Today at My Poetic Side we bring you the sad news of the death of the National Poet Laureate and Political activist Keorapetse Kgositsile, who died just yesterday after a short illness. South African National Poet Laureate Dies at 79 2018 has not got off to a great start for the literary community with the news that the National Poet Laureate of South Africa ...
In today's poetry new round-up we take a look at Tony Walsh and his gift to the Forever Manchester Charity. We also take a look at the winner of the Costa Award for Poetry. Poet Gifts Poem to City Tony Walsh aka Longfella, the poet who shot to fame following the bombing of the Manchester Arena during the Arianna Grande concert in May has ...
In today"s new round-up we bring you articles about the new £2 coin that will be released sometime in 2018, the Historian who was named on the Queens New Years Honours List and the poets who received $40,000 grants. Poets Words to Appear on £2 Coin The Royal Mint has revealed that the words of World War I poet, Wilfred Owen will appear ...
In our first News round-up of 2018 we bring you an article about another poet honoured by Google with a doodle and an article about an Iranian poet who has been sentenced to two years in prison. Renowned Kannada Poet Kuvempu Honoured by Google On Friday Google once again dedicated its doodle to the memory of a poet. The poet in question this time ...
In our final news round-up of the week we bring you Pam Ayres – the Celebrity Mastermind contestant and the long-awaited release of “The Poetry of Jazz”. Poet Helps Hedgehogs Celebrity Mastermind aired their first round of the new series on 27th December this year, with guest stars Jack Ashton, Rich Hall, Guy Mowbray and the poet Pam Ayres. Pitting their wits against questions from ...
