We start the week here on My Poetic Side with an article about the poet inspired pitch invasion of the World Cup Final. We also take a look at the significant increase in the number of people reading poetry in the US. World Cup Pitch Invaded Yesterday saw the final of the World Cup 2018. The match took place at Luzhniki Stadium between France ...
Our final poetry round-up of the week here on My Poetic Side looks at two stories. The first is about the poet Tony Walsh who is to receive an honorary degree, the second is the sad news that the Paraguayan poet Carlos Federico Abente has passed away at 103. Tony Walsh Receives Honorary Degree The poet who is also known as Longfella; he is ...
Today we look at an article about the discovery of possibly the oldest fragment of Homer poetry. We also take a look at this years NAIDOC week and finally the line-up for the Stratford Writers Festival. Clay Tablet Holds Oldest Fragment of Verse by Homer The Iliad and the Odyssey, epics by the Greek poet Homer, have been studied, read aloud and written ...
Today’s poetry news round up has a look at some lost WB Yeats letters, the 2 poets who spent a night in a particle accelerator and the celebration of the life of William Owen that is taking place in Shropshire. Princeton University Identifies Stolen WB Yeats Letter During the 1970’s a collection of unpublished letters written by WB Yeats, one of the greatest ...
In today’s poetry news round-up we take a look at the often-forgotten poet from Alcester Sir Fulke Greville, we also look at the boost in sales of Russian literature and poetry caused by the world cup and finally news that Liu Xia the widow of Liu Xiaobo has been allowed to leave China. Elizabethan Poet is to be Remembered The town of Alcester will ...
