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Sylvia Plath Commemorative Plans/Zbigniew Herbert Literary Award – Poetry News Roundup March 15th

 

Our final poetry news of the week takes a look at the commemorative plans that are underway in Wellesley in honour of Sylvia Plath. We also have an article about this year’s winner of the Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award. Sylvia Plath Recognized by Wellesley It has been fifty-six years since the death of  ...

Russian Literature in Vietnam/NY Laureate to open Reading Event/Poetry by Lana Del Rey – Poetry News Roundup March 11th

 

We begin the week with a look at the popularity of Russian literary works in Vietnam. We also have an article about the New York Poet Laureate who will be opening a reading event and finally the poetry book by Lana Del Rey. Russian Literary Works in Vietnamese Introduced to the Public The Women's Publishing House ...

Catwalk Poetry/Gwendolyn Brooks Play/100th Birthday of Lawrence Ferlinghetti – Poetry News Roundup March 6th

 

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 ...

Repatriation of Emperor/Females to replace men in syllabus – Poetry News Roundup March 5th

 

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...