Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the emerging news stories which indicate that the poet Pablo Neruda was killed as a result of poison. Nephew Claims Pablo Neruda was Poisoned A relative of Pablo Neruda the late Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner, claims that forensic experts have determined that the cause of the poet's death nearly 50 years ago was poisoning. Rodolfo Reyes, ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the legacy of Sylvia Plath’s poetry and the decision to grant a late poet's home historic status. Sylvia Plath – 60 Years Since Her Death It has been 60 years since the celebrated and troubled poet Sylvia Plath died, but in that time, her work has become even more important. As ...
Today’s poetry news roundup looks at the new Chancellors for the Academy of American Poets and the winner of the 2022 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry. Academy Of American Poets Chancellors Named Patricia Smith, a visiting professor of creative writing from the Lewis Centre for the Arts and the Princeton Atelier ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the death of Linda Pastan and the sculpture for a poet that his widow wasn’t consulted about. Poet Linda Pastan Dies at 90 The poet Linda Pastan whose published works include 15 collections of poetry, has died at the age of 90. Her cause of death was confirmed by her daughter, the novelist Rachel Pastan ...
Today's poetry news-related round-up looks at the new WB Yeats trail, the longlist for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the search for an Australian poet laureate. WB Yeats Trail Opens A new cultural trail that will celebrate the works and life of WB Yeats, the Nobel Prize-winning poet, has recently been launched. The trail which can be downloaded as ...
