Today’s new round up takes us all over the world with a poetry festival in Venezuela, the deaf poets of Canada and then finally a poetry initiative in Mumbai. Russian Revolution to be Commemorated at Venezuelan Book Fair The Filven, Venezuela's International Book Fair, now entering its 13th year, will be taking place from November 9th to November 19th at a number of venues in ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the poet who has brought pole dancing and particle physics to her one woman poetry show, the poetry that will be beamed onto Blackpool tower and the Instagram poet who has become Penguins latest poet. Poetry, Pole Dancing and Particle Physics It is probably fair to say that there will not be very many ...
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 ...
