Today in our poetry news round-up, we look at the censorship of Roald Dahl, a new exhibition for Seamus Heaney and the Army Barracks with links to a poet that are set to become a housing estate. Changes Announced to Works by Roald Dahl The author and poet Roald Dahl is well-loved by children all over the world for ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at an exhibition inspired by female poets and clothing. What the Clothes Tell us About These Female Poets A new exhibition which is taking place to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the death of the poet Sylvia Plath will showcase not only clothes worn by Plath ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the emerging news stories which indicate that the poet Pablo Neruda was killed as a result of poison. Nephew Claims Pablo Neruda was Poisoned A relative of Pablo Neruda the late Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner, claims that forensic experts have determined that the cause of the poet's death nearly 50 years ago was poisoning. Rodolfo Reyes, ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the legacy of Sylvia Plath’s poetry and the decision to grant a late poet's home historic status. Sylvia Plath – 60 Years Since Her Death It has been 60 years since the celebrated and troubled poet Sylvia Plath died, but in that time, her work has become even more important. As ...
Today’s poetry news roundup looks at the new Chancellors for the Academy of American Poets and the winner of the 2022 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry. Academy Of American Poets Chancellors Named Patricia Smith, a visiting professor of creative writing from the Lewis Centre for the Arts and the Princeton Atelier ...
