Our final poetry news round-up of the week looks at the appointment of the new Makar for the National Federation of Writers, the celebrations for a poet’s 190th anniversary and the new editor for Poetry London.
Makar Honour for National Federation of Writers Awarded to Perthshire Poet
Jim Mackintosh, a poet from Perthshire has been given the prestigious honour of being named as the ...
On My Poetic Side today we have the winner of this year"s Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry and the @allontheboard poets who have finally unmasked themselves.
Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry Awarded to David Constantine
Buckingham Palace has announced that the poet David Constantine has been named as this year’s recipient of the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry
The chair of the Poetry Medal Committee, ...
Today in our news round-up we look at the Moth Poetry Prize and Seamus Heaney as the face of NI branding for its upcoming centenary.
Moth Irish Poetry Prize Now Open for 2020 Entries
The annual poetry competition run by The Moth; an Irish poetry magazine, is now offering one of the biggest prizes in poetry. The prize is given for a single poem. ...
Today in our poetry news round-up, we look at the badly neglected birthplace of a poet, the 2020 winners of the Speculative Poetry Awards and the Scottish Writers who have received grants for new projects.
Birthplace of Tamil Poet in Poor State of Neglect
In 1984, the ASI excavated an ancient mound that is often referred to as Kambarmedu. Geological surveys of the area ...
We begin the week on My Poetic Side with a look at the Kazakh Museum dedicated to a poet. We also look at the winner of this year’s Young Writer Award.
Museum Dedicated to Abai Kunanbayev Fascinates Visitors
This year marks the 175th anniversary of the birth of Abai Kunanbayev, the philosopher, educator, poet and founding father of Kazakh literature. There have been many ...
