In today’s news roundups, we bring you the stories about the War Poetry Collection of Dean F. Echenberg as it finally heads off to its new home and a Dylan Thomas inspired Snug which has also found a new home in a pub in Waterloo. Poetry Collection Heads to its New Home Poetry has always been a popular medium for expressing and capturing the ...
Welcome to another new week here at My Poetic Side, this week we kick off our news round ups with the startling news that Pablo Neruda may not have died of natural causes. We also bring you another young poet and the poem being used to advertise a fragrance. Pablo Neruda may not have died of cancer In 1973, just 12 days after General ...
Our final news roundup of the week takes a brief look at the musician and poet Gord Downie, who passed away on the 17th of the month. We also discuss the TS Elliot prize shortlist and a poetry competition in Jamaica for young poets. The Musician who was also a Poet There is a fine line between poetry and song lyrics, and whilst some ...
Today at My Poetic Side we dedicate our news round up to some young poets and the part that they are playing in the literary world, watch this space we could see more of these youngsters over the coming years. Siblings Win Place on List of Promising Young Poets Organised by the Poetry Society, the annual Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award, which ...
Today on My Poetic Side we bring you the story of a poet who has been subjected to online abuse and also look at the origin of the Star-Spangled Banner. Poet the Subject of Online Abuse by Students Award- winning Indigenous poet Ellen Van Neerven, has been subjected to a barrage of online abuse following the use of her poem “Mango” in the recent ...
