Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the rescinding of the award for this year's Nelly Sachs Prize. We also have the sad news that Graeme Gibson has died at 85 and the Turkish tower taking part in a cancer awareness campaign inspired by a poet. Literary Prize Rescinded for Kamila Shamsie...
Today’s poetry news round-up takes a look at another story about John Milton. We also have a brief article about Cardinal Newman, and finally the posthumous manuscript for Quang Dung. Hidden Message Found in Epic Poem John Milton, the English poet, who penned the famous epic poem “Paradise Lost” in the ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at what is being hailed as one of the most significant literary discoveries of modern times. Milton’s Note on The Bard Possibly one of the most significant discoveries of modern times has been made in the archives of a poet. Handwritten text in an edition of ...
We begin the week with a look at the alcohol licence for Keats House, the first Scots language awards, and the Mekong River Literature Awards. Keats House Drops Licence Quest Last week we reported the story of Keats House, the former home of the poet John Keats, and their application ...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week takes a look at the Walt Whitman stamp and the winner of this year's Nelly Sachs literature prize. Stamp Released for Walt Whitman Bicentennial Walt Whitman, often referred to as the father of modern poetry, was commemorated yesterday with the release of a ...
