Following the sad death of Queen Elizabeth II today's poetry news round-up takes a look at the difficult task ahead of the poet laureate, Simon Armitage, and a beautiful poem that has gone viral on social media. The Difficult Job of Poet Laureate at a Time of Tragedy The job of poet laureate, which is more a symbolic position than ...
Today's poetry news round-up looks at the Emily Dickinson Lecturer, the winner of the Michael Hartnett poetry prize, a book about Carl Sandburg and a poem for the new Prime Minister. Natasha Trethewey, Former US Poet Laureate to Visit Penn State The 19th US poet laureate and a former winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Natasha Trethewey, who is this ...
Today in our poetry news round-up, we look at the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards, the new recording of Patrick Kavanagh’s poetry and the death of the literary agent who championed Jack Kerouac. Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards The Dorothea Mackellar poetry awards are the biggest poetry competition for schools in Australia, and also the longest-running ones. A tiny school located ...
Today’s poetry news roundup takes a look at the first work of fiction written by the poet Louise Gluck and the unveiling of a sculpture in honour of WB Yeats. Louise Gluck, Nobel Prize-Winning Poet, Publishes First Work of Fiction The American poet Louise Gluck has penned her first work of prose. Just 64 pages in length, “Marigold and ...
We begin the week on My Poetic Side with articles about the funeral of Amire-Hushang Ebtehaj, the autumn programme for Seamus Heaney HomePlace and the anniversary of the death of Kazi Nazrul Islam. Iran Bids Goodbye to Amir-Hushang Ebtehaj Last week we brought you a story about the renowned Iranian poet, Amir-Hushang Ebtehaj, who wrote using the pseudonym “Sayeh” and ...
