We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at this year’s winner of the Goldsmith Prize. We also have an exhibition on the works of Octavio Paz which have been re-imagined and the poet Shams Langerudi who has been honoured by the University of Guilan. Goldsmith Prize 2018 Won by Scottish Poet On Wednesday last week the winner of this ...
Our final poetry news round up of the week looks at the winner of this years Hall-Kenyon Prize, an award given to Tony Walsh and finally, the restoration project on the home of Emily Dickinson. Hall-Kenyon Prize in American Poetry Announces 2018 Winner Tracy K. Smith, the current United States Poet Laureate, has been announced as the winner of this years Hall-Kenyon Prize in ...
Today in our poetry news roundup, we take a look at the unknown poems discovered in an archive, the poetry book marking history for the Malaysian Tamils and the winner of the 2018 CBC poetry prize. Unknown Poems by Belarusian Poet Discovered A team of researchers from Russia and Belarus have discovered what is believed to be previously unseen poems by Maxim Bogdanovich, a ...
In today’s poetry news round-up, we take a look at the poetry being given as a gift to newlyweds, the new youth poet laureate for Houston and the book awards voted for by the British public. National Poem Gift for Newlyweds The government in Georgia has started giving newlyweds a rather unusual gift with their marriage certificate. In a new initiative, the couples will ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we bring you some information about the 2019 Robert Lewis Stevenson Fellowship. We also have an article about a collection of poetry that has been uncovered after 100 years and the poet who has been busy filming for a new television series. 2019 Robert Lewis Stevenson Fellowship Opens for Entries The Robert Lewis Stevenson Fellowship, which is open ...
