Poetry on Money/Poet Honoured in New Year List/Grants awarded – Poetry News Roundup January 2nd

 

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 ...

Google Doodle/Iranian Poet Sentenced – Poetry News Roundup January 1st

 

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 ...

Pam Ayres/Poetry of Jazz – Poetry News Roundup December 29th

 

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 ...

Google doodle/Mehmet Akif Ersoy – Poetry News Roundup December 28th December

 

In today’s My Poetic Side news round-up we bring you the story behind the doodle that appeared on Google yesterday. We also look at an article about the poem who penned the national anthem on Turkey on the 81st anniversary of his death. Google Honours Urdu Poet Yesterday Google created a doodle in honour of the iconic poet Mirza Ghalib in the occasion ...

CD Wright Award/Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival – Poetry News Roundup December 27th

 

Today at My Poetic Side we bring you news articles about the Inaugural C.D. Wright Award for Poetry and the 14th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival. Inaugural C.D. Wright Award for Poetry The inaugural C.D. Wright Award for Poetry which is overseen by the New York Foundation for Contemporary Art has been won by Lisa Robertson, a Canadian experimental poet. Robertson who was born and ...