In our poetry news roundup today, we look at the party being thrown in Sligo in honour of the poet W.B. Yeats. We also have an article about the shooting of a poet and publisher in Bangladesh. Party for a Poet The town of Sligo are celebrating the anniversary of the birthday of William Butler Yeats with a number of events that will take place ...
Today here at My Poetic Side we take a look at the National Trusts search for footage of Quantock Hills. We also have an article about a research study into the possibility that the poet Robert Burn had bipolar disorder Footage of Quantock Hills sought by Coleridge Cottage The public are being invited to submit video footage of the Quantock Hills to Coleridge Cottage ...
Today’s poetry news roundup takes a look at the poet BenJamin Zephaniah on tour, a concert combining music and the poetry of Wilfred Owen in commemoration of the centenary of WWI and finally a revelation in the Australian literary world from the daughters of the poet Dorothy Hewett. Poet on Tour The poet Benjamin Zephaniah is currently on tour, playing to various locations across ...
We begin the week here at My Poetic Side with a look at a new book into the life of Ezra Pound, we take a look at the poets mentioned on the Queen’s Birthday Honours list and finally we look at the poet writing poetry from prison. New Book Takes a Different Look at Ezra Pound Daniel Swift, a British scholar and an enthusiast ...
Our final news round-up of the week takes us to the other side of the Atlantic. Our first article is about a statue that has been erected in honour of the late poet Gwendolyn Brooks, our second is about the poet David W. McFadden who has passed away at the age of 77. Statue for Gwendolyn Brooks The first black woman to win a ...
