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 ...
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 ...
We start the week here at My Poetic Side with an article about the winners of this year's Society of Authors prizes. We also look at a disagreement over the wording for the new headstone for the grave of William Blake. Prestigious Literary Prize from The Society of Authors Poets were well represented in this year’s Society of Authors awards which took place in ...
Our final news round-up of the week takes a look at the poetry in honour of Nelson Mandela on the anniversary of the centenary of his birth. We also have an article about a Rudyard Kipling mural and the young female SomaLi Poet of the year. Anniversary of the Birth of Nelson Mandela Celebrated with Poetry This week marked the centenary of the ...
Today in our roundup of poetry new related articles we take a look at the efforts to save one of Walt Whitman’s homes. We also have an article about the reopening of the case into the death of Roque Dalton the El Salvadorian poet. Efforts to Landmark Walt Whitman's Home Stepped Up Preservationists in Brooklyn have stepped up their drive to have the house ...
