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 ...
In today"s poetry news round-up we take a look at the generous gift of land given to a university by a poetry admirer. We also have an article about the Burns Fellow 2020 and the launch of this year"s poetry on the buses project in Vancouver. Land Donated to School by Robert Frost Admirer...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the request for a drinks licence that has sparked a protest. We also have a story about a recently found ring that may have belonged to William Shakespeare. Keats House Request for Drinks Licence Sparks Protest Bill Oddie, the TV presenter is just one of ...
Today our poetry news roundup looks at the Vatican archivist and poet who is to be made a cardinal, the discovery of a poet's handwritten notes in a scrap shop and the William Blake exhibition at the Tate Britain. Award-Winning Poet and Vatican Archivist Made a Cardinal Jose Tolentino Calaca de Mendonca, ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the new Professor of Poetry in Ireland, Frank Ormsby. We also take a look at the Nigerian poet who has been selected to take part in an International Writers programme that will take place in the United States. New Professor of Poetry in Ireland Confirmed as Frank Ormsby...
