Poetry Walks in Washington/Wordsworth Carving – Poetry News Roundup April 9th

 

We begin the week here at my Poetic Side with a look at the fifth season of poetry walks that have just begun in Washington. We also look at an article about a cane with a carving of William Wordsworth that will be going up for auction very soon. Poetry Walks – Fifth Season Washington"s Olympic National Park is to host the 5th ...

Henley Festival/Poet accused of Blasphemy – Poetry News Roundup April 6th

 

Our final news round-up of the weeks takes a look at the first names to be announced for this year's Henley Literary Festival and the Indonesian poet who is facing complains of blasphemy. Henley Literary Festival Announces First Names One of the largest book festivals in the UK, the Henley Literary Festival is in its 12th year. The festival will take place at a number ...

Documentary Poem for Zimbabwean Poet/Literary Philanthropist Passes Away – Poetry News Roundup April 5th

 

Today we look at articles on the Zimbabwean poet who has been commissioned to write a poem for a documentary, and the literary philanthropist who has passed away at the age of 103. Zimbabwean Poet Commissioned for Poetry for National Lottery Funded Documentary Munnya Usuwana, the UK based spoken word Zimbabwean artist has been commissioned by the National Lottery to write a poem for “Digging ...

Anisfield-Wolf Award/Maya Angelou/Xiabo – Poetry News Roundup April 4th

 

In today’s poetry news round-up we look at the winner of this year’s Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, the Google doodle dedicated to Maya Angelou and the widow of Liu Xiabo who is still under house arrest. Winner of Anisfield- Wolf Book Awards Announced Established in 1935 by the poet Edith Anisfield Wolf the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards are awarded each year by Ohio based community foundation ...

Army Poetry Students/Google Doodle/Papal Poetry Address – Poetry News Roundup April 3rd

 

Today’s poetry news roundup has articles on the army recruits who are studying poetry, the Google Doodle dedicated to a Filipino poet and the Papal preacher who quoted T.S Eliot in his Good Friday address. The Army Poetry Readings It would seem that poetry can be found pretty much anywhere nowadays but is perhaps a little surprising to discover that the army is asking ...