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1472
Nezahualcoyotl – On June he 4th, 1472 Nezahualcoyotl dies aged 70 [Texcoco, Mexico]
1774
Thomas Paine – On June the 4th 1774 Paine separates from his wife Elizabeth [Lewes, Sussex, United Kingdom]
1812
William Wordsworth – On the 4th of June 1812 Catherine Wordsworth passes away [Cockermouth, Cumberland, United Kingdom]
1839
Robert Southey – On June the 4th 1839 Southey marries poet Caroline Anne Bowles [Keswick, United Kingdom]
1898
Harry Crosby – On June the 4th, 1898 Harry Crosby is born in Boston, Massachusetts [Boston, Massachusetts, United States]
1973
Arna Wendell Bontemps – On June the 4th, 1973 Arna Bontemps passes away in Nashville [Nashville, Tennessee, United States]

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Hughes’ Sculpture / Heaney Memorabilia / Garip Photograph – Poetry News Roundup May 30th

Today in our poetry new round up, we look at a sculpture dedicated to Ted Hughes, a collection of Seamus Heaney memorabilia and a photograph linked to the Garip movement that has recently been auctioned. New Application for Ted Hughes Sculpture Made A new planning application has been submitted for a sculpture in honour of the late poet Ted Hughes. Hughes, who was appointed poet laureate in 1984, died holding the office in ...

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June 4th

8:44 - free time, by jim56
8:08 - The levee breaks, by Maplespal
8:04 - The First Fall, by Parsa Samadnejad1
7:54 - The Ledger of Life, by Mottakeenur Rehman
7:18 - Being Gay 🏳️‍🌈, by Akshadha_Joshi1310
6:51 - معشوقه ی خیالی, by Sana Nickparvar+18
6:27 - Birth, life, death, by sorenbarrett
6:09 - the wind speaks, by arqios
5:55 - WHEN WINTER COMES, by nephilim56
5:44 - Harmony , by Antara Sinha1
5:16 - False Impressions., by Poetic Licence
5:05 - Evening moon haiku, by Reynaldo Casison
4:09 - The Flesh, by mtrotter1+18
4:01 - Ol' Blue Eyes., by Goldfinch60
3:33 - Grandpa Doe, by David Wakeling
3:19 - AnalysisByQwen2.5-Max AI-Volume 46-BloodbathAtDiego--30April2025, by Soman Ragavan
1:38 - The Plantation, by coracaodacripta
0:57 - how I met your mother , by Demar Desu
0:49 - To the Daughter that isn’t and won’t be. , by Midnight Lasagna

June 3rd

23:56 - Distance, by Fränz Müller
22:38 - Faith, by fauxsabotage+18
22:00 - a flower on a hill, by AnxiousMane
21:49 - This Church, by Kevin Hulme
21:40 - The Canvas Chronicles: A Ballad of Decisive Blows, by Matthew R. Callies
21:11 - Dreams by the Cranberries, by Simple Tendencies
20:44 - The Light in the Room, by AmIAPoet-QuestionMark
20:31 - I’m Not My Sob Story, by Yael Olalde-Garcia
19:40 - Heart of a hero, by Nicole Pritchard
19:26 - The Path That Waited for Me, by GeekSusie
19:22 - Fall in line , by HollyGolightly

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May 30th

21:00 - Knocked down , started by BlessedbyGod

May 27th

9:00 - Sweet Poison , started by Akshadha_Joshi1310
8:00 - "The Light in Your Eyes", started by Bhavyataa Shukla1

May 23rd

12:24 - If You Really Had To Be Alone, started by ForeverJesus7

May 22nd

1:21 - Always connected , started by BlessedbyGod

May 12th

11:00 - I Hope The Moon Knows She's Beautiful , started by Akshadha_Joshi1310

May 7th

15:00 - Hallelujah Variations, started by Muse of Calliope

May 5th

10:30 - library, started by arobot
1:00 - This and That, started by Randall Racine

April 21st

13:05 - Flowers, started by MinaH

April 11th

18:30 - Lost girl, started by yazmen scurry1

March 22nd

13:30 - all I want, started by rainbow 1

March 18th

21:00 - Authentically me, started by BlessedbyGod
12:30 - When Dreams Die, started by Lady Lilliann

March 14th

3:30 - Key Lime Pie, started by ForeverJesus7

March 11th

17:00 - A Flame Of Passion, started by pennywise371+18

March 5th

22:00 - The Enigmatic Smile, started by Hey!

March 4th

19:55 - this girl, started by rainbow 1

March 3rd

22:00 - Different parts of nature, started by Hey!
20:15 - if , started by rainbow 1

June 2nd

23:48 - What Makes Us Special; What Makes Us Work, started by ForeverJesus7
13:02 - Things I love about you , started by BlessedbyGod

May 28th

5:39 - Echoes of the Earth, started by Jainesh.D+18

May 23rd

6:59 - Newtons Sleep, started by Mr Mole1

May 22nd

18:03 - Talking to the moon , started by BlessedbyGod

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Poet Honoured At University / Celebration Day / Ode To The Lawnmower – Poetry News Roundup 23rd May

Published by Joanne Jeffries May 23rd, 2025.

In this week’s poetry news roundup, we look at the University building renamed after a poet, Celebration Day, and the poet’s love of the lawnmower. University Building Named After Late Poet Birmingham City University (BCU), which awarded the late Benjamin Zephaniah an honorary doctorate in 2005, has renamed its four-storey University House the Benjamin Zephaniah Building. The building is home to science labs, ...

Pushcart Prize / Foley Contest – Poetry News Roundup May 16th

Published by Joanne Jeffries May 18th, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side, we look at the winner of the Pushcart Prize, and we also have news about the 2025 Foley Poetry Contest Prestigious Pushcart Prize Awarded to Professor Heather Treseler Worcester State professor Heather Treseler won the Pushcart Prize for her poem “Purpura”. The poem, which is just 28 lines long, is described as completely immersive and shows the reader ...

Griffin Lifetime Prize Awarded / Pulitzer Poetry Prize – Poetry News Roundup May 9th

Published by Joanne Jeffries May 9th, 2025.

This week, in our poetry news roundup, we look at the Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Award Winner and the Pulitzer Prize Poetry Award. Margaret Atwood Named as Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Award Winner Renowned poet and author Margaret Atwood has been named the recipient of this year's Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Award. This is an award given on a periodical basis, and ...

Poet’s Blue Plaque / Jackson Prize / American Academy Elects First South Korean – Poetry News Roundup May 2nd

Published by Joanne Jeffries May 2nd, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side we have articles about a Blue Plaque for a poet, the Jackson poetry Prize and The American Academy of Arts and Sciences election of the first ever South Korean member. Blue Plaque for Gerard Manley Hopkins A blue plaque in commemoration of famous priest and poet Gerard Manley Hopkinsis to be unveiled in Barmouth at Aber Huse. ...

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 ...