BBC Gaelic Poetry Documentary/Ulysses Translation/Pandemic Poet – Poetry News Roundup June 18th

 

Today, we take a peek at a new BBC documentary, the translation of Ulysses and pandemic-centred poetry. Gaelic Poets Old and New To Be Topic of BBC Documentary A new BBC documentary will be available on BBC iPlayer until 8th July. The documentary will look at the subject Gaelic poetry over the years and will also work to showcase modern poetry talent. The documentary will ...

Protest Poem/Rumi Was Muslim – Poetry News Roundup June 17th

 

Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the poem that Jackie Kay feels really speaks about the times we are living in. We also take a look at the Rumi was Muslim campaign which is seeking to redress some inaccuracies about the poet they feel exist. A Poem for These Times of Protest Picked by Jackie Kay [caption id="attachment_15139" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mandatory ...

Poet’s Link To Property/Juneteenth Reading – Poetry News Roundup June 16th

 

Today in our news round-up, we take a look at the restorations that have begun on a property linked to a poet. We also take a look at a poetry reading for Juneteenth. Renovations on Poets Former Home Begin A year after it was marked for demolition Stone House, the property linked to the poet Theodore Roethke is the site of a recently ...

Poetry Foundation Resignations/Urdu Poet Passes Away/Meric Anniversary – Poetry News Roundup June 15th

 

We begin another week here on with a look at the key resignations in the Poetry Foundation. We also have an article about the death of an Urdu poet and the death anniversary of a Turkish poet. Poetry Foundation Officials Resign Two of the top officials from the Poetry Foundation, one of the leading poetry organisations in the US have resigned over responses to ...

Copyright Case for Poet’s Pictures/Bristol Poet’s Statue Damaged – Poetry News Roundup June 12th

 

We end the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the lawsuit over photographs of Dylan Thomas. We also have a short article about the damage to a poets statue in Bristol. Welsh Government Dealt Blow over Copyright Claim for Poets Pictures Back in 2015, the Welsh Government was sued by Pablo Star Ltd, a company claiming that is owned the ...