COVID Enquiry Poem/Latner Griffin Prize/Vogue Features Poet – Poetry News Roundup November 27th

 

This week on My Poetic Side, we begin with a look at Michael Rosen’s Covid enquiry poem, the winner of the Latner Griffin Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize and the poet on the cover of Vogue. Covid Enquiry Poem by Michael Rosen At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the writer and poet Michael Rosen spent 48 days in intensive ...

National Book Award Winner/ Reading Gaol History Lesson/ Palestinian Poet Released – Poetry News Roundup November 22nd

 

Today in our poetry news round up we look at the Guam poet who has won the National Book Award, the purchase of Reading Gaol and the Palestinian poet who has been released from detention. Guam Poet Wins National Book Award for Poetry Craig Santos Perez, a poet who has roots in Guam, has been awarded the 2023 National Book ...

Poet’s Family Protests Anthem/Seamus Heaney Study/ Chaucer’s Work Sanitised – Poetry News Roundup November 20th

 

We begin the week on My Poetic Side with a look at the protest against the use of a famous poem in a film, a Seamus Heaney study and the sanitised versions of Chaucer’s works. Poet’s Family Protest Use of Anthem AR Rahman, the winning composer and singer, has been the subject of significant backlash for his rendition of the anthem known ...

Poetry Foundation Boycott/Ferry Dies Aged 99, Climate Disrupts Haiku Writing – Poetry News Roundup November 15th

 

Today's poetry news roundup looks at the boycott of the Poetry Foundation, the death of David Ferry, and the crisis faced by the Haiku. Writers and Poets Boycott the Poetry Foundation Over 200 writers and poets have made a pledge to boycott both the Poetry Foundation and “Poetry”, its poetry journal. The reason for their boycott is due to the  ...

Cohen Prize Winner Announced/ Laureate Talks Grief – Poetry News Roundup November 13th

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the winner of the 2023 David Cohen prize. We also look at a recent event attended by Ada Limon. Winner of David Cohen Prize 2023 Announced The Scottish memoirist, poet and novelist John Burnside has been announced as this year's winner of the David Cohen Prize. Burnside, who has published ...