Today our poetry news roundup looks at the Vatican archivist and poet who is to be made a cardinal, the discovery of a poet's handwritten notes in a scrap shop and the William Blake exhibition at the Tate Britain.
Award-Winning Poet and Vatican Archivist Made a Cardinal
Jose Tolentino Calaca de Mendonca, ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the new
Professor of Poetry in Ireland, Frank Ormsby. We also take a look at the
Nigerian poet who has been selected to take part in an International Writers
programme that will take place in the United States.
New Professor of Poetry in
Ireland Confirmed as Frank Ormsby...
In our final poetry news round-up of the week, we take a look at the $100,000-lifetime achievement prize awarded to Rita Dove, the vigilant fighting bad parking with poetry, and the poet laureates for the city of Eureka.
Rita Dove, Former US Poet Laureate
Wins Lifetime Achievement Prize
The poet Rita Dove, who ...
Today's poetry news roundup takes a look at the poet laureate of Guam who has died aged 77, the winner of the 2020 Miller Williams Poetry Prize and the poet honoured by Holyrood.
Poet Laureate of Guam Dies at 77
Frederick B. Quinene, the Poet Laureate of Guam has passed away at the ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at the Romanian Poetry Library, the 14th Laureate of Malaysia and the search for a Poet Laureate for San Diego.
The Poetry Library on a Bucharest Tram
A tram in the Romanian capital will be hosting an interactive poetry
library from 10th September to 1st October. ...