Today in our poetry news roundup we look at the poet who has lent his voice to the campaign to repatriate remains from an Ethiopian emperor to the people of Ethiopia. We also look at the girls' school calling for the replacement of "Stale males" in the exam syllabus. Poet Backs Campaign to repatriate Ethiopian Remain...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at an article about an actor who was assaulted leaving a poetry event in honour of the late poet Tom Leonard. We also have an interesting article about the fashion designer who incorporated poetry into his latest collection. Actor Assaulted Following Poetry Event The ...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week - and our first of March - takes a look at the story of the British-Somalilander poet who had been arrested for a public poetry recital. We also take a look at the collection of Walt Whitman artefacts that will be on display to the public shortly in Bolton....
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the winner of the Doolin Poetry Prize. We also have an article about a piece of previously unknown work by the poet Nasimi which has just been found and the former home of an Armenian poet that has been demolished. Doolin Poetry Prize Winner A poem ...
Today in our poetry news roundup, we take a look at a museum that is opening in honour of Alexander Pushkin, and the Victor Hugo novel that is being made into a film. Russian Poet Pushkin Honoured with Opening of Museum This year marks the 220th birth anniversary of the Russian poet and ...
