In today"s poetry news we bring you the sad news that Eavan Boland, Irish poet, has passed away at 75. Eavan Boland, Celebrated Poet, Dies at 75 A renowned professor of English from Stanford University, and poet, Eavan Boland died at home in Dublin, Ireland at the age of 75. The cause of death was a stroke. Boland was considered by many to be one ...
Today in our poetry news round-up we take a look at the mass reading of poetry by Wordsworth and the appointment of the 10th Oregon poet laureate. Mass Readings Mark 250th Anniversary celebrations Descendants of the poet William Wordsworth have been joined by several celebrities, including Brian Cox and Stephen Fry, as well as some members of the public to record a number ...
We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the lost verse that will help celebrate VE day. We also have a short article about Jamaican poetry book translated into Chinese. “Lost” Verse To Help Mark VE Day A poem by Edmund Blunden, who was the longest-serving First World War poet will be helped in the VE day celebrations ...
In our final news round-up of the week, we look at the poet’s papers acquired by a library, the police celebrating Dantedi and #comfortandhope Poet"s Papers Acquired by The Huntington The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens has announced that it has taken possession of papers the belonged to Dana Gioia. The poet was the chair of the National Endowment for the Arts ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the poets making a living record of Coronavirus, an Earth Day message and more #comfortandhope. Living Record of Coronavirus Created by Poets Carol Ann Duffy, the former poet laureate of the UK, is spearheading a project which will see a number of British poets creating a “living record” of the Coronavirus pandemic. The international project ...
