TS Eliot Prize/Poet’s Inscriptions For Sale – Poetry News Roundup January 17th

 

Today’s poetry news round up takes a look at the winner of the TS Eliot Prize 2024 and the witty inscriptions of a poet that are being put up for auction. TS Eliot Prize 2024 Jason Allen-Paisant, a Jamaican poet, has been named as the winner of the 2024 TS Eliot Prize. His winning book is titled “Self-Portrait ...

Rubenstein Dies/Pashto Poet’s Mausoleum/Nature Reserve’s Resident Poet – Poetry News Roundup January 15th

 

Today in our poetry news round up, we take a look at Lev Rubenstein, who has died aged 76, the Pashto poet whose mausoleum has been closed and the poet in residence for a nature reserve. Russian Poet, Lev Rubenstein, Dies Aged 76 Lev Rubenstein, the Putin critic and Russian Poet who was a key figure within the Soviet underground ...

Rosen Goes Tech/North Carolina Laureate Dies/ Golden Haiku Competition Hits 11th Year – Poetry News Roundup January 10th

 

Today on My Poetic Side we look at the poet attending the largest EdTech show in the world, the death of a former state poet laureate and a Haiku competition. Michael Rosen to be Joined by Students at Biggest EdTech Show in the World Pupils from Linslade Middle School will be joining Michael Rosen, the children’s author and poet, ...

Scientist’s Poems Discovered/Giovanni’s Mars/ Muldoon’s Band – Poetry News Roundup January 8th

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the Scientist's poetry that has just been discovered, Nikki Giovanni’s “Mars”, and Paul Muldoon’s appearance with his band. 4 Years and 3500 Volunteers Later, 200-Year-Old Notes are Decoded The British scientist Sir Humphry Davy is best known for the scientific breakthroughs that he made during his illustrious career. However, it ...

Leopardi Library/Dumfries Links To Burns/Heaney 10 Year Anniversary – Poetry News Roundup January 3rd

 

Today in our poetry news round up, we look at the Leopardi Library, the bid to link Robert Burns to Dumfries and Seamus Heaney 10 years after his death. Leopardi Library Available on the Web A huge library of works by Giacomo Leopardi, the 19th century Romantic poet and polymath, is now available online. The library was put together for ...