Today on My Poetic Side, we look at President Biden’s visit to Ireland and the appointment of an Ojibwe woman poet laureate in North Dakota. Biden to Visit Home of the “Best Poets in the World” President Joe Biden is proud of his Irish Catholic heritage, and it is likely to be on full display during his trip to Ireland ...
In today’s poetry news roundup we have an article about the poet Maya Angelou on what would have been her 95thbirthday, we also look at the death of Royston Ellis and a new way of looking at the poems of William Blake. Oprah Winfrey Pays Tribute to Poet Maya Angelou On what would have been her 95th birthday, Oprah Winfrey has ...
We begin the week on My Poetic Side with the news of the death of Israeli poet Meir Wieseltier. We also look at the event to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Seamus Heaney. Meir Wieseltier Dies at the Age of 82 The prolific translator and writer, who is considered to be one of the leaders of Hebrew poetry, has died ...
Today’s poetry news round-up takes a look at the 2023 winners of the Rathbone Folio Prize and the search for a special poetry collection as part of a family genealogy project. Rathbone Folio Prize Winner Announced Margo Jefferson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and critic; Michelle de Kretser, the novelist; and Victoria Adukwei Bulley, the poet, have all been named as ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at “Science Around Us”, Nick Caves' response to a fan who likened his work to Charles Bukowski and a “Host of Golden Daffodils”. “Science Around Us” Competition to be Judged by Lemn Sissay A poetry competition for budding writers will challenge them to create a Twitter-style micropoem on the theme “Science Around Us”. ...
