In today's poetry news roundup we take a look at the backlash caused by comments from the poet Margaret Atwood. We also look into an article on Coach House Books in Toronto, and finally, we look into the newly revealed correspondence from Philip Larkin. Poet Faces Backlash over #MeToo Remarks Margaret Atwood, the Canadian Poet and Novelist who is probably best known for ...
Today at My Poetic side our news roundup includes articles about the arrest of the Danish poet Yahya Hassan, The Romanian National Culture Day and the 2017 winner of the Jayadev National Poetry Award 2017. Danish Poet Arrested Following Twitter Post Yahya Hassan, a leading contemporary poet in Denmark was arrested at the weekend following an incident in which he posted a photo on ...
In today’s poetry round-up we bring you the winner of the 2017 T.S Eliot Prize, Ocean Vuong the poet who shot into the spotlight when he won the Forward Prize. We also look at an article about the plans for a new home for Poetry Ireland. T.S Eliot Prize Winner 2017 Ocean Vuong, who won the Forward Prize towards the end of 2017, has ...
We begin the week with a news round-up that looks at the Typewriter project in Pensacola, the memorials that are planned for the South African poet Keorapetse Kgositsile and finally the 300th Anniversary of the poet Molla Panah Vagif. The Typewriter Project From next week residents in Pensacola will be able to take part in a poetry collaboration thanks to the Typewriter Project. The ...
Our final news round up of the week takes a look at a library under threat and the impact that budget cuts might have on a unique collection of work by the Northamptonshire poet John Clare. We also have an article about a mystery poet who has struck in a sleepy village in Tajikistan. John Clare Archive Under Threat Budget cuts to library services ...
