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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
