Today's poetry news round-up looks at the Lake District house that was the home of two poets that is still up for sale, the WB Yeats letters that fetched a significant amount at auction and the winner of this year's Ruth Rendell Award. Former Lake District Home of Two Famous Poets Sees Price Cut of £50,000 Greta Hall, the stunning Grade I country house ...
Today in our poetry news round-up, we take a look at the archive of Thomas Hardy items that the Dorset Trust is hoping to purchase. We also have a short article about a property linked to a poet that is up for sale. Campaign to Return Thomas Hardy Archives to Dorset Underway A bid is underway to bring a collection of prized archives relating ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at the collection of poetry by Sir Walter Scott that will be going up for auction shortly. Walter Scott “Lost” Poetry Up for Auction Books of poetry by one of the greatest writers ever produced by Scotland, Sir Walter Scott, that were given to the doctor who helped him regain his health is to go up ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the campaign that is hoping to preserve the house where JRR Tolkien once lived. We also look at the closing of Poets House and the letter signed by literary figures protesting its closure. Campaign Looks to Preserve Tolkien House The house at 20 Northmoor Road in Oxford where the poet and ...
Today, we end the week with a look at some poetry-related awards and prizes. Shortlist Announced for Inaugural Nelson Ball Prize The list of finalists for the first Nelson Ball prize has been announced. The prize has been named after Nelson Ball the late poet, bookseller and publisher from Paris, Ontario. It is to be awarded for works that were published in either 2018 ...
