Today’s news covers a historic site, Gary Snyder’s recent talk as well as a song inspired by Nikki Giovanni and an award for Excellence in poetry. Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site. The event was marked with tours of the home and museum, poetry, music and of course birthday cake. ...
Today our poetry news round up takes a look at the Asia Pacific Poetry Slam 2018, the Pages of the Sea project and finally the claim that a Russian poet born 125 years ago was the father of rap. Asia Pacific Poetry Slam Won by Malaysian Poet 17 competitors from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines took part in this years Asia Pacific Poetry ...
Today’s poetry news round up takes a look at the theatre honouring the Armistice centenary, a statue of Wilfred Owen and the sad death of the only child of the poet Nazim Hikmet. Theatre Honours Armistice Centenary The Broadway Theatre, located in Letchworth, will mark the centenary of World War One's end with a series of event, films, music, drama and some spoken word. The ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at Carol Ann Duffy’s final collection of poetry as poet laureate. We also have an article about the new national poet of Scotland. Carol Ann Duffy Takes a Pop at Politicians The UK Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, is officially due to end her tenure of the role in 2019. Her latest poetry ...
Our final poetry round-up of the week takes a look at some recently released letters from the late Philip Larkin. We also have the poem by Leonard Cohen, from his recently published posthumous collection, that appears to mock Kanye West. Correspondence Reveals Philip Larkin's Real Relationship with His Parents The poet Philip Larkin once famously wrote the line “They **** you up, your ...
