We begin our week with a look at the Virtual Chinese poetry exhibition from Angel Island, the death of an influential Kannada poet, and some of Leonard Cohen’s favourite authors.
Chinese Poetry From Historic Angel Island goes Virtual
Located in San Fransisco, the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation has opened its first virtual gallery. The opening which took place on Friday last week has ...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week takes a look at this year's winner of the Moth Poetry Prize and the re-appointment of Joy Harjo as US poet laureate.
Moth Poetry Prize Winner
The winner of this year's Moth Poetry Prize has just been announced and it is a poem with a bit of history. The Nave by Damen O’Brien has been previously ...
Today we cover some news about the previously unseen sketches of Edwin Morgan that have been found during a clean-up. You can also find out more about the winner of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.
Unseen Sketches Revealed
As Scotland looks to mark what would have been the 100th anniversary of the birth of Edwin Morgan, the first National poet, a discovery in ...
In today"s poetry news we bring you the sad news that Eavan Boland, Irish poet, has passed away at 75.
Eavan Boland, Celebrated Poet, Dies at 75
A renowned professor of English from Stanford University, and poet, Eavan Boland died at home in Dublin, Ireland at the age of 75. The cause of death was a stroke.
Boland was considered by many to be one ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we take a look at the mass reading of poetry by Wordsworth and the appointment of the 10th Oregon poet laureate.
Mass Readings Mark 250th Anniversary celebrations
Descendants of the poet William Wordsworth have been joined by several celebrities, including Brian Cox and Stephen Fry, as well as some members of the public to record a number ...
We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the lost verse that will help celebrate VE day. We also have a short article about Jamaican poetry book translated into Chinese.
“Lost” Verse To Help Mark VE Day
A poem by Edmund Blunden, who was the longest-serving First World War poet will be helped in the VE day celebrations ...
In our final news round-up of the week, we look at the poet’s papers acquired by a library, the police celebrating Dantedi and #comfortandhope
Poet"s Papers Acquired by The Huntington
The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens has announced that it has taken possession of papers the belonged to Dana Gioia. The poet was the chair of the National Endowment for the Arts ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the poets making a living record of Coronavirus, an Earth Day message and more #comfortandhope.
Living Record of Coronavirus Created by Poets
Carol Ann Duffy, the former poet laureate of the UK, is spearheading a project which will see a number of British poets creating a “living record” of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The international project ...
Today's poetry news roundup looks at #comfortandhope, the shortlist for the Ondaatje Prize and the death anniversary of Allama Iqbal.
#Comfortandhope
We begin today's poetry news round-up with a look at a couple more of the #comfortandhope articles from the BBC Radio 4 Today programme. At the end of last week, it was the turn of Martha Kearney who chose to read The Lake ...
Today in our poetry news roundup we look at the new poem by the Scottish Makar, the schoolgirl who has received a Blue Peter badge for her poetry and the stars reading Tennyson.
Jackie Kay, Scottish Makar Writes Tribute to Essential Workers
The Scottish Makar, Jackie Kay has penned a new poem as a tribute to thank those workers deemed essential for everything that ...
