Today's poetry news roundup covers the US Forward Prize winner, a centenary of suffrage and a fellowship for Zubel. Forward Prize 2018 Danez Smith, the US poet who was a finalist in the 2017 National Book Awards, has been awarded the Forward Prize for the best collection of poetry. Smith, who is just 29 is the youngest winner ever of this prestigious £10,000 award. His ...
Today, we take a look at a poetry art installation in Trafalgar Square, a poet suing for plagiarism and the beauty brand who has relaunched with a series of poetry and art inspired Instagram posts. Trafalgar Square Gets New Lion A new lion, a fluorescent red one, was unveiled in London yesterday. The lion has been set up in Trafalgar Square, facing the National ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the life of Professor David Rubadiri the Malawian poet and playwright. We also have another article about war poets in the run up to the centenary commemorations later this year. Malawian Poet and Playwright Passes Away Professor David Rubadiri, the Malawian diplomat, poet and playwright, has passed away at the age of 88. He had ...
This week we begin by bringing you an article about the poet Dante and his final resting place. We also have an article about a play that will be taking to the stage in Canada, and finally, the Pavement Poet. The Poet Who Travelled in Death Nearly 700 years ago this week, the poet Dante Alighieri died at the age of 56. He was ...
Our final news round-up of the week looks at the long list for the National Book Awards in Poetry, a survey on poetry reading figures and the unusual inspiration for a sewage plant design. 2018 National Book Awards in Poetry This week sees the announcing of the longlists for the 2018 National Book Awards. There are awards given for books in the following categories; ...
