In our poetry news round-up today we bring you an article about an IsraeLi Poet who was the subject of much backlash, and we also take a look at the singer who wore poetry to the Grammy’s. Israeli Poet Apologises for Badly Thought Out Comparison An Israeli poet, who was the subject of much backlash last week, has apologised for a comparison he ...
In our first news round-up of the week, we bring you the news that the founder of the US Dead Poet's Society has died, we look at the stage play based on the life story of William Topaz McGonagall, and finally, we have a short new story about Prince Charles’s Burns Night poetry recitation. Dead Poets Society Founder Passes Away Just a short while ago ...
In the last poetry news round-up of this week we bring you a rather eclectic selection of stories; we have the Chinese black metal band who take the inspiration for their songs from ancient Chinese poetry, we also take a look at the 13-year-old poet who is the new poet laureate for Worcestershire and finally we look at a British Muslim slam poet. Black Metal Band Inspired by Ancient Chinese Poetry...
In our final poetry news roundup of the week we take a look at the artist who is working out the costs of the work of famous poets and then creating artwork from the costs. We also have an article about the University in Berlin that is painting over a poetry mural on its walls that students have complained is sexist. Just How Much Are Poems Actually Worth?...
Myra Morris was an Australian poet whose work often portrayed the joyful lifting of the spirits that a person could feel from a simple walk in the country. She also wrote short stories and novels for both children and adults. She was born Myra Evelyn Morris on the 15th May 1893 in the small Victorian town of Boort. She was one of a family ...
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus was a Roman poet and statesman who is usually known by the shortened version of his name, which is Lucan. He only lived into his mid-twenties but, in this short time, he established himself as one of Rome’s finest poets of the Imperial Latin period. He is best known for the epic, multi-part Pharsalia which told the tale of the ...
Marcus Clarke was an English-born, Australian poet, novelist and playwright who also got involved in magazine editing and ownership. He was born Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke on the 24th April 1846 in the Kensington district of west London. His father was a barrister and he had an uncle who was the Governor of Western Australia, a fact that, no doubt, encouraged him to ...
Margaret Deland was an American poet and novelist who also wrote short stories. She belonged to the literary realism movement that prevailed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This prolific writer had over thirty books to her name. She was born Margaretta Wade Campbell on the 23rd February 1857 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Tragically her mother died giving birth so she was raised ...
Margaret Junkin Preston was a prolific 19th century US poet and novelist. She was born Margaret Junkin on the 19th May 1820 in Milton, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister. She was privately educated and, by the age of 12, was proficient in Ancient Greek and Latin. She said later in life that she missed the companionship that might have been gained from ...
Today our poetry news round up is dedicate to Robert Burns on the 259th anniversary of the poets birth. 25th January – Burns Night Today all across Scotland, and wherever else they may be in the world the Scots are getting ready to celebrate Burns Night. Possibly the most famous, and recognised Scottish poet worldwide Robert Burns, who is also referred to as Rabbie Burns, ...
