Today's poetry news roundup looks at #comfortandhope, the shortlist for the Ondaatje Prize and the death anniversary of Allama Iqbal. #Comfortandhope We begin today's poetry news round-up with a look at a couple more of the #comfortandhope articles from the BBC Radio 4 Today programme. At the end of last week, it was the turn of Martha Kearney who chose to read The Lake ...
Today in our poetry news roundup we look at the new poem by the Scottish Makar, the schoolgirl who has received a Blue Peter badge for her poetry and the stars reading Tennyson. Jackie Kay, Scottish Makar Writes Tribute to Essential Workers The Scottish Makar, Jackie Kay has penned a new poem as a tribute to thank those workers deemed essential for everything that ...
We begin another week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the re-imagining of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and a BBC documentary on the Chinese poet Du Fu. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Revisited Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, one of the most celebrated poems in English Literature, is getting something of a makeover ...
We end the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the artists in Gaza City who are trying to spread the message about staying at home amongst the poorest communities. We also look at Swiss home with literary connections that is up for sale and we have more #comfortandhope poetry. Gazan Artists Inspire People to Stay Home Artists in Gaza City ...
On this day, we take a look at the National day of Attar. We also take a look at Billy Collins" Virtual poetry reading. National Day of Attar of Nishapur Marked The 13th of April is a significant day for Iranians in their history, it marks the day that they commemorate the life and works of Attar of Nishapur, the great Persian mystic and ...
