In our first news round-up of the week, we take a look at the poet who has been chosen to take over as the new poetry editor for the New York Times Magazine and we also have an article about this year’s winner of the Moth Poetry Award. New Poetry Editor for New York Times Magazine Former U.S Poet Laureate and Commonwealth Professor of ...
In the final news round-up of the week we begin by bringing you an update on a couple of stories we have reported on before. We also bring you an article about the shortlist for the CLiPPA poetry award, and finally the clothing collection inspired by a poet-rapper. Asylum Seeker in National Poetry Competition We bring you a final update on the story we reported on earlier in the week. Having been ...
Today’s poetry news roundup on My Poetic Side looks at the 2018 Poetry Ireland Red Label project and the Bronte tribute that is being planned for unveiling on the Yorkshire moors later this year. Poetry Ireland Day 2018 Today to mark the 2018 Poetry Ireland day over 1000 small pieces of arts will be released in celebration. These short pieces of poetry which will be ...
Today’s poetry news round-up takes a look at the Galway International Literature Festival and the new poet laureate who has just taken on the two-year role in Halifax. Galway International Literature Festival Monday saw the start of this year’s Galway’s Cúirt International Literature Festival, which saw literary great converging in Galway for the week. The festival which has been running since 1985 is among ...
Today’s collection of news from the world of poetry brings us articles on an opera about Pushkin, the retiring chair of a poetry festival and the new poet laureate for Calgary. The Opera Based on the Life of Pushkin The life of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin has been turned into an opera, this will be the first ever dramatization of the poet’s life ...
