Vatican Poet made Cardinal/Scrap Shop Poetry Find/Blake Exhibition – Poetry News Roundup September 10th

 

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, ...

Irish Poetry Professor/Nigerian Poet takes part in US programme – Poetry News Roundup September 9th

 

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...

Dove’s Award/Bad Parking Poetry/Eureka Laureate – Poetry News Roundup September 6th

 

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 ...

Romanian Poetry Library/Malaysian Laureate/Search for San Diego Laureate – Poetry News Roundup September 4th

 

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. ...