We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at Kavanagh’s Death Mask which will be going up for auction, the British poet whose first novel has been snapped up for the big screen and the art exhibition inspired by poetry and clouds. Poet"s Death Mask to go up for Auction Shepherd’s Belmont House will be holding a three-day online auction ...
Our final poetry news of the week looks at the judging panel for the Forward Prize, the poet celebrated with a Google Doodle and plans to rebuild Rumi’s birthplace. Forward Poetry Prize Chair of Judges Announced James Naughtie, the broadcaster has been announced as the chair of judges for the 30th Forward Prize. The award is worth a total of £16,000 and is split between ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the youth poet Amanda Gorman, who is dominating the news a week after the Presidential inauguration. Amanda Gorman – A Week On! It has been just a week since the youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman wowed the world when she delivered “The Hill We Climb” at the inauguration of President Joe Biden. And in ...
Today we look at the Guinness World Record poet who has died aged 63 and a documentary on Robert Burns. Rehan Azmi – Guinness World Record Holding Poet Passes Away Twitter and the world are mourning the sad passing of Dr Rehan Azmi who has died at the age of 63. The poet, who lived in Karachi was reported to have been hospitalised recently ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we take a look at Bhanu Kapil the winner of this year's TS Eliot Prize for poetry. TS Eliot Prize Winner Announced for 2021 The British-Indian writer and poet Bhanu Kapil has been announced as this year’s winner of the TS Eliot Poetry Prize. The prize has been awarded for her work “How to Wash a Heart” which has ...
