Victorian Poet’s Work Republishing/Young People’s Poetry Competition/Minecraft and Robert Burns – Poetry News Roundup January 24th

 

Today on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the work of a long lost Victorian poet, the 2024 Causley Trust poetry competition and Robert Burns on Minecraft. Long-lost work of Victorian Poet to be Republished Simon Tennie, an Associate Professor of Victorian Poetry working at Exeter University, has unearthed a treasure trove of poetry written by the Burnley poet ...

Louisa May Alcott’s Pseudonym? – Poetry News January 22nd

We begin the week by looking at an exciting discovery of work that may have been written by Louisa May Alcott under a pseudonym. Discovery of Possible Work by Louisa May Alcott A recent discovery by a scholar indicates that the poet and author Louisa May Alcott, author of “Little Women”, may have been much more productive than has ...

TS Eliot Prize/Poet’s Inscriptions For Sale – Poetry News Roundup January 17th

 

Today’s poetry news round up takes a look at the winner of the TS Eliot Prize 2024 and the witty inscriptions of a poet that are being put up for auction. TS Eliot Prize 2024 Jason Allen-Paisant, a Jamaican poet, has been named as the winner of the 2024 TS Eliot Prize. His winning book is titled “Self-Portrait ...

Rubenstein Dies/Pashto Poet’s Mausoleum/Nature Reserve’s Resident Poet – Poetry News Roundup January 15th

 

Today in our poetry news round up, we take a look at Lev Rubenstein, who has died aged 76, the Pashto poet whose mausoleum has been closed and the poet in residence for a nature reserve. Russian Poet, Lev Rubenstein, Dies Aged 76 Lev Rubenstein, the Putin critic and Russian Poet who was a key figure within the Soviet underground ...

Rosen Goes Tech/North Carolina Laureate Dies/ Golden Haiku Competition Hits 11th Year – Poetry News Roundup January 10th

 

Today on My Poetic Side we look at the poet attending the largest EdTech show in the world, the death of a former state poet laureate and a Haiku competition. Michael Rosen to be Joined by Students at Biggest EdTech Show in the World Pupils from Linslade Middle School will be joining Michael Rosen, the children’s author and poet, ...