Today we take a look at the hunt to the new poet Laureate which is well under way in the UK. The Hunt for the Next Poet Laureate It won’t be long now before Carol Ann Duffy, the current poet laureate in the UK comes to the end of her 10-year term – the ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the personal diaries of a poet that are to be published shortly. We also have an article about a Broadway play based on the life of Maya Angelou that is currently in the planning stage. Personal Diaries of A.K. Ramanujan Published The personal diaries ...
Our last poetry news of the week takes a look at an article about the restoration of the gardens of the Mackellar homestead. We also take a look at the winner of the 2018 Whirling Prize. Gardens of the Dorothea Mackellar Homestead to be Restored...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the planned film on the life of Seamus Heaney. We also have the project to bring a Millom poet into the schools and finally a new poet laureate for Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Seamus Heaney Film Planned A film on the life of Seamus Heaney, who ...
Today on My Poetic Side we take a look at the new Kentucky poet laureate. We also have articles about the 2019 longlists from the League of Canadian Poets and the OCM Bocas Prize. Kentucky Poet Laureate Appointed Jeff Worley, a writer from Lexington, Kentucky has been named as the new poet laureate for ...
