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150 Year Old Poem For Word Of The Year/ Twitter’s Daily Poem – Poetry News Roundup December 7th

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we look at a 150-year-old poem that is as relevant today as it was when first written and the unofficial poet of Twitter"s poem of the day. Word of the Year Selection Summed up in 150-Year-Old Poem At the beginning of December every year, the major dictionary publishers come together to announce their selections for ...

Poet’s Collection Acquired/ Larkin-Inspired Exhibition – Poetry News Roundup December 5th

 

Our first news round-up of the week looks at an impressive collection linked to a poet acquired by an archive and a new Larkin-inspired exhibition. Works by Modernist Poet Acquired by German Archive A significant collection of manuscripts and letters that belonged to Rainer Maria Rilke, the modernist poet, has been given to the German Literature Archive (DLA), a public archive. The collection, which ...

Forward Prize Winner/Google Doodle For Emirati Poet – Poetry News Roundup November 30th

 

Today's poetry news round-up looks at the Google Doodle for an Emirati poet and the winner of this year's Forward Poetry Prize. Google Doodle Created For Poet Ousha Al Suwaidi, who is an Emirati poet, has been honoured in Google Doodle format this week. The poet, who is commonly known as Ousha the Poet's full name is Ousha bint Khalifa Al Suwaidi. ...

Bulgarian Poet Shortlisted For Freedom Award/Tibetan Poet Remembered/ Poet Discusses Masking – Poetry News Roundup November 28th

 

We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the 2022 shortlist for the European Poet of Freedom Award, the poet who has done so much to preserve the culture of Tibet and the neurodiverse Nanaimo poet's debut book. Bulgarian Poet Shortlisted for European Poet of Freedom Award Mirela Ivanova, a Bulgarian poet, is one of ...

Ireland’s Professor Of Poetry/Dylan’s Love Letters/Giraffe Named For Poet – Poetry News Roundup November 23rd

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we bring you stories about the new Ireland Professor of Poetry, the auction of Bob Dylan’s love letters and the baby giraffe named after a poet. New Ireland Professor of Poetry Paul Muldoon, the poet from Co Armagh, has been named as the next Ireland Professor of Poetry. A winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Muldoon ...

National Book Award Goes To Poet/ Baillie Gifford Winner Announced/ Poetry Foundation’s Awards Go Ahead – Poetry News Roundup November 21st

 

This week, on My Poetic Side, we go over the National Book Award winner for 2022, the Baillie Gifford Prize winner, and cover the Poetry Foundation's Pegasus Awards. National Book Award for Poetry Winner 2022 “Punks: New & Selected Poems” by John Keene has been named the winner of this year’s National Book Award for Poetry. The award ceremony for the ...

Poet’s Tree Plaque/American Poets’ Corner Inductee/ 2022 Book Award Finalists – Poetry News Roundup 15th November

 

Today we look at the poet"s tree that has been awarded a plaque, the new inductee to the American poets’ corner and the nominees for the 2022 National Book Awards. Ancient Tree With Links to Poet Awarded Plaque An ancient black mulberry tree located on the grounds of Keats House has been awarded a plaque marking it as part of ...

Cervantes Prize Winner Named/Scots Poet Honoured/Tribute To Niall McDevitt – Poetry News Roundup November 14th

 

We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the winner of the Cervantes Prize, a Blue plaque for an Ulster Scots poet, and finally, the poet who will be honoured during the Irish Writers weekend. 2022 Winner of Cervantes Prize Named The Venezuelan poet Rafael Cadenas has been named this year’s winner of the Cervantes ...

Wordsworth Rewrite/Ovid’s Trigger Warning – Poetry News Roundup November 9th

 

Today"s poetry round-up looks at a modern-day rewrite of a Wordsworth poem and the latest translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. 21st Century Rewrite of Poem on exhibition at Wordsworth Grasmere It is a little over 200 years since William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote about poverty in the Georgian era, and now a charity has created an ...

Derek Walcott Prize/Scott’s Visitor Centre/Paul Kane Honoured – Poetry News Roundup November 7th

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we bring you the winner of the 2022 Derek Walcott Prize, the Sir Walter Scott-inspired visitors centre, and a US poet honoured by Australia. 2022 Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry Winner Announced Saddiq Dzukogi, a member of staff based on the English Faculty at Mississippi State University, has been named as the third winner of ...