Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the poem that Jackie Kay feels really speaks about the times we are living in. We also take a look at the Rumi was Muslim campaign which is seeking to redress some inaccuracies about the poet they feel exist. A Poem for These Times of Protest Picked by Jackie Kay [caption id="attachment_15139" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mandatory ...
Today in our news round-up, we take a look at the restorations that have begun on a property linked to a poet. We also take a look at a poetry reading for Juneteenth. Renovations on Poets Former Home Begin A year after it was marked for demolition Stone House, the property linked to the poet Theodore Roethke is the site of a recently ...
We begin another week here on with a look at the key resignations in the Poetry Foundation. We also have an article about the death of an Urdu poet and the death anniversary of a Turkish poet. Poetry Foundation Officials Resign Two of the top officials from the Poetry Foundation, one of the leading poetry organisations in the US have resigned over responses to ...
We end the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the lawsuit over photographs of Dylan Thomas. We also have a short article about the damage to a poets statue in Bristol. Welsh Government Dealt Blow over Copyright Claim for Poets Pictures Back in 2015, the Welsh Government was sued by Pablo Star Ltd, a company claiming that is owned the ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at this year’s shortlist for this year's Forward Poetry Prize. Shortlist for Forward Poetry Prize The shortlist for this year’s Forward Poetry Prize has been revealed and includes Natalie Diaz, the Native American poet who is in the running for the award for best collection. Her collection of poems is an exploration of the wounds that have been ...