Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the rescinding of the award for this year's Nelly Sachs Prize. We also have the sad news that Graeme Gibson has died at 85 and the Turkish tower taking part in a cancer awareness campaign inspired by a poet. Literary Prize Rescinded for Kamila Shamsie...
Today’s poetry news round-up takes a look at another story about John Milton. We also have a brief article about Cardinal Newman, and finally the posthumous manuscript for Quang Dung. Hidden Message Found in Epic Poem John Milton, the English poet, who penned the famous epic poem “Paradise Lost” in the ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at what is being hailed as one of the most significant literary discoveries of modern times. Milton’s Note on The Bard Possibly one of the most significant discoveries of modern times has been made in the archives of a poet. Handwritten text in an edition of ...
We begin the week with a look at the alcohol licence for Keats House, the first Scots language awards, and the Mekong River Literature Awards. Keats House Drops Licence Quest Last week we reported the story of Keats House, the former home of the poet John Keats, and their application ...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week takes a look at the Walt Whitman stamp and the winner of this year's Nelly Sachs literature prize. Stamp Released for Walt Whitman Bicentennial Walt Whitman, often referred to as the father of modern poetry, was commemorated yesterday with the release of a ...
In today"s poetry news round-up we take a look at the generous gift of land given to a university by a poetry admirer. We also have an article about the Burns Fellow 2020 and the launch of this year"s poetry on the buses project in Vancouver. Land Donated to School by Robert Frost Admirer...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the request for a drinks licence that has sparked a protest. We also have a story about a recently found ring that may have belonged to William Shakespeare. Keats House Request for Drinks Licence Sparks Protest Bill Oddie, the TV presenter is just one of ...
Today our poetry news roundup looks at the Vatican archivist and poet who is to be made a cardinal, the discovery of a poet's handwritten notes in a scrap shop and the William Blake exhibition at the Tate Britain. Award-Winning Poet and Vatican Archivist Made a Cardinal Jose Tolentino Calaca de Mendonca, ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the new Professor of Poetry in Ireland, Frank Ormsby. We also take a look at the Nigerian poet who has been selected to take part in an International Writers programme that will take place in the United States. New Professor of Poetry in Ireland Confirmed as Frank Ormsby...
In our final poetry news round-up of the week, we take a look at the $100,000-lifetime achievement prize awarded to Rita Dove, the vigilant fighting bad parking with poetry, and the poet laureates for the city of Eureka. Rita Dove, Former US Poet Laureate Wins Lifetime Achievement Prize The poet Rita Dove, who ...
