We begin the week with a look at an article about the death of Jack Hirschman, one of the Beat Generation poets. Beatnik Poet Jack Hirschman Dies Aged 87 The poet Jack Hirschman passed away on 22nd August in San Francisco. He had not been ill, and his death was incredibly sudden, happening just a few minutes before he was due to take part ...
Today we bring you an article about the death of the First Woman of Dub Poetry. First Woman of Dub Poetry, Jean Breeze Dies Aged 65 A passionate Jamaican poet, Jean Breeze passed away on 4th August in Kingston, Jamaica, she was just 65. Her death was announced by the British agency that represents her. She was well known for the passion that she brought ...
This week we begin our poetry news with a look at the poet who didn’t exist and the founding of the Audre Lorde Scholars Program. The Poet Who Wasn’t In 1944, Max Harris, a poet based in Adelaide, featured poetry by Ern Malley in Angry Penguins, the modernist art and literary journal that he was co-editor of. He believed that the poet had died ...
Today's poetry news round up looks at a rare poetry collection that is up for sale and the winner of this year’s Living Poets Society Award. Diminutive Shakespeare Poetry Collection up for Sale Peter Harrington, the Mayfair rare book dealer, is offering for sale a finely bound collection of poems written by William Shakespeare that was published in 1640. The dainty book is ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we begin with a look at the appointment of a new Makar. We also look at a recently penned translation of the work of Seán Ó Riordáin. New Makar for Scotland A new Makar, the National poet of Scotland, has been appointed. Kathleen Jamie, the essayist and poet, was welcomed to the role by Nicola Sturgeon the First ...
Today, our poetry news round up takes a look at the Sylvia Plath auction and the poet and author struggling with long covid. Sylvia Plath Collection Sells at Auction We recently brought you a story about a collection of love letters that the poet Sylvia Plath sent to her husband Ted Hughes that were going up for auction. The collection has now sold ...
Today, we take a look at the celebrations of William Wordsworth's sister, and Olympic poetry set to inspire. We also focus on the poet's home which is going to be transformed. Dorothy Wordsworth to be Celebrated William Wordsworth is often celebrated for his contribution to literature; however his sister Dorothy Wordsworth was also a poet, and a diarist, in her own right. Now plans ...
Our poetry news round-up today looks at the bells being rung to mark the anniversary of the death of a poet and a parachute jump in honour of another poet. Anniversary of Poets Death to be Marked with Church Bell The bell of the St Michael’s Church belfry will toll on Sunday in commemoration of the anniversary of the passing of Samuel Taylor ...
We begin the week with a look at Robert Burns on the anniversary of his death, and the writer who has won an award for his work on Lord Byron. The Legacy of the Scottish National Bard This week marks the 225th anniversary of the death of the poet Robert Burns. At the age of just 37, Burns died on 21st July 1796. ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we look at a portrait of a poet that has been discovered, the poet speaking about diverse backgrounds in football and the winner of the Art Molson Prize. Poet's Portrait Found A previously unknown portrait of the poet France Preseren has been found in a museum in Zagreb. Preseren was a 19th-century Romantic Croatian poet. The portrait is ...
