Today in our round-up we take a look at the Instagram poet, Atticus, we have a poetry competition in honour of a poet from Micronesia and finally the sad news that the poet Priscila Uppal has passed away at the age of 43. So, Who is Atticus? Often referred to as poetry’s answer to Banksy, Atticus is something of a sensation on Instagram. He has ...
Today we have scoured the news to bring you a news roundup that takes a look at a poet"s home that is in danger of falling into a river due to adverse weather, Blakefest – a celebration of the poet William Blake, and a play that looks at an imaginary encounter between two great artists. Poets Home in Danger as Embankment Collapses Due to ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at poetry set to dance, the use of poetry in adverts and a piece of unique DNA poetry artwork that is up for auction. Poetry Turned into Dance Four Quartets, the very loved 75-year-old poetic exploration on the themes of time and memory, by the poet T.S. Eliot, has turned into a dance. Pam Tanowitz, the American ...
We begin the week here at My Poetic Side with the story of a poem that has inspired a piece of music for the St Asaph Music Festival. We also have an article about Tracy K. Smith, the U.S Poet Laureate who will be delivering a lecture this week at St Mary’s College, Notre Dame. Highlight of St Asaph Music Festival Inspire by Story of Poet’s Son...
Our last roundup of the week looks at the Ted Hughes Festival, the renovation work on a Robert Burns' Plaque and the poetry book that wasn’t. Ted Hughes Festival The fourth annual Ted Hughes festival will be taking place from 7thto 9th September in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, UK. This year the festival will take on a thoroughly modern theme with the more “traditional poets” ...
