Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the former home of the poet Lucille Clifton which is set to become a haven for artists and activists. Home of Celebrated Poet to Become Creative Haven During her lifetime, Lucille Clifton was a prolific poet and writer of children’s books. In the 1960s she was bought to the attention of the public ...
We begin the week with a look at the winners of the Forward Poetry Prize. We also have a short article about the two poet laureates for Rockford. Forward Poetry Winner 2020 Caroline Bird has been named as this year’s winner of the Forward Poetry Prize. She has on with her book “The Air Year” which takes it inspiration from the first year of ...
Our final poetry round-up of the week takes a look at a virtual poetry talk, this year's Poetry Together and the new poet laureate for Collingwood. Elizabethan Club and Yale Literary Magazine Host Poets Earlier this week, the Elizabethan Club and Yale Literary Magazine played host to the poets Danez Smith and Fatimah Asghar. During the event, the two poets discussed their experiences and ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at the winner of this year's Milkwood Poetry Prize, the Worcester Poetry Trail and the Google Doodle celebrating a Russian poet. Milkweed Poetry Prize 2020 St Paul Poet, Michael Kleber-Diggs has been awarded this year's Milkweed Editions Max Ritvo Poetry Award, which has a cash award of $10,000. His winning work is “Worldly Things”, his debut collection. Kleber-Diggs ...
Today on My Poetic Side we look at the poet honoured on the anniversary of his death and the fifth notebook of Dylan Thomas. “Poet of Jerusalem” Honoured The acclaimed Turkish poet, author and philosopher Nuri Pakdil, was commemorated earlier this week on the first anniversary of his death. The poet, who is buried in Ankara, is often referred to as the “Poet of ...
