetry News Roundup February 19th

 

In our first poetry news round-up of the week, we bring you an article about a Vietnamese translator who has won an award for her poetry translation. We also take a look at the new Under Armour advert featuring the Olympic Athlete Lindsey Vonn, and set to a poem from Safia Elhillo. Russian Honour Awarded to Vietnamese Literary Translator Vietnamese born literary translator Nguyen ...

Toe Loss Poet/Tower of London Poet/Edna St. Vincent Millay – Poetry News Roundup February 16th

 

In our final news round-up of the week, we take a look at the man who found poetry following the loss of a toe, the appointment of the first poet in residence for The Tower of London and finally a poetry reading to mark the 126th anniversary of the birth of the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. Toe Amputation Leads to Poetry Mission Poetry ...

Poet Prince Passes Away – Poetry News February 15th

 

In today's poetry roundup we bring you the news that Prince Henrik of Denmark, who was a published poet, has died at the age of 83. The Poet Prince Consort Dies at the Age of 83 Prince Henrik of Denmark, who was amongst other things a published poet, Prince Consort to Queen Margrethe II (although he denounced the title when he retired from public office ...

Valentine’s Day/Caldecott Honour/Granada Poetry Festival – Poetry News Roundup February 14th

 

In today's poetry news round-up we have an article about the poet who is believed to have “invented” Valentine’s Day, we take a look at the poet awarded the Caldecott Honour and the 14th International Poetry Festival in Granada. Valentine’s Day February 14th, we have all heard of it, many of us celebrate it but relatively few people are aware of its origins. Thought to ...

Vandalised Poet’s Statue/Bertold Brecht/The Love Bank – Poetry News Roundup February 13th

 

Today's news roundup brings you articles from the Ukraine, Germany and Slovakia as we take a look at a vandalised statue, the Bertold Brecht Prize for literature and “The Love Bank”. Vandalised Statue of Poet Vandals in the city of Stryi, in the Lviv region of Ukraine, have damaged a monument erected to the memory of the poet who is regarded by many as ...

Edward Lear/PoetryLife/MSU – Poetry News Roundup February 12th

 

In our first news round-up of the week, we have articles about the Edward Lear prize for poetry, the headline acts for the 2018 PoetryLife Festival and the 11th annual Poetry and Music program at the MSU. The Edward Lear Prize for Poetry In an awards ceremony that was held at the rather aptly names Owl and Pussycat hotel, this year's Edward Lear Prize ...

South Korean Poet Accused of Harassment/Port Mortem Tax notice for Indian Poet – Poetry News Roundup February 9th

 

In our final news round-up of the week, we take a look at an article from South Korea about a poet accused of sexual harassment. We also have an article about a tax notice issued to a deceased poet in India. Top South Korean Poet in Sexual Harassment Scandal The sexual harassment scandal that has been ripping through the world of television and sport ...