Today’s news roundup looks at one of the poets on the shortlist for the Griffin Poetry Prize. We also have a video made to create National Poetry Month and finally the poet who admitted to hitting a former girlfriend during a live Radio show. Cree Poet Shortlisted for Griffin Poetry Prize Billy-Ray Belcourt a Cree poet who is based in Alberta has been shortlisted ...
In today's roundup, we look at the Hong Kong Poet diagnosed with terminal cancer and the battle to raise funds for his treatment. We also look at this year's Hay Medal winners. Hong Kong Poet Battling Terminal Cancer Meng Lang, an independent Hong Kong poet and publisher who in collaboration with Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel laureate who died in prison last year, co-founded the ...
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 ...
