Today we look at the story of the previously unpublished letter from the poet E.E Cummings. The Poet and the Sex Worker A selection of letters that have previously never been seen show that a wartime romance between the poet E.E Cummings and a sex worker was far more than the casual fling that it was previously believed to have been, and may ...
We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at Ecopoetry. We also look at two festivals which will be going online this week. Ecopoetry – The New Buzzword The world is facing a significant amount of biodiversity loss on a scale that is unprecedented – it is believed that as many as one million species are close to extinction. Poetry ...
We end the week here on My Poetic Side with the news that an Indian poet has tested positive for Covid-19 and the story about a grant for restoration work for a poet"s former home. Poet Tests Positive for COVID-19 Earlier this week we brought you the news of a poet in India who had been moved from prison to hospital after his health ...
Today My Poetic Side's news focuses on the decision in Alabama to rename a school that is linked with a poet and the recently refurbished Patrick Kavanagh Centre. School Named After Poet to Be Renamed A school board in Alabama has made the decision to rename three of its high schools; one is named in honour of a poet who served on the rebel ...
Today, we take a look at the poet helping to make a programme for prison radio and the winners of the Ken Saro-Wiwa poetry Prize. Roger McGough Broadcasts Message of Hope with Archbishop As part of a unique broadcast on behalf of the National Prison Radio the poet Roger McGough has joined forces with Archbishop John Wilson, who is the Vice President ...
