Today in our poetry news, we look at the marking of the 200th anniversary of the death of Percy Bysshe Shelley, the collection of African American poetry donated to LSU and the death of Maya Angelou’s son. Rome and the Shelleys The 200th anniversary of the date of that Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned is being marked by the Keats-Shelley House, which is ...
In today's poetry news round up we have the death anniversary of Mirza Ghalib, the new poet for Hampshire and the Khalil Gibran “musical”. Death Anniversary of Mirza Ghalib The poet Mirza Ghalib, born Mirza Assadullah Baig Khan, has been remembered on the anniversary of his death, 15th February. The poet, who is considered to be one of the greatest Urdu language poets ...
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 ...
