Queen’s Medal Winner/New Version Of Antigone/Theft Inspires Poem – Poetry News Roundup December 19th

 

Thursday’s poetry news round-up takes a look at the winner of this year's Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, the poet writing a new version of Antigone and the seasonal theft that inspired a poem. 2019 Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry Lorna Goodison, the poet laureate of Jamaica, has been named as the ...

Ontario’s Laureate/Monument for Kazakhstan Writer – Poetry News Roundup December 16th

 

In our first poetry news round-up of the week, we look at the newly created position of poet laureate in Ontario. We also look at the monument to the national writer of Kazakhstan. Ontario’s Poet Laureate Position Created Efforts by Percy Hatfield, Windsor-Tecumseh MPP have finally paid off, and Ontario has ...