This week at My Poetic Side we begin with a story that once again combines poetry and politics, with an article about Boris Johnson, we also look at a schools poetry programme inspired by the landscape that inspired Seamus Heaney and we finish with the 13 year old winner of the Betjeman poetry prize. Boris Puts His Foot in it! Footage aired this weekend ...
Our final news round-up of the week brings you a denied entry visa, a look at poetry on Twitter and a Limerick bid for the European City of Culture. South African Poet Denied Entry to the UK Athol Williams, an acclaimed South African poet and author was due to return to his studies at the University of Oxford on Wednesday but instead was denied ...
Today at My Poetic Side we dedicate our news round up to National Poetry Day, here is just a taste of the many things that are going on all over the country. Appeal Launched to Save Rare Language Poetry The National Poetry Library has kicked off National Poetry Day with the launch of a project that it hopes will help save works of poetry ...
Today on My Poetic Side we bring you the lost essay of a poet, news of the release of Langzi and a poetry competition from Divine Chocolate. The Lost Essay of George Moses Horton A previously unknown essay, written by Horton, has been located in the archives at the New York Public Library. The 500-word essay, with its sermon like quality is titled “Individual ...
Today at My Poetic Side our roundup brings you stories of literary treasure that is in danger of being split up, and two very different poetry festivals that will be taking place at the beginning of October. Yeats Family Collection in Danger of Removed from Ireland A collection of more than 200 lots that illustrate the literary and artistic life on the best know ...
