We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
In today’s poetry news round up we look at the Poetry Foundation’s recent cycle of grants, the D-Day poem that moved royals to tears and insects in Haiku. $1,530,000 Awarded by Poetry Foundation in Grants The Poetry Foundation has announced that this year a total of 54 different non-profit organisations have been awarded a split of the $1,530,000 grant funding ...
We begin the week with a look at the 159th anniversary of the birth of WB Yeats, the Chinese poets life in dance and the bronze winner of the INDIES 2023. 159th Anniversary of Birth of WB Yeats Celebrated 13th June will mark Yeats Day, the anniversary of the birth of the poet ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at the shortlist for the Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry, the exhibition of art for Benjamin Zephaniah and the winner of the Pushcart Prize 2024. Shortlist for Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry 2024 Announced The shortlist for this year’s Sarah Maguire poetry prize has been announced, and includes the poets Sin Yong-Mok, ...
We begin the week with a look at the first publishing of Hyam Plutzik’s work in Spanish, the death of John Burnside and the winner of the Hay Festival Medal for Poetry. Bilingual Edition of Poetry Book Released for First Time Hyam Plutzik, the American poet, who died in 1962, was the son of Russian ...
Today in our poetry news round up we look at articles about the winner of the 2024 Princess of Asturias Award, An exhibition to honour Kazi Nazrul and Islam and Ada Limon’s new poetry anthology. 2024 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature Winner Announced The Romanian poet Ana Blandiana has been named as this year’s winner of the Princess of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
