Today on My Poetic Side we look at the Romanian Poetry Library, the 14th Laureate of Malaysia and the search for a Poet Laureate for San Diego. The Poetry Library on a Bucharest Tram A tram in the Romanian capital will be hosting an interactive poetry library from 10th September to 1st October. ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the BBC Radio 3 Christmas Carol competition, the new web series on Emily Dickinson and the book to celebrate the bicentennial of Herman Melville. New Work by Dharker Revealed on BBC Radio 3 Yesterday the acclaimed poet Imtiaz Dharker, who turned down the chance to be ...
Our first poetry news round-up of the week takes a look at the debut of the Derek Walcott Poetry Prize. We also have a short story about the former house of a poet laureate that is up for sale, and finally, the Google Doodle celebrating what would have been the 100th Birthday of a Punjabi poet. Walcott Poetry Prize Debuted...
Our final poetry news roundup of the week looks at the award for Emirati women poets, the poet who is to get a headstone after 124 years and the burial fabrics of a poet that are to be preserved by the Smithsonian. Award Launched to Celebrate Emirati Women Poets Coinciding with Women’s Day in the ...
Today’s poetry news round-up takes a look at the Nasimi Festival, the Emily Dickinson Lecture and the 400-year-old-tree that is in danger of collapsing. 2019 Nasimi Festival The Nasimi Festival of Poetry, Arts and Spirituality, a four-day long cultural extravaganza, is being set up in Azerbaijan. The festival is being planned to ...
