We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
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 ...
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 ...
