In today’s poetry news roundup we bring you articles about the executive director of the Poetry Society of America, the WWI poem to be illustrated for the first time and the possible finding of the missing remains of a Soviet poet. Poetry Society of America Executive Director to Step Down Alice Quinn has been the executive director of the Poetry Society of America since ...
Today"s poetry news round up takes a look at the mural celebrating writer in the Forest of Dean, the airport under consideration for a name change, and the poet who does not want the position of Poet Laureate. Forest of Dean Writers Celebrated in Mural A mural has been painted on the side of The Masons Arms, a former pub, in Coleford by the ...
Today on My Poetic side we take a look at some of the possible faces for the new £50 note. We also take a look at the previously unknown poem by Siegfried Sassoon that has been made public over 50 years since his death. The Possible Face of the New £50 Note The North East Mathematician Ada Lovelace who has been described as the ...
Today in our poetry news round up we bring you an article about the centenary of the death of Wilfred Owen, the poet’s letter that sold at auction and the search for the next UK Poet Laureate. Centenary of War Poet’s Death Marked with Bugle Yesterday marked the centenary of the death of Wilfred Owen, the World War One Poet. The occasion was ...
Our final poetry news round up of the week takes a look at another statue to commemorate the life of Wilfred Owen. We also look at the winner of the 2018 Bobbitt Poetry Prize and the winners of the inaugural Women Poets’ Prize. Wilfred Owen Sculpture Unveiled This weekend will see the unveiling of a sculpture inspired by Wilfred Owen, the war poet. ...
