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 ...
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 ...
