We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
Our final news round-up of the week take a look at this years Ledbury Poetry Festival, the winner of the Trillium Book Award and the new poet in Residence at Keats' House. Ledbury Poetry Festival 2019 This year’s line-up for the Ledbury Poetry Festival is proving to be a rather popular one, ...
Today’s poetry news roundup takes a look at the winners of two poetry prizes. We also take a brief look at the State Memorial for Les Murray. Inaugural Prize Winner Announced by Poet Laureate As one of his first official duties as the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage has announced the winner of a ...
Today in our poetry round-up we have the winner of this year's Caterpillar Poetry Prize and the poet's cabin that is on the move. Caterpillar Poetry Prize 2019 The winner of this year's Caterpillar Poetry Prize is Andrew Weale for his work “Wonder-pudderful”. This is an annual poetry prize that is awarded for ...
Today in our poetry news roundup, we take a look an unpublished poem by Siegfried Sassoon that has recently been found. We also have this year's winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize. Lost Poem by Siegfried Sassoon Discovered A university researcher who was trawling though a pile of letters from a theatre director has ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the winner of this year's Lambda Literary Award. We also have a short article about the annual Pushkin Day celebrations. Lambda Literary Award 2019 The winner of this year’s Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry has been announced as Justin ...
Our final news round-up of the week takes a look at the generous donation received by the Emily Dickinson Museum. We also take a look at the first annual Thomas Hardy Poetry Prize. Amherst College, Emily Dickinson Museum Receives Gift of $25M Amherst Collect, the former home of the poet Emily Dickinson ...
Today in our poetry news roundup, we take a look at the Places of Poetry project. We also ponder the poetry of Erasmus Darwin that hinted at the Theory of Evolution before his grandson was even born. Inspiration for Thousands of Poems to be Provided by Places of Poetry Project Map Places of Poetry ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at a new film celebrating the friendship between a poet and a president. We also have an article about the opposition to the depiction of a poet on a school textbook wearing a turban in a colour that is not normally associated with him. Film Celebrating Friendship Between Poet and President to be Screened...
In today's roundup of recent poetry news, we take a look at the winner of the PEN Pinter prize for 2019. We also have a short article on Ocean Vuong’s first novel. PEN Pinter Prize Winner Announced The poet and playwright Lemn Sissay was announced as the winner of this year's PEN Pinter ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the poet who influenced Simon Armitage. We also have an article about the preservation of the Laura Riding Jackson home. The Poet Who Influenced Simon Armitage Simon Armitage, the new poet laureate in the UK, says that it is the works of ...
