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 ...
Our final poetry round-up of the week takes a look at the sale of a bridge linked to Wordsworth, a Belarusian poet honoured and a poetry slam competition raising money to save a historic building.
Bridge Sale Surrounded in Secrecy
A while back we brought you a story about a bridge in ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we bring you the winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets. We also have the poet who has been awarded a lifetime award and finally the author who turned his hand to poetry for the benefit of refugees.
Major Poetry Prize Won by Greene Native
Jill ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at the poet who is linked to the ties between Chile and Singapore. We also look at an article about the celebrations of the life of the poet Ciaran Carson who passed away in October.
40 Years of Ties Between Chile and Singapore Celebrated
To mark ...
Today in our round-up of the poetry news, we look at the road named after one of the 16 Great War Poets. We also have a short article about the first event of Wordsworth 250 that will be taking place towards the end of the month.
Road to be Named After Poet...