We begin the week with a look at the backlash to a commemorative look at the life of Robert Burns with a less than favourable opinion, and the launch of a poetry collection at Expo 2020 in Dubai.
“Trashing” of Poetry Legacy Receives Backlash
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An argument has broken out following the commemoration by the Scottish Poetry Library of the work of ...
Today's poetry new round up takes a look at the Bob Dylan Centre First Artist-in Residence, the farm linked to Robert Burns and why Amanda Gorman prepared for a shooter during the inauguration ceremony last year in the US.
Joy Harjo Named as Bob Dylan Centre First Artist-In-Residence
The current US poet laureate Joy Harjo is now the inaugural Artist-In-Residence at Bob Dylan's Centre ...
We begin the week with a look at an article about the poet Robert Burns, and the death of the Russian poet Anatoly Naiman.
Letters Reveal Robert Burns Advised not to Write in Scots
A selection of letters that are part of a project being carried out by the University of Glasgow indicate that the poet Robert Burns was advised not to use ...
Today in our poetry news round up we look at an item related to Robert Burns that is up for auction, the winner of the poetry category in the Costa Book Awards and the annual Japanese poetry ceremony.
Plaque of Robert Burns Goes up for Auction
In the run up to Burns Night, a cast of the face of Robert Burns will be ...
Today's poetry news round up looks at the recently announced winners of the Meredith Williams Poetry Prize and the James McCash Scots Poetry Competition. We also look at an article about planning permission near the former home of a local poet.
2022 Meredith Williams Poetry Prize
The winner of the 2022 William Meredith Poetry prize has been announced and this year there is ...
