Today's poetry news round-up is an eclectic mix with a look at what romantic poetry and Pokémon have in common, a possible new Banksy painting and Irish American Heritage Month. Pokémon and Romantic Poetry – What do they have in common? Thanks to a recent interest in Pokémon, you may have found yourself once again humming the theme song to the programme, and it ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at the death of Philippe Jaccottet and the action being taken to protect the former home of a hymn writer. Philippe Jaccottet Dies Aged 95 The award-winning poet, literary critic and translator Philippe Jaccottet has died at the age of 95. He was the winner of several prizes including the Goncourt poetry prize and the Schiller Grand ...
We begin the week with a look at the poetry to celebrate Captain Sir Tom Moore. We also have an article about a Dutch translation of Amanda Gorman’s poem. Captain Sir Tom Moore – Celebrated with Poetry Last year, the hearts of the UK"s citizens and those across the world were captured by the then Captain Tom Moore as he did circuits of his ...
Our final round-up of the week takes a look at the Ukrainian poet being celebrated, the 25th Ledbury poetry festival and the winner of the 2021 Rilke Prize. Lesya Ukrainka Anniversary Celebrated PAL, the Pakistan Academy of Letters, has joined forces with the Ukraine Embassy to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Ukraine’s most celebrated poet, Lesya Ukrainka. As part of the celebrations, the Ambassador ...
Today we look at a CD of songs created around poetry and the poet helping a pop legend with his memoirs. New Life Given to William Soutar Regarded as one of the greatest Scottish poets, some of the works of William Soutar are to be given a new lease of life as they will be made into a CD containing poignant songs. The idea ...
