In today’s poetry news roundup, we bring you the news that the world of poetry has lost another brilliant poet. Lucie Brock-Broido passed away on 6th March at her home following a short illness. Poet Lucie Brock-Broido Passes Away at 61 Yet more sad news has hit the literary world in America with the sad news of the death of the poet and teacher ...
We begin the week with two news articles about World War I poets who are to be commemorated, the first with a book written about his life and the second with a commemoration ceremony that will be held in his hometown. Portsmouth Author Brings WWI Poet the Recognition He Deserves Sometimes the best art, unfortunately, emerges as a result of death, and this is ...
Our final news round-up of the week takes a look at the fifty-fourth reading of Theodore Roethke poetry, the William and Mary 2018 Lemon Project Symposium and finally “The Punk Poet” John Cooper Clarke. 54th Theodore Roethke Poetry Reading The fifty-fourth Theodore Roethke reading of poetry, which is due to take place on 12th April, will be given by Charles Simic. Perhaps one of ...
In today"s poetry news roundup we bring you a story about the celebration of the poet Wilfred Owen that will be taking place at Ripon Cathedral and we look at the winners of this year’s Windham-Campbell prize. Centenary of War Poet to be Marked by Ripon Cathedral On 18th March, 100 years after the last birthday of the war poet Wilfred Owen, the ...
Our midweek poetry round up brings you this year's shortlist for the Moth Poetry Prize, a poetry adaptation for radio 4 and the fifth annual “Pay with a Poem” event. Moth Poetry Prize Shortlist This year’s shortlist for the €10,000 Moth Poetry Prize has just been released and it makes interesting reading. The Moth Poetry Prize is awarded for a single unpublished poem and ...
