In today’s roundup, we have the theatre paying tribute to a poet, the Melbourne Spoken Word and Poetry Festival, A musical tribute to Leonard Cohen and the poet who lost her home to a fire.
Theatre Pays Tribute to Avant-garde Poet
The Anton Podbevšek Theatre which is situated in Novo Mesto, Slovenia saw the opening of a theatre production that pays tribute to Srečko Kosovel, the iconic Slovenian modernist poet. The ...
In our poetry news roundup today we revisit the story of the Russian poet facing a prison sentence that we brought you yesterday. We also have a story about a memorial in Shrewsbury to one of the Great War poets.
Poet Receives Community Work Sentence
In yesterday’s poetry roundup we brought you the story of the Russian poet Alexander Byvshev who was under threat ...
In today’s poetry news round-up we have articles about the Russian poet facing a prison term for a poem he wrote, an art exhibition to honour an Australian poet and the 31stGerard Manley Hopkins Festival.
Prison Term for Russian Poet over Poem
The person prosecuting the case of the Russian former teacher and poet named Alexander Byvshev, is calling for a prison sentence of ...
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 ...
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 ...
