We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
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, ...
Today on our poetry new update we take a look at another event taking place for Walt Whitman. We also have an article about the Google Doodle celebrating the life of the poet Sufia Kamal. Walking for Whitman It looks like the celebrations for the 200th birthday of the poet Walt Whitman will be continuing well ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the new poet laureate of the U.S. and the poet who rearranged the alphabet. Joy Harjo Named as Next U.S. Poet Laureate The poet Joy Harjo is the first Native American to be named as the U.S. poet laureate. For ...
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 ...
Today in our poetry news roundup we take a look at the auction of love letters written by Leonard Cohen and some of the winners of this year's Society of Writers’ Award. Cohen’s Love Letters Auctioned A while back we brought you an article about some love letters that the poet and songwriter ...
Our poetry news roundup takes a look at an unusual book of poetry written by a cat. We also have the winner of the Walter Scott Prize for 2019 and the new university course that will delve into the life of the legendary poet William Wordsworth. Cat Poetry We begin the week here ...
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 ...
