We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
Our final poetry news round-up of the week looks at the winners of the 2019 Costa Book Awards, celebrations for Robert burns and the poet laureate of Pennsylvania. Costa Book Awards 2019 – Winners Announced Earlier this week the five winners of the Costa Book Awards for 2019 were announced. There are ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the shortlist for this year’s TS Eliot Prize. We also have an article about the making of a film about the life of the poet and filmmaker James Broughton. TS Eliot Prize 2019 The literary world’s biggest poetry prize will be kicking off ...
Today we take a look at the birthday celebration for Norman Nicholson, the poems removed from a website and finally the poetry that will now be against the law. Poet's Birthday Celebration January 8th marks the birthdate of the poet Norman Nicholson. Born in 1914 Nicholson who hailed from Millom in the ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we take a look at the poet's cancelled lecture and the poem penned especially for the 10th anniversary of the Royal Manchester children’s hospital. MMIWG Lecture Cancelled At the end of last week, the award-winning poet George Elliott Clarke was facing calls to cancel a ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take look at a letter sent from T.S Eliot about his relationship with Emily Hale. Poet “Speaks” From Beyond the Grave We recently wrote about the exciting unveiling of a stash of over 1000 letters written by the poet T.S Eliot that were to be unveiled 50 ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we take a look at the often-forgotten Bronte sister, Anne. We also look at the poetry donation received by Williams College. Anne Bronte – Into the Limelight This year marks the 200th birth anniversary of the youngest Bronte sister, Anne Bronte. On 17th January the Bronte ...
Today on My Poetic Side we bring you the poet on the New Year’s Honours List and the accusations of plagiarism that have resurfaced. Poet on New Year’s Honours List The 2020 New Year’s Honours list is not short on literary figures with a number of honours going to novelists, ad those ...
Our first poetry news roundup of 2020 looks at the exciting T.S Eliot literary archive that is to be unsealed. Sealed Literary Archives to Open After 60 Years January 2nd will mark an exciting day for the literary world when a collection of letters sent to Emily Hale from the Noble Laureate ...
Today's poetry news looks at the Emma Lazarus exhibition in Manhattan and the winner of the 2019 Dogfish Head poetry prize. Emma Lazarus – A New Manhattan Exhibit A new exhibition dedicated to Emma Lazarus, the poet who wrote the famous words that can be found on the pedestal of the ...
We begin another week here on My Poetic Side With a short article about Alasdair Gray who has died aged 85. We also look at the Poetry Pharmacy, Alasdair Gray Dies Aged 85 The renowned author, poet and artist Alasdair Gray who was hailed as a “cultural trailblazer” has passed away just ...
