Today"s poetry news roundup takes a look at the poetry in the
London underground. We also have an article on the documentary about Leonard
Cohen and Marianne Ihlen.
Tube Poetry
Since December last year, travellers on London’s underground trains have been finding their days just a little bit brighter thanks to the poetry of one ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the grant given to
a poet"s former home, the new children’s laureate and the play based on the
novel Neruda’s Postman.
Harlem Home of Langston Hughes Receives Grant
The brownstone in Harlem that was one the home of the poet Langston
Hughes is one of ...
Today in our poetry news roundup, we take a look at the commemorative festival for the poet Rifat Ilgaz. We also have a short article about the death of the Turkish poet Küçük İskender.
Poet Rifat Ilgaz Remembered
On Sunday, Turkey remembered Rifat Ilgaz, the poet and writer who passed away 26 ...
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 ...