Our final poetry round-up of the week takes a look at some recently released letters from the late Philip Larkin. We also have the poem by Leonard Cohen, from his recently published posthumous collection, that appears to mock Kanye West. Correspondence Reveals Philip Larkin's Real Relationship with His Parents The poet Philip Larkin once famously wrote the line “They **** you up, your ...
Today’s poetry round-up takes a look at the winner of this years Kundiman Poetry Prize, the Cheltenham Literature Festival, the Sikh poet whose poem was changed without her permission and finally the finalists for this year’s National Book Awards. Kundiman Poetry Prize Winner 2018 Rohan Chhetri, a Nepali-Indian poet, has won the Kundiman Poetry Prize - a prestigious US poetry award. The award has ...
In today's poetry round up, we look at the talented young poet who is a winner of the Foyle Young Poet of the Year Award. We also have an interesting survey that asked young people to name their favourite poet. 16-Year-Old Named One of the 15 Best Young Poets Worldwide Mathilda Armiger, a 16-year-old from Norwich, has been named as one of this year's ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at Pam Ayres at the Henley Literary Festival, the survey looking at poet related place names and Tracy K. Smith’s latest podcast. Pam Ayres Delights Audience Taking part in the Henley Literary Festival, Pam Ayres delighted a “sell-out” audience of more than 300 people. Even though she was suffering with a heavy cold, Ayres opened ...
We begin the week with a look at an unpublished letter from T.S Eliot. We also have a story about a rather overdue library book, and finally, the Iranian poet elected to the Nobel Literature committee following the recent scandal. A Surprising Side to T.S Eliot Previously unpublished letters by the poet T.S Eliot, that were only ever intended to be read by ...
We end the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the poetry course for army offices, a new poem that has been created for the Armistice Centenary and finally a Whiskey Distillery poetry competition Army Teaches Poetry for Helping with Combat Decisions The British Army has been teaching poetry to soldiers to help them when faced with combat situations. They believe ...
Today on My Poetic Side we bring you articles about an event honouring Sonia Sanchez, a statue of Maya Angelou planned for the city of San Francisco and the finalist for the 2018 Governor General’s Literary Awards. Sonia Sanchez Honoured by Event Sonia Sanchez, the Germantown poet who was the first poet laureate of Philadelphia, was recently awarded the Wallace Stevens $100,000 lifetime ...
Today we bring you a varied selection of news articles. We begin with a row over a poetry slam entry, we also take a look at the poet who has translated a popular children book in to Scots and finally, we talk about the first poet laureate for Sheffield. Poetry Slam Entry Sparks Row A racist poem entered in a poetry slam competition in ...
Today’s poetry news round up on My Poetic Side takes a look at Matilda 30 years on, a protest in India against a controversial poem and we take a brief look at the scandal that has rocked the Nobel prize committee and has ended in a jail term. When Matilda Met Trump Matilda, the children’s character from the Roald Dahl books has been ...
In the run up to National Poetry Day, which will take place later this week we take a look at a Bronte inspired event that will combine poetry and music. We also have a poetry campaign backed by the Duchess of Cornwall and finally a tribute to legendary Beat poet Jack Kerouac. Bronte Poetry to be Brought to Life In a historic house that ...
