In our first news round-up of the week, we bring you the news that the founder of the US Dead Poet's Society has died, we look at the stage play based on the life story of William Topaz McGonagall, and finally, we have a short new story about Prince Charles’s Burns Night poetry recitation. Dead Poets Society Founder Passes Away Just a short while ago ...
In the last poetry news round-up of this week we bring you a rather eclectic selection of stories; we have the Chinese black metal band who take the inspiration for their songs from ancient Chinese poetry, we also take a look at the 13-year-old poet who is the new poet laureate for Worcestershire and finally we look at a British Muslim slam poet. Black Metal Band Inspired by Ancient Chinese Poetry...
In our final poetry news roundup of the week we take a look at the artist who is working out the costs of the work of famous poets and then creating artwork from the costs. We also have an article about the University in Berlin that is painting over a poetry mural on its walls that students have complained is sexist. Just How Much Are Poems Actually Worth?...
Today our poetry news round up is dedicate to Robert Burns on the 259th anniversary of the poets birth. 25th January – Burns Night Today all across Scotland, and wherever else they may be in the world the Scots are getting ready to celebrate Burns Night. Possibly the most famous, and recognised Scottish poet worldwide Robert Burns, who is also referred to as Rabbie Burns, ...
On today’s poetry news roundup, we bring you the sad news that the literary world has lost a shining light in the form of the Chilean poet Nicanor Parra who passed away on 23rd January at the age of 103. Chilean Poet Nicanor Parra Has Died at the Age of 103 The death of the eminent Chilean poet, Nicanor Parra has been announced in ...
