Our final poetry news round up takes a look at a special event taking place as part of the 40th Litfest. We also take an insightful look into the world of the Nobel prize committee, with some recently unsealed archives.
Poetry at Lancaster University
In what is expected to be a very special event for the 40th Litfest, and as part of a partnership ...
Today on My Poetic Side we bring you two stories of several celebrations of the lives of poets; the memorial for first poet laureate of St. Louis and the 200th anniversary of the death of a Slovenian poet. We also have an article about the winner of the 2018 William Meredith Award for Poetry.
Memorial Service Planned for Inaugural Poet Laureate of St. Loui...
Today our poetry news round up takes a look at the major renovation plans that have been passed for Ellisland, the former home of the poet Robert Burns. We also have an article about the widow of a noted Pashto poet.
Ellisland to Become Major Tourist Attraction
As Burns Night looms closer plans have been unveiled to turn Ellisland in Dumfriesshire into what it ...
Today here at My Poetic Side we take a look at the 10km poem in Australia, and, this year’s winners of the Costa Book Awards.
The 10km Long Bike Path Poem
The Upfield trail runs from the inner city of Brunswick to Fawkner Cemetery, which is located in the suburban north of Melbourne. In total, the path is 10km in length, and it is ...
Our first poetry news round up of the week takes a look at a poetry book by Tennyson that is to go on exhibition, and a visit by the PM of Pakistan to the tomb of the poet Rumi.
Camelot Poem by Tennyson Comes to Scotland
It has long been considered that the majestic mountains of the Highlands and Staffa the volcanic island (to ...
Our final poetry news round up of the week looks at a new Sylvia Plath novella that has just been published, the Egyptian poet who has been behind bars for 300 days, and the singer who has released a poetry book.
Newly Discovered Sylvia Plath Novella Published
Yesterday, in celebration of their 90th birthday, the publishers Faber & Faber went ahead and published a ...
Today, in our poetry news round up, we bring you a proposal from the Message from the Skies project, the sale of Sylvia Plath’s childhood home and, finally, the riverside haunt linked to Robert Burns that has been regenerated for the public to visit.
Hogmanay Inspired Proposal
Yesterday, we brought you an article about the Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh and the “Message from the ...
In today"s poetry news round-up we take a look at the poet’s tombs which are to be rebuilt, the Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh, and finally, we have an article about more poetry on buses.
Pashto Poet’s Tomb to be Rebuilt by Afghan Government
The president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, recently ordered the appropriate government department to rebuild tombs of some of the country"s most ...
Welcome to 2019! Here on My Poetic Side, we begin the new year with a look at the Queen's New Years Honours List. We also have an article about the Palestinian poet who is appealing her conviction.
The Queens New Year’s Honours List
The list has been out for a couple of days now, but it seems a good way to begin the new ...
As we begin a new week, and see out the old year, here on My Poetic Side we look at an article about The Prophet by Khalil Gibran which is to enter the public domain on in 2019. We also have a story about the winner of this year’s Arab Creativity Award.
Gibran Classic gets new Foreword
Last week we brought you an article ...