This week on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the land linked to Siegfried Sassoon that has gone back up for auction, and the winners of the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize. Historic Land Once Owned by Poet Re-listed A historic plot of land in Heytesbury has been re-listed for auction at triple the price it ...
This week on My Poetic Side, we look at a new translated poetry prize and a garden linked to a poet that will be open to the public. New Translated Poetry Prize A new prize is being launched for translated poetry, with the hope of tapping into the recent boom of international-language writing. The award, which will open for ...
This week’s poetry news round up looks at the Brockman-Campbell Book Award and the posthumous publication of Terminal I. Claudine R. Moreau Honoured in Brockman-Campbell Book Award 2025 One of the more prestigious honours for poetry in North Caolina, the Brockman-Campbell Book Award, is given in recognition of outstanding book length poetry collections. It is only open to residents ...
This week in our poetry news round up we look at the death of the acclaimed poet Alice Notley, and the plaque dedicated to James Withers. Acclaimed Voice in American Poetry Dies Aged 79 The poet Alice Notley, who was regarded as one of the finest living poets from America, has died at the age of 79. Notley, who was ...
This week's poetry news roundup takes a look at the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize winners, the call for people to read Heaney’s poetry and a Blue Plaque. Griffin Poetry Prize Winners 2025 Announced German writer Durs Grünbein accepted the award for this years Griffin Poetry Prize at a ceremony that took place on Wednesday in Toronto. During the ceremony, he made a point of ...
