Walker Comes Under Fire/Did Shooting Influence Poetry? – Poetry News Roundup December 19th

 

Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at Alice Walker, who has come under fire for her mention of an antisemitic book. We also look at the possible influence of the Gibraltar shooting on the poetry of Seamus Heaney. Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet Under Fire for Praising “Antisemitic” Book Former Pulitzer Prize winner and award-winning poet Alice Walker has come under ...

Meng Lang Passes Away/French Literature Fetches High Price – Poetry News Roundup December 18th

 

Today in our poetry news roundup, we bring you the sad news of the death of the poet Meng Lang. We also have a short article about a piece of French literature that has fetched the greatest price at auction. Poet Who Promoted Dissident Chinese Writers Dies Aged 57 The poet Meng Lang, who was responsible for the promotion of the Nobel Peace Prize ...

Rightmove Mansion/Plath Poem Purchase – Poetry News Roundup December 17th

 

We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the poet’s former mansion proving to be a big hit on Rightmove. We also have an article about the purchase of a rare Sylvia Plath poem. Poets Former Home Most Viewed Property on Rightmove Rightmove, the property site, has created a list of their 2018 most viewed properties. Their data gurus ...

Cultural Appropriation/Turkish Grand Awards/Lifetime Achievement – Poetry News Roundup December 14th

 

Our final news round up of the week takes a look at an article about cultural appropriation, the Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards in Turkey and finally, the winner of the Porter Fund’s Lifetime Achievement Award. NHL-Themed Totem Poles Called Out by Aboriginal Poet [caption id="attachment_13343" align="alignleft" width="225"] A[/caption] The former poet laureate of Halifax, Rebecca Thomas, who is Mi’kmaw, has been receiving huge amounts ...

Faber Prize Winner/Footballers’ Poetry/Awwad Passes Away – Poetry News Roundup December 13th

 

Today on My Poetic Side we bring you articles about the winner of the Geoffrey Faber prize winner for 2017, and the Footballers who are helping primary school children with their poetry. We also have an article about the death of the Lebanese poet Maurice Awwad. Geoffrey Faber Prize 2017 Gwendoline Riley has been announced as the winner of the Geoffrey Memorial Prize for ...