Today in our poetry news round-up we look at the treasure found in a thrift store, the $100,000 Arts Academy Award and the Chester Literature Festival 2020. Thrift Store Trash Turn Out to be Treasure A volunteer at a thrift store in Kittyhawk, North Caroline spotted something that they thought looked a little special amongst their boxes of donations recently. Whilst she was working ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at an exhibition of Ottoman manuscripts and the rare copy of the Divan that will shortly be going up for auction. Ottoman Manuscripts Showcased in Istanbul Exhibition An exhibition has opened in Istanbul which will be looking at Ottoman manuscripts in an attempt to explore the culture and life of the period. The exhibition “Memories ...
Today in our poetry news round-up, we look at a portrait sculpture in the Antalya museum, the birth anniversary of a Ukrainian poet and the new exhibition at Wordsworth House. Sculpture in Museum is Sappho of Lesbos Since 1972, a portrait sculpture has sat in the Antalya museum in the Turkish Mediterranean resort city. Until very recently, the exact identity of the portrait sculpture ...
We begin the week with a look at the journey to translate the works of a 17th century Bedouin poet, the poet mentioned in a Twitter hack and Wordsworths work on the buses. The Journey to Translate Bedouin Poetry Former diplomat and specialist in Nabati poetry, Marcel Kupershoek, is attempting to translate the Bedouin poetry of Ibn Dhaher, the 17th-century poet into English. With his ...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week takes a look at a postcard from DH Lawrence that has been found under a bed. We also take a look at the poet who influenced much of the work of Sir Paul McCartney. Long-Lost Postcard From Poet Found Under Bed Over a century ago the poet and writer DH Lawrence wrote a postcard to ...
