Our final poetry news round-up of the week takes a look at the Leonard Cohen letters going up for auction, and one of the shortlisted poets for this year’s Forward Prize. The Auction of Leonard Cohen Letters This June, Christie's Auction house will be offering more than 50 letters penned by the composer ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we have two news articles for you. The first looks at the restoration of the home of the poet Hedd Wyn and the second a new marker honouring Nikki Giovanni. Restoration of Poets Home Named as One of Greatest Renovations in Europe The three-bedroom farmhouse that is located in Snowdonia and was ...
Today in our poetry news roundup, we take a look at the first poet to be awarded the Rathbones Poetry Prize. Raymond Antrobus – First Poet to Win Rathbones Folio Prize The poet Raymond Antrobus has been named the first poet to ever be awarded the Rathbone Folio prize, which carries a monetary ...
Today in our poetry news roundup, we take a look at a recent interview with the poet BenJamin Zephaniah on the release of his new book. We also have a short article about the winner of the British Podcast Awards. What Makes Benjamin Zephaniah Tick The poet Benjamin Zephaniah has just released ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the Google Doodle dedicated to the poet Oar Khayyam. We also take a look at the exhibits that have gone on display in America to commemorate the 200th birthday of the poet Walt Whitman. Omar Khayyam Remembered with Google Doodle On Saturday, ...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week takes a look at the campaign to save libraries in Essex. We also look at the poet who has been released on bail and finally, the winners of this year's Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Campaign to Save Essex Libraries Joined by Authors and Poet...
Today on My Poetic Side, we take a look at a Wilfred Owen Commemoration poetry competition, the book that has been issued with a temporary export ban and the Tupac poem up for auction. Wilfred Owen Commemoration - Awards for Young Poets As part of the celebrations to make the centenary of the death ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we bring you two articles about the estate of the late poet Donald Hall. Donald Hall Estate Sale Draws Huge Crowd Over the weekend, the estate sale of the late poet Donald Hall took place, and it drew huge crowds. The sale, which took place in Wilmot, ...
Today we look at articles about Meghan Markle’s Mother’s Day message and the ageism row over the Oxford University professor of poetry position. Mother’s Day Message from Meghan Markle On Sunday, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle took to Instagram to share a picture of her newborn baby son’s feet. Whilst Mother’s Day in the ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with an article about the new poet laureate of the UK. The UK’s New Poet Laureate After many months of speculation, multiple poets ruling themselves out of the running and a week with no poet laureate at all, the announcement of a new poet ...
