UNESCO-Sharjah Arab Culture Prize/2022 Pulitzer Poetry Prize/Ukraine Poet museum Destroyed – Poetry News Roundup 11th May

 

Today in our poetry news round-up we bring you the winners of the UNESCO-Sharjah Arab Culture Prize, the 2022 Pulitzer Poetry Prize for poetry and the poet museum destroyed in Ukraine. Poet and Actress Share UNESCO-Sharjah Arab Culture Prize Later this year Dunya Mikhail, a poet and Helen Al Janabi, an actress will be awarded with the UNESCO-Sharjah Arab Culture ...

James Joyce Museum Planned by University of Buffalo – Poetry News 9th May

 

We begin the week with a look at the Centenary of “Ulysses” and the planned museum for James Joyce. James Joyce Museum Planned by University of Buffalo The name of James Joyce is well known in literary circles. The famous Irish author penned “Ulysses” which is considered to be one of the 20th century's greatest novels as well as ...

Lemn Sissay Honoured/Cavafy’s Home Restoration/Beckett Festival Anniversary – Poetry News Roundup May 4th

 

Today on My Poetic Side we look on the poet who has been honoured by the Royal Geographical Society, the Museum that is to be restored, and the 2022 Beckett Festival. Lemn Sissay OBE, Honoured by Royal Geographical Society The writer, poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay, who is also Chancellor of the University of Manchester, has been awarded the Ness Award by the Royal ...

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 ...