Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the winner of the 2024 Michael Hartnett Poetry Award and a plaque for Benjamin Zephaniah. 2024 Micheal Hartnett Poetry Award The poet Tara Bergin, who is from Dublin, has been announced as the writer with the winning collection of poetry for this years Michael Harnett Poetry Award. The collection, Savage Tales, which was published by Carcanet in ...
We begin the week with a look at the celebrated praise poet who has died, the Pakistani poet who has received a lifetime achievement award and the MP’s poetry tweet, which has caused uproar. Jessica Mbangeni, Celebrated Praise Poet Has Died Dr Bishop Jessica Mbangeni, a renowned praise poet and singer, died over the weekend. The award-winning poet's death from undisclosed causes was announced by ...
Today in our poetry news round up, we look at a singers poetry reading, a celebration of the 200th birthday anniversary of William Allingham and the Chinese poet celebrated in a musical. Joen Baez Visits Dublin for Poetry Reading The singer and human right campaigner, Joan Baez, is to visit the home of the late poet ...
We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the poet Hettie Jones, who has died aged 90, and the Macedonian poet who has won an international award. Poet Who Nurtured the Beats Dies Aged 90 The poet Hettie Jones, who, with her husband LeRoi Jones, published the work of several of their literary friends, has died at the age ...
Today in our poetry news round-up, we take a look at the Google Doodle dedicated to the poet and activist who was the founder of British Sign Language. Google Doodle Dedicated to Dorothy Miles Earlier this week, Google dedicated its doodle to the poet Dorothy Miles. The doodle celebrated her work not only as a poet but also as an activist in the deaf ...
