We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
Our final poetry news round-up of the week takes a look at National Poetry Day, the poetry on the seafront that has been hidden in plain sight and the hopes to save the home of the late Donald Hall. Prince of Wales Kick Starts National Poetry Day Yesterday marked National Poetry ...
Today on My Poetic Side we have a story about a photo with a resemblance to Oscar Wilde, the poet's descendants who want his ashes buried in his homeland and finally this year's Trocaire poetry competition. Historian Snaps up Photo That Might be of Oscar Wilde Karen Ievers, a historian researching rich ...
Today's poetry news round-up takes a look at the poets who have resigned from the Scottish Poetry Library. We look at the historic battlefield with poetic connections that is up for sale and finally the hymns that have been voted the most popular in 2019. Resignation of Leading Writers Rocks Scottish Poetry Library ...
Today, we take a brief look at the Black Ink Book Festival. We have the celebrations for Rumi day too, as well as the world's first crime book written in verse and the tree being planted in memory of Nasimi. Nikki Giovanni Headlines 2019 Black Ink Book Festival This year’s Black Ink book ...
We begin the week with a look at the inaugural Seamus Heaney lecture which will be taking place on 17th October. We also have an article about the muralist who has been asked to remove a poet from his latest piece of work, and finally the Chinese poetry flash mobs. Seamus Heaney Lecture to Take Place at University of Liverpool...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week looks at the Forward poetry prize and the poet Roger McGough and his new poetry anthology. Poet from Northern Ireland Shortlisted for Top Prize A poet from Northern Ireland, who has a rather unusual inspiration for his work, has been announced as one of the ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the death of the poetry critic Alfred Alvarez who has passed away aged 90. We also take a look at one of the youngest ever recipients of a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Ocean Vuong. Poetry Critic A. Alvarez Dies Aged 90 The acclaimed British poet, essayist ...
Today in our poetry news round-up, we have articles about the Nasimi Exhibition in a carpet museum, the authors protesting the decisions made on the Nelly Sachs Prize and the poet who turned 101. Nasimi Exhibition at Carpet Museum The second Nasimi Festival of Poetry will be taking place on 28th September. As ...
Today on My Poetic Side we bring you the Bonnie and Clyde auction, a Korean poet's book published in English, and a short story about the new Poet Laureate of Colorado. Bonnie and Clyde Memorabilia at Auction Earlier this year we brought you the story of an auction of memorabilia relating to ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at a couple of articles about the late songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen, on the occasion of the anniversary of his birth. Leonard Cohen Honoured with Postage Stamp The late singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen was honoured ...
