Poet Given Statue/ Betsy Lee Online Release/ Tagore Society – Poetry News Roundup May 6th

 

Today in our poetry news round up, we take a look at the statue for the poet behind a much loved children’s song, the archive recording of a poem that has been released, and a new society created in honour of the poet Rabindranath Tagore. Statue for Poet Behind Twinkle Little Star A statue in honour of the poet ...

Baseball Poetry Festival/ Meena Alexander Celebrated – Poetry News Roundup May 1st

 

Today in our poetry news round up, we take a look at the National Baseball Poetry Festival in its second year, and the Google Doodle dedicated to the poet Meena Alexander. National Baseball Poetry Festival The most memorable piece of writing about baseball is possibly one of the most famous poems in American literature. Casey at the Bat was ...

Seeded Poems/ Byron Poetry Reading / Al and Eurithe Purdy Prize – Poetry News Roundup April 23rd

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we look at poems written on seeded paper, a Byron poetry reading and a new poetry prize’s inaugural winner. Poems Written on Seeded Paper to be Scattered Over Poet’s Grave Children at the Wilfred Owen School, which is located in Shrewsbury  have been writing poetry on seeded paper. The idea is that ...