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 ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we have an article about Tracy K Smith, who was elected Chief Marshal of Alumni. We also take a brief look at the winner of this years Windham-Campbell prize.
US Poet Laureate Elected 2019 Commencement Chief Marshal of Alumni
Tracy K Smith, a Harvard 94 Alumni and the ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at how you can pay for coffee with poetry. We also have an article about the winner of the Kingsley Tufts Award, and finally, we take a quick look at this year's Brighton Festival.
Poetry for Coffee
It has been almost a year and once ...
In today"s poetry news roundup we take a look at an interesting letter sent from Queen Victoria to Alfred Lord Tennyson, which has recently resurfaced and will be going up for auction shortly.
The Queen’s Letter to a Poet
A letter that has never before been seen is to go on sale. The
letter ...
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 ...
Our final poetry news round up of the weeks takes a look at
the centre dedicated to the life and works of the poet Seamus Heaney. We also
have an article about a creek which has been renamed in honour of a poet.
The “Jewel in our Crown” – HomePlace
Since it opened in ...
Today, we take a brief look at the new exhibition opening at Wordsworth House and Gardens. We also bring you information about this year's Moth Poetry Prize Shortlist and the Oxfam Novib PEN Award for Dareen Tatour.
This Land is Our Land...
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 ...