In today’s poetry new round-up we take a look at the role poetry can play in moments of grief. We also look at the museum that is celebrating its 250th anniversary with big refurbishment plans and the poet Rita Dove who will be giving a commencement address and receiving an honorary degree at Smiths College in May. Vigil for School Shooting Victims When grief ...
In today’s round-up of poetry-related news articles we look at this years Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, the poet who was inspired by the film “Black Panther” and the 50th year of the Dyer-Ives Poetry Competition. Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award Won by Patricia Smith The winner of this year’s Kingsley Tufts Poetry award is Patricia Smith who has won with her collection “Incendiary Art: Poems”. The ...
In today's poetry news round-up we bring you the 5th Annual Banjos Bash Poetry Festival in honour of Banjo Patterson and we also take a look at the poet Ko Un in the wake of the allegations of sexual harassment that suggest he is the unnamed poet in the poetry of Choi Young Mi. Banjo Bash Poetry Festival This weekend saw around 250 people ...
In our first poetry news round-up of the week, we bring you an article about a Vietnamese translator who has won an award for her poetry translation. We also take a look at the new Under Armour advert featuring the Olympic Athlete Lindsey Vonn, and set to a poem from Safia Elhillo. Russian Honour Awarded to Vietnamese Literary Translator Vietnamese born literary translator Nguyen ...
In our final news round-up of the week, we take a look at the man who found poetry following the loss of a toe, the appointment of the first poet in residence for The Tower of London and finally a poetry reading to mark the 126th anniversary of the birth of the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. Toe Amputation Leads to Poetry Mission Poetry ...
