Today in our poetry news round up we look at the 2022 winner of the Edward MacDowell Medal, the slam poet who kicked off London’s International Women’s Day events and the rewritten Burns poem to help DEC’s conflict work. Edward MacDowell Medal Awarded to Sonia Sanchez Sonia Sanchez, the activist, poet and educator, has been named as the 2022 winner of the Edward ...
We begin the week with a look at the 2022 winning recipient of the Kingsley Tufts award. We also have a short article about the new Boston Youth Poet Laureate, and we take a look at the sale of the rights to all of Leonard Cohen's songs. Kingsley Tufts Award 2022 The poet Divya Victor has been named as the recipient of the Kingsley ...
Today in our round up of poetry related news events we look at the TikTok dream that boosted sales of an obscure poetry book and the Emily Dickinson talk that is the next UMF New Commons Project event. Sales of Obscure Poetry Collection Soar Following TikToker’s dream The publishers of Russel Thornton’s poetry collection “The Fifth Window” have had to order it to be ...
We begin the week with a look at the short films that have been made to honour a forgotten poet. We also have a short article about an oratory contest to honour Langston Hughes. Works by “Forgotten” Poet from 19th Century to be Made into Film The selected works of a 19th century poet who has been largely forgotten are to be immortalised as ...
Today in our round up of poetry news, we look at The Waste Land app, and an exhibition of rare books including several poetry books never seen before in public. The Waste Land App for iPhone Launched by Faber To celebrate the centenary of The Waste Land poem by T S Eliot, Faber are launching their award winning app of the same name ...
