Today, we take a look at the last Vietnamese poet of the New Poetry Movement who has died at the age of 100. We also look at the poet who has been nominated posthumously for the Costa Book Award. New Poetry Movements Last Vietnamese Poet Passes Away Nguyen Xuan Sanh, the translator and poet who was the last representative of the New Poetry Movement, ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we take a look at the Mexican banknote honouring a poet and Simon Armitage’s latest project. 100 Peso Note Honours Poet Last week the Banco de Mexico issued its latest banknote. The 100 peso note it the third one to be released in the “G” series, it is the first one to be made using polymer and also ...
We begin the week with a look at the poets the British Library has added to their Slave Dossier. Poets Added to Slavery Dossier by British Library In an effort to be seen as being more active in their anti-racist efforts the British Library has decided to add individuals to the slavery dossier even if their connections are somewhat tenuous. As a result of this ...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week takes a look at Joy Harjo, who has just been confirmed for a third term as the US poet laureate. We also look at the posthumous book by Ntozake Shange and the row over a poster of a poet. Third Term Confirmed for Joy Harjo The first Native American poet to have been appointed to the role ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we look at the young refugees who have won a poetry award, the closure of Poets House and the latest poem from Jackie Kay. High-Profile Oxfordshire Award Given to Refugee Poets A group of four young refugees who are currently living in Oxfordshire have been awarded on of the most prestigious poetry prizes in the country. The talented poets ...