We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
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 ...
Today's poetry news roundup is a mixed bunch. We have the winners of the Mathias Family Poetry Award, the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award and the death of the poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Guadalupe Dias Wins Mathias Family Poetry Award A poet from Goa has been named as the winner of this years Mathias Family ...
Today we take a look at the winner of this years WAFRICA best poet/writer award. We also have a short article about the 746th anniversary of the death of Rumi. WAFRICA 2019 Best Poet / Writer Known in literary circles as Kels Dpoet, Kevin Kwame Dzidefo Anyomi, who is from Ghana ...
In our first poetry news round-up of the week, we look at the newly created position of poet laureate in Ontario. We also look at the monument to the national writer of Kazakhstan. Ontario’s Poet Laureate Position Created Efforts by Percy Hatfield, Windsor-Tecumseh MPP have finally paid off, and Ontario has ...
