In our final poetry round-up of the week, we look at the poll to choose a poetry quote for a war memorial and the publication that has been forced to apologise for a poem it published in mid-July.
Public Asked to Help Choose Poetry Quote for Monument
Members of the public are being asked to choose between six quotations from works by Scottish war ...
Today in our poetry news round up we bring you the verdict in the case of the Egyptian poet Galal el-Beheiri. We also take a look at an article about the five young American students who have been chosen to be the next National Student Poets.
3 Year Jail Term for Egyptian Poet
Yesterday we brought you the news that poet Dareen Tatour had ...
Today on My Poetic Side bring you the news that Dareen Tatour has finally been sentenced, we look at this years Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards and last but not least the clown who has become a “poet laureate”.
Dareen Tatour Sentenced
A sentence has now been passed in the case of Dareen Tatour, the poet who was arrested in 2015, following several posts she ...
Today in our poetry news roundup we take a look at Thoor Ballylee, the former home of WB Yeats and the mission to preserve it. We also look at the poet and astronaut awarded an honorary fellowship by Kings College London.
Protect Thoor Ballylee!
[caption id="attachment_12857" align="alignright" width="300"] The Yeats Tower - Thoor Ballylee, near Gort, Co. Galway. Photograph: Joe O'Shaughnessy 29/11/'02[/caption]
Roy Foster, an internationally ...
We begin our week here at My Poetic Side with a look at some interesting work researching the ink used by Robert Burns. We also have a short article about legendary Emirati poet Ousha bint Khalifa Al Suwaidi who passed away last week.
Adding Flavour to the Poetry of Robert Burns
If you ever wondered what some of the great poets used to write ...