Most Valuable Poetry Book Sold / PEN Pinter Prize Winner – Poetry News Roundup July 1st

 

We begin the week with a look at the rarest and now most valuable poetry book to have sold at auction. We also have an article about this year’s PEN Pinter Prize winner. Songs of Innocence and of Experience Sells for £3.4million A rare copy of William Blakes poetry book “Songs of Innocence and of Experience” has been sold at auction for a ...

Inferno Redesigned / Poetry Bus Campaign – Poetry News Roundup June 26th

 

Today in our poetry news round up, we take a look at the new design for Inferno and the poetry bus campaign. 700 Year Old Poetry Book is Best Book Design of the Year Something rather  unusual has happened, an illustrated edition of a classic poem that is 700 years old has exploded on Kickstarter. In less that a week it surpassed its goal ...

Shiraishi Dies – Poetry News June 24th

 

We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the poet Kazuko Shiraishi who has died at the age of 93. Kazuko Shiraishi, the Japanese “Beat Poet” has Died Aged 93 Known for her dramatic poetry readings, often set to Jazz music, Kazuko Shiraishi, the leading name in Japanese “beat” poetry has died at the age of 93. Dubbed “the ...

Burns Night Added To Dictionary/Wilde Book At Auction – Poetry News Roundup June 19th

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we take a look at one of the latest additions to the Oxford English Dictionary and the poetry book owned by Oscar Wilde that is going up for auction. More Than 200 Years After Inaugural Supper, Burns Night Added to the Dictionary Burns night, the annual event that honours Robert Burns, Scotland’s national bard, ...

OBE for Coelho/ Poet’s Call For Film Release / Mackellar Homestead – Poetry News Roundup June 17th

 

We begin the week with a look at the poet awarded an OBE, a poet who is calling for a film to be released in the US and the first view of the Mackellar homestead for the public. Joseph Coelho, Children’s Laureate Awarded OBE The playwright, performance poet and children’s author Joseph Coelho, who is also the current Children’s Laureate, ...