We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
Today on My Poetic Side we bring you more of the celebrations marking the 250th birth anniversary of the poet William Wordsworth. We also look at the bid to save HMP Reading which has not been successful. The Prince of Wales Reads Wordsworth Yesterday Prince Charles marked the 250th birth anniversary of the poet William Wordsworth with a poetry reading in a radio ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we take a look at some more of the well-known voices bringing poetry to the Today programme. We also have an article about the shortlist for this years African Poetry Prize. More #comfortandhope In a continuation of our previous article about the Today programme on BBC Radio 4, we bring you some more of the best-known voices who ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the postage stamps that have been issued to commemorate the 250th Birth Anniversary of William Wordsworth. Postage Stamps and Poets Tomorrow will see the release of a new set of postage stamps in the UK. The stamps which are being issued as part of the commemorations to mark the 250th Birth ...
Our final news round-up of the week takes a look at more #comfortandhope poems, recently founds letters written by the wife of Thomas Hardy and Mark Zuckerberg"s Facebook poetry message. #comfortandhope Earlier this week we brought you an article about the best-known voices from the BBC who were reading a poem of special importance to them on Radio 4. Yesterday the poem was These ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at a poetry competition in Exmouth, a clever internet tool that creates poetry from webpages and the Poem-a-Day initiative for National Poetry Month in America. Coronavirus Lockdown Poetry Competition Stuart Lines Cruises, an Exmouth attraction, has launched a poetry competition in the hopes of providing positive memories for people to focus on in the coming ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we look at the winners of this year's Whiting Award and the Walt Whitman Award. We also bring you the #comfortandhope poetry readings from BBC Radio Four. Whiting Award Prize 2020 Jake Skeets, a Navajo poet has been named as one of this year's winners of the Whiting Award. The Giles Whiting Foundation has named 10 writers this ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we look at the poet Michael Rosen who is ill in hospital and the poet genius who will be celebrated in Bristol. Michael Rosen “Very Poorly” Says Family As children all over the country will be hoping to spot bears in peoples windows as they get some exercise, and go on a bear hunt – inspired by the book ...
To start the week, here at My Poetic Side with a focus on the campaigners who took to the internet in a virtual protest march. We also comment on the remakes of Imagine that have materialised over the last couple of weeks. Virtual March to Save Reading Gaol Campaigners looking to save the re-development of Reading Gaol had their plans to hold a match ...
In our final poetry news of the week, we have an article about the Oxford Poetry festival which has been postponed and we look at the stars reading sonnets online. Oxford Poetry Festival Postponed The Oxford, Nova Scotia poetry festival which was due to take place in April has been postponed until 2021. Concerns over the spread of Covid-19 and the restrictions on travel ...
Today, our roundup explores news of a potential new Poet Laureate, the celebration of Freedom Day in Belarus, and Dante Day Success. Student from Sheffield Hailed as Next Poet Laureate During an award ceremony that celebrated women, Sylvia Chen, a student from Sheffield, was hailed as a contender to be the next Poet Laureate. Chen was at the awards ceremony, which took place in ...
