Our first news round-up of the week takes a look at the failing health of the National Poet of Nepal, a collection of photographs that has gone up for sale and the 55thanniversary of the death of Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet. Madhav Prasad Ghimire Re-admitted to Hospital Last week we reported on the National poet of Nepal who is in his nineties and had ...
Our final news round up of the weeks takes a look at a Palestinian poetry competition, the new poet laureate of Oregon who is following in his fathers footsteps and finally the winner of this years Ruth Lilly Poetry Award. Award Winners Announced in Palestinian Poetry Competition The International Committee for Breaking the Siege of Gaza (ICBSG) announced the winners of their poetry and ...
In today’s poetry news round-up, we take a look at a pro cyclocross racer that has turned poet, the amazing visual poetry display in Mayfair, and gunshot survivors that have turned to poetry to process their pain. Mayfair gallery displays visual poetry until July 7th London residents and tourists will have the opportunity to view visual poems dating back to the 1970s at the ...
In today’s news round-up, we will take a look at the Poetry & Lyrics Festival, which is set to take place next weekend, as well as the passing of singer-songwriter Stewart Lupton. A look ahead to the Poetry & Lyrics Festival 2018 Next weekend the Poetry & Lyrics Festival will return for the third year. The festival celebrates the love story between lyrics, music, ...
Today’s poetry news roundup looks at articles about the poet in residence for this years Ledbury Poetry Festival and a newly discovered draft of a poem by Robert Frost that will be going up for auction. Student Picked to Be Poet in Residence for Ledbury Poetry Festival A student from Thomas Rotherham College has been chosen to be the poet in resident at what ...
