In our final poetry news roundup of the week, we take a look at the poet who has been honoured with a trail marker, the John Clare Society Festival and the book deal for Antonia Gorman. Margaret Walker Honoured with Trail Marker The poet and novelist Margaret Walker has been honoured with a new marker ...
Today's poetry news roundup takes a look at the poetry in the London underground. We also have an article on the documentary about Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen. Tube Poetry Since December last year, travellers on London’s underground trains have been finding their days just a little bit brighter thanks to the poetry of one ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the grant given to a poet's former home, the new children’s laureate and the play based on the novel Neruda’s Postman. Harlem Home of Langston Hughes Receives Grant The brownstone in Harlem that was one the home of the poet Langston Hughes is one of ...
Today in our poetry news roundup, we take a look at the commemorative festival for the poet Rifat Ilgaz. We also have a short article about the death of the Turkish poet Küçük İskender. Poet Rifat Ilgaz Remembered On Sunday, Turkey remembered Rifat Ilgaz, the poet and writer who passed away 26 ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with the news that the poet Marie Ponsot has passed away aged 98. Marie Ponsot Dies at 98 Marie Ponsot, who was a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and a poet, passed away on Friday in hospital at the age of 98. Born in Ponsot, ...