Penn University Manuscripts/Pages of the Sea/Ferlinghetti Celebration – Poetry News Roundup October 22nd

 

Today’s poetry new round up takes a look at the students working with the manuscript collection at Penn University, the new beaches added to the Pages of the Sea event and finally a celebration of Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Penn University’s Manuscript Collective The University of Pennsylvania has a small group of undergraduate students who are dedicated to exploring the collection of very rare texts that ...

TS Eliot Shortlist/Sorley Play – Poetry News Roundup October 19th

 

Our final poetry news round up of the week brings you the shortlist for the TS Eliot Prize. We also take a look at a play about the life of the poet Charles Sorley. 2018 TS Eliot Prize Shortlist Announced The shortlist for this year’s TS Eliot Prize has been announced, and it could be said to be somewhat political. There are five ...

Historic Site/Snyder’s Talk/Giovanni’s Song/ Excellence Award – Poetry News Roundup October 18th

 

Today’s news covers a historic site, Gary Snyder’s recent talk as well as a song inspired by Nikki Giovanni and an award for Excellence in poetry. Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site. The event was marked with tours of the home and museum, poetry, music and of course birthday cake. ...

Asia Pacific Poetry Slam/Pages of the Sea/Father of Rap – Poetry News Roundup October 17th

 

Today our poetry news round up takes a look at the Asia Pacific Poetry Slam 2018, the Pages of the Sea project and finally the claim that a Russian poet born 125 years ago was the father of rap. Asia Pacific Poetry Slam Won by Malaysian Poet 17 competitors from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines took part in this years Asia Pacific Poetry ...

Armistice Honoured/Wilfred Owen/Hikmet’s Sad News – Poetry News Roundup October 16th

 

Today’s poetry news round up takes a look at the theatre honouring the Armistice centenary, a statue of Wilfred Owen and the sad death of the only child of the poet Nazim Hikmet. Theatre Honours Armistice Centenary The Broadway Theatre, located in Letchworth, will mark the centenary of World War One's end with a series of event, films, music, drama and some spoken word. The ...