Mark Twain Collection/Lockdown Poetry Competition/Hartnett Poetry Award – Poetry News Roundup July 13th

 

We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the poet who has donated his Mark Twain collection, the poetry competition inspired by lockdown and the 2020 Michael Hartnett Poetry Award. Poet Offers Extensive Mark Twain Collection to New York College Curt Curtin, a poet and retired college professor from Worchester who is now 90 has donated his comprehensive ...

Poetry Against Violence/Poet Brough Back To Life – Poetry News Roundup July 10th

 

We end the week with a look at the art and poetry project against violence in Kansas City and the online platform bringing a poet back to life. Artist and Poet Pair up to Combat Violence In Kansas City, an artist and a poet have teamed up to help fight against the violence that the local area is facing. In normal times Ada Koch, an ...

Poet’s Favourite Pub For Sale/Laureate’s Pandemic Poetry Push – Poetry News Roundup July 9th

 

Today on My Poetic Side we look at the Pub with poetry connections that is up for sale and the poet laureate sharing daily posts during the pandemic. Pub with Poet Connections up for Sale Brown’s Hotel in Laugharne has been put back on the market with a guide price of £795,000. The pub, which is in a Grade II listed building and was a ...

Dante’s Death Marked/Sir Walter Scott’s House Sale/PEN Prize – Poetry News Roundup July 8th

 

Today, we focus on the anniversary marking of Dante's death, the house sale associated with Sir Walker Scott and the PEN Prize. 700th Anniversary of Dante’s Death Marked with Forli Show The Uffizi Gallery, which is in Florence, is putting together a significant show in Forli next year in honour of the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante. The gallery director, Heike Schmidt ...

Illinois Search for A Laureate/Swedish Poet Passes Away/Queen Witty Ditties – Poetry News Roundup July 7th

 

Today in our news round-up, we bring you the news that Illinois is looking for a new poet laureate. We also have an article about the death of a Swedish poet and the Queens Witty Ditties. New Poet Laureate Sought for Illinois The Governor of the state of Illinois is looking for someone to fill the post of poet laureate, a post which has ...