Gold Medal Poet/Kerouac Inspired Fashion – Poetry News Roundup December 13th

 

Today in our poetry news round up we look at the winner of the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry and the fashion collection inspired by the work of Jack Kerouac. Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry Awarded to Grace Nichols The Guyanese poet Grace Nichols has become the latest recipient of the Queen’s gold medal for poetry. The award covers all of her work but ...

Sonnet For Poet’s Sister/Jnanpith Award/Rumi’s Anniversary Events – Poetry News Roundup December 8th

 

Today's poetry news round up looks at a special sonnet that has been penned for a poet's sister, the winners of the 2020 and 21 Jnanpith Award and the events being planned for Rumi’s 748th death anniversary. “Sonnet for Isola” Penned by Poet When the poet Oscar Wilde was found dead in Paris in 1900, he was bankrupt and in exile in a ...

Alabama Poet Laureate/Cikada Prize/Honorary Degree for Poet – Poetry News Roundup December 6th

 

We begin the week with a look at the new poet laureate for Alabama, the winner of the Cikada Prize and also the poet who has received an honorary degree. First Black Poet Laureate of Alabama Honoured by Governor The Governor of Alabama, Kay Ivey has honoured Ashley M. Jones, the state’s first Black poet laureate in a ceremony that took place at the ...

UAE National Day/Azerbaijan Poet Monument/Kazakhstan Poet Passes Away – Poetry News Roundup December 1st

 

Today’s poetry news roundup looks at the poets being celebrated as part of UAE ‘s 50th National Day, the monument that is to be erected to a famous Azerbaijani poet and the Kazakhstani poet who has passed away. United Arab Emirates 50th National Day As the United Arab Emirates gets ready to celebrate its 50th National Day, the very best of Emirati literature from ...

AI Poetry/New Poetry Collection – Poetry News Roundup November 29th

 

We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the AI generated poetry inspired by Dante, and a new audio poetry collection. AI Generated Poetry Performance by Robot Artist The Diving Comedy by Dante Alighieri has been the inspiration for numerous artists over the years from Franz Liszt to William Blake, CS Lewis to Auguste Rodin. The ...