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Muriel Stuart was a poet of the so-called “Scottish Renaissance” although she was actually born English of a Scottish father. Despite being born in England, and living there all of her life, much of her work has appeared in anthologies of Scottish poetry. She covered aspects of the First World War and she also concentrated heavily on the controversial theme of sexual politics, ...
Patrick Branwell Brontë was a 19th century English writer and artist who was the only male member of the famous Brontë literary family which also numbered sisters Anne, Emily and Charlotte. He was born on the 26th June 1817 in Thornton, a small village close to the West Yorkshire city of Bradford, the son of a clergyman and the fourth of six children. At ...
Today at My Poetic Side we bring you articles from the UK and America. We take a look at the artist who has paid tribute with his paintings to a World War One poet, two early poems from Bob Dylan and the 23rd Annual Langston Hughes Poetry Reading. Artist Pays Tribute to First World War Poet This year marks the centenary of the conclusion ...
Today’s new round-up looks at an important collection of poetry related memorabilia that is going up for auction, the winner of the Costa Book Award of the year and finally the new poet laureate for Washington State. Collection of Poets Treasures to be Auctioned Off A vast collection of treasures that belonged to the poet George Mackay Brown will be going under the hammer ...
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 ...
