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 ...
Today's poetry news roundup takes a look at a lost poem, the shortlist for the 2019 Peter Porter Poetry Prize and the town preparing to celebrate the 212th anniversary of the birth of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Poem from 1893 Reunited with Authors Family A high school teacher in Oklahoma has been collecting used books for a number of years and over that time has ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the £900 poetry book. We also have an article about the hunt for the new poet laureate. Poem Book Selling on Amazon for £900 Henry Mair, the Irvine writer and poet, who has been writing for almost 50 years, was amazed to discover that “Alone I Rebel”, his acclaimed autobiography, which ...
