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Edward Lear – Lear died of heart disease in his villa at San Remo in Italy. He was 75 years old. [San Remo, Italy]
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Ts Eliot Prize / Burns Competition / Blake’s Cottage Restoration – Poetry News Roundup January 22nd

This week, our poetry news round up looks at the winner of the 2025 TS Eliot poetry prize, the Burns inspired poetry competition and plans to restore William Blake's cottage back to its 1800 appearance. 2025 TS Eliot Poetry Prize Winner Announced Karen Solie, a Canadian poet, has been named the winner of the 2025 TS Eliot poetry Prize. The prize has been ...

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January 29th

16:45 - The Alchemist’s Grace, by Rev. Lord C.M. Bechard
16:36 - Long gone, by byyvette
16:27 - Gatsby, by 5nightsatcringe09
16:15 - Once hashtagged as an inarguable picture of physical fitness..., by poet2rhyme4tommorrow+18
15:45 - exhausted , by Bitter Nightshade
15:35 - Bruised is my heart, by AmIAPoet-QuestionMark
15:33 - guau, by hungryshark9111
14:52 - Megapolar blues, by Lorenz
13:50 - think about it, by jjudaharts
13:28 - The Juke Joint, by Kurt Philip Behm
13:03 - Rant, by 2781
12:59 - Fine Print, by Tristan Robert Lange+18
12:46 - The #1 Follower , by Creator of Mystery
12:42 - be still, by arqios
11:15 - It is what it is, by nicolerobinson
11:04 - And The Sea Still Churns, by Katie B.
10:42 - The Unsaid, by Edgar_NiyaPoe
10:30 - The Truth About Apologies, by GenXer Shamrocker ☘️
10:26 - Elegy for the Empty Mirror, by Friendship
9:40 - Hinge, by Aman 12
9:39 - The Pilgrimage , by RSM0812
9:26 - Portrait in Baskerville Hall, by Dimitryet
9:17 - My Hands Are Up Don’t Shoot, by Anthony Hanible
9:10 - The Lexicon of Shame, by rebellion_in_sanity
9:08 - Hope You Find, by Mutley Ravishes
8:38 - Maybe I was never asking for too much just asking the wrong person to..., by Job Welime
8:29 - ♠️A deep ache♠️, by Irene Luzhin+18
8:23 - hurtful love, by jim56
7:53 - My Neighbor's Smile , by gray0328
7:51 - The Windmill, by cully45
7:43 - Stars in the Sky ⟡ ݁₊ ., by Atticus_made
7:02 - WHEN THE SOLDIERS CAME, by nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)
6:41 - Up on the Roof, by Teddy.15
6:15 - Disallowed Grief, by jenny.g
5:39 - Never content, by sorenbarrett
5:29 - LIMERICK 154, by Michael Edwards
5:08 - Praying Before Sleep , by Shaunmatthewcpoetry
4:59 - Mirror In The Mirror., by Goldfinch60
4:48 - Tableau Blood Moon, by Vipassana
4:31 - The Rebirth, by Ray Moonee
3:21 - The Observing Self, by soheil khodaparasti
3:18 - MY LOVE IN THE STARS , by Lunaangel+18
3:09 - the balcony, by LittleMe
3:00 - Not your wildflower , by Natalie Heisey
2:19 - Redemption in the Ruins, by Rev. Lord C.M. Bechard
1:31 - I Quite Like The Differences, by Noveyre
1:25 - I love you, I'm sorry., by leiisl_st
0:50 - No Man’s Isle, by Amara Carys
0:35 - Place Holder, by Elaine P.

Latest fusioned poems

January 27th

20:00 - Death, started by Natik S.

January 24th

14:30 - Where the Edges Learn to Breathe, started by Anthony Hanible

January 18th

20:00 - The Road That Waits, started by rawaneigh.99

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

January 27th

7:52 - Quiet Sky, started by Nayak

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Barnes Celebration / Sin-yong Dies – Poetry News Roundup January 16th

Published by Joanne Jeffries January 16th, 2026.

This week on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the annual William Barnes celebrations and the death of Kim Sin-yong. Annual Celebration for Poet William Barnes and Dorset Culture Celebrations will be held for the 225th birthday of Dorset’s beloved dialect poet, William Barnes. The Tea with William Barnes is an annual event that is ...

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

Published by Joanne Jeffries January 9th, 2026.

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, ...

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 ...