Shiraishi Dies – Poetry News June 24th

 

We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the poet Kazuko Shiraishi who has died at the age of 93. Kazuko Shiraishi, the Japanese “Beat Poet” has Died Aged 93 Known for her dramatic poetry readings, often set to Jazz music, Kazuko Shiraishi, the leading name in Japanese “beat” poetry has died at the age of 93. Dubbed “the ...

Burns Night Added To Dictionary/Wilde Book At Auction – Poetry News Roundup June 19th

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we take a look at one of the latest additions to the Oxford English Dictionary and the poetry book owned by Oscar Wilde that is going up for auction. More Than 200 Years After Inaugural Supper, Burns Night Added to the Dictionary Burns night, the annual event that honours Robert Burns, Scotland’s national bard, ...

OBE for Coelho/ Poet’s Call For Film Release / Mackellar Homestead – Poetry News Roundup June 17th

 

We begin the week with a look at the poet awarded an OBE, a poet who is calling for a film to be released in the US and the first view of the Mackellar homestead for the public. Joseph Coelho, Children’s Laureate Awarded OBE The playwright, performance poet and children’s author Joseph Coelho, who is also the current Children’s Laureate, ...

Poetry Foundation Grants / D Day Tears, Haiku Insects – Poetry News Roundup June 12th

 

In today’s poetry news round up we look at the Poetry Foundation’s recent cycle of grants, the D-Day poem that moved royals to tears and insects in Haiku. $1,530,000 Awarded by Poetry Foundation in Grants The Poetry Foundation has announced that this year a total of 54 different non-profit organisations have been awarded a split of the $1,530,000 grant funding ...