Today on My Poetic Side we look at the relationship of the Wordsworth siblings and the experience of Sakura. Relationship Between Wordsworth and his Sister Explored William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy were close, and the relationship between the two has often been debated. A new exhibition that has opened up at Wordsworth House and Garden has been put together to take a ...
We begin the week with a look at the Turkish poet who has been in prison for 26 years. We also have a short article about the new poet laureate of Lake County, California. The Turkish Poet in Prison for 26 Years At the age of just 22 İlhan Çomak, who was a student at Istanbul University, was arrested and put in prison, where ...
In our final news round-up of the week, we look at a collection of Pablo Neruda Ephemera that will be going up for auction. Archive of Pablo Neruda Ephemera Goes up for Auction A collection of photos, rare book, letters, postcards and artefacts relating to the diplomat and poet Pablo Neruda is shortly to go up for auction. The collection contains over 600 ...
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 ...
