Today our poetry news round-up takes a look at the 2023 winner of the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award and the tribute concert for Gerald Manley Hopkins. Lee Bennett Hopkins 2023 Poetry Award Winner Announced The 2023 winner of the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award has been announced, and Nikki Grimes has won with “Garvey in the Dark.” The announcement ...
Today on our poetry news round-up, we look at the poet laureate's poem for a train, the new publishing decision on Roald Dahl's books and the plans for Ellisland Farm. Poet Laureate Marks 100 Years of Iconic Train The poet laureate Simon Armitage has penned a special new poem to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the day the iconic Flying ...
Today in our poetry news round-up, we look at the censorship of Roald Dahl, a new exhibition for Seamus Heaney and the Army Barracks with links to a poet that are set to become a housing estate. Changes Announced to Works by Roald Dahl The author and poet Roald Dahl is well-loved by children all over the world for ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at an exhibition inspired by female poets and clothing. What the Clothes Tell us About These Female Poets A new exhibition which is taking place to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the death of the poet Sylvia Plath will showcase not only clothes worn by Plath ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the emerging news stories which indicate that the poet Pablo Neruda was killed as a result of poison. Nephew Claims Pablo Neruda was Poisoned A relative of Pablo Neruda the late Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner, claims that forensic experts have determined that the cause of the poet's death nearly 50 years ago was poisoning. Rodolfo Reyes, ...
