Today on My Poetic Side, we take a look at a new anthology of poetry and the 30th anniversary of the Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation. New Anthology of Poetry to be Published by Ada Limon A new book which has been edited by Ada Limon, the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate of the United States and published in association with ...
We begin the week with a look at the latest award for the poet Rita Dove and the Japanese Scroll that has become the most recent addition to the Hamilton Library. Honorary National Book Award Medal for Lifetime Achievement for Rita Dove The National Book Foundation, which is a non-profit organization, has announced that this year, the winner of their ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we bring you news about the Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards, the Ruth Lilly & Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellows and the shortlist for the Laurel Prize. Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards The seventh annual Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards, which celebrates young writers from Illinois, has announced the 2023 winners....
Today, in our poetry news round-up, we look at the plans for a new Seamus Heaney Centre and the schedule for the annual Patrick Kavanagh Festival. New Seamus Heaney Centre Announced by Queen’s University Close to the Lanyon Building, which is part of the main campus, the space will be located at the listed buildings that are on Mount Charles ...
On today's poetry news round-up, we take a look at the winner of the 2023 Sillerman First Book Prize and also one of the shortlisted poets for this year’s Poetry Fellowships. Winner of 2023 Sillerman First Book Prize Announced The poet Abu Bakr Sadiq is the winner of 2023's Sillerman First Book Prize. He was awarded the prize for “Leaked ...
