We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
This week’s poetry news roundup takes a look at a violin linked to Robert Burns, the property where Wilfred Owen was born and how people really see AI-generated poetry. Robert Burns Violin Goes on Tour A fiddle with links to the poet Robert Burns will be going on tour and will feature in ...
In this week’s poetry news round up we take a look at the possible withdrawal of funding for the National Poetry Centre, the shortlist for the PEN Heaney Prize and the poet who wasn’t home. Warning from National Poetry Centre if £5m Funding is pulled The National Poetry Centre has issued a warning that if the government carries out its proposal that will see ...
This week on My Poetic Side we look at the planning of Benjamin Zephaniah Day and a new poetry and art exhibition in Rome. Benjamin Zephaniah Day Plans have been announced for a day that will celebrate the life of the late poet Benjamin Zephaniah. The event, which has been organised by the late poet’s wife and London’s Brunel University will honour "remarkable ...
This week on My Poetic Side we take a look at the WW1 poet being celebrated in film, a tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah and John Cooper Clarke’s poetry tour. First World War Poet Celebrated in Film to be Screened in Newlyn A film that celebrates the celebrated First World War poet and composer, Ivor Gurney, will be screened on Remembrance Sunday in Newlyn. Titled Severn ...
This week on My Poetic Side we look at the poet who inspired Robert Burns, the Foyle Young Poet Prize 2024 and Han Kang one week on from winning the Nobel Laureate for Literature. Poet Who Inspired Robert Burns to be Celebrated Robert Fergusson, an 18th century poet who is believed to have been the inspiration for Robert Burns was commemorated on ...
This week, our poetry news roundup takes a look at the winner of the Forward Poetry Prize and the Nobel Prize for Literature. Victoria Chang Announced as Winner of 2024 Forward Poetry Prize The poet Victoria Chang has been announced as this year's winner of the Forward Poetry Prize for her poetry collection “With My Back to the World,” which was inspired by the ...
This week’s poetry news round up takes a look at the Brontë’s dots and the shortlist for the TS Eliot Poetry Prize. The Brontë’s Get Their Dots Nearly 85 years after it was installed, a memorial in London has had the dots added over the surnames of the Brontë sisters. The memorial was originally installed in 1939. However, it is not known why the ...
This week’s poetry news round up looks at a poetry world record attempt that will be taking place on National Poetry Day and the plans for a museum in Millom. Poets World Record Attempt The children’s poet and author Laura Mucha will be making an attempt at the Guinness World Record title for the largest poetry lesson on National Poetry Day. There are already ...
In today’s poetry news round up we take a look at the mystery surrounding the body found during the restoration work that has been taking place at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. Mystery of Remains Found During Notre-Dame Restoration May Have Been Solved The 2019 fire that ripped through Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris has offered an incredibly rare opportunity to archaeologists. The fire, ...
This week’s poetry round up takes a look at a first edition up for auction, the winners of the 2024 Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation and the John Clare Countryside Project. First Edition of Burns Poetry Book Goes to Auction A rare first edition copy of a book of poetry written by Robert Burns, which was published in 1786, will be ...
