Jill Bialosky Update/Syrian Poet’s close call/Nigerian Prize for Literature – Poetry News Roundup October 13th

 

In our final news round-up of the week, we bring you an update on the story of Jill Bialosky, the poet accused of plagiarism, a Syrian Poet who was a close contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature and the winner of the Nigerian Prize for Literature. Writers Offer Support to Jill Bialosky We recently brought you the story of Jill Bialosky, the poet ...

PEN, Amnesty and Changing the World – Poetry News Roundup October 12th

 

In today’s round-up we bring you the PEN International Writer of Courage, a poetry project launched by Amnesty International and the poet who is included on the TIMES magazines 46 women who are changing the world list. PEN International Writer of Courage Earlier this year Michael Longley, a poet in Northern Ireland won the PEN Pinter Prize, on Tuesday this week he announced Mahvash ...

World Mental Health Day/Lenore Marshal and Longfella – Poetry news roundup October 11th

 

In today’s round-up we bring you stories about World Mental Health Day, the Lenore Marshal Poetry Prize, and Tony Walsh aka Longfella helping a local company celebrate with a poem Neil Hilborn’s OCD Yesterday marked World Mental Health Day 2017, and it somehow seems fitting that one of the most watched poets in the world, Neil Hilborn was recently interviewed about his poem OCD. The ...

Martin Luther King/The Brain of a Poet/Rupi Kaur – Poetry News Roundup October 10th

 

At My Poetic Side, we like to bring you a variety of news articles and today"s selection brings you a new collection of poetry to honour Martin Luther King, a poets brain donated to science to help Alzheimer’s research and the Instagram rise of Rupi Kaur. Martin Luther King to be Honoured in New Poetry Collection A book of powerful poetry, inspired mainly ...

Leonard Cohen’s new book, Vernon Watkins Anniversary and Haikus for Senators – Poetry News Roundup October 9th

 

We begin this week’s news roundup with stories that include a new book of poetry by Leonard Cohen, a play to mark the anniversary of the death of Vernon Watkins and haikus for senators in the US. New Leonard Cohen Poetry Book to be Published To many people, Leonard Cohen was a genius singer, songwriter and musician known for a lengthy career in ...