Welcome to another week here at My Poetic Side. As Remembrance Day draws near we take a look at the iconic poem “In Flanders Fields” and the Royal British Legions latest poppy artwork. We also bring you a story about PEN America and the letter to the Chinese government regarding Liu Xia and her “house arrest”. In Flanders Fields… On the 11th November at ...
Our final news roundup of the week brings you the heart-warming story of the President of France replying to a British girls poem with a poem of his own. We also look at a story that speculates whether Henry Lawson, the bush poet was gay. A Poem from the President It’s not every day that a British schoolgirl is likely to receive a letter ...
It is almost the end of another week here at My Poetic Side and today we bring you an interesting article about the Nobel prize for Literature and its rules on nominations. We also bring you the story of a Belarusian poet who has been jailed. Posthumous Nobel Prize Awards – Campaign Launched to Lift Ban Daphne Williams-Fox, the granddaughter of the late Pulitzer ...
In our round up today we take a look at the poets who are fighting back against sexual harassment with poetry and we look at the Poetry in Potato Bags Project. Don’t be Sorry to be a Woman Says McKayla Robbins It is hard not to tune into the news at the moment without hearing the stories of sexual assault that are emerging in ...
Today’s round up brings us stories from Poland, Wales and Canada as once again we travel around the globe looking at poetry related stories that have made the news. Zbigniew Herbert to be Honoured 29th October marked the 93rd anniversary of the birth of the Polish poet, Zbigniew Herbert. The poet, essayist and playwright is considered by the Polish parliament to be one of ...
