We begin the week with a round-up of some of the news stories from National Poetry Day. Billboards go up Around the Country The poet and former children’s laureate Michael Rosen was amongst the celebrities who took part in the celebrations for National Poetry Day on 7th October. In addition to the live event this year which took place digitally there were also ...
Today our poetry news round up takes a look at the discovery of some previously unknown writings by the American poet Walt Whitman. New Walt Whitman Writings Discovered A professor and assistant from the English Department at Marshall University and his colleague from a University in Idaho are being lauded following an exciting discovery of text written by Walt Whitman, the American poet. An ...
We begin the week with a look at the Alabama poet laureate who is making history and a look at a new biography on the poet John Milton. Alabama Appoints first Black Poet Laureate Ashley Jones has been appointed as the first Black poet laureate for Alabama. She will also be the youngest poet laureate the state has ever had; she is 31. Jones ...
Today's poetry news roundup looks at the statue sparking a row in Italy, the home of a Nobel Prize winner that is up for sale and a planned statue in honour of an American poet. Statue Inspired by Work of Poet Sparks Row A bronze statue which was sculpted by an artist named Emanuele Stifano which was unveiled in Sapri, Southern Italy, on Saturday ...
We begin the week with a look at the celebrations in honour of the poet Kamil Norwid, and the Scots Makar"s call for poets to help pen a collective poem. Poet Kamil Norwid Honoured on 200th Anniversary of his Birth The poet Kamil Norwid, who was rather underappreciated during his lifetime, has been honoured with a series of events that took place to ...
In today’s poetry news roundup we look at the reopening of a museum dedicated to the life of a poet, the statue which is a political hotspot and the Ripon Poetry Festival. Hannah Senesh Museum Reopens The newly renovated Hannah Senesh House which is located near Caesarea has recently reopened to the public. The museum offers the public the opportunity to discover the poet ...
We begin the week with a look at the return of the Seamus Heaney Memorial Readings, the plaque to honour a Hungarian poet and the first edition with a poet's preface which has fetched a record amount at auction. Seamus Heaney Memorial Reading Returns The Seamus Heaney Memorial Reading is set to return in person this Wednesday. The event will take place to ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we look at a new Sky Arts programme that will look at Wordsworth and Coleridge and also the Maui woman who has won the National Poetry Prize. Wordsworth Inspired Show on the Road The comedian Frank Skinner is set to go back on the road as part of a show about William Wordsworth the famous Cumbrian poet. ...
We begin the week with a look at the new film about the life of Siegfried Sassoon, the 700th death anniversary of Yunus Emre and the new Minnesota poet laureate. Benediction Screened at Toronto Film Festival The piercingly sad drama of the life of the poet and soldier Siegfried Sassoon, for which a release date has yet to be announced, is currently being ...
Today’s poetry news roundup looks at the home of a poet, which may receive historic recognition, the vandalism of a statue and the death of Hong Kong poet Cai Yanpei. Poets Ann Arbor Home May Receive Historic Designation Consideration is being given to the granting of historic status to the Ann Arbor home of Robert Hayden. The house, which is known as the ...
