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Prince/Zambian Student/Dylan Thomas – Poetry News Roundup April 23rd

 

We begin the week here at My Poetic Side with articles about poems penned by the late music star Prince, the verdict in the case of the Zambian Student who was fighting to take part in a poetry competition and the collection of Dylan Thomas memorabilia that is to be digitised. Paisley Park Enterprises May Release Prince’s Poetry It has been 2 years since ...

TS Elliot Prize/William Blake/WW1 Poetry – Poetry News Roundup April 20th

 

Our final news round-up of the year takes a look at the judge’s panel for this year’s T.S. Elliot prize. We also have an article about an exhibition in a library in honour of William Blake and finally a museum in Petersfield planning an exhibition that will be opened with a reading of poetry by one of the poets of the First World War. Chair of T.S. Eliot Prize Panel Announced...

Zambian Poet’s Fight/Lake District Currency – Poetry News Roundup April 19th

 

Today’s poetry news roundup takes a look at a poet from the Zambia who is fighting for the right to take part in a poetry competition and also the new local currency that will be launched shortly in the Lake District, featuring local artists and poets. Student Fights to Compete in Poetry Contest A student from the Zambia who is currently living in the ...

Pulitzer Prize/Bucharest Festival/Young Laureate – Poetry News Roundup April 18th

 

In today’s poetry roundup we take a look at this year’s Pulitzer poetry prize winner. We also have an article about the Bucharest International Poetry Festival and we also have a story about the recently selected young people’s poet laureate of London. Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Winner One of the most respected poets in America, Wellesley College professor Frank Bidart, has been confirmed as ...

Culture Centre Opens/Poet Faces Jail/Children’s Media Conference – Poetry News Roundup April 17th

 

Today’s poetry news roundup takes a look at articles about a new culture centre opening in honour of a poet, a young poet facing three years in prison and the keynote speaker for this year’s Children’s Media Conference. China to Open Culture Centre Honouring Korean Poet A cultural centre to the Korean poet Yun Dong-ju is to be opened in Shenyang, in the north-eastern ...

Poet found in cellar/Festival of words – Poetry News Roundup April 16th

 

We begin the week here at My Poetic Side with the story of a poet’s body found in a wine cellar. We also bring you an article about the 4thJersey Festival of Words. Poet Found in Wine Cellar During a recent excavation at St Michael’s Church in Highgate village, North London, a rather unusual discovery was made in what is a former wine cellar. ...

J.D McClatchy Passes Away – Poetry News April 13th

 

In our final poetry news roundup of the week we bring you the news that J.D. McClatchy the American editor, translator and poet has passed away. J.D McClatchy Passes Away Aged 72 The American poet J.D. McClatchy passed away on 10th April at his home in Manhattan he had been battling cancer. Born Joseph Donald McClatchy Jr. on 12th August 1945 in Pennsylvania McClatchy preferred to ...

Melbourne Spoken Word/Theatre Tribute/Leonard Cohen/Poet loses home – Poetry News Roundup April 12th

 

In today’s roundup, we have the theatre paying tribute to a poet, the Melbourne Spoken Word and Poetry Festival, A musical tribute to Leonard Cohen and the poet who lost her home to a fire. Theatre Pays Tribute to Avant-garde Poet The Anton Podbevšek Theatre which is situated in Novo Mesto, Slovenia saw the opening of a theatre production that pays tribute to Srečko Kosovel, the iconic Slovenian modernist poet. The ...

Sentence for Russian Poet/Shrewsbury Memorial – Poetry News Roundup 11th April

 

In our poetry news roundup today we revisit the story of the Russian poet facing a prison sentence that we brought you yesterday. We also have a story about a memorial in Shrewsbury to one of the Great War poets. Poet Receives Community Work Sentence In yesterday’s poetry roundup we brought you the story of the Russian poet Alexander Byvshev who was under threat ...

Russian Poet Faces Jail/Australian Poet Honoured/Manley Hopkins Festival – Poetry News Roundup April 10th

 

In today’s poetry news round-up we have articles about the Russian poet facing a prison term for a poem he wrote, an art exhibition to honour an Australian poet and the 31stGerard Manley Hopkins Festival. Prison Term for Russian Poet over Poem The person prosecuting the case of the Russian former teacher and poet named Alexander Byvshev, is calling for a prison sentence of ...