Today in our poetry news round-up we take a look at the winners of this year"s Forward Poetry Prize. We also have a short article about the poet BenJamin Zephaniah and his continued support of a charity bookstore. Forward Poetry Prize Winner Announced The poet Fiona Benson has been named as the ...
We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the campaign to bring James Joyce home. We also have a short article about Pam Ayres. Campaigners Want to Repatriate the Remains of James Joyce to Dublin A group of campaigners based in Dublin are hoping to bring the remains of James ...
Our final news round-up of the week takes a look at the shortlist for this year"s TS Eliot Prize. We also have a couple of articles about the poet Maya Angelou. TS Eliot Prize Shortlist The shortlist of what are being described as “fearless poets” has been unveiled for this year"s TS ...
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, ...
