Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the controversy over the name of the Baltimore bridge, the Cruel April poetry event and the mural for Benjamin Zephaniah. Baltimore Bridge Collapse Raises Issue of Controversial Namesake In the wake of the disaster that saw the Francis Scott Key Bridge ...
We start the week with a look at a poetry book dedicated to blossom. We also look at the winner of the 2024 O’Shaughnessy Award and The William Barnes Society’s search for funding. Blossomise – A Spring Themed Poetry Collection Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate, has produced a collection of poetry titled Blossomise as part of his work with the ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at this year's National Poetry Competition winner and the search for a poet-in-residence for the City of London Bridges. National Poetry Competition Winner Inspired by New York Mugging “The Time I Was Mugged in New York City”, which was written by Imogen Wade, has been announced as the winner of the National Poetry Competition and awarded the ...
Today on My Poetic Side we mark “Dantedi” with a look at some of the events taking place all over Italy. We also have a blue plaque unveiling and the first “(under)writer in residence”. Dantedi Today is the day that Italians celebrate all things Dante, with Dantedi. This national day is a relatively new addition to the literary calendar in Italy; it was inaugurated ...
Today's poetry news roundup examines the possibility that William Blake’s poetry inspired a Radiohead hit and the death of the Portuguese poet Nuno Júdice. Were Radiohead’s Lyrics Inspired by William Blake? A copy of a paperback book of poetry by William Blake may offer the suggestion that the lyrics to the song by Radiohead that appeared on the album OK Computer might have been ...
