Our first poetry news round-up of the week looks at the 2022 R S Thomas Festival, the manor house linked to a poet that has been unveiled by the heatwave and Ted Hughes" family home, which is up for sale. R S Thomas Festival 2022 The 2022 R S Thomas Festival, which will take place at Eglwysfach, the parish ...
Today in our poetry news update, we take a look at the reopening of the Emily Dickinson Museum and the news that the Palm Beach Poetry Festival will not take place in 2023. History and “Irreverent” Pop Culture Combine for Reopening of Emily Dickinson Museum When it comes to bringing literary figures who are long dead “back to life” for ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Philip Larkin, and the poet worrying about tattoos of her work. Anniversary of The Birth Anniversary of Philip Larkin Celebrated Tuesday 9th August marked what would have been the 100th birthday of the celebrated poet Philip Larkin, and a number of events took ...
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 ...
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 ...
