We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
Our first news round-up of the week takes a look at the failing health of the National Poet of Nepal, a collection of photographs that has gone up for sale and the 55thanniversary of the death of Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet. Madhav Prasad Ghimire Re-admitted to Hospital Last week we reported on the National poet of Nepal who is in his nineties and had ...
Our final news round up of the weeks takes a look at a Palestinian poetry competition, the new poet laureate of Oregon who is following in his fathers footsteps and finally the winner of this years Ruth Lilly Poetry Award. Award Winners Announced in Palestinian Poetry Competition The International Committee for Breaking the Siege of Gaza (ICBSG) announced the winners of their poetry and ...
In today’s poetry news round-up, we take a look at a pro cyclocross racer that has turned poet, the amazing visual poetry display in Mayfair, and gunshot survivors that have turned to poetry to process their pain. Mayfair gallery displays visual poetry until July 7th London residents and tourists will have the opportunity to view visual poems dating back to the 1970s at the ...
In today’s news round-up, we will take a look at the Poetry & Lyrics Festival, which is set to take place next weekend, as well as the passing of singer-songwriter Stewart Lupton. A look ahead to the Poetry & Lyrics Festival 2018 Next weekend the Poetry & Lyrics Festival will return for the third year. The festival celebrates the love story between lyrics, music, ...
Today’s poetry news roundup looks at articles about the poet in residence for this years Ledbury Poetry Festival and a newly discovered draft of a poem by Robert Frost that will be going up for auction. Student Picked to Be Poet in Residence for Ledbury Poetry Festival A student from Thomas Rotherham College has been chosen to be the poet in resident at what ...
We begin the week here at My Poetic Side with a look at the poets who have been shortlisted for this years Forward Poetry Prize. We also have a short article about a play commemorating the life of a World War II poet and finally we take a quick look at the National Poet of Nepal who is to be flown to India for treatment. 2018 Forward Prize Shortlist Announced...
Our final news roundup of the week takes a look at the Robert Frost museum in Vermont and the headline act for this year’s Causley Festival. Robert Frost Museum Reopens The Robert Frost Museum in Vermont is due to reopen following a change of ownership and a period of closure. The museum originally opened to the public in 2002 when it was run by ...
Today at My Poetic Side we take a look at recipient of this year’s Franz Kafka prize, the winners of this years Stevenson fellowship and the first ever National Youth Poet Laureate of Chicago. Recipients of This Year’s Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowships Announced The four winners of this years Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship have been names. The fellowship is run by the Scottish ...
In today’s poetry news roundup, we take a look at the poetry from yesterday’s One Voice concert in Manchester and the Merseyside poet that is set to headline the Charles Causley Festival. “This is what love sounds like” – Manchester a year on There is only one place to begin today’s news roundup, and this is with the mass sing-along that occurred in Manchester ...
In today’s poetry news roundup, we take a look at the United Nations stamps commemorating a poet and the poetry on the sidewalks of Edmonton. United Nations Postage Stamps On 26th May the United Nations Postal Administration will be issuing a stunning pane of 10 stamps and 10 labels. The set will be created in honour of the national poet of Georgia, Shota Rustaveli. The ...
