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John Van Alstyne Weaver was an American screenwriter, novelist and poet at the beginning of the 21st century. A poet of the Carl Sandburg and Ring Lardner school, Weaver wrote his poetry about the average person on the street, using the dialect and vernacular of the working man. H.L Mencken, whose interest he attracted, with his work, believed that he was ...
In today’s news roundup, we bring you the sad news that J. Otis Powell – a Poet and performer has passed away. J. Otis Powell – Poet and Performer dies at 61 The poet, playwright and performer J. Otis Powell passed away on Monday 28th August of kidney failure at the age of just 61. He had been suffering with ill health for several ...
James Oppenheim was the founder and chief editor of an important literary magazine of the early 20th century; The Seven Arts. However, he was perhaps best known as an American poet and novelist, with over 14 published novels and several collections of poetry. He also contributed many short stories, articles and even poems to a number of important American publications during his ...
Today in our poetry round up we here at My Poetic Side looks at the concept of the poetry machine and how it has evolved, and we offer our congratulations to the new poet Laureate of New Zealand. The Poetry Machine It sounds a bit far-fetched; a machine that writes poetry but the pursuit of creating such a machine has been consuming inventors for ...
Named after Father James A. Ryder S.J, the 20th President of Georgetown University, James Ryder Randall was a 19th century poet. He was also an American newspaper editor and correspondent as well as doing short stint as a teacher. He is best remembered for Maryland, My Maryland; the poem he wrote which eventually became the war hymn for the Confederacy. Born in Baltimore, ...
Today’s news post brings you a round-up of the 70th Edinburgh Fringe Festival and looks at Blackout poetry. Edinburgh Fringe Festival This year saw the celebration of the 70th year of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival; the largest celebration of the arts in the world. With Monday 28th August marking the final day of the 2017 festival, organisers were proud to announce that this year ...
James Smetham was a follower of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and an English engraver and painter of the Pre-Raphaelite era. His career as a portrait painter had slow to take off due to photography developing at the time; something that had an impact on other artists during this period. This led to him being forced to take up a position as a ...
This week we begin our news round up with a look at a young poet who could well have a big future ahead of her, the unlikely combination of poetry and boxing and an annual limerick competition. Young Poet in the making Last week saw pupils across the UK collecting the results of their GCSE’s and Matilda Houston-Brown, who spent a year serving as the youngest poet laureate in Staffordshire, was amongst ...
Today’s poetry round up brings you poetry news from New Zealand where they are celebrating National Poetry Day. Here at My Poetic Side we have rounded up just a few of the articles that discuss the many ways in which New Zealanders are celebrating the 20th Annual celebration of poetry. Giant Paper Origami Boat Visitors to the National Library during National Poetry Day will ...
Jean Blewett was a Canadian poet, novelist and newspaper editor. She also used the name Katherine Kent in some of her work. She was born Jean McKishnie on the 4th November 1862 in the town of Scotia which lies in Kent County, Ontario. Her parents had emigrated from Scotland. She went to a local public school and then studied at St. Thomas Collegiate, showing ...
