Today at My Poetic Side we bring you news of the death of Geoffrey Godbert, a poet and one of the co-founders of Greville Press. Poet and co-founder of the Greville Press passes away Geoffrey Godbert, who was a co-founder and joint editor of the Greville Press with fellow poet Anthony Astbury and the novelist Harold Pinter, has passed away at the age of ...
Today we bring you the most anthologised poems, the Xu Zhimo Poetry Art Festival and the popularity of poetry in the Indian Parliament. The Most Anthologised Poems For many people poetry can be something of an intimidating experience, and whilst the benefits of this type of expressive writing are many it can be hard to know where to start. The editor of Lithub, Emily ...
Today at My Poetic Side we bring you the sad news of another passing in the world of poetry. Born in 1940 in Pune, India, Eunice De Souza died this weekend just a few days before her 77th birthday. She had been ill for the last couple of months and suffered a heart attack, passing away at her home in Vakola, Santacruz. She was ...
Today's news is a real mixed bag from across the globe, illustrating perfectly the diversities within the art. Belfast Poetry Jukebox Launched The Poesiomat: Poetry Jukebox is to be introduced to Belfast, and will be located outside the Crescent Arts Centre, as part of a poetry project being coordinated by poets Maria McManus and Deirdre Cartmill. It is hoped that the installation will help ...
Today we bring you multi lingual poetry expressed in the form of a mural in Canada and an American poet with five published collections of poetry who believes that poetry must be performed to be truly appreciated. Edmonton City Poetry Mural In a shopping mall in Edmonton City, Canada an awe-inspiring poetry mural has been erected. The poem, which is written in Cree, French ...
