We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
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 ...
Our final poetry round-up of the week takes a look at the sale of a bridge linked to Wordsworth, a Belarusian poet honoured and a poetry slam competition raising money to save a historic building. Bridge Sale Surrounded in Secrecy A while back we brought you a story about a bridge in ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we bring you the winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets. We also have the poet who has been awarded a lifetime award and finally the author who turned his hand to poetry for the benefit of refugees. Major Poetry Prize Won by Greene Native Jill ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at the poet who is linked to the ties between Chile and Singapore. We also look at an article about the celebrations of the life of the poet Ciaran Carson who passed away in October. 40 Years of Ties Between Chile and Singapore Celebrated To mark ...
Today in our round-up of the poetry news, we look at the road named after one of the 16 Great War Poets. We also have a short article about the first event of Wordsworth 250 that will be taking place towards the end of the month. Road to be Named After Poet...
We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the poet's speech at the Nobel Prize ceremony. We also have a short article about the winner of this year's Young Writer of the Year Award. Poet Gives Nobel Lecture The poet Peter Handke, who was awarded a Noble ...
