11
Aug

Featured Poet: Patricia Smith

Published by Julian Yanover

Hailed and lauded as the world”s foremost spoken word performance and slam poet, Patricia Smith has easily transcended any label placed on her. Four time National Poetry Slam Champion, Pulitzer Prize nominee, journalist, playwright, poet – her work lifts off the page to take root AND wing, living in a way that many poets dream […]

8
Feb

American Academy’s Poet Chancellors Named/Levine Prize Winner Announced – Poetry News Roundup February 8th

Published by Joanne Jeffries

Today’s poetry news roundup looks at the new Chancellors for the Academy of American Poets and the winner of the 2022 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry. Academy Of American Poets Chancellors Named Patricia Smith, a visiting professor of creative writing from the Lewis Centre for the Arts and the Princeton Atelier and Ilya Kaminsky, who […]

26
Feb

Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award/Carl Sandberg Writer In Residence – Poetry News Roundup February 26th

Published by Joanne Jeffries

Today in our poetry news round-up, we look at the winner of this years Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. We also look at the Car Sandberg Writer-in-Residence. Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award 2020 The poet Ariana Reines has been announced as the winner of this years $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. The Kate Tufts Discovery Award has […]

13
Mar

Pay for Coffee with a Poem/Kingsley Tufts Award/Brighton Festival – Poetry News Roundup March 13th

Published by Joanne Jeffries

Today on My Poetic Side we look at how you can pay for coffee with poetry. We also have an article about the winner of the Kingsley Tufts Award, and finally, we take a quick look at this year’s Brighton Festival. Poetry for Coffee It has been almost a year and once again World Poetry […]

1
Jun

Palestinian Poetry Competition / New Oregon Poet Laureate / $100,000 Poetry Prize – Poetry News Roundup June 1st

Published by Joanne Jeffries

Our final news round up of the weeks takes a look at a Palestinian poetry competition, the new poet laureate of Oregon who is following in his fathers footsteps and finally the winner of this years Ruth Lilly Poetry Award. Award Winners Announced in Palestinian Poetry Competition The International Committee for Breaking the Siege of […]