In today's poetry news roundup here at My Poetic Side, we bring you a mixed bunch. We have two articles about poetry and Mother’s Day, which was celebrated in America this weekend just gone. We also have the story of the poet’s daughter invited to take part in a summit and then turned away on arrival. Former Poet Laureate Addresses Graduates This weekend saw ...
We begin the week here at My Poetic Side with articles about the International Dylan Thomas Award winner 2018, the Reina Sofia Prize for Poetry and a pedal-powered poetry lending library. Winner of This Year’s International Dylan Thomas Award Announced Kayo Chingonyi the 31-year-old Zambian born British poet is the winner of this year's International Dylan Thomas Award. Not only is he the first ...
Our final news round-up of the week takes a look at a recent poll carried out by YouGov in the US, the announcement of the appointment of the 42ndDartmouth Poet in Residence and the writers who have been blocked from travelling to an Israeli book fair. Emily Dickinson The Most Popular Female Writer Ever New data recently published by YouGov Ratings in the US ...
Today"s poetry news roundup takes a look at the poet accusing an editor at Penguin of assault, the Egyptian poet facing a military court trial and the 157thbirth anniversary of the BengaLi Poet Tagore. Penguin Editor Accused of Assault The poetry editor at Penguin, Donald Futers has been of “assault” by the poet Amy K Blakemore. She has also accused Penguin Random House, ...
In today's poetry news roundup we bring you the planned dramatization for Radio of the memoirs of Maya Angelou and we take a look at the Ted Hughes collection being accumulated by the University of Huddersfield. Poets Memoirs to be Dramatised for Radio BBC Radio 4 is planning to broadcast dramatisations of six of the memoirs of the poet Maya Angelou. The first ...
