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. ...

Carol Competition/Emily Dickinson Series/Melville Bicentennial – Poetry News Roundup September 3rd

 

Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the BBC Radio 3 Christmas Carol competition, the new web series on Emily Dickinson and the book to celebrate the bicentennial of Herman Melville. New Work by Dharker Revealed on BBC Radio 3 Yesterday the acclaimed poet Imtiaz Dharker, who turned down the chance to be ...

Derek Walcott Poetry Prize/Laureate’s House for Sale/Punjabi Poet’s Google Doodle – Poetry News Roundup September 2nd

 

Our first poetry news round-up of the week takes a look at the debut of the Derek Walcott Poetry Prize. We also have a short story about the former house of a poet laureate that is up for sale, and finally, the Google Doodle celebrating what would have been the 100th Birthday of a Punjabi poet. Walcott Poetry Prize Debuted...

Emirati Women’s Poetry Award/Headstone for Poet/Smithsonian Preservation – Poetry News Roundup August 30th

 

Our final poetry news roundup of the week looks at the award for Emirati women poets, the poet who is to get a headstone after 124 years and the burial fabrics of a poet that are to be preserved by the Smithsonian. Award Launched to Celebrate Emirati Women Poets Coinciding with Women’s Day in the ...