Today on My Poetic Side we bring you the sad news of the death of John Giorno. John Giorno Dies at 82 John Giorno, who was responsible for bringing poetry to the masses through mass media, passed away last week at his home in Lower Manhattan. His death, which was the result of ...
In today's poetry news round-up we look at the possible signed copy of a George Orwell book purchased at auction. We also have an article about the Paterson Poetry Festival. Orwell Collector Makes Exciting Discovery? A rare first edition collection of the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four recently surfaced at an auction. The copy, ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the joint winners of this year's Booker Prize. We also have the recipients of this years E.E.B. Du Bois medal and the 1000th lecture in the Allam Iqbal series. The Booker Prize 2019 The winner of this year’s booker prize was announced last ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the Google Doodle dedicated to the BengaLi Poet Kamini Roy. We also have the 2019 winners of the PEN Pinter Prize. Google Doodle Celebrates Kamini Roy On Saturday the Google doodle was dedicated to celebrating the 155th birth anniversary ...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week takes a look at the 2018 and 2019 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Church where a poet was baptised and the first confirmed names for the 2020 StAnza Poetry Festival. Nobel Prize in Literature Earlier this week we brought you an ...
