We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
James Lister Cuthbertson was a Scottish-born Australian poet and much-loved school master. He was born on the 8th May 1851 in Glasgow. As he went through his school years at Trinity College in the Perthshire town of Glenalmond he had ambitions to join the Indian Civil Service. To achieve this he needed to pass certain entrance examinations which were available to him at ...
Today at My Poetic Side we bring you news of the death of Geoffrey Godbert, a poet and one of the co-founders of Greville Press. Poet and co-founder of the Greville Press passes away Geoffrey Godbert, who was a co-founder and joint editor of the Greville Press with fellow poet Anthony Astbury and the novelist Harold Pinter, has passed away at the age of ...
James Lord Pierpont was a prolific 19th century American poet, songwriter and musician whose major claim to fame is a song that is still sung at Christmas time all over the world. It is popularly known as Jingle Bells and almost everyone who has sung a Christmas song knows at least the chorus. Pierpont’s original title for this poem, later turned into a ...
James Madison Bell was an African-American poet who lived at a turbulent time in the history of the United States, his life spanning three quarters of the 19th century and just spilling over into the 20th. He was actively involved in the growing movement to abolish slavery and his oratory and written words were powerful tools used in this struggle. He was born on the 3rd ...
James McAuley was a 20th century Australian poet and man of letters. He also worked as a journalist and literary critic. Perhaps his most famous literary “achievement” was a collaboration with fellow poet Harold Stewart in 1943. The pair invented a writer named Ern Malley and they submitted a body of work numbering seventeen poems to the editor of a magazine called Angry ...
Today we bring you the most anthologised poems, the Xu Zhimo Poetry Art Festival and the popularity of poetry in the Indian Parliament. The Most Anthologised Poems For many people poetry can be something of an intimidating experience, and whilst the benefits of this type of expressive writing are many it can be hard to know where to start. The editor of Lithub, Emily ...
Today at My Poetic Side we bring you the sad news of another passing in the world of poetry. Born in 1940 in Pune, India, Eunice De Souza died this weekend just a few days before her 77th birthday. She had been ill for the last couple of months and suffered a heart attack, passing away at her home in Vakola, Santacruz. She was ...
Today's news is a real mixed bag from across the globe, illustrating perfectly the diversities within the art. Belfast Poetry Jukebox Launched The Poesiomat: Poetry Jukebox is to be introduced to Belfast, and will be located outside the Crescent Arts Centre, as part of a poetry project being coordinated by poets Maria McManus and Deirdre Cartmill. It is hoped that the installation will help ...
James McIntyre was a Scottish-born, Canadian poet who became well known as “The Cheese Poet” due to the fact that he lived in, and wrote about, that area of the country famous for its dairy produce. His work was often met with derision but he was never discouraged from writing, despite a lack of genuine literary talent. He was born in Forres, in ...
Today we bring you multi lingual poetry expressed in the form of a mural in Canada and an American poet with five published collections of poetry who believes that poetry must be performed to be truly appreciated. Edmonton City Poetry Mural In a shopping mall in Edmonton City, Canada an awe-inspiring poetry mural has been erected. The poem, which is written in Cree, French ...
