We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
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 ...
On My Poetic Side, today we take a look at a memorial to Shelley and the rise of the Christmas carol that started life as a poem. Romantic Poet Shelley to be Remembered with Memorial The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the significant figures of the English Romantic movement. Now his hometown in Horsham, Sussex, is set ...
This week on My Poetic Side, we look at the Jane Austen collection, which fetched £181,000 at auction and the latest round of Pushkinfall. £181,000 Fetched by Jane Austen Books at Auction A collection of five first-edition novels by Jane Austen have been sold for a little over £181,000 at auction. The books, which were originally purchased for £5,000, ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the publication of Divan of Hafez poetry in Romanian and the celebrations for the National Poet of Israel. Romanian Edition of Divan of Hafez Poetry Published For the first time, a selection of poetry from the Divan of Hafez has been published in Romanian. The translation is titled “Hafez: The Nectar ...
This week on My Poetic Side we begin with a look at the new poet laureate of Kingston and the specially commissioned poem for the Folger Shakespeare Library. Kingston’s New Poet Laureate Named as Sadiqa de Meijer Sadiqa de Meijer has been announced as the new poet laureate for the City of Kingston. The four year tenure of this honorary ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at a 150-year-old poem that is as relevant today as it was when first written and the unofficial poet of Twitter"s poem of the day. Word of the Year Selection Summed up in 150-Year-Old Poem At the beginning of December every year, the major dictionary publishers come together to announce their selections for ...
Our first news round-up of the week looks at an impressive collection linked to a poet acquired by an archive and a new Larkin-inspired exhibition. Works by Modernist Poet Acquired by German Archive A significant collection of manuscripts and letters that belonged to Rainer Maria Rilke, the modernist poet, has been given to the German Literature Archive (DLA), a public archive. The collection, which ...
Today's poetry news round-up looks at the Google Doodle for an Emirati poet and the winner of this year's Forward Poetry Prize. Google Doodle Created For Poet Ousha Al Suwaidi, who is an Emirati poet, has been honoured in Google Doodle format this week. The poet, who is commonly known as Ousha the Poet's full name is Ousha bint Khalifa Al Suwaidi. ...
