Today our poetry news round up takes a look at the poet who has been inducted into the American Poet"s Corner and the reason behind the “Birthday Letters “ poetry collection. Audre Lorde Honoured The celebrated activist and poet Audre Lorde has been inducted into American Poet"s Corner which is at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The event took place on Thursday ...
We begin the week with a look at the poet being honoured during Black History Month. We also have an article about Simon Armitage’s new poem. Rita Dove Honoured The U.S State Department has honoured the former poet laureate Rita Dove and named her as a trailblazer. Dove, who is a professor at the University of Virginia, is one of five Black women ...
Our final poetry news of the week looks at the Google Doodle dedicated to Audre Lorde. Google Doodle Celebrates Black History Month A part of their celebrations to mark Black History Month the current Google Doodle in the US is dedicated to the poet Audre Lorde. Lorde was an activist and acclaimed Black lesbian poet whose work was inspired by her hatred towards sexual ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the Turkish Presidents launch of the 700th-anniversary celebrations for Yunus Emre, a hotel with poetry connections and poetry for fuel. Turkish President Calls for Turkish Language to be Preserved On Tuesday Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish President called for all citizens of the country to help protect and preserve the Turkish Language. He was talking ...
Today’s poetry news round-up brings you articles about the sad death of Joan Margarit, the Notre Dame event that Joy Harjo will be taking part in and the Bronzino portrait of a poet that is going on display. Joan Margarit, Award-Winning Spanish Poet Dies Aged 82 The Spanish poet Joan Margarit, who was the 2019 winner of the Miguel de Cervantes Prize, has passed ...
