We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
Our first poetry news roundup of 2020 looks at the exciting T.S Eliot literary archive that is to be unsealed. Sealed Literary Archives to Open After 60 Years January 2nd will mark an exciting day for the literary world when a collection of letters sent to Emily Hale from the Noble Laureate ...
Today's poetry news looks at the Emma Lazarus exhibition in Manhattan and the winner of the 2019 Dogfish Head poetry prize. Emma Lazarus – A New Manhattan Exhibit A new exhibition dedicated to Emma Lazarus, the poet who wrote the famous words that can be found on the pedestal of the ...
We begin another week here on My Poetic Side With a short article about Alasdair Gray who has died aged 85. We also look at the Poetry Pharmacy, Alasdair Gray Dies Aged 85 The renowned author, poet and artist Alasdair Gray who was hailed as a “cultural trailblazer” has passed away just ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the hymn Jerusalem which is based on the poem by William Blake and a few of the misconceptions about it. Jerusalem Misconceptions For over a century Jerusalem the hymn has been thought off as the unofficial national anthem of England. It was ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we have a story of the poet"s view of the streets of London, the anniversary of the birth of Mirza Ghalib and Lana Del Rey"s spoken-word album. London’s Empty Streets Revealed by Poet The hustling bustling streets of the capital are something well known to anyone ...
Today"s poetry news roundup looks at the International Poets Meet in Vijayawada and the poet Louis Jenkins who has died at the age of 77. International Poets’ Meet in Vijayawada Inaugurated by Governor The 5th annual meeting of the International Multilingual Poets was inaugurated by the Biswabhushan Harichandan the Governor of Vijayawada at ...
In today’s poetry news round-up we take a look at the new poet laureate for Philadelphia and the success of Rupi Kaur. 2020-2021 poet Laureate for Philadelphia Named Trapeta B. Mayson has been named as the poet laureate for the city of Philadelphia for the next 24 months. Born in ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the new book by Lemm Sissay which was inspired by his upbringing in the foster system. Lemm Sissay – My Name is Why The British author, poet and broadcaster Lemm Sissay has released a new book. This is not his normal poetry book ...
Our final news roundup of the week looks at a GoFundMe appeal to renovate a poets house and the film Cats. GoFundMe Campaign for Millay House Launches Millay House Rockland has launched a GoFundMe in order to complete the renovation that it has planned to the double house it purchased in 2016. The property ...
Thursday’s poetry news round-up takes a look at the winner of this year's Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, the poet writing a new version of Antigone and the seasonal theft that inspired a poem. 2019 Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry Lorna Goodison, the poet laureate of Jamaica, has been named as the ...
