We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
Today on My Poetic Side, we celebrate Burns Night with a look at a number of news articles about Robert Burns. Burns Night – The Do’s and Don’ts The annual celebration for the National Poet of Scotland, Robert Burns, has been taking place since 1801, just a few years after the death of the poet in 1796. Some traditions ...
In today"s Poetic Side news round-up, we have the Olympic Games poets award, the call for the WWI poets to remain on the curriculum and BrechtFest IV. University of Leicester Award for Olympic Games Poet Lemn Sissay, the official poet of the 2012 London Olympic Games, has received an award from the University of Leicester. On Thursday last week, he ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we take a look at this year's winner of the TS Eliot Prize, Anthony Joseph. We also look at the poll to find the most popular Scots poem. TS Eliot Prize Winner Announced Anthony Joseph has been named as the winner of this year's TS Eliot prize. For what the judges described as ...
We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the first Kings Gold Medal for Poetry to be awarded by King Charles III and the remarks made about Dante at a political event. King Charles III Awards First King’s Gold Medal for Poetry Selima Hill, the celebrated writer, has been announced by Buckingham Palace as this ...
In today's poetry news round-up, we take a look at the life of the poet Charles Simic, who has died at the age of 84. Charles Simic Dies Aged 84 The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Charles Simic has died at the age of 84. The Serbian-American poet's death was confirmed on Monday, 9th January, by the executive editor ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at some members of the lineup that has been announced for the Malvern Festival of Ideas 2023. We also have a story about Chicago’s search for its first-ever poet laureate. Malvern Festival of Ideas 2023 Scheduled to take place from 3rd March to 5th March, the Malvern Festival of Ideas 2023 has begun ...
Today's poetry news round-up looks at the rare Burns book saved from destruction and the new poet laureate for Columbia, South Carolina. Rare Robert Burns Book Saved from Barber’s Razors A Glasgow seed merchant saved an incomplete and rare copy of one of the rarest books of poetry by Robert Burns from a barbers shop. John Murison, a collector ...
We begin 2023 here on My Poetic Side with a look at the meaning of Auld Lang Syne, the poet urging the UK to return Ethiopia’s “stolen” prince and the animated film about Rumi that will be released in February. The Meaning of Auld Lang Syne As the clocks struck midnight on New Years' Eve, people all over the world ...
In our last poetry news round-up of 2022, we look at the Hardy Tree, Lincoln University’s campus walk that saw them blasted for referring to Tennyson as “problematic” and alterations to a famous rectory linked to a poet. London’s “Hardy Tree” Falls The Hardy Tree in London, named after the poet Thomas Hardy, has been a prominent ...
Today our poetry news roundup looks at the Saolta Arts poetry competition and the King's Speech. Irish Poetry Competition Opens to 2023 Entries One of the most prestigious poetry competitions in Ireland that is open to the public has now begun accepting entries for 2023. The competition, which is run by Saolta Arts, has announced that the series, Poems for ...
