Timelord verse/US Laureate/Black Panther – Poetry News Round-up September 15th

 

We end the week with an eclectic selection of news stories in our round up; an intriguing story about the collection of Timelord verse, The US poet Laureate's first lecture and a former Black Panther who will be giving a poetry reading. Now We Are Six Hundred: A Collection of Timelord Verse Russell T Davies, of Doctor Who writing fame, has joined forces with ...

Breast Cancer Poetry/National Book Awards – Poetry News Roundup 14th September

 

In today’s poetry news round-up we take a look at the story behind “Bosom Pals” a collection of poetry put together by breast cancer survivors from which all profits will be going to charity and we reveal the names of some of the contenders for the National Book Awards Poetry Prize Poetry for Breast Cancer Today at the University Hospital Galway a book of ...

Plagiarism Scandal – Poetry News September 13th

 

Today on My Poetic Side we bring you a story about plagiarism and examine a few of the similarities between the poems that led to this potential discovery that has left many poets shocked. Poet Accused of Plagiarizing Ira Lightman, a British poet and poetry detective has made a discovery that could rock the poetry world. According to his investigations there are a number ...

Grenfell and the A14 – Poetry News Round-up September 12th

 

Today’s new round up brings you to articles, the first about a priest who has written a poem inspired by the Grenfell Tower fire and the emotions that followed, and the second the unusual story of the poet of the A14. The poetry of the Grenfell Tower priest In the days that followed the terrible fire that raged through the Grenfell Tower block in ...

Banksy, Tunnocks and Longfella – Poetry News Roundup 11th September

 

The “Banksy” of Poetry It would seem that Mark Jones, aka the “Banksy of Poetry has struck again, and this time much further south than normal. A Penzance hairdresser was the bemused recipient of his latest poem. Jones has been sending verse in the post to hairdressers all over the UK for around six years now, using his trademark template and writing his poetry ...