Today in our poetry news update, we take a look at the reopening of the Emily Dickinson Museum and the news that the Palm Beach Poetry Festival will not take place in 2023. History and “Irreverent” Pop Culture Combine for Reopening of Emily Dickinson Museum When it comes to bringing literary figures who are long dead “back to life” for ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Philip Larkin, and the poet worrying about tattoos of her work. Anniversary of The Birth Anniversary of Philip Larkin Celebrated Tuesday 9th August marked what would have been the 100th birthday of the celebrated poet Philip Larkin, and a number of events took ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the award that has been made to the African Poetry Book Fund by the Poetry Foundation and the death of the poet and activist Don Mattera. African Poetry Book Fund Awarded $343K by Poetry Foundation An award of $343k has been made to the African Poetry Book Fund, which will be used ...
We begin the week with a look at the new Poet Laureate in the US and the exhibition of Ted Hughes memorabilia that has opened. 24th US Poet Laureate Named The Library of Congress has announced that Ada Limón will be the 24th poet laureate of the United States. Limón will take up her new position in the autumn ...
Today’s poetry news roundup looks at the new Leonard Cohen documentary and the winner of the 2022 CLiPPA Award. The Focus for a New Cohen Documentary “Hallelujah” It was nearly 40 years ago when the poet and singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen released “Hallelujah”, and it was very much a flop at the time. Today the song has been covered by ...
