Tennyson Book Exhibit/Rumi’s Tomb Visit – Poetry News Roundup January 7th

 

Our first poetry news round up of the week takes a look at a poetry book by Tennyson that is to go on exhibition, and a visit by the PM of Pakistan to the tomb of the poet Rumi. Camelot Poem by Tennyson Comes to Scotland It has long been considered that the majestic mountains of the Highlands and Staffa the volcanic island (to ...

New Plath Novella/Egyptian Poet 300 days into a jail term/Singer Releases Poetry Book – Poetry News Roundup January 4th

 

Our final poetry news round up of the week looks at a new Sylvia Plath novella that has just been published, the Egyptian poet who has been behind bars for 300 days, and the singer who has released a poetry book. Newly Discovered Sylvia Plath Novella Published Yesterday, in celebration of their 90th birthday, the publishers Faber & Faber went ahead and published a ...

Message from the Skies/Plath’s Childhood Home Sale/Burns’ Riverside Haunt – Poetry News Roundup January 3rd

 

Today, in our poetry news round up, we bring you a proposal from the Message from the Skies project, the sale of Sylvia Plath’s childhood home and, finally, the riverside haunt linked to Robert Burns that has been regenerated for the public to visit. Hogmanay Inspired Proposal Yesterday, we brought you an article about the Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh and the “Message from the ...

Tombs Rebuilt/Hogmanay/Bus Poetry – Poetry News Roundup January 2nd

 

In today"s poetry news round-up we take a look at the poet’s tombs which are to be rebuilt, the Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh, and finally, we have an article about more poetry on buses. Pashto Poet’s Tomb to be Rebuilt by Afghan Government The president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, recently ordered the appropriate government department to rebuild tombs of some of the country"s most ...

Queen’s New Year Honours/Palestinian Poet Appeal – Poetry News Roundup January 1st

 

Welcome to 2019! Here on My Poetic Side, we begin the new year with a look at the Queen's New Years Honours List. We also have an article about the Palestinian poet who is appealing her conviction. The Queens New Year’s Honours List The list has been out for a couple of days now, but it seems a good way to begin the new ...