Olympic Games Poet Receives Award/War Poetry Safeguards/BrechtFest – Poetry News Roundup January 23rd

 

In today"s Poetic Side news round-up, we have the Olympic Games poets award, the call for the WWI poets to remain on the curriculum and BrechtFest IV. University of Leicester Award for Olympic Games Poet Lemn Sissay, the official poet of the 2012 London Olympic Games, has received an award from the University of Leicester. On Thursday last week, he ...

Eliot Prize Winner Announced/Scots Poem Winner Read By Cosmo – Poetry News Roundup January 18th

 

Today in our poetry news round-up we take a look at this year's winner of the TS Eliot Prize, Anthony Joseph. We also look at the poll to find the most popular Scots poem. TS Eliot Prize Winner Announced Anthony Joseph has been named as the winner of this year's TS Eliot prize. For what the judges described as ...

King’s Poetry Medal/Dante Stir – Poetry News Roundup January 16th

 

We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the first Kings Gold Medal for Poetry to be awarded by King Charles III and the remarks made about Dante at a political event. King Charles III Awards First King’s Gold Medal for Poetry Selima Hill, the celebrated writer, has been announced by Buckingham Palace as this ...

Charles Simic Dies – Poetry News 11th January

 

In today's poetry news round-up, we take a look at the life of the poet Charles Simic, who has died at the age of 84. Charles Simic Dies Aged 84 The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Charles Simic has died at the age of 84. The Serbian-American poet's death was confirmed on Monday, 9th January, by the executive editor ...

Malvern Ideas Festival/Chicago’s Laureate – Poetry News Roundup January 9th

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we look at some members of the lineup that has been announced for the Malvern Festival of Ideas 2023. We also have a story about Chicago’s search for its first-ever poet laureate. Malvern Festival of Ideas 2023 Scheduled to take place from 3rd March to 5th March, the Malvern Festival of Ideas 2023 has begun ...