We begin the week with a look at a rare Phillis Wheatley letter that is to go on display in a museum, and we also have an article about this years winner of the Windham-Campbell prize. Rare Phillis Wheatley Letter Acquired by Museum A rare printing of a letter by Phillis Wheatley has been acquired by the Museum of the American Revolution. Wheatley ...
Today in our poetry news round up we look at Tupac Shakur’s poetry up for auction, the anniversary of the death of Miguel Hernandez and the spoken word poet who has been nominated for an award. Unpublished Childhood Poetry of Tupac Shakur Put up For Auction When Tupac Shakur was just 11 years old, he penned a booklet filled with haikus for Jamal ...
We begin the week with a look at the poet who was quoted at a supreme court confirmation hearing, and the work going on to protect a statue of a national poet. The History of a Poem Used at Confirmation Hearing During the recent confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Senator Cory Brooker chose to read aloud from ...
Today in our news round up we look at Simon Armitage’s alphabet tour and the actors reading poetry for Ukraine. Oldham Awaits Visit from Simon Armitage Simon Armitage, the poet laureate, is embarking on a new leg of this UK library tour that is scheduled to last 10 year. The next stop on his list will be Oldham. This week he will be visiting the ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the Queen’s audience with Grace Nichols and the exhibition on the work of Kim Stafford. Poet Grace Nichols Has Face-to-face Audience with Queen The Queen carried out another face-to-face meeting at the end of last week when she met with poet Grace Nichols. The Guyanese poet was at Windsor Castle to ...
