Today on My Poetic Side we look at the poet attending the largest EdTech show in the world, the death of a former state poet laureate and a Haiku competition. Michael Rosen to be Joined by Students at Biggest EdTech Show in the World Pupils from Linslade Middle School will be joining Michael Rosen, the children’s author and poet, ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the Scientist's poetry that has just been discovered, Nikki Giovanni’s “Mars”, and Paul Muldoon’s appearance with his band. 4 Years and 3500 Volunteers Later, 200-Year-Old Notes are Decoded The British scientist Sir Humphry Davy is best known for the scientific breakthroughs that he made during his illustrious career. However, it ...
Today in our poetry news round up, we look at the Leopardi Library, the bid to link Robert Burns to Dumfries and Seamus Heaney 10 years after his death. Leopardi Library Available on the Web A huge library of works by Giacomo Leopardi, the 19th century Romantic poet and polymath, is now available online. The library was put together for ...
We begin the New Year here on My Poetic Side with a look at the poets who have been jailed in Russia and the funeral requests of the poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Russian Poets Jailed Lengthy jail sentences have been handed out to two Russian poets for the part that they played in a reading of anti-war poems in the capital ...
In today’s poetry news update, we bring you the story about a poetry hub in Los Angeles that is facing closure and possible demolition. Cultural Oasis in LA May be Demolished The city of Los Angeles has announced what many are terming a decision to engage in an act that will amount to cultural vandalism. Whilst the scheme in question is just ...
