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Poet’s Tree Plaque/American Poets’ Corner Inductee/ 2022 Book Award Finalists – Poetry News Roundup 15th November

 

Today we look at the poet"s tree that has been awarded a plaque, the new inductee to the American poets’ corner and the nominees for the 2022 National Book Awards. Ancient Tree With Links to Poet Awarded Plaque An ancient black mulberry tree located on the grounds of Keats House has been awarded a plaque marking it as part of ...

Cervantes Prize Winner Named/Scots Poet Honoured/Tribute To Niall McDevitt – Poetry News Roundup November 14th

 

We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the winner of the Cervantes Prize, a Blue plaque for an Ulster Scots poet, and finally, the poet who will be honoured during the Irish Writers weekend. 2022 Winner of Cervantes Prize Named The Venezuelan poet Rafael Cadenas has been named this year’s winner of the Cervantes ...

Wordsworth Rewrite/Ovid’s Trigger Warning – Poetry News Roundup November 9th

 

Today"s poetry round-up looks at a modern-day rewrite of a Wordsworth poem and the latest translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. 21st Century Rewrite of Poem on exhibition at Wordsworth Grasmere It is a little over 200 years since William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote about poverty in the Georgian era, and now a charity has created an ...

Derek Walcott Prize/Scott’s Visitor Centre/Paul Kane Honoured – Poetry News Roundup November 7th

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we bring you the winner of the 2022 Derek Walcott Prize, the Sir Walter Scott-inspired visitors centre, and a US poet honoured by Australia. 2022 Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry Winner Announced Saddiq Dzukogi, a member of staff based on the English Faculty at Mississippi State University, has been named as the third winner of ...

Gerald Stern Dies Aged 97 – Poetry News November 2nd

 

Today in our poetry news round-up, we take a look at the death of the prize-winning poet Gerald Stern. Prize Winning Lyrical Poet, Gerald Stern, Dies Aged 97 One of the most respected and loved poets in America has died at the age of 97. Gerald Stern was known for the spirited melancholy of his poetry, the earthy humour that ...

Trethewey To Attend Morton Marcus Memorial Reading/Culture Chief Addresses Banned Poetry – Poetry News Roundup October 31st

 

We begin the week with a look at this year's Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Reading and the poets who were banned from the 16th Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature. Natasha Trethewey to be Guest of Honour at Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Reading The best-selling memoirist and acclaimed poet Natasha Trethewey has been invited to be the guest ...

Poet’s Pots To Be Sold/Istanbul Tree Named For Poet/Armitage Takes The Mic – Poetry News Roundup October 26th

 

Today in our round-up of poetry news, we look at a collection of pots belonging to a poet that has gone up for auction, a tree that has been named after a poet and “Poetry in Abundance”. Pots Belonging to Esteemed Poet to go Under the Hammer A stunning collection of poetry which was once owned by a Norfolk-based poet ...

New Bard Announced/ Peter Schjeldahl Dies – Poetry News Roundup October 24th

 

We begin the week with a look at the announcement of the new bard of the Royal National Mòd and the death of the poet and critic Peter Schjeldahl. New Bard of the Royal National Mòd Announced Peter Mackay, a lecturer at the University of St Andrews, has recently been appointed as the Royal National Mòd. This is a literature ...

Rosen’s Special Performances/Chile Poet Cancelled? – Poetry News Roundup October 19th

 

Today in our poetry news roundup, we look at the poet helping with the Essex year of reading and the growing movement against the poet Pablo Neruda. Essex Year of Reading The former children’s laureate and beloved children’s author Michael Rosen has been grabbing the attention of a group of schoolchildren in Basildon with a series of special poetry performances.  The interactive sessions ...

Eliot Prize Shortlist/Laureate Pens Celebration Poem/ ‘The Poet Sings’ Concert – Poetry News Roundup October 17th

 

We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at this year’s shortlist for the T S Eliot poetry prize, the poets who have been commissioned to write poems for the BBC centenary and the concert inspired by poetry. T S Eliot Prize Shortlist Dominated by Debut Collections The recent announcement of the T S Eliot ...