World Poetry Day Celebrations/National Poetry Month – Poetry News Roundup March 22nd

In today’s poetry new round-up we look at World Poetry Day and the plans for National Poetry Month in America. Poet Laureate Celebrates World Poetry Day Simon Armitage, the UK poet laureate has celebrated World Poetry Day 2023 with the release of a poem inspired by the humble plum tree. The poem was commissioned by the National Trust as part ...

Coleridge Poem Leaving The UK?/Painting With Poetry Link – Poetry News Roundup March 20th

 

Today’s poetry new round-up looks at a rare poem that is at risk of leaving the country, and a rare art find with links to poetry. Rare Anti-slavery Poem at Risk of Leaving UK The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), says that a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which looks at the evils of slavery and the fate of the slaves ...

Oe Death/American Lake Renaming Plans Paused/Chowdhury Prize – Poetry News Roundup March 15th

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the death of Kenzaburo Oe, the plans to rename an American Lake and the winner of the Chowdhury Prize in Literature. Kenzaburo Oe the Japanese Nobel Winning Poet Dies Aged 88 It has been announced that Kenzaburo Oe, the Nobel literature laureate from Japan, died on 3rd March. The cause of his ...

Burns’ Castle For Sale?/Rare Book Consignment Arrives In New York/ O’Shaughessy Award Winner Announced – Poetry News Roundup March 13th

 

On My Poetic Side, today, we have articles about the Scots castle linked to Robert Burns that is for sale, the Rare Irish Poetry and Art book that will be the basis for a lecture and the 2023 winner of the O’Shaughnessy Poetry Award. Scots Castle With Links to Robert Burns on the Market The Scots Castle, where it is alleged ...

Dante Symposium/Willie Morris Awards – Poetry News Roundup March 8th

 

Today on My Poetic Side we have news articles about the annual Dante Alighieri symposium and the winners of the Willie Morris Awards 2023. Dante’s Divine Comedy – The Problem With Trying to Translate it Over the years, The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri has been the subject of many translations both the human and the AI type. However, ...