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Somaliland Poet Sentenced/Poet Changes Secondary School/Google’s Poetry Algorithm – Poetry News Roundup May 3rd

 

Our final news round-up of the week takes a look at the Somaliland poet who has been sentenced to three years in prison, the poet who changed a secondary school, and Google's poetry algorithm. Somaliland Poet Handed Prison Sentence We have previously reported on the young poet who had been arrested in Somaliland ...

Les Murray Passes Away – Poetry News May 1st

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we bring you the sad news that Les Murray, the Australian literary giant, has passed away aged 80. Australian Literary Giant Les Murray Dies Aged 80 A distinguished poet and figure of Australian letters, Les Murray, passed away on Monday at the age of 80. His death was confirmed by ...

Academy of American Poets Awards Recipients – Poetry News Roundup April 25th

 

Today on My Poetic Side we bring you two articles about awards from the Academy of American Poets and the poet laureates who have received them. Academy of American Poets Awards $50,000 to Philadelphia Poet Laureate The current poet laureate of Philadelphia, Rachel Salas Rivera, has been awarded the sum of $50,000 by the Academy ...

Cities of Literature Residency/81st Death Anniversary of Allama Muhammed Iqbal – Poetry News Roundup April 22nd

 

We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with an article about a poet who has been accepted for the first-ever Cities of Literature residency in Ulyanovsk. We also take a look at the 81st death anniversary of the poet Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal, which took place over the weekend. Poet Gets Residency in Russia...