We begin the week with a look at the new poet laureate for Alabama, the winner of the Cikada Prize and also the poet who has received an honorary degree. First Black Poet Laureate of Alabama Honoured by Governor The Governor of Alabama, Kay Ivey has honoured Ashley M. Jones, the state’s first Black poet laureate in a ceremony that took place at the ...
Today’s poetry news roundup looks at the poets being celebrated as part of UAE ‘s 50th National Day, the monument that is to be erected to a famous Azerbaijani poet and the Kazakhstani poet who has passed away. United Arab Emirates 50th National Day As the United Arab Emirates gets ready to celebrate its 50th National Day, the very best of Emirati literature from ...
We begin the week here on My Poetic Side with a look at the AI generated poetry inspired by Dante, and a new audio poetry collection. AI Generated Poetry Performance by Robot Artist The Diving Comedy by Dante Alighieri has been the inspiration for numerous artists over the years from Franz Liszt to William Blake, CS Lewis to Auguste Rodin. The ...
Today's poetry news round up looks at the poet Robert Bly who has died aged 94 and the shortlist for this years Costa Book Award. Robert Bly, Award Winning Poet, Dies at Age of 94 The poet and writer Robert Bly died on Sunday at the age of 94. He was surrounded by his entire family when he passed away and had been suffering ...
We begin the week with a look at a fragment of an epic poem that had been thought to be lost and an address book that smashed everyone’s expectations at auction. Fragment of 12th Century Epic Poem That Was lost Found in Book Binding A fragment of a 12th Century French poem written by Guillaume d’Orange, which it was believed had been lost forever, ...
