This week on My Poetic Side, we look at the Jane Austen collection, which fetched £181,000 at auction and the latest round of Pushkinfall. £181,000 Fetched by Jane Austen Books at Auction A collection of five first-edition novels by Jane Austen have been sold for a little over £181,000 at auction. The books, which were originally purchased for £5,000, ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at the publication of Divan of Hafez poetry in Romanian and the celebrations for the National Poet of Israel. Romanian Edition of Divan of Hafez Poetry Published For the first time, a selection of poetry from the Divan of Hafez has been published in Romanian. The translation is titled “Hafez: The Nectar ...
This week on My Poetic Side we begin with a look at the new poet laureate of Kingston and the specially commissioned poem for the Folger Shakespeare Library. Kingston’s New Poet Laureate Named as Sadiqa de Meijer Sadiqa de Meijer has been announced as the new poet laureate for the City of Kingston. The four year tenure of this honorary ...
Today on My Poetic Side, we look at a 150-year-old poem that is as relevant today as it was when first written and the unofficial poet of Twitter"s poem of the day. Word of the Year Selection Summed up in 150-Year-Old Poem At the beginning of December every year, the major dictionary publishers come together to announce their selections for ...
Our first news round-up of the week looks at an impressive collection linked to a poet acquired by an archive and a new Larkin-inspired exhibition. Works by Modernist Poet Acquired by German Archive A significant collection of manuscripts and letters that belonged to Rainer Maria Rilke, the modernist poet, has been given to the German Literature Archive (DLA), a public archive. The collection, which ...
