We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the planned commemoration plaque for a poet during Black History Month, the commemoration of a poet's birth anniversary and Benediction, the film about Siegfried Sassoon.
License Plate to Commemorate Black History Month
Willis Blackshear Jr, the State Representative for Ohio, confirmed during a press conference that took place on 11thFebruary that ...
Today in our poetry news story round up we look at the writers calling for action over a poet who has been missing for a year, and the teacher who recited poetry and was forced out of her job.
Margaret Atwood Joins Call for Action Over Missing Poet
Over 100 writers from all over the globe have written to the President of Rwanda asking ...
We start the week with a look at the trust hoping to save a poet"s grave, the poetry inspired names for a pair of tiger cubs and the winner of the Costa Book of the Year award.
Coleridge Trust Receives Gift to Help Save Poets Grave
A £20,000 donation has been made to the trust that is fighting to save the grave in Highgate ...
Today’s poetry news round-up looks at an honorary degree for Nikki Giovanni and the museum dedicated to a poet that is in the middle of a dispute over ownership of artifacts.
Best Selling American Poet, Nikki Giovanni, Awarded Honorary Degree
The University of the South highlights the accomplishments each semester of a range of accomplished professionals from a range of very diverse fields. ...
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 ...
