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National Book Award Longlist/US Poet’s Mural/Shange’s Choreopoem Returns to Stage – Poetry News Roundup September 20th

 

Our final news round-up of the week takes a look at the poetry longlist for the 2019 National Book Awards. We also look at the mural of a US poet and the return to the stage of the choreopoem written by Ntozake Shange. Longlist for 2019 National Book Awards This week saw the ...

Nelly Sachs Prize Rescinded/Graeme Gibson Passes Away/Cancer Campaign Inspired by Poet -Poetry News Roundup September 19th

 

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 Literary Prize Rescinded for Kamila Shamsie...

Milton’s Messages/Cardinal Newman’s Ceremony/Quang Dung Manuscript – Poetry News Roundup September 18th

 

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 ...

Keats’ House Licence Dropped/Scots Language Awards/Mekong Literature Awards – Poetry News Roundup September 16th

 

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 ...

Land Gifted By Poetry Admirer/Burns Fellow 2020/Poetry on the Buses – Poetry News Roundup September 12th

 

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...

Vatican Poet made Cardinal/Scrap Shop Poetry Find/Blake Exhibition – Poetry News Roundup September 10th

 

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, ...

Irish Poetry Professor/Nigerian Poet takes part in US programme – Poetry News Roundup September 9th

 

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...