Today our poetry news round-up looks at the CLPE Children’s Poetry Award winner, the Seamus Heaney First Poetry Collection Prize winner, and the actor's visit to the birthplace of Dylan Thomas. CLPE Children’s Poetry Award Winners Announced Connie Wanek and Ted Kooser have been announced as the 2023 winners of the CLPE Children’s Poetry Award for Marshmallow Clouds....
We begin the week with a look at some previously unseen First World War poems that are to be published. We also have a story about a poet suing the British Museum. Celebrated First World War Poet's Unseen Poems to be Published The University of York is making a collection of poems that have been previously unseen available to the ...
Today's poetry news round-up looks at the property linked to a poet's tragic childhood that has gone up for sale and the Quentin Blake poetry exhibition. Townhouse Where Poet Witnessed the Murder of his mother Goes up for Sale A stunning townhouse in Savannah, where poet Conrad Aiken, bore witness to the murder-suicide of his parents, has been put ...
We begin the week with a look at the 2023 winner of the PEN Pinter Prize, the launch of Jeremy Corbyn’s poetry anthology and the poet commemorated in Lego. PEN Pinter Prize Awarded to Michael Rosen The poet and former children’s laureate Michael Rosen has been awarded this years PEN Pinter Prize. This is an annual award that is ...
Today in our poetry news roundup, we look at a limited edition of Beowulf, the poetry collection gifted to a Prime Minister and the rapper releasing a poetry book. Beowulf Limited Edition to be Published The Folio Society has announced that they have published a limited edition of the classic Beowulf. The copy uses interpretation by the late Seamus ...
