We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with the news that the poet Marie Ponsot has passed away aged 98.
Marie Ponsot Dies at 98
Marie Ponsot, who was a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and a poet, passed away on Friday in hospital at the age of 98.
Born in Ponsot, ...
Our final news round-up of the week takes a look at the winner of
this years CLiPPA Poetry Prize. We also have the 2019 Hopkins Festival.
CLiPPA 2019 Poetry Prize
The winner of the 2019 CLiPPA (Centre for Literary in Primary Poetry Award) has been announced as Steven Camden. The spoken word artist will ...
Today on our news roundup we take a look at the play dedicated to the life of Imadaddin Nasimi, the National Youth Poet Laureate of the US and the Children’s Poetry Archive.
“Dedication to Nasimi”
A play in honour of Imadaddin Nasimi, the great Azerbaijani poet, on the occasion of his 650th anniversary, ...
Today in our poetry news roundup we take a look at the young poet who is being held in custody in the US for reciting poetry that criticised immigration policy. We also take a look at the poet’s house that has finally begun the journey to its new home.
Poetry Reciting Activist Held in US...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at Blessed John Henry
Newman the Catholic cardinal, theologian and poet who is to be canonised in
October by the Pope.
John Henry Newman to be Canonised
On 13th October 2019, Pope Francis is to declare the British Cardinal, poet and theologian who lived during ...