We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
Today’s poetry news roundup takes a look at the poems written by the poet laureate and the Scottish Makar in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. Poet Laureate Marks Death of the Monarch The poet laureate Simon Armitage who earlier this year wrote “Queenhood”, a poem to mark the occasion of the Queens Platinum Jubilee, has now penned a poem to ...
Today on our poetry news round-up we take a look at the new Griffin Poetry Prize fund and the poet who was ignored on the London Underground. Largest Prize to Date Unveiled by Griffin Poetry Prize At £85,000, the new prize unveiled by the Griffin Poetry Prize is the largest award possible for a single book of poetry. This new ...
Following the sad death of Queen Elizabeth II today's poetry news round-up takes a look at the difficult task ahead of the poet laureate, Simon Armitage, and a beautiful poem that has gone viral on social media. The Difficult Job of Poet Laureate at a Time of Tragedy The job of poet laureate, which is more a symbolic position than ...
Today's poetry news round-up looks at the Emily Dickinson Lecturer, the winner of the Michael Hartnett poetry prize, a book about Carl Sandburg and a poem for the new Prime Minister. Natasha Trethewey, Former US Poet Laureate to Visit Penn State The 19th US poet laureate and a former winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Natasha Trethewey, who is this ...
Today in our poetry news round-up, we look at the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards, the new recording of Patrick Kavanagh’s poetry and the death of the literary agent who championed Jack Kerouac. Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards The Dorothea Mackellar poetry awards are the biggest poetry competition for schools in Australia, and also the longest-running ones. A tiny school located ...
Today’s poetry news roundup takes a look at the first work of fiction written by the poet Louise Gluck and the unveiling of a sculpture in honour of WB Yeats. Louise Gluck, Nobel Prize-Winning Poet, Publishes First Work of Fiction The American poet Louise Gluck has penned her first work of prose. Just 64 pages in length, “Marigold and ...
We begin the week on My Poetic Side with articles about the funeral of Amire-Hushang Ebtehaj, the autumn programme for Seamus Heaney HomePlace and the anniversary of the death of Kazi Nazrul Islam. Iran Bids Goodbye to Amir-Hushang Ebtehaj Last week we brought you a story about the renowned Iranian poet, Amir-Hushang Ebtehaj, who wrote using the pseudonym “Sayeh” and ...
Today's poetry news round-up looks at the home of the former US poet laureate, which has been put up for sale and the court blocking the return of a poet's remains to his homeland. California Home of US Poet Laureate Up For Sale Nestled in one of the most established residential areas of Fresno, California, the family home of ...
Our first poetry news round-up of the week looks at the 2022 R S Thomas Festival, the manor house linked to a poet that has been unveiled by the heatwave and Ted Hughes" family home, which is up for sale. R S Thomas Festival 2022 The 2022 R S Thomas Festival, which will take place at Eglwysfach, the parish ...
Today in our poetry news update, we take a look at the reopening of the Emily Dickinson Museum and the news that the Palm Beach Poetry Festival will not take place in 2023. History and “Irreverent” Pop Culture Combine for Reopening of Emily Dickinson Museum When it comes to bringing literary figures who are long dead “back to life” for ...
