We begin the week by looking at Pope Francis's love of poetry and novels and the poetry memorial restored by a hiker. Pope Francis' Poetry Inspiration As we covered last week, in his recent letter, which was translated into eight different languages, Pope Francis has put forward the argument that literature and poetry should not be dismissed as a “minor art” as a result ...
Today, on My Poetic Side, we focus on the exciting festival announced that will begin with an evening of poetry, film and music. We also look at the Cape Cod author, who is raising money for reproductive rights, and the Pope’s endorsement of poetry in training for future priests. The B Side Festival The B Side Festival has announced ...
This week, on My Poetic Side, we look at the recommended poetry books from National Poetry Day and the poet who describes a mental health journey through her poems. We also cover the former UK Labour leader’s poetry reading from this weekend past. Recommended Reading From National Poetry Day This year, as with any other, there has been much excitement over the release of ...
Today’s poetry news summary takes a look at the social media sensation who will shortly be a published poet and the Derry poet whose work bears striking similarities to that of Robert Burns. Social Media Sensation has Poetry Collection Scooped Havva Ramadan the “social media sensation” has had her poetry collection “A Voice: Turning Pain into Power” scooped up by the publishing company Black ...
We begin another week with a look at the 2024 shortlist for the Forward Prize and the poet debuting their first play. Forward Prize 2024 Shortlist There are 20 poets who have been shortlisted for this year’s Forward Prize for Poetry and they have been inspired by topics such as the responses to Ukraine and Gaze, toxic landlords and the opioid epidemic and even ...
