Burns’ Flavour – Emirati Poet Honoured – Poetry News Roundup July 30th

 

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 ...

Ko Un/Sylvia Plath – Poetry News Roundup July 27th

 

Once again, we have reached the end of the week. Today we look at articles about the Ko Un, the poet from South Korea, and the Australasian premiere of a stage play about Sylvia Plath. South Korean Poet Fights Back Ko Un the poet from South Korea who was accused of actioning sexual harassment earlier this year – an accusation that had implications for ...

Canada’s Walk of Fame/What Makes Great Poetry/Bronte Post Box – Poetry News Roundup July 26th

 

Today here on My Poetic Side we take a look at this year’s inductees onto the Canadian Walk of Fame, we also take a brief look at a study conducted to find out what makes good poetry and finally the Bronte post-box. Canada’s Walk of Fame Inductees for 2018 Announced The Walk of Fame in Canada is now entering its 20thyear, and they have ...

Invictus Poem/Tour de France/Man Booker Prize – Poetry News Roundup July 25th

 

Today in our news roundup we take a look at the new advert for the Invictus Games, poetry in the Tour de France and finally the long list for this year’s Man Booker prize. Prince Harry Contributes to Advert A cause that is very close to his heart, Prince Harry recently took part in an advert for the 2018 Invictus Games that will take ...

William Wordsworth Home/Byron Ring/Alan Spence – Poetry News Roundup July 24th

 

Today in our poetry news round-up we have articles about the former home of William Wordsworth which is up for sale, the Byron ring which sold at auction and the Scottish Haiku poet Alan Spence. Former Home of William Wordsworth Goes Up for Sale If you have a spare £2 million hanging around, then this Somerset manor house could be just what you are ...