Today in our poetry news round-up, we look at the 747th anniversary of the death of Rumi and the story behind a very old box of chocolates. Commemoration of Rumi At the end of last week, on the occasion of the 747th anniversary of his death, a ceremony was held to commemorate the poet Jalal al-Din Rumi. The event, which would normally have ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the new museum being created for a Greek poet and the poet who won the Maltese National Book Award. Legacy of Odysseas Elytis, the Nobel Prize Poet Gets New House Odysseas Elytis was a Greek painter and poet. He was also the winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize for Literature. He ...
Our final poetry news round-up of the week looks at the appointment of the new Makar for the National Federation of Writers, the celebrations for a poet’s 190th anniversary and the new editor for Poetry London. Makar Honour for National Federation of Writers Awarded to Perthshire Poet Jim Mackintosh, a poet from Perthshire has been given the prestigious honour of being named as the ...
On My Poetic Side today we have the winner of this year"s Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry and the @allontheboard poets who have finally unmasked themselves. Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry Awarded to David Constantine Buckingham Palace has announced that the poet David Constantine has been named as this year’s recipient of the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry The chair of the Poetry Medal Committee, ...
Today in our news round-up we look at the Moth Poetry Prize and Seamus Heaney as the face of NI branding for its upcoming centenary. Moth Irish Poetry Prize Now Open for 2020 Entries The annual poetry competition run by The Moth; an Irish poetry magazine, is now offering one of the biggest prizes in poetry. The prize is given for a single poem. ...
