This week on My poetic Side we look at the collaboration between scientists and poets, and the winner of the Ferdinand Ossendowski Translation Prize. Poets Matched with Scientists to Deliver Climate Education in Schools Using Poetry Over 20 poets have been matched with scientists specialising in climate issues in order to educate pupils about climate change using poetry without giving ...
This week on My Poetic Side we look at a first from the Forward Prize and the forgotten World War One Poet whose work has finally been published. A First for the Forward Prize For the first time ever, the Forward Prize has announced that will be sharing the honour that comes with winning one of the most prestigious poetry ...
This week on our poetry news round up we take a look at a poem by Agatha Christie and a book of poetry reimagined for a new audience. Mystery Behind First Published Work by Agatha Christie Solved Whilst Agatha Christie is well known for her mystery thrillers which made her famous, her first published work was in fact a poem. ...
This weeks poetry news round up takes a look at a sculpture honouring Emily Dickinson and poems by the late Iris Murdoch. New Sculpture in Poets’ Garden of WT Cornette Library Honours Emily Dickinson Enthusiasts of the poetry of Emily Dickinson gathered last week for "'Hope is the Thing with Feathers': An Evening of Verse ...
This week in our round up of poetry news we look at a discovery of letters written by Rudyard Kipling and the performance of an obscenity filled poem in a cemetery. WWI Letters from Rudyard Kipling Reveal Search for Son A discovery of letters that date from 1915 shows that the poet and author Rudyard Kipling made an ...
