We keep you updated on the world of poetry with our news roundups.
Today in our poetry news round-up we have more poetry on the catwalk, a play about the life of Gwendolyn Brooks and the 100th Birthday of Lawrence Ferlinghetti. More Poetry on the Catwalk Earlier this week we brought you the story of the designer who used poets to describe his fashion for this season's look. He is ...
Today in our poetry news roundup we look at the poet who has lent his voice to the campaign to repatriate remains from an Ethiopian emperor to the people of Ethiopia. We also look at the girls' school calling for the replacement of "Stale males" in the exam syllabus. Poet Backs Campaign to repatriate Ethiopian Remain...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at an article about an actor who was assaulted leaving a poetry event in honour of the late poet Tom Leonard. We also have an interesting article about the fashion designer who incorporated poetry into his latest collection. Actor Assaulted Following Poetry Event The ...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week - and our first of March - takes a look at the story of the British-Somalilander poet who had been arrested for a public poetry recital. We also take a look at the collection of Walt Whitman artefacts that will be on display to the public shortly in Bolton....
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the winner of the Doolin Poetry Prize. We also have an article about a piece of previously unknown work by the poet Nasimi which has just been found and the former home of an Armenian poet that has been demolished. Doolin Poetry Prize Winner A poem ...
Today in our poetry news roundup, we take a look at a museum that is opening in honour of Alexander Pushkin, and the Victor Hugo novel that is being made into a film. Russian Poet Pushkin Honoured with Opening of Museum This year marks the 220th birth anniversary of the Russian poet and ...
Today's poetry news roundup takes a look at a lost poem, the shortlist for the 2019 Peter Porter Poetry Prize and the town preparing to celebrate the 212th anniversary of the birth of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Poem from 1893 Reunited with Authors Family A high school teacher in Oklahoma has been collecting used books for a number of years and over that time has ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the £900 poetry book. We also have an article about the hunt for the new poet laureate. Poem Book Selling on Amazon for £900 Henry Mair, the Irvine writer and poet, who has been writing for almost 50 years, was amazed to discover that “Alone I Rebel”, his acclaimed autobiography, which ...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week brings you articles about a bronze statue to commemorate an Armenian poet, a film about Pablo Neruda and the poet being held in prison in Somaliland. Bronze Statue Commemorating Tumanyan Unveiled A bronze statue to commemorate Hovhannes Tumanyan, the Armenian poet and publicist, was unveiled earlier this week in Tbilisi on the balcony of the ...
Today’s news roundup takes a look at the 17th Vietnam Poetry Day celebrations, a competition to put poetry on the sidewalks in the City of Newton and finally the new poet laureate in North Carolina. Vietnam Poetry Day Takes Place in Hanoi The 17th Vietnam Poetry Day opened on Sunday 17th February in Hanoi with a wide range of activities scheduled to take place. ...
