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New Oxford Poetry Professor – Poetry News June 24th

 

We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the appointment of a new Oxford Professor of Poetry. New Oxford Professor of Poetry Elected Alice Oswald has been elected to the position of Oxford professor of poetry by a substantial margin. The role, which was established three centuries ago, ...

Walt Whitman Celebration/Carnegie and Greenaway Medal Winners/Pashto Poet Passes – Poetry News Roundup June 19th

 

Today in our poetry news roundup we take a look at one of the events celebrating Walt Whitman. We have the winners of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals and the Pashto poet who has passed away. Walt Whitman’s Beard Brooklynites are currently celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of the poet ...

Sassoon’s Unpublished Poem/Griffin Prize Winner – Poetry News Roundup June 11th

 

Today in our poetry news roundup, we take a look an unpublished poem by Siegfried Sassoon that has recently been found.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 ...