Today’s poetry news selection takes a look at the shortlists for the Scottish National Book Awards, the Rumi and Persian Language festival and finally, the naming of Walt Whitman Way. Scottish National Book Awards Shortlist At an event that took place earlier this week, The Saltire Society made the announcements regarding this year's ...
Today on My Poetic Side we bring you an article about a set of poetry books that were recently auctioned, the 111th birth anniversary of the poet Mahakavi Devkota and the poet who is being awarded a top Japanese cultural award. Classical Poetry Books Annotated by Herman Melville Sell at Auction The Swann Auction Galleries ...
Today on our poetry news roundup we look at the Google Doodle dedicated to Sylvia Plath. We also have a short article about the poet honoured with a rope image on the Scottish hillside. Sylvia Plath Honoured in Google Doodle On Sunday, Googles Doodle marked what would have been the 87th birthday of the poet Sylvia ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at another honour for Margaret Atwood. We also take a look at the poet who has created poetry about burial objects for a museum. Margaret Atwood Honoured by The Queen Earlier this month, she was named a joint winner of the Booker ...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week takes a look at the traditional gift of Sherry for the poet laureate. We also have the winners of this year's Polari prizes. Poet Signs Sherry Butt Since the 17th century, it has been a tradition for the poet laureate in the UK to receive ...
Today on My Poetic Side we bring you an article about a masterpiece of Persian poetry that has now been translated into Japanese. We also take a look at the inaugural winner of the Willie Morris Southern Poetry Prize. Elahi-nameh Published in Japanese One of the greatest masterpieces of Persian Literature, ...
Today’s poetry news roundup takes a look at a BBC Podcast that looks at the life of a man who was related to Oscar Wilde. We also have a short article about the joint winners of this year’s MacDonald of Sleat Poetry Prize. BBC Pins Hopes on Podcast The mystery of the disappearance of Arthur ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we take a look at the winners of this year"s Forward Poetry Prize. We also have a short article about the poet BenJamin Zephaniah and his continued support of a charity bookstore. Forward Poetry Prize Winner Announced The poet Fiona Benson has been named as the ...
We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the campaign to bring James Joyce home. We also have a short article about Pam Ayres. Campaigners Want to Repatriate the Remains of James Joyce to Dublin A group of campaigners based in Dublin are hoping to bring the remains of James ...
Our final news round-up of the week takes a look at the shortlist for this year"s TS Eliot Prize. We also have a couple of articles about the poet Maya Angelou. TS Eliot Prize Shortlist The shortlist of what are being described as “fearless poets” has been unveiled for this year"s TS ...
