Palestinian Poetry Competition / New Oregon Poet Laureate / $100,000 Poetry Prize – Poetry News Roundup June 1st

 

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 ...

Visual poetry / coping with gun violence / pro racer turned poet – Poetry News Roundup May 31st

 

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 ...

Poetry & Lyrics Festival 2018 / Passing Of Stewart Lupton – Poetry News Roundup May 30th

 

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, ...

Ledbury Poetry Festival / Draft of Famous Poem to go up For Auction – Poetry News Roundup May 29th

 

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 ...

2018 Forward Prize Shortlist – Poetry News Roundup May 28th

 

We begin the week here at My Poetic Side with a look at the poets who have been shortlisted for this years Forward Poetry Prize. We also have a short article about a play commemorating the life of a World War II poet and finally we take a quick look at the National Poet of Nepal who is to be flown to India for treatment. 2018 Forward Prize Shortlist Announced...