Prince/Zambian Student/Dylan Thomas – Poetry News Roundup April 23rd

 

We begin the week here at My Poetic Side with articles about poems penned by the late music star Prince, the verdict in the case of the Zambian Student who was fighting to take part in a poetry competition and the collection of Dylan Thomas memorabilia that is to be digitised. Paisley Park Enterprises May Release Prince’s Poetry It has been 2 years since ...

TS Elliot Prize/William Blake/WW1 Poetry – Poetry News Roundup April 20th

 

Our final news round-up of the year takes a look at the judge’s panel for this year’s T.S. Elliot prize. We also have an article about an exhibition in a library in honour of William Blake and finally a museum in Petersfield planning an exhibition that will be opened with a reading of poetry by one of the poets of the First World War. Chair of T.S. Eliot Prize Panel Announced...

Zambian Poet’s Fight/Lake District Currency – Poetry News Roundup April 19th

 

Today’s poetry news roundup takes a look at a poet from the Zambia who is fighting for the right to take part in a poetry competition and also the new local currency that will be launched shortly in the Lake District, featuring local artists and poets. Student Fights to Compete in Poetry Contest A student from the Zambia who is currently living in the ...

Pulitzer Prize/Bucharest Festival/Young Laureate – Poetry News Roundup April 18th

 

In today’s poetry roundup we take a look at this year’s Pulitzer poetry prize winner. We also have an article about the Bucharest International Poetry Festival and we also have a story about the recently selected young people’s poet laureate of London. Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Winner One of the most respected poets in America, Wellesley College professor Frank Bidart, has been confirmed as ...

Culture Centre Opens/Poet Faces Jail/Children’s Media Conference – Poetry News Roundup April 17th

 

Today’s poetry news roundup takes a look at articles about a new culture centre opening in honour of a poet, a young poet facing three years in prison and the keynote speaker for this year’s Children’s Media Conference. China to Open Culture Centre Honouring Korean Poet A cultural centre to the Korean poet Yun Dong-ju is to be opened in Shenyang, in the north-eastern ...