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Jules Supervielle was a Uruguayan poet, short story writer and playwright whose efforts earned him a nomination for the Nobel Prize in Literature on no less than three occasions. He was born on the 16th January 1884 in Montevideo to a French father and a Basque mother. Tragedy struck in the first year of his life though when both parents died while the family were ...
In today’s poetry round up we bring you the race against time faced by the man writing the biography of Seamus Heaney, controversy surrounding the post of city poet for Bristol and the company who want to replace Christmas cards with poetry pamphlets. Race Against Time For award winning, Irish biographer Fintan O’Toole the race ...
In today’s poetry round-up we bring you the sad news that another great poet has passed away. Dolores Kendrick often referred to as DC’s “First Lady of Poetry” and poet laureate for nearly 20 years has died aged 90. RIP Dolores Kendrick, DC’s “First Lady of Poetry” Dolores Kendrick, who spent nearly two decades as the poet laureate of Washington DC passed away at ...
Edward Herbert, the 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury KB, was a poet of English and Welsh origins. He was also a distinguished soldier, diplomat and religious philosopher. He was born on the 3rd March 1583 at Eyton-on-Severn in Worcestershire, the son of Richard Herbert whose family links to the Earls of Pembroke enabled him to occupy Montgomery Castle in Wales. He was taught ...
Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney was an American poet and teacher of the 19th century who wrote under a number of pseudonyms including "Sadie Sensible" and “Minnie May”. Much of her work was religiously-themed and her words were often set to music and sung as hymns. These were so popular that they could be found in American hymn books for at least fifty ...
On the 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month We Will Remember Them. We begin our news round-up of the week with a look at a selection of poetry stories in the news linked to Armistice day. £5 Commemorative Coin The Royal Mint have this year commemorated Remembrance Day – as Armistice Day is also known – with the minting of a special ...
Julia A. Moore, also known as Julia Ann Moore and the "Sweet Singer of Michigan", was an American poet. However she is better known by the derogatory term of “poetaster” which means that, like the Scottish William McGonagall, she perfected the art of writing “bad poetry”. She was born Julia Ann Davis on the 1st December 1847 on the family farm in the Kent County, ...
Kenneth Allott was an English poet and university lecturer who had family ties with both Wales and Ireland. He was well known for his in-depth knowledge of the 19th century writer, schools inspector and social injustice champion Matthew Arnold. He was born on the 29th August 1912 in the Welsh county of Glamorgan, the son of a local doctor. While still a ...
Our final news round-up of the week here at My Poetic Side brings you a delightful story about Arabella Kushner, the granddaughter of President Donald Trump and her Mandarin poetry recital. We also look at the Cave in Spain that is hoping to be awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status and is drawing attention to their project with a giant poem. Poetry in Mandarin for the President...
Today our news round-up takes us to Pakistan for a brief look at Allama Muhammad Iqbal and to the Czech Republic for the 19th annual Den Poezie Poetry Festival. 140th Anniversary of the Birth of the “Poet of the East” Today Pakistanis will be celebrating the life and works of the “Poet of the East” Allama Muhammad Iqbal on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of ...
