We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
Today on My Poetic Side we look at the 207th anniversary of the birth of Charlotte Bronte, the poetry gift from one President to another, and the house with stunning views and a poet connection that has just gone up for sale. Charlotte Bronte: 207 Year Anniversary of her Birth The 21st April will mark 207 years since the birth ...
Today in our poetry news round up, we take a look at the online literary journal, Blackbird as they celebrate 22 years of publication and announce some big changes. Blackbird Celebrates Over Two Decades of Publication Blackbird, the online journal of literature and the arts is celebrating over two decades of publication. The journal, which is considered to be one ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at President Biden’s visit to Ireland and the appointment of an Ojibwe woman poet laureate in North Dakota. Biden to Visit Home of the “Best Poets in the World” President Joe Biden is proud of his Irish Catholic heritage, and it is likely to be on full display during his trip to Ireland ...
In today’s poetry news roundup we have an article about the poet Maya Angelou on what would have been her 95thbirthday, we also look at the death of Royston Ellis and a new way of looking at the poems of William Blake. Oprah Winfrey Pays Tribute to Poet Maya Angelou On what would have been her 95th birthday, Oprah Winfrey has ...
We begin the week on My Poetic Side with the news of the death of Israeli poet Meir Wieseltier. We also look at the event to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Seamus Heaney. Meir Wieseltier Dies at the Age of 82 The prolific translator and writer, who is considered to be one of the leaders of Hebrew poetry, has died ...
Today’s poetry news round-up takes a look at the 2023 winners of the Rathbone Folio Prize and the search for a special poetry collection as part of a family genealogy project. Rathbone Folio Prize Winner Announced Margo Jefferson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and critic; Michelle de Kretser, the novelist; and Victoria Adukwei Bulley, the poet, have all been named as ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at “Science Around Us”, Nick Caves' response to a fan who likened his work to Charles Bukowski and a “Host of Golden Daffodils”. “Science Around Us” Competition to be Judged by Lemn Sissay A poetry competition for budding writers will challenge them to create a Twitter-style micropoem on the theme “Science Around Us”. ...
In today’s poetry new round-up we look at World Poetry Day and the plans for National Poetry Month in America. Poet Laureate Celebrates World Poetry Day Simon Armitage, the UK poet laureate has celebrated World Poetry Day 2023 with the release of a poem inspired by the humble plum tree. The poem was commissioned by the National Trust as part ...
Today’s poetry new round-up looks at a rare poem that is at risk of leaving the country, and a rare art find with links to poetry. Rare Anti-slavery Poem at Risk of Leaving UK The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), says that a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which looks at the evils of slavery and the fate of the slaves ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the death of Kenzaburo Oe, the plans to rename an American Lake and the winner of the Chowdhury Prize in Literature. Kenzaburo Oe the Japanese Nobel Winning Poet Dies Aged 88 It has been announced that Kenzaburo Oe, the Nobel literature laureate from Japan, died on 3rd March. The cause of his ...
