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The Paisley Weaver/Heaney Inspires Concerto/ Rare Book for Mitchell Library – Poetry News Roundup May 27th

 

This week on My Poetic Side we take a look at the Paisley Weaver, the Seamus Heaney inspired Concerto and the rare book donation to the Mitchell Library. Robert Tannahill - the Paisley Weaver - Celebrated The programme of events that will be taking place to celebrate the Paisley Weaver, poet Robert Tannahill’s 250th anniversary has ...

Moby & Zephaniah Collaboration/ Rainbow Haikus / Betjeman Anniversary – Poetry News Roundup May 22nd

 

Today’s poetry news round up takes a look at a poet and songwriter collaboration, rainwater haikus and the 40th anniversary of the death of Sir John Betjeman. Where Is Your Pride? The musician and songwriter, Moby has released his latest track. Titled “Where Is Your Pride.”  The song is a powerful collaboration that features the words of the late poet and activist ...

Alta Dies At 81 – Poetry News May 20th

 

We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the poet who founded the first feminist press in America. Feminist poet Alta Dies Aged 81 The feminist poet Alta, who is believed to have started the first feminist press in America, Shameless Hussy, has died at the age of 81. Known only as Alta – in ...

Dylan Thomas Play/Frank O’Hara Poetry Prize / Keats Bust / World Record – Poetry News Roundup May 15th

 

Today in our poetry news round up, we look at a play about Dylan Thomas, the Frank O’Hara poetry prize winner, a bust for Keats and a world record poetry attempt. New York Premiers Play About Poet Dylan Thomas A specially commissioned play, written by the Welsh writer Christopher Monger, premiered in New York on 14th May ...

AI Powered Poet Museum/Poet’s Church For Sale/ CLPE Award Shortlist – Poetry News Roundup May 13th

 

Another week begins on My Poetic Side, with a look at an AI-powered poet museum, a church with a poetry link that is for sale and the shortlist for the CLPE award. AI-powered Mehmet Akif Ersoy Musuem Opens Students at the Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University in Turkey have created an AI powered musuem with a 3D representation of the ...

2024 Pulitzer/AI Poetry Camera/Trillium Award – Poetry News Roundup May 8th

 

Today on My Poetic Side we look at the winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize, the AI camera that “makes” poetry and the shortlist for the Trillium Book Award. Winner of 2024 Pulitzer Prize Announced A work of poetry that was published in the Georgia Review has been announced as the 2024 winner of the Pulitzer Prize. The Georgia review is a publication linked to ...

Poet Given Statue/ Betsy Lee Online Release/ Tagore Society – Poetry News Roundup May 6th

 

Today in our poetry news round up, we take a look at the statue for the poet behind a much loved children’s song, the archive recording of a poem that has been released, and a new society created in honour of the poet Rabindranath Tagore. Statue for Poet Behind Twinkle Little Star A statue in honour of the poet ...

Baseball Poetry Festival/ Meena Alexander Celebrated – Poetry News Roundup May 1st

 

Today in our poetry news round up, we take a look at the National Baseball Poetry Festival in its second year, and the Google Doodle dedicated to the poet Meena Alexander. National Baseball Poetry Festival The most memorable piece of writing about baseball is possibly one of the most famous poems in American literature. Casey at the Bat was ...

Seeded Poems/ Byron Poetry Reading / Al and Eurithe Purdy Prize – Poetry News Roundup April 23rd

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we look at poems written on seeded paper, a Byron poetry reading and a new poetry prize’s inaugural winner. Poems Written on Seeded Paper to be Scattered Over Poet’s Grave Children at the Wilfred Owen School, which is located in Shrewsbury  have been writing poetry on seeded paper. The idea is that ...