The Laureates That Never Were – Poetry News July 23rd

 

We begin the week with a look at the interesting history behind the appointments that were made to the post of poet laureate during the 1960s to 1980s. The Poets, Who Were Not, Laureate Released by the National Archives in Kew, official papers shed some interesting light on the rather bitter backbiting and infighting that took place around the names ...

Dance Drama Honours Chinese Poet/ Ripon Barracks Campaign – Poetry News Roundup July 19th

 

Today on My Poetic Side we look at a dance drama honouring a Chinese poet and we look at the campaigners looking to save an army barracks with a poetic history. New Dance Drama Premiers in Honour of Chinese Poet “Poet Dongpo” is a new dance drama that is premiering to honour the works of Su Dongpo (also known ...

CLPE and Heaney Award Winners Announced/Depp Visits Dylan Thomas – Poetry News Roundup 12th July

 

Today our poetry news round-up looks at the CLPE Children’s Poetry Award winner, the Seamus Heaney First Poetry Collection Prize winner, and the actor's visit to the birthplace of Dylan Thomas. CLPE Children’s Poetry Award Winners Announced Connie Wanek and Ted Kooser have been announced as the 2023 winners of the CLPE Children’s Poetry Award for Marshmallow Clouds....

Unseen War Poems Publication/Copyright Case For British Museum – Poetry News Roundup July 10th

 

We begin the week with a look at some previously unseen First World War poems that are to be published. We also have a story about a poet suing the British Museum. Celebrated First World War Poet's Unseen Poems to be Published The University of York is making a collection of poems that have been previously unseen available to the ...