We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
We begin the week here at my Poetic Side with a look at the fifth season of poetry walks that have just begun in Washington. We also look at an article about a cane with a carving of William Wordsworth that will be going up for auction very soon. Poetry Walks – Fifth Season Washington"s Olympic National Park is to host the 5th ...
Our final news round-up of the weeks takes a look at the first names to be announced for this year's Henley Literary Festival and the Indonesian poet who is facing complains of blasphemy. Henley Literary Festival Announces First Names One of the largest book festivals in the UK, the Henley Literary Festival is in its 12th year. The festival will take place at a number ...
Today we look at articles on the Zimbabwean poet who has been commissioned to write a poem for a documentary, and the literary philanthropist who has passed away at the age of 103. Zimbabwean Poet Commissioned for Poetry for National Lottery Funded Documentary Munnya Usuwana, the UK based spoken word Zimbabwean artist has been commissioned by the National Lottery to write a poem for “Digging ...
