We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the appointment of a new Oxford Professor of Poetry. New Oxford Professor of Poetry Elected Alice Oswald has been elected to the position of Oxford professor of poetry by a substantial margin. The role, which was established three centuries ago, ...
Today on our poetry new update we take a look at another event taking place for Walt Whitman. We also have an article about the Google Doodle celebrating the life of the poet Sufia Kamal. Walking for Whitman It looks like the celebrations for the 200th birthday of the poet Walt Whitman will be continuing well ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the new poet laureate of the U.S. and the poet who rearranged the alphabet. Joy Harjo Named as Next U.S. Poet Laureate The poet Joy Harjo is the first Native American to be named as the U.S. poet laureate. For ...
Today in our poetry news roundup we take a look at one of the events celebrating Walt Whitman. We have the winners of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals and the Pashto poet who has passed away. Walt Whitman’s Beard Brooklynites are currently celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of the poet ...
Today in our poetry news roundup we take a look at the auction of love letters written by Leonard Cohen and some of the winners of this year's Society of Writers’ Award. Cohen’s Love Letters Auctioned A while back we brought you an article about some love letters that the poet and songwriter ...
