Wordsworth’s Home Sale/Stella Awards Winner – Poetry News Roundup May 2nd

 

We start the week with a look at William Wordsworth’s former home which has been put up for sale, and the winner of the 2022 Stella Awards poetry category. William Wordsworth’s Former Ambleside Home up for Sale A house just outside Ambleside that once belonged to the Romantic poet William Wordsworth has been put on the market. The house, ...

Charlotte Bronte Book Comes Home – Poetry News April 27th

Today in our poetry news round up we look at just one story, the news that Charlotte Bronte’s little book will be returning to Yorkshire Charlotte Bronte’s “Little Book” Returns Home A tiny manuscript titled “A Book of Rhymes” that was penned by Charlotte Bronte has been sold for a staggering $1.25m. The book which measures just 6cm by 10cm was written by ...

English Language Day/Nottingham Poetry Festival Returns/Guggenheim’s Poet-In-Residence – Poetry News Roundup April 25th

 

Today"s poetry news round-up looks at English Language Day, the Nottingham Poetry Festival"s return, and the Guggenheim Museum"s poet-in-residence. English Language Day 23 April marks the UN English Language Day, an annual event that began in 2010. The UN inaugurated the event to celebrate multilingualism and promote all six of their official languages and their equal use. The UN uses English, Arabic, Spanish, French, ...

Big Jubilee Read/Morys’ Anniversary – Poetry News Roundup April 20th

 

Today’s poetry news roundup brings you details about The Big Jubilee Read and the celebrations for the 400thanniversary of the birth of Huw Morys. The Big Jubilee Read As part of the celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee a selection of works by different writers has been put together to form The Big Jubilee Read. A selection of work by Seamus Heaney, the Irish ...

Historic Laureateship Concludes/Haiku Poetry Day – Poetry News Roundup April 18th

 

We begin the week with a look at the conclusion of a historic poet laureateship and International Haiku Poetry Day. Historic Poet Laureateship Concludes with Dance Party The poet Joy Harjo will conclude her three terms as the Poet Laureate of the United States at the end of this month. The event, which will be celebrated by Library of Congress, ...