We begin the week with a look at the poetry installation in Gloucester that opens today. We also have an article about the lifetime achievement award for Aviva Doran. Poetry Everywhere in Gloucester Thanks to a new art installation in Gloucester, the hills and the parks, and a number of other locations will be inscribed with poetry. The exhibit has been curated by Luke Jerram, ...
In our final poetry news roundup of the week, we look at the poetry slam competition moving to national tv and the presidential candidate and his relationship with poetry. Poetry Slam Moves to National TV When the pandemic struck 5 months ago the world ground to a halt, events all over the world were cancelled or postponed until a later date when it was ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the High Court decision to allow the family of Varavara Rao to be updated on his condition, the poets former summer residence that is up for sale and the sad death of the national poet of Nepal. High Court Directs Hospital to Allow Varavara Rao’s Family to Make Contact The family of the 81-year-old ...
Today's poetry round-up looks at the poet’s love letters up for auction and Bad Poetry Day Love Letters from David Jones The Welsh Poet and Artist up for Auction Today the auction house Bonhams will be auctioning a series of letters that were written by the painter and poet David Jones who was born in 1895 and died in 1974. Jones was in amongst ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we look at the poet who has come out as non-binary and the poets rallying against the GCSE decision to remove poetry from the curriculum. Poet Comes Out As Non-Binary The 34-year-old British poet Kate Tempest has come out as non-binary. They have revealed that following years of being unable to accept themselves as who they are, they ...
