Today, we cover news pertaining to the new Scottish £20 note, and we also look at the flood damage to a poet’s former home.
New Scottish £20 Note
The Royal Bank of Scotland has celebrated its first new £20 in 23 years. It will be in circulation from today. It is the first note that they have produced of any denomination that features a ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the sad news that Ernesto Cardenal, the Nicaraguan poet and priest has died at the age of 95.
Ernesto Cardenal Dies Aged 95
The Nicaraguan priest and poet Ernesto Cardenal passed away on Sunday at the age of 95. He had been struggling with kidney and heart issues.
The priest and poet was a symbol ...
We start another week at My Poetic Side with a focus on another of the events taking place to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Wordsworth. We also reveal a first look at the poetry in space project which will launch in 2021.
Wordsworth’s Birth Anniversary to be Marked by Cathedral
The Cathedral of Carlisle is to host a choral tribute to the ...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week brings an article about Edgar Allan Poe and takes a look a the plan for a National Poetry Centre.
The Mystery of the Death of Edgar Allan Poe
The famed American writer Edgar Allan Poe died in October 1849. Just a few days before he died, he had been found wearing the clothes of a ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at the Rathbones Folio Prize shortlist. We also have an article about a poetry book belonging to Sir Walter Raleigh that is up for auction.
Rathbones Folio Prize Shortlist Revealed
This year's shortlist for the Rathbones Folio Prize which has a cash prize of £30,000 has been revealed.
The prize is open to all genres of writing; poetry, ...