Today our news round-up takes us to Pakistan for a brief look at Allama Muhammad Iqbal and to the Czech Republic for the 19th annual Den Poezie Poetry Festival. 140th Anniversary of the Birth of the “Poet of the East” Today Pakistanis will be celebrating the life and works of the “Poet of the East” Allama Muhammad Iqbal on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of ...
Today’s news round-up brings the sad news that Jansug Charkviani, the famous Georgian poet has passed away at the age of 86. Jansug Charkviani – Poet, Editor and Former Politician RIP The famous Georgian poet, Jansug Charkviani, passed away on Sunday 5th November at the age of 86. The poet had been ill for some time, in July he was hospitalized with a stroke, ...
Today’s news roundup brings you stories about the Kritya International Poetry Festival, Poetry on the T and a concert in honour of the late Leonard Cohen. Kritya International Poetry Festival The 11th Kritya International Poetry Festival will be taking place from 9th to 11th November in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram. The three-day event will be based around “Poetry against Xenophobia and Racism” and is being pitched ...
Welcome to another week here at My Poetic Side. As Remembrance Day draws near we take a look at the iconic poem “In Flanders Fields” and the Royal British Legions latest poppy artwork. We also bring you a story about PEN America and the letter to the Chinese government regarding Liu Xia and her “house arrest”. In Flanders Fields… On the 11th November at ...
Our final news roundup of the week brings you the heart-warming story of the President of France replying to a British girls poem with a poem of his own. We also look at a story that speculates whether Henry Lawson, the bush poet was gay. A Poem from the President It’s not every day that a British schoolgirl is likely to receive a letter ...
