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Thomas “Plagiarised” / Blake Arrest Pub For Sale / Owen Hotel Protected – Poetry News Roundup January 9th

This week our poetry news round up looks at plagiarism linked to Dylan Thomas, the sale of the pub where William Blake was arrested and the protected status of a hotel where Wilfred Owen recuperated. As a Schoolboy Dylan Thomas “Plagiarised Other Poets” According to a publicist and author who has been looking at early works by Dylan Thomas, the poet copied the work of other poets and had ...

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January 14th

20:41 - Where the Wind Takes Me, by GeekSusie
15:12 - The Desire, by Ksey_Gan
14:54 - Excuses Set Sail, by Kurt Philip Behm
14:51 - Ripples, by RSM0812
14:33 - Today My Heart Wears You , by gray0328
14:15 - natures wonders, by jim56
14:05 - Gravity Lesson, by nev
13:57 - He Happened to Her, by M.E.M.
13:31 - Valkyrie's Ride, by Matthew R. Callies
13:12 - persona non grata, by Tristan Robert Lange
13:00 - LITURGY OF THE COLD AWAKENING, by Rev. Lord C.M. Bechard
12:34 - proverbs 12:19, by jjudaharts
12:22 - Still waters , by The Gladden Scribbles
11:57 - AnalysisByPerplexityAI-Volume 45--OnMe-21Dec2025-Batch 8 (last), by Soman Ragavan
11:46 - The sun lives, by Maplespal
11:43 - A Sky of Whispers, by Katie B.
11:06 - BE, by DREEK0
10:39 - Man Of Steel vs Superman, by Shaunmatthewcpoetry
10:05 - Smooth things, by 2781
9:48 - Terrace Tears, by StarLoom
9:33 - Vagabond 1260, by Dimitryet1
9:18 - Wake Up People , by DLewis88
9:04 - Butterfly, by Atticus_made
8:44 - The Night Ride, by Ray Moonee
8:35 - Schizophrenia In The Static Between Thoughts, by Anthony Hanible
8:26 - mason, by arqios
8:18 - Being a adult , by Caring dove1
8:12 - ORDINARY, by Lyra Silvertongue
7:50 - STAGGERED RAIN, by nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)
7:23 - First light , by Kaz
6:54 - Seconds age, by sorenbarrett
6:48 - My Flight From Death , by Ajon4wheels
6:23 - Dwelling Delight, by orchidee
5:13 - Awaking Into A New Day., by Goldfinch60
4:47 - Solitude, by Todd Thorpe
4:31 - At my master’s feet, by evenwheniLie
4:14 - Oldest One, by Kluoxe
3:08 - Praised Be The Light, by Dominic Windram
2:55 - The art of listening , by Meagan Adelle
1:25 - Shackles, by Fränz Müller
0:35 - How will sleep tonight ?, by Sami Mulaj+18

Latest fusioned poems

December 30th

4:30 - কয়লা - শাহ্ আলম আল মুজাহিদ, started by Shah Alam Al Mujahid

December 26th

7:30 - Legends never die, started by BaHons Nana Z Debenham

December 20th

14:00 - what we call an end is maybe just a phase, started by ipshita

November 12th

5:00 - Somewhere Only We Know, started by ꜱʏʟᴠᴀ

October 24th

17:00 - Guided by the Light Within, started by ms.divine
11:34 - Guy Fawkes., started by Poetic Licence

October 20th

13:00 - Ever lonely , started by Princess Osariemen Aihie

October 19th

15:30 - The Weight of Knowing, started by louiray

October 17th

17:12 - Halloween, started by Poetic Licence

October 14th

5:30 - our open page , started by arqios

October 13th

8:00 - Shattered silence, started by Princess Osariemen Aihie

October 11th

9:29 - Some People at Christmas, started by Poetic Licence

October 4th

16:00 - Is It Contagious?., started by Poetic Licence

September 29th

11:42 - Friend or Foe , started by Poetic Licence

September 28th

0:13 - Is There a Fix?., started by Poetic Licence

September 17th

13:30 - The way I Still Remember You, started by louiray
12:36 - Love is... (September 14th-29th), started by Aa Harvey

September 14th

6:39 - 'Love is...' September 11th, started by Aa Harvey

September 3rd

17:00 - once upon a time, but not too long ago, started by DeadRose

August 27th

14:53 - War and peace, started by Priya Tomar

January 12th

16:55 - Death, started by Natik S.

January 9th

11:04 - Where the Edges Learn to Breathe, started by Anthony Hanible

January 3rd

16:40 - The Road That Waits, started by rawaneigh.99

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Poet Awarded MBE / Cathedral Poetry Event / New York Mayor Honoured By Poet – Poetry News Roundup January 2nd

Published by Joanne Jeffries January 2nd, 2026.

Our first poetry news round up of 2026 takes a look at the poet awarded an MBE in the New Years honours list, a poetry event in a cathedral and the poet taking part in the inauguration for the new mayor of New York. Poet Awarded MBE in New Year Honours List The novelist and poet Andrew McMillan has been awarded an MBE in the ...

300 yr Old Poet’s Mystery Solved / Scotland – Jamaica Collaboration – Poetry News Roundup December 26th

Published by Joanne Jeffries December 29th, 2025.

Today, we’ll take a look at the 300 year old mystery of Joachim do Bellay, and the collaboration between Scotland and Jamaica. Archaeologists Solve 300-Year-Old Mystery French researchers and archaeologists believe that they have identified the final remains of Joachim du Bellay, the famed French Renaissance poet who died in 1650. Following the poets death, it was never fully ...

Poet’s Home Battle / Guernsey’s Blue Plaque – Poetry News Roundup December 19th

Published by Joanne Jeffries December 20th, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side we look at the growing petition to save a poet’s former apartment and a blue plaque on Guernsey. The Battle to Save a Poet’s Former Apartment from Expansion of the Moulin-Rouge A flat in Montmartre, France where Jacques Prévert, one of the most important French poets in recent years, lived is being threatened by ...

Fellowship for Poet / Stafford Poetry Celebration / Richmond Laureate – Poetry News Roundup December 12th

Published by Joanne Jeffries December 13th, 2025.

This week our poetry news round up looks at the acclaimed poet who was been honoured with an honorary fellowship, the 31st William Stafford Poetry Celebration and the search for a new poet laureate for Richmond. Swansea University Honour Acclaimed Poet An honorary fellowship has been awarded to the chaired bard Professor Tudur Hallam by Swansea University. The fellowship ...

Blake’s Poem Auctioned / PEN Heaney Winner / Laureate’s Calendar – Poetry News Roundup. December 5th

Published by Joanne Jeffries December 6th, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side we follow up on a previous article about the sale of a rare William Blake Print, we look at the winner of the PEN Heaney Award, and the first event in the new US Poet Laureates calendar. Tyger Tyger Print Sells for Record Amount Earlier this week the earliest colour edition of ...

Save Burns’ Farm / StAnza Dates – Poetry News Roundup November 28th

Published by Joanne Jeffries November 29th, 2025.

This week in our round up of poetry news we look at the fundraising efforts to save Robert Burns’ farm and the festival dates for StAnza 2026. £12m Needed to Restore Farm Where Auld Lang Syne Was Written Campaigners are working to raise funds on an international level to save the farm where the poet Robert Burns penned ...