Today’s poetry news round up takes a look at an exhibition dedicated to Tupac Shakur, Natalie Diaz’s participation in Native American Heritage Month and the winners of this years Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowship.
The Legacy and Life of Tupac Shakur to be Topic of Exhibition
A touring museum exhibition that is dedicated to the life of the hip hop artist and poet Tupac ...
Our first poetry news of the week takes a look at the 2020 winner of the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, a display of Lord Byron’s personal belongings and the inaugural James Berry Poetry Prize.
Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry 2020
This year, the award ceremony for the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry has taken place virtually. The winner David Constantine was at Buckingham ...
Today's poetry news round up looks at the 2021 winners of the Forward Poetry Prize in the best collection, first collection and individual poem categories.
Winner of the Forward Poetry Prize 2021 Announced
The poet Luke Kennard has been announced as the winner of this years Forward Poetry Prize with
“Notes on the Sonnets”
his anarchic response to the work of William Shakespeare. ...
Our first poetry news of the week takes a look at the poetry festival at COP26, the roadside marker to honour a poet and the search for a youth poet laureate.
Poets at COP26
As world leaders gear up for COP26 in Glasgow a group of poets are also getting ready for the COP26 literary event. Three Scottish poets, Roseanne Watt, Padraig MacAoidh and ...
Our poetry news round up looks at the free library of rare books by Black writers that has been set up, the winner of the Queen Mary Wasafiri prize and the Wordsworth concert.
Artist and Singer Debuts Free Library of Rare Books Written by Black Writers
As part of a special initiative that will begin this month, people in the US will be able ...
Our first round up of the week looks at the launch of a new poetry festival, the poet honoured on what would have been his 100th birthday and the winner of this years Gordon Burn Prize.
Push The Boat Out Launches
Edinburgh saw the launch of a new poetry festival this weekend. “Push the Boat Out” is a hybrid event that is hoping to ...
Today in our poetry news round up we look at this years winner of the CLiPPA Award and the soon to be released new American quarters, one of which will honour a poet.
Children’s Poetry Award Win for Michael Rosen
In 2020, the poet and former children’s laureate Michael Rosen spent two months in a medically induced coma as a result of catching ...
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 ...
