In today's poetry news roundup we take a look at an article about an interview with Maya Angelou that has Twitter divided. We also have the longlist for this year’s Rathbones Folio Prize and the Joni Mitchell book of poetry. Teen Reprimanded by Maya Angelou Last week a video taken in the 1990s resurfaced online. The ...
Today in our poetry news roundup we take a look at the poet’s Lent sacrifice, the Dylan Thomas poem that has been misused and the lost Dickens portrait that will shortly be going on display in the Dickens Museum. What the Poet Gave up for Lent The poet Gerard Manley Hopkins was born into a ...
We begin the week with the sad news that a great name in the poetry world, W.S. Merwin, has passed away aged 91. Former US Poet Laureate Dies at 91 One of the most well-respected poets in America has passed away at the age of 91. W.S Merwin, who named 2 times the U.S. poet ...
Our final poetry news of the week takes a look at the commemorative plans that are underway in Wellesley in honour of Sylvia Plath. We also have an article about this year’s winner of the Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award. Sylvia Plath Recognized by Wellesley It has been fifty-six years since the death of ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we have an article about Tracy K Smith, who was elected Chief Marshal of Alumni. We also take a brief look at the winner of this years Windham-Campbell prize. US Poet Laureate Elected 2019 Commencement Chief Marshal of Alumni Tracy K Smith, a Harvard 94 Alumni and the ...
