Today's poetry news roundup looks at the boycott of the Poetry Foundation, the death of David Ferry, and the crisis faced by the Haiku. Writers and Poets Boycott the Poetry Foundation Over 200 writers and poets have made a pledge to boycott both the Poetry Foundation and “Poetry”, its poetry journal. The reason for their boycott is due to the ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the winner of the 2023 David Cohen prize. We also look at a recent event attended by Ada Limon. Winner of David Cohen Prize 2023 Announced The Scottish memoirist, poet and novelist John Burnside has been announced as this year's winner of the David Cohen Prize. Burnside, who has published ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we bring you articles about the poet who refused an invitation from the President and the rare Yeats book with an unusual provenance. Poet Turns the President Down The poet Rupi Kaur, who shot to fame several years ago with her Instagram poetry posts and subsequent self-published poetry book “Milk and Honey” has once again ...
Shortlist for Ledbury Hellens Poetry Prize Announced Zaffar Kunial, Kaveh Akhbar and Raymond Antrobus have been announced as the shortlisted poets for this year's £5000 Ledbury Hellens Poetry Prize. The prize is given for second collections, and is now into its fourth edition. It is aimed at those collections that have been published in 2021 and 2022 in Britain ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we take a look at a donation of Ted Hughes memorabilia and some incredibly rare letters that will be going up for auction. Widow of Ted Hughes Donates Rare Work to Huddersfield University Carol Hughes, the widow of the former poet laureate Ted Hughes has donated a collection of the poet’s work, together with ...
