Today’s poetry news roundup looks at the mystery Galway stones inscribed with a poem and the Vote the Earth project. Galway Gate Jigsaw Puzzle Featured Ode by Horace In Galway, an ancient pillar inscribed in Latin has been found in a load of cut stone that has come from Lugalla the former Wicklow estate of the Guinness heir, Garech de Brun. The pillar was included ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the new name for the Alicante Airport, the winners of this years Kweyol Poetry Competition and the poet who has been booked for inciting violence. Airport Gets New Name A decision has been made regarding the Alicante-Elche Airport. On Friday, it was confirmed by the Minister of Public Works that name ...
Our final poetry round-up of the week takes a look at the digitising of the Dylan Thomas archives and the winners of this year's Queen Mary Wasafiri Writing Prize. International Collection of Dylan Thomas Goes Digital Notebooks, photographs, and manuscripts that chronicle the life of Dylan Thomas the Welsh poet will soon be available to view online as part of a digital archive. The ...
Today on My Poetic Side we have an article about the death of the feminist Beats poet Diane di Prima. Feminist Poet Diane di Prima Dies at 86 The feminist beats poet Diane di Prima has died, aged 86. Di Prima, who was suffering from Parkinson’s disease, died in San Francisco with her partner of the last 42 years by her side. Di prima ...
Today's poetry news round up takes a look at the deafblind poet who was won a grant, the poetry book that has been a popular diplomatic gift and the Taiwanese poet who has died at the age of 81. Deafblind Poet Wins $50,000 Grant The deafblind poet and essayist John Lee Clark, who lives in Hopkins, has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the ...