In today's poetry news round-up we have an article about the poet who is believed to have “invented” Valentine’s Day, we take a look at the poet awarded the Caldecott Honour and the 14th International Poetry Festival in Granada. Valentine’s Day February 14th, we have all heard of it, many of us celebrate it but relatively few people are aware of its origins. Thought to ...
Today's news roundup brings you articles from the Ukraine, Germany and Slovakia as we take a look at a vandalised statue, the Bertold Brecht Prize for literature and “The Love Bank”. Vandalised Statue of Poet Vandals in the city of Stryi, in the Lviv region of Ukraine, have damaged a monument erected to the memory of the poet who is regarded by many as ...
In our first news round-up of the week, we have articles about the Edward Lear prize for poetry, the headline acts for the 2018 PoetryLife Festival and the 11th annual Poetry and Music program at the MSU. The Edward Lear Prize for Poetry In an awards ceremony that was held at the rather aptly names Owl and Pussycat hotel, this year's Edward Lear Prize ...
In our final news round-up of the week, we take a look at an article from South Korea about a poet accused of sexual harassment. We also have an article about a tax notice issued to a deceased poet in India. Top South Korean Poet in Sexual Harassment Scandal The sexual harassment scandal that has been ripping through the world of television and sport ...
In our poetry news roundup today we bring you the sad news of the death of another important member of the literary world; Claribel Alegria has passed away aged 93. Central American Poet Claribel Alegría Dies Aged 93 The daughter of a rebel from Nicaragua, who was also something of a firebrand physician who nearly lost his life to the US Marines for his ...
In today's poetry roundup Greensboro gets its first literary festival, 6 people are arrested for verbally abusing a poet and EasyJet launch their rather unusually themed poetry competition. Greensboro Gets First Literary Festival The city of Greensboro will be hosting its first literary festival in May. The festival which will be called “Greensboro Bound” has confirmed that the poet Nikki Giovanni has been ...
In today’s poetry news round-up we take a look at the 5 poets who have been shortlisted for the Irish Times Poetry Now Award 2018, and we bring you the Coca-Cola poem that was written as part of their new marketing campaign and aired for the first time during the Super Bowl game. Shortlist Revealed for Irish Times Award The shortlist of just 5 ...
We begin our week here at My Poetic Side with articles about the launch of a poetry competition to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI, the state burial of the IsraeLi Poet laureate Haim Gouri, and the Annual Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award. Prince William Launches Poetry Competition This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World ...
Muna Lee was an American lyric poet, college teacher and vociferous campaigner on behalf of equal rights, especially for women, in her adopted homeland of Puerto Rico, which is where she mostly lived for the last 25 years of her life. She was especially interested in Latin American poets and she produced an important anthology of their work in 1925, using her language skills ...
Myrddin Wyllt was a 6th century Welsh poet and prophet, and, as some stories suggest, a madman. He holds a legendary place in Celtic medieval history and is also known by the names Merlinus Caledonensis or Merlin Sylvestris. These names suggest that he could have been the wizard Merlin of Arthurian legend. The possibility that this could be true was suggested by ...
