Today on My Poetic Side we look at the shortlist for this year's Costa Book Award. We also look at the changes that are being considered for next year’s Booker Prize. Costa Book Awards Shortlist Earlier this week, the shortlist for the Costa Book Awards was announced. The list contains 20 books ...
Today in our poetry news round-up, we take a look at the poet who has turned down an MBE. We also look at the first international writer to be honoured by a literary festival in Brasil. George The Poet Turned Down MBE The spoken word artist George the Poet has stated during a ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the poet Liu Shahe who has died aged 88. Liu Shahe Dies Aged 88 The Chinese poet Yu Xuntan, who was more commonly known by his pen name Liu Shahe died over the weekend at the age of 88. He has been struggling with Throat cancer....
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at Parveen Shakir, the poet in the Google Doodle this weekend. We also take a brief look at the posthumous album of Leonard Cohen. Parveen Shakir Honoured with Google Doodle On the occasion of the anniversary of her 67th birthday, the poet Parveen ...
In our final poetry news round-up of the week, we take a look at the exhibition of Walt Whitman memorabilia that is to go on display to mark the bicentennial of the poet. We also take a look at the Google Doodle dedicated to an Ecuadorian poet. Walt Whitman Collection Goes on Display The ...