This week on My Poetic Side we look at the planning of Benjamin Zephaniah Day and a new poetry and art exhibition in Rome. Benjamin Zephaniah Day Plans have been announced for a day that will celebrate the life of the late poet Benjamin Zephaniah. The event, which has been organised by the late poet’s wife and London’s Brunel University will honour "remarkable ...
This week on My Poetic Side we take a look at the WW1 poet being celebrated in film, a tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah and John Cooper Clarke’s poetry tour. First World War Poet Celebrated in Film to be Screened in Newlyn A film that celebrates the celebrated First World War poet and composer, Ivor Gurney, will be screened on Remembrance Sunday in Newlyn. Titled Severn ...
This week on My Poetic Side we look at the poet who inspired Robert Burns, the Foyle Young Poet Prize 2024 and Han Kang one week on from winning the Nobel Laureate for Literature. Poet Who Inspired Robert Burns to be Celebrated Robert Fergusson, an 18th century poet who is believed to have been the inspiration for Robert Burns was commemorated on ...
This week, our poetry news roundup takes a look at the winner of the Forward Poetry Prize and the Nobel Prize for Literature. Victoria Chang Announced as Winner of 2024 Forward Poetry Prize The poet Victoria Chang has been announced as this year's winner of the Forward Poetry Prize for her poetry collection “With My Back to the World,” which was inspired by the ...
This week’s poetry news round up takes a look at the Brontë’s dots and the shortlist for the TS Eliot Poetry Prize. The Brontë’s Get Their Dots Nearly 85 years after it was installed, a memorial in London has had the dots added over the surnames of the Brontë sisters. The memorial was originally installed in 1939. However, it is not known why the ...
