We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
This week’s poetry news round up takes a look at the Brontë’s dots and the shortlist for the TS Eliot Poetry Prize. The Brontë’s Get Their Dots Nearly 85 years after it was installed, a memorial in London has had the dots added over the surnames of the Brontë sisters. The memorial was originally installed in 1939. However, it is not known why the ...
This week’s poetry news round up looks at a poetry world record attempt that will be taking place on National Poetry Day and the plans for a museum in Millom. Poets World Record Attempt The children’s poet and author Laura Mucha will be making an attempt at the Guinness World Record title for the largest poetry lesson on National Poetry Day. There are already ...
In today’s poetry news round up we take a look at the mystery surrounding the body found during the restoration work that has been taking place at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. Mystery of Remains Found During Notre-Dame Restoration May Have Been Solved The 2019 fire that ripped through Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris has offered an incredibly rare opportunity to archaeologists. The fire, ...
This week’s poetry round up takes a look at a first edition up for auction, the winners of the 2024 Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation and the John Clare Countryside Project. First Edition of Burns Poetry Book Goes to Auction A rare first edition copy of a book of poetry written by Robert Burns, which was published in 1786, will be ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the winner of the 2024 Michael Hartnett Poetry Award and a plaque for Benjamin Zephaniah. 2024 Micheal Hartnett Poetry Award The poet Tara Bergin, who is from Dublin, has been announced as the writer with the winning collection of poetry for this years Michael Harnett Poetry Award. The collection, Savage Tales, which was published by Carcanet in ...
We begin the week with a look at the celebrated praise poet who has died, the Pakistani poet who has received a lifetime achievement award and the MP’s poetry tweet, which has caused uproar. Jessica Mbangeni, Celebrated Praise Poet Has Died Dr Bishop Jessica Mbangeni, a renowned praise poet and singer, died over the weekend. The award-winning poet's death from undisclosed causes was announced by ...
Today in our poetry news round up, we look at a singers poetry reading, a celebration of the 200th birthday anniversary of William Allingham and the Chinese poet celebrated in a musical. Joen Baez Visits Dublin for Poetry Reading The singer and human right campaigner, Joan Baez, is to visit the home of the late poet ...
We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the poet Hettie Jones, who has died aged 90, and the Macedonian poet who has won an international award. Poet Who Nurtured the Beats Dies Aged 90 The poet Hettie Jones, who, with her husband LeRoi Jones, published the work of several of their literary friends, has died at the age ...
Today in our poetry news round-up, we take a look at the Google Doodle dedicated to the poet and activist who was the founder of British Sign Language. Google Doodle Dedicated to Dorothy Miles Earlier this week, Google dedicated its doodle to the poet Dorothy Miles. The doodle celebrated her work not only as a poet but also as an activist in the deaf ...
We begin this week by looking at a forest-inspired poetry competition, the poet home that has received funds to become a tourist attraction and the outgoing Scottish makar. Poetry Competition Launched for Ashdown Forest It has been 100 years since the first book of poetry by A.A. Milne was published and Ashdown Forest has launched a poetry competition to celebrate the occasion. There are categories ...
