Here at My Poetic Side we have recently heard the sad news that Sarah Maguire the poet and translator has passed away at the age of 60, another loss in the literary world. Sarah Maguire, Poet and Translator RIP Sarah Maguire who had been struggling with breast cancer died on 2nd November 2017. During her lifetime, she played a valuable role in the world ...
Our Thursday poetry news round-up brings you an article about the finalists for the CBC Poetry Prize, and also a rather unusual story about poetry that has been sent into space as part of the NASA space program. CBC Poetry Prize Finalists The finalists for this year’s CBC Poetry Prize were announced yesterday by CBC Books and their partners in the prestigious competition. The ...
In today’s poetry round up we bring you the race against time faced by the man writing the biography of Seamus Heaney, controversy surrounding the post of city poet for Bristol and the company who want to replace Christmas cards with poetry pamphlets. Race Against Time For award winning, Irish biographer Fintan O’Toole the race ...
In today’s poetry round-up we bring you the sad news that another great poet has passed away. Dolores Kendrick often referred to as DC’s “First Lady of Poetry” and poet laureate for nearly 20 years has died aged 90. RIP Dolores Kendrick, DC’s “First Lady of Poetry” Dolores Kendrick, who spent nearly two decades as the poet laureate of Washington DC passed away at ...
On the 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month We Will Remember Them. We begin our news round-up of the week with a look at a selection of poetry stories in the news linked to Armistice day. £5 Commemorative Coin The Royal Mint have this year commemorated Remembrance Day – as Armistice Day is also known – with the minting of a special ...
