Today in our poetry news round-up, we take a look at the poet who has turned down an MBE. We also look at the first international writer to be honoured by a literary festival in Brasil.
George The Poet Turned Down MBE
The spoken word artist George the Poet has stated during a ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the poet Liu Shahe who
has died aged 88.
Liu Shahe
Dies Aged 88
The Chinese poet Yu Xuntan, who was more commonly known by his pen
name Liu Shahe died over the weekend at the age of 88. He has been struggling
with Throat cancer....
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at Parveen
Shakir, the poet in the Google Doodle this weekend. We also take a brief look
at the posthumous album of Leonard Cohen.
Parveen Shakir Honoured with Google Doodle
On the occasion of the anniversary of her 67th birthday, the poet Parveen ...
In our final poetry news round-up of the week, we take a look at the exhibition of Walt Whitman memorabilia that is to go on display to mark the bicentennial of the poet. We also take a look at the Google Doodle dedicated to an Ecuadorian poet.
Walt Whitman Collection Goes on
Display
The ...
Here at My Poetic Side, today's news involves a poetry-inspired art exhibition and the new poetry prize inspired by Simon Armitage.
Artists Tribute to Poet
The artist James Robinson has taken the unusual step of opening up his home to the public in order to show off his latest work. The large mural ...
Today in our poetry news round-up, we take a look at the controversy surrounding the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. We also look at the Google Doodle dedicated to a Russian poet.
Nobel Committee defends
Winner
The Swedish Academy have found themselves in a position where they have had to defend their ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the story of the miniature Charlotte Bronte book that is finally set to return to the Parsonage Museum in Haworth following a successful bid at auction by the museum.
Following Museum Success at Auction Rare Charlotte Bronte Book Coming Home
8 years ago ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the collection of poetry that has been translated from Swedish into Belarusian. We also look at the biopic of the poet Seamus Heaney that will be airing at the end of the month.
Poetry of Werner Aspenstrom Translated to
Belarusian from Swedish...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week takes a look a the winner of this years Cervantes Prize, the shortlist for the CBC Poetry Prize and the poet honoured with a plaque in a cathedral.
Cervantes Prize Won by Catalan Poet
Yesterday the government in Spain announced that Joan Margarit,
the Catalan ...
Today in our poetry news roundup we look at a poetry event attended by Juan Felipe Herrera. We also have an article about the purchase of the former home of the poet Elizabeth Bishop.
Prominent Chicano Poet Recites to Students
On 6th November, the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at ...