Our final poetry news of the weeks looks at the church with connections to a poet that has received a lottery boost and the possibility that the poet John Keats was a graverobber. Church Gets Lottery Boost Church-goers in Kelloe are celebrating the £193,000 cash boost from the lottery that will assist them in ...
Today we bring you an article about the longlist for this year's Booker Prize, we also have the long-lost portrait of Coleridge which fetched a startling amount at auction and the poet who rang the emergency helpline number. 2019 Booker Prize The longlist for this year's Booker Prize, which is to be sponsored ...
Today in our poetry roundup, we take a look at this year’s Gerard Manley Festival. We also have an article and about the Ilkley Literature Festival and Robert Burns the Musical. Gerard Manley Hopkins Festival The town of Monasterevin in Ireland is getting ready for the two-day Gerard Manley Hopkins Festival this weekend. ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we take a look at the streets in Islamabad that will be named after poets. We also have a story about a burglary at the home of the late Ruth Stone. 3 Roads in Islamabad to be Named After Poets The CDA (Capital Development Agency) has confirmed ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the Wordsworth exhibition that is going to London. We also look at the film based on the musical Cats, and the New Hampshire Poet Laureate position. Special Dorothy Wordsworth Exhibition Heads to London Dorothy’s Room, an exhibition that ...