Edgar Allan Poe Mystery/National Poetry Centre – Poetry News Roundup February 28th

 

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 ...

Rathbones Shortlist/Raleigh Book Auction – Poetry News Roundup February 27th

 

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, ...

Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award/Carl Sandberg Writer In Residence – Poetry News Roundup February 26th

 

Today in our poetry news round-up, we look at the winner of this years Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. We also look at the Car Sandberg Writer-in-Residence. Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award 2020 The poet Ariana Reines has been announced as the winner of this years $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. The Kate Tufts Discovery Award has gone to Tiana Clark. “A Sand Book”, is the latest ...

Danil Kharms Resting Place/Owen’s Window – Poetry News Roundup February 25th

 

Today in our poetry news round-up we take a look at an article about the final resting place of Daniil Kharms. We also look at the fund for a window to commemorate Wilfred Owen. Poets Burial Place Confirmed It is believed that the final resting place of Daniil Kharms, one of the founding members of the Oberiu avant-garde collective has been located after ...

Poetry/Art Exhibition/Keralan Poet Takes World By Storm/Stolen Poet’s Statue – Poetry News Roundup February 24th

 

We begin a new week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the museum exhibit combining art and poetry, the Keralan poet taking the literary world by storm, and the stolen statue of a poet. Museum Façade Draped in Lifejacket The neoclassical façade of the Minneapolis Institute of Art has been given a makeover of the colourful kind. The six Greco-Roman stone ...