Today in our poetry news round-up we take a look at the plans for the 700th anniversary of Dante. The 2020 Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry and the Google Doodle for an Urdu Poet. 700th Anniversary of Dante 2021 will mark the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at this year's winner of the TS Eliot Prize. We also look at the latest event to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of William Wordsworth. TS Eliot Prize Winner The dub poet Roger Robinson has been named as this year's winner of ...
In our poetry news round up today we look at the value of Robert Burns and the Actor who quotes Tagore. How Much is Robert Burns Worth? A recent report has put an estimate on the worth of the poet Robert Burns to the Scottish economy. They believe that the Burns’ “brand” ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a story of romance that the bard would surely have approved of. We also take a look at the violin with connections to Robert Burns that is going on tour. Missing Shakespeare Book Sought A bookstore in London Ontario has ...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week looks at the winners of the 2019 Costa Book Awards, celebrations for Robert burns and the poet laureate of Pennsylvania. Costa Book Awards 2019 – Winners Announced Earlier this week the five winners of the Costa Book Awards for 2019 were announced. There are ...