Today in our poetry news roundup, we take a look at the clash between Iceland and Denmark over the medieval Icelandic manuscripts written by a poet.
Priceless Manuscripts Cause Clash Between Iceland and Denmark
In June 2009, the University of Copenhagen made photographs of a medieval manuscript hailing from Iceland available to ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with the death of
the South African poet, Sandile Dikeni. We also have a short article about Ilya
Kaminsky, who will be giving a talk at OSU.
South African Poet Dies
Sandile Dikeni, one of the greatest poets in South African died on Saturday. He ...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week takes a look at the longlist for the 2019 CBC Poetry Prize. We also look at the celebrations for a Norwich Medieval poet.
2019 CBC Poetry Prize Longlist Names 33
Writers
The longlist for the 2019 CBC Poetry Prize has been announced. There are 33 ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at Simon Armitage’s library tour,
the poem lighting up Coventry Cathedral and the foundation stone of the Nasimi
buildings in Kiev.
The Poet Laureate"s Library Tour
The poet laureate in the UK, Simon Armitage, will be starting a
tour of libraries in the UK in 2020. The tour is ...
Today’s poetry news articles look at the ongoing campaign to
landmark the house where Walt Whitman once lived and a recent event that took
place at the Seamus Heaney HomePlace.
Efforts to Landmark Walt Whitman’s House in Clifton Hill Doubled
During a street co-naming ceremony which took place the other day, a group of preservationists ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we look at the university chair to be named after the poet Audre Lorde. We also have an article about a poet honoured with a blue plaque and a poem by a schoolboy that has gone viral.
First Queer Studies Chair Created at Spelman College
Spelman College ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at a new coin in Thailand with a poetry link, a new banknote in Bulgaria dedicated to a poet and finally the winners of this year's Hebrew Poetry Prize.
New Coin Honouring Guru Nanak Dev Released in Bangkok
Narendra Modi, the ...
We end the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the sad news of the death of the poet and playwright Tom MacIntyre. We also have a short article about the Boston statue of Robert Burns.
Tribute Paid to Late Poet and Playwright Tom MacIntyre
Tom MacIntyre, the Irish ...
Today’s poetry news selection takes a look at the shortlists for the Scottish National Book Awards, the Rumi and Persian Language festival and finally, the naming of Walt Whitman Way.
Scottish National Book Awards Shortlist
At an event that took place earlier this week, The Saltire Society made the announcements regarding this year's ...
Today on My Poetic Side we bring you an article about a set
of poetry books that were recently auctioned, the 111th birth
anniversary of the poet Mahakavi Devkota and the poet who is being awarded a
top Japanese cultural award.
Classical Poetry Books Annotated by Herman Melville Sell at Auction
The Swann Auction Galleries ...