Today on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the highest-paid poet of all time and the Bronte Writers Festival. The $525,000 Poem In November 2021, a poem was presented for sale at the Christie’s Auction House in New York. This was not a manuscript or a printed bound book – this was something a little different. The poem ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the RS Thomas Exhibition, which has been gaining international interest and the winner of this year's Wallace Stevens Award. RS Thomas Exhibition gets International Recognition An exhibition in Bangor, Wales, which looks to shed some light on the work and life of RS Thomas, the prolific Welsh poet, has been gaining ...
Today’s poetry news roundup takes a look at the poems written by the poet laureate and the Scottish Makar in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. Poet Laureate Marks Death of the Monarch The poet laureate Simon Armitage who earlier this year wrote “Queenhood”, a poem to mark the occasion of the Queens Platinum Jubilee, has now penned a poem to ...
Today on our poetry news round-up we take a look at the new Griffin Poetry Prize fund and the poet who was ignored on the London Underground. Largest Prize to Date Unveiled by Griffin Poetry Prize At £85,000, the new prize unveiled by the Griffin Poetry Prize is the largest award possible for a single book of poetry. This new ...
Following the sad death of Queen Elizabeth II today's poetry news round-up takes a look at the difficult task ahead of the poet laureate, Simon Armitage, and a beautiful poem that has gone viral on social media. The Difficult Job of Poet Laureate at a Time of Tragedy The job of poet laureate, which is more a symbolic position than ...
