Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the new poet laureate of the U.S. and the poet who rearranged the alphabet. Joy Harjo Named as Next U.S. Poet Laureate The poet Joy Harjo is the first Native American to be named as the U.S. poet laureate. For ...
Today in our poetry news roundup we take a look at one of the events celebrating Walt Whitman. We have the winners of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals and the Pashto poet who has passed away. Walt Whitman’s Beard Brooklynites are currently celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of the poet ...
Today in our poetry news roundup we take a look at the auction of love letters written by Leonard Cohen and some of the winners of this year's Society of Writers’ Award. Cohen’s Love Letters Auctioned A while back we brought you an article about some love letters that the poet and songwriter ...
Our poetry news roundup takes a look at an unusual book of poetry written by a cat. We also have the winner of the Walter Scott Prize for 2019 and the new university course that will delve into the life of the legendary poet William Wordsworth. Cat Poetry We begin the week here ...
Our final news round-up of the week take a look at this years Ledbury Poetry Festival, the winner of the Trillium Book Award and the new poet in Residence at Keats' House. Ledbury Poetry Festival 2019 This year’s line-up for the Ledbury Poetry Festival is proving to be a rather popular one, ...
