Our final poetry round-up of the week looks at the novel use for poets corner, the translator who is not suitable to translate Amanda Gorman, and the new Scots Makar. Poets Corner in the News On Wednesday, Poets corner at Westminster Abbey, resting place of great writers like Geoffrey Chaucer and Charles Dickens, became host to a vaccination centre for the first ...
Today we bring you articles about the teenagers trying to save a poets museum, the confirmation of an authentic piece of artwork by Banksy, and the tennis star reading poetry for International Women’s Day. Teenager Trying to Raise Funds to Save Poets Museum A Scottish teenager and his friend are preparing to hopefully raise half of the amount that is needed to repair the ...
Today we look at the Makar’s Malt and the poets walking trails in our poetry news round up. Scottish Makar Marks End of Tenure 8th March marked International Women’s Day and two of the oldest crafts in Scotland came together to celebrate, poetry and whisky. Jackie Kay, the Scottish Makar, selected the Isle of Raasay Distillery, which is in the Inner Hebrides to create a ...
Today’s poetry news roundup takes a look at the winners of the 2021 Boca Henry Swanzy Award, and the poet’s statue on the council review list. 2021 Bocas Henry Swanzy Award Winners Announced Edward Baugh and Mervyn Morris, both Jamaicans and professors’ emeriti at the University of West Indies have been announced as this year’s winners of the Bocas Henry Swanzy Award. Both men are ...
We begin the week on My Poetic Side with a look at this year’s StAnza International Poetry Festival and the Dr Seuss books being withdrawn from publication. Scotland’s International Poetry Festival Online Over the weekend StAnza, the International Poetry Festival in Scotland, went live online for the first time. The festival is an annual one based in St Andrews. This was the first time that it ...
