Zephaniah’s Day/ Laureate’s Freedom / Bard Abandonment Dismissed – Poetry News Roundup April 25th

Published by Joanne Jeffries April 27th, 2025.

Today on our poetry news round up, we look at Benjamin Zephaniah Day, the poet laureate’s freedom of the city of London and evidence that the Bard did not abandon his wife. Benjamin Zephaniah Day Celebrated The inaugural Benjamin Zephaniah Day was celebrated earlier this month on the campus at Brunel University of London. The activist and celebrated poet worked ...

Samuel Beckett Talk / Bronte’s Miniature Poetry / Anisfield-Wolf Poetry Award – Poetry News Roundup April 19th

Published by Joanne Jeffries April 20th, 2025.

Today in our poetry news round up we look at a talk on the poet Samuel Beckett, the publishing of Charlotte Bronte’s miniature poetry book and the winner of the Anisfeld-Wolf poetry award. Beckett’s Legacy Explored in Talk in Enniskillen James Joyce and Samuel Beckett are considered to be the two titans of Irish modernism, and the poet David Cameron, who is particularly ...

PEN Award / Newman Prize / Poet Inspired Walk – Poetry News Roundup April 11th

Published by Joanne Jeffries April 11th, 2025.

This week on our Poetry News roundup we look at the one of the longlisted poets for this year’s PEN America Award, the winner of the Newman Prize for Chinese Literature and The poet inspired walk. Halyna Kruk Longlisted for the 2025 PEN America Literary Award Lost in Living, a poetry collection by Halyna Kruk has been nominated for the 2025 PEN America Prize ...

Wordsworth’s Home Sale / Painting Honours Poet – Poetry News Roundup April 4th

Published by Joanne Jeffries April 4th, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side we look at the sale of Wordsworth’s home and the painting being installed in a church to honour a poet. Rare Opportunity to Own Piece of Literary History Rydal Mount, the property where the poet William Wordsworth lived for the majority of his life, from 1813 until his death in 1850 has been placed on the market ...

Finding Poet’s Hidden Work / Wordsworth The Influencer? – Poetry News Roundup March 28th

Published by Joanne Jeffries March 28th, 2025.

This week in our poetry news round up we look at how science is finding hidden poetry and we consider if William Wordsworth was indeed the first “influencer”. Famous Poet’s Hidden Work Revealed A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have revealed the hidden words of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. The project, which was led by the English department used a ...

Poet’s Park Battle / Jhalak Prize Longlist – Poetry News Roundup March 21st

Published by Joanne Jeffries March 21st, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side we look at the fight to save a park with links to a poet and the longlist for the Jhalak Prize. Villagers Fight to Save Park Loved by Poet A group of villagers in Wiltshire have been campaigning in an attempt to save a park that was one the joy of one of the most ...

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