Commemoration for WW1 Centenary – Poetry News Roundup November 9th

 

“At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them” Laurence Binyon (1914) As we approach the centenary of the end of the First World War, My Poetic Side takes a look at poetry news articles related to the commemoration events taking place all over the world. Pages of the Sea Choose Their Portraits We have previously written about the ...

Poetry Society Director Steps Down/Illustrated War Poem/Possible Remains of Poet Found – Poetry News Roundup November 8th

 

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 ...

Mural Celebrates Writer/Airport Name Change/Laureate Refuser – Poetry News Roundup November 7th

 

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 ...

Poet’s Daughter Shortlisted/Sassoon Poem Discovered – Poetry News Roundup November 6th

 

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 ...

Wilfred Owen centenary/Poet’s letter auction/UK Poet Laureate search – Poetry News Roundup 5th November

 

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 ...