Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the death of the poetry critic Alfred Alvarez who has passed away aged 90. We also take a look at one of the youngest ever recipients of a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Ocean Vuong. Poetry Critic A. Alvarez Dies Aged 90 The acclaimed British poet, essayist ...
Today in our poetry news round-up, we have articles about the Nasimi Exhibition in a carpet museum, the authors protesting the decisions made on the Nelly Sachs Prize and the poet who turned 101. Nasimi Exhibition at Carpet Museum The second Nasimi Festival of Poetry will be taking place on 28th September. As ...
Today on My Poetic Side we bring you the Bonnie and Clyde auction, a Korean poet's book published in English, and a short story about the new Poet Laureate of Colorado. Bonnie and Clyde Memorabilia at Auction Earlier this year we brought you the story of an auction of memorabilia relating to ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at a couple of articles about the late songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen, on the occasion of the anniversary of his birth. Leonard Cohen Honoured with Postage Stamp The late singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen was honoured ...
Our final news round-up of the week takes a look at the poetry longlist for the 2019 National Book Awards. We also look at the mural of a US poet and the return to the stage of the choreopoem written by Ntozake Shange. Longlist for 2019 National Book Awards This week saw the ...
