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Pablo Neruda Archive Up For Auction – Poetry News March 13th

 

In our final news round-up of the week, we look at a collection of Pablo Neruda Ephemera that will be going up for auction. Archive of Pablo Neruda Ephemera Goes up for Auction A collection of photos, rare book, letters, postcards and artefacts relating to the diplomat and poet Pablo Neruda is shortly to go up for auction. The collection contains over 600 ...

Thrift Store Treasure/Arts Academy Award/Chester Literary Festival – Poetry News Roundup March 12th

 

Today in our poetry news round-up we look at the treasure found in a thrift store, the $100,000 Arts Academy Award and the Chester Literature Festival 2020. Thrift Store Trash Turn Out to be Treasure A volunteer at a thrift store in Kittyhawk, North Caroline spotted something that they thought looked a little special amongst their boxes of donations recently. Whilst she was working ...

Ottoman Manuscripts/Divan Copy Auction – Poetry News Roundup March 11th

 

Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at an exhibition of Ottoman manuscripts and the rare copy of the Divan that will shortly be going up for auction. Ottoman Manuscripts Showcased in Istanbul Exhibition An exhibition has opened in Istanbul which will be looking at Ottoman manuscripts in an attempt to explore the culture and life of the period. The exhibition “Memories ...

Antalya Museum, Ukranian Poet’s Anniversary/Wordsworth House Exhibition – Poetry News Roundup March 10th

 

Today in our poetry news round-up, we look at a portrait sculpture in the Antalya museum, the birth anniversary of a Ukrainian poet and the new exhibition at Wordsworth House. Sculpture in Museum is Sappho of Lesbos Since 1972, a portrait sculpture has sat in the Antalya museum in the Turkish Mediterranean resort city. Until very recently, the exact identity of the portrait sculpture ...

Bedouin Poet Translation/Twitter Hack/Wordsworth On The Buses – Poetry News Roundup March 9th

 

We begin the week with a look at the journey to translate the works of a 17th century Bedouin poet, the poet mentioned in a Twitter hack and Wordsworths work on the buses. The Journey to Translate Bedouin Poetry Former diplomat and specialist in Nabati poetry, Marcel Kupershoek, is attempting to translate the Bedouin poetry of Ibn Dhaher, the 17th-century poet into English. With his ...

Scottish £20 note/Poet’s Home’s Flood Damage – Poetry News Roundup March 5th

 

Today, we cover news pertaining to the new Scottish £20 note, and we also look at the flood damage to a poet’s former home. New Scottish £20 Note The Royal Bank of Scotland has celebrated its first new £20 in 23 years. It will be in circulation from today. It is the first note that they have produced of any denomination that features a ...

Ernesto Cardenal Passes Away – Poetry News 3rd March

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the sad news that Ernesto Cardenal, the Nicaraguan poet and priest has died at the age of 95. Ernesto Cardenal Dies Aged 95 The Nicaraguan priest and poet Ernesto Cardenal passed away on Sunday at the age of 95. He had been struggling with kidney and heart issues. The priest and poet was a symbol ...

Wordsworth’s Anniversary/Poetry In Space – Poetry News Roundup March 2nd

 

We start another week at My Poetic Side with a focus on another of the events taking place to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Wordsworth. We also reveal a first look at the poetry in space project which will launch in 2021. Wordsworth’s Birth Anniversary to be Marked by Cathedral The Cathedral of Carlisle is to host a choral tribute to the ...

Edgar Allan Poe Mystery/National Poetry Centre – Poetry News Roundup February 28th

 

Our final poetry news round-up of the week brings an article about Edgar Allan Poe and takes a look a the plan for a National Poetry Centre. The Mystery of the Death of Edgar Allan Poe The famed American writer Edgar Allan Poe died in October 1849. Just a few days before he died, he had been found wearing the clothes of a ...