Our final news round-up of the week takes a look at the New Year’s poetry reading ceremony in Japan and the newly appointed youth poet laureate of Westchester. Imperial Poetry Reading For the first time since the begin of the Japanese Reiwa when Emperor Naruhito took over from his father Emperor ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we take a look at the plans for the 700th anniversary of Dante. The 2020 Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry and the Google Doodle for an Urdu Poet. 700th Anniversary of Dante 2021 will mark the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at this year's winner of the TS Eliot Prize. We also look at the latest event to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of William Wordsworth. TS Eliot Prize Winner The dub poet Roger Robinson has been named as this year's winner of ...
In our poetry news round up today we look at the value of Robert Burns and the Actor who quotes Tagore. How Much is Robert Burns Worth? A recent report has put an estimate on the worth of the poet Robert Burns to the Scottish economy. They believe that the Burns’ “brand” ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a story of romance that the bard would surely have approved of. We also take a look at the violin with connections to Robert Burns that is going on tour. Missing Shakespeare Book Sought A bookstore in London Ontario has ...