Today's poetry news takes a look at the National Poetry Prize awarded to a Kingston Writer. We also take a look at the Writer's Trust Awards. National Poetry Prize for Kingston Writer Armand Garnet Ruffo, a Kingston-based poet, has been named as the winner of the Latner Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize for 2020. The prize, worth $25,000 was given to the poet yesterday. The award ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at the Scots Tradition of “daft days” which is being used by Lidl this Christmas. We also look at the poetry film which has wowed judges. Scots 12 Days of Christmas Resurrected by Lidl A yuletide tradition in Scotland is this year being resurrected by the supermarket chain Lidl as they begin their Christmas campaign. They have launched ...
Today's poetry news round-up takes a look at the poet and iconic war hero whose work will be going on display in Jerusalem, and the world's foremost translator of Korean poetry who has died. Items Belonging to Poet Who Was Iconic War Hero to go on Public Display The National Library of Israel has received a collection of photographs, personal items, and unpublished works ...
We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the 200th anniversary of the RSL and a poetry book that has been written for charity. New Initiatives for RSL See Appointment of 60 Fellows The Royal Society of Literature has recently announced RSL 200. This is to be a five-year festival that will be launched in conjunction with a number ...
In our final news round-up of the week, we take a look at this year’s BlakeFest and the latest poetry collection of the poet Billy Collins. BlakeFest Moves Online The 2020 Bognor BlakeFest will be launching online on 28th November just in time for the 263rd anniversary of the birth of the poet William Blake. This year, the organisers have promised that it ...
