Today in our poetry news round-up we look at pebbles, virtual celebrations of Burns Night and the celebrations commemorating the life of the poet who penned the Turkish National Anthem. The Power of Pebbles A retired poet in Withernsea has proved to be something of a hit on social media during the month of December. Dean Wilson, who recently moved to the seaside location, has ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look the Cowboy State perspective of the pandemic and why Arabic poets use pen names. Cowboy State Perspective of Coronavirus Pandemic Offered by Poet Laureate Gene Gagliano from Buffalo is the poet laureate of Wyoming. He was asked by The New York Times to share his own words on the subject of the Covid-19 pandemic and the picture ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we look at the poet heavy literary diet proposed by The Guardian newspaper for the month of January. January’s 31-Day Literary Diet Brits are being encouraged to consider a more positive New Year’s Resolution that year, one that will nourish their mind rather than giving them the usual goals to focus on. As 2020 draws to an end and ...
Our Christmas Day poetry news round up takes a look at a recording of a beloved Christmas poem recorded by The Prince of Wales for the Artists’ Benevolent Fund. “Twas the Night Before Christmas” HRH The Prince of Wales has been joined this Christmas by a host of stars to make a special recording of the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas” by ...
Today on My Poetic Side we have an article about a documentary on the poet Nguyen Du and we also look at BenJamin Zephaniah’s thoughts on the increase of poetry during the pandemic. Documentary to be Released About Nguyen Du This week will see the release of the first part of a documentary about the great Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du who lived from 1765 ...
