Poetry Foundation’s Award To African Poetry Book Fund/Mattera Passes Away – Poetry News Roundup July 20th

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the award that has been made to the African Poetry Book Fund by the Poetry Foundation and the death of the poet and activist Don Mattera. African Poetry Book Fund Awarded $343K by Poetry Foundation An award of $343k has been made to the African Poetry Book Fund, which will be used ...

US Poet Laureate Named/Hughes Private Photograph Exhibition – Poetry News Roundup July 18th

 

We begin the week with a look at the new Poet Laureate in the US and the exhibition of Ted Hughes memorabilia that has opened. 24th US Poet Laureate Named The Library of Congress has announced that Ada Limón will be the 24th poet laureate of the United States. Limón will take up her new position in the autumn ...

Cohen Documentary/CliPPA 2022 Winner Announced – Poetry News Roundup July 13th

 

Today’s poetry news roundup looks at the new Leonard Cohen documentary and the winner of the 2022 CLiPPA Award. The Focus for a New Cohen Documentary “Hallelujah” It was nearly 40 years ago when the poet and singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen released “Hallelujah”, and it was very much a flop at the time. Today the song has been covered by ...

Longley Wins International Poetry Prize/National Poet Of Wales – Poetry News Roundup July 11th

 

Today in our poetry news round up we look at the winner of the Feltrinelli International Poetry Prize and the new National Poet for Wales. Michael Longley Wins Feltrinelli International Poetry Prize Michael Longley has been announced as the winner of the 2022 Feltrinelli International Poetry Prize. The prize comes with a £216,000 (€250,000) cash sum and is only awarded ...

Coelho Becomes Children’s Laureate – Poetry News 6th July

 

Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at Joseph Coelho the new children’s laureate and his vision for poetry. Joseph Coelho Becomes New British Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho will be taking over from Cressida Cowell as the new children’s laureate. The author and poet is hoping to be a fantastic ambassador and make sure that poetry really is ...