We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
This week on My Poetic Side, we look at the Jane Austen collection, which fetched £181,000 at auction and the latest round of Pushkinfall. £181,000 Fetched by Jane Austen Books at Auction A collection of five first-edition novels by Jane Austen have been sold for a little over £181,000 at auction. The books, which were originally purchased for £5,000, ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the publication of Divan of Hafez poetry in Romanian and the celebrations for the National Poet of Israel. Romanian Edition of Divan of Hafez Poetry Published For the first time, a selection of poetry from the Divan of Hafez has been published in Romanian. The translation is titled “Hafez: The Nectar ...
This week on My Poetic Side we begin with a look at the new poet laureate of Kingston and the specially commissioned poem for the Folger Shakespeare Library. Kingston’s New Poet Laureate Named as Sadiqa de Meijer Sadiqa de Meijer has been announced as the new poet laureate for the City of Kingston. The four year tenure of this honorary ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
