Our final news round-up of the week looks at the use of poetry between the members of Parliament in Ottawa in what appears to be something of an annual tradition. We also bring you an article about an 8-year-old poet who is not afraid to tell Donald Trump to stop, and finally the statues of poets that celebrate 25 years of ties between China and the Ukraine.
Poetry in Parliament...
Today on My Poetic Side we bring you an article about the Poetry Pharmacy and we also take a look at the DASHing Words in Motion poetry competition.
The Poetry Pharmacy
You might not have thought of poetry as therapeutic but for many people it is, and this is exactly why William Sieghart, the founder of National Poetry Day set up the Poetry Pharmacy.
The ...
In today's news round-up we bring you three stories; we look at the new collection of poetry from Maksy Rylsky that is due to be published shortly having been translated into English, the poet in Zimbabwe who wrote a poem about the General who was involved in the recent presidential coup and the Seamus Heaney International Visiting Poetry Fellow.
Publishers Print New Book of Poetry by Maksym Rylsky
Born in 1895, Maksym ...
In today"s news round-up we bring you the story of a poetry funding boost for Peterborough and the poem that found a new audience last week when Donald Trump made a startling announcement about Jerusalem.
Peterborough Poetry to Receive Funding Boost
Funding of £14,000 has been awarded to Charley Genever the former Poet Laureate of Peterborough. The money which has come from National Lottery ...
We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a news article about a collection of Christmas cards from Robert Frost that have gone on display for the first time in over a century. We also look at the UAE poetry form that has been offered UNESCO safeguarding status.
The Christmas Cards of Robert Frost
A selection of Christmas cards sent by ...