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Martin Madan was an 18th century writer, clergyman and barrister. He was mostly known for his Methodist hymn writing, these efforts being known collectively as The Lock Hospital Collection. One of his most famous compositions was the Christmas carol Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, a song still sung today all over the world. He was a practicing preacher until forced to give up ...
In today’s poetry round-up we bring you the winner of the 2017 T.S Eliot Prize, Ocean Vuong the poet who shot into the spotlight when he won the Forward Prize. We also look at an article about the plans for a new home for Poetry Ireland. T.S Eliot Prize Winner 2017 Ocean Vuong, who won the Forward Prize towards the end of 2017, has ...
We begin the week with a news round-up that looks at the Typewriter project in Pensacola, the memorials that are planned for the South African poet Keorapetse Kgositsile and finally the 300th Anniversary of the poet Molla Panah Vagif. The Typewriter Project From next week residents in Pensacola will be able to take part in a poetry collaboration thanks to the Typewriter Project. The ...
Martin Niemöller the German poet and pastor of the Lutheran faith whose most famous poem was First They Came for the Jews. Although he had early involvement with the National Socialist party he soon distanced himself from them, expressing his anti-Nazi feelings in strong terms. These views found him incarcerated at the Dachau and Sachsenhausen concentration camps throughout the Second World War and he ...
Louis Esson was a Scottish-born Australian poet and playwright. His involvement, during the 1920s, with a theatre group called The Pioneer Players led to his being called “The Father of Australian Drama”. He also worked as a journalist, writing articles of literary criticism as well as a number of politically-themed pieces. He was born Thomas Louis Buvelot Esson on the 10th August 1878 in Leith, ...
Our final news round up of the week takes a look at a library under threat and the impact that budget cuts might have on a unique collection of work by the Northamptonshire poet John Clare. We also have an article about a mystery poet who has struck in a sleepy village in Tajikistan. John Clare Archive Under Threat Budget cuts to library services ...
Louis Fréchette, CMG, was a Canadian writer of poetry, short stories and plays who was also a journalist for a short time. He had strong political views and served time as a Member of Parliament. He was born Louis-Honoré Fréchette on the 16th November 1839 in Lévis, a town in the eastern province of Lower Canada. His education was provided at a number of ...
In todays My Poetic Side news round up we bring you a new poetry collection inspired by the island of Barbados, the 2017 winner of the Philip Levine Prize for Poetry and the town of Sofia’s plans to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the birth of Peyo Yavorov. Island Life Evoked in New Poetry Collection Poet James Plath has released a new collection of ...
Louis Lavater was a Swedish-Australian writer of poetry and short stories who also translated a number of Swedish poems into English. He was an occasional literary editor but his primary activities were concentrated on the field of music. He had over a hundred compositions to his name. He specialised in bush ballads and collaborated with other well-known writers of the time, such as ...
In todays poetry round-up we bring you the poet who wrote to Dame Vera Lynn, Googles doodle in honour of the Egyptian poet Farouk Shousha, and the winner of the 2018 William Meredith Award for Poetry. Wolverhampton Poet Gets Letter from Dame Vera Lynn Reg Summerfield, a poet based in Wolverhampton has received the seal of approval from Dame Vera Lynn – The Forces ...
