Heaney Poems To Be Published / Eliot Prize Shortlist / Borders Poet On Scotland’s National Award List – Poetry News Roundup October 10th

Published by Joanne Jeffries October 10th, 2025.

This week in our poetry news round up we look at somepreviously unpublished poetry, the shortlist for the TS Eliot Poetry Prize and a Borders poet who has been shortlisted for the Scotland National Book Awards. Seamus Heaney – Previously Unpublished Poems to be Published A new book containing poems written by Seamus Heaney, internationally recognised with some ...

Tony Harrison and Brian Patten Pass Away – Poetry News Roundup 3rd October

Published by Joanne Jeffries October 3rd, 2025.

Today on My Poetic Side we bring you the sad news that the British literary scene has lost two well respected names, Tony Harrison, and Brian Patten. Dramatist and Poet, Tony Harrison Dies Aged 88 The award-winning poet and dramatist who fuelled national conversation with his writing which talked about politics, class and obscenity has died aged 88. Since ...

Legal Complaint On Poetry Book Review – Poetry News September 26th

Published by Joanne Jeffries September 26th, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side we delve into the story of the poetry book review that has sparked a legal complaint. The Times Faces Legal Complaint Following Scathing Poetry Book Review The Times newspaper has found itself the subject of a legal complaint, following suggestions that it made that appeared to suggest that the Scottish poet Len Pennie had ...

US Laureate Named – Poetry News September 19th

Published by Joanne Jeffries September 19th, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side we take a look at the new US Poet Laureate. New US Poet Laureate Named The author and translator Arthur Sze has been named as the new US poet laureate. The announcement was made by the Library of Congress on Monday this week, during a time when they are under fire from the ...

Laureate’s Poem Ineligible / Pegasus Awards Winners Announced – Poetry News Roundup September 12th

Published by Joanne Jeffries September 14th, 2025.

This week’s poetry news round up takes a look at the poem withdrawn from the Forward Prize and the winners of the 2025 Annual Pegasus Awards. Poet Laureate’s Poem Withdrawn from Shortlist over “Eligibility Error” The poem “Birds of the Arctic” written by Simon Armitage has been withdrawn from the category of Best Single Poem in this years Forward ...

Poet’s Statue To Be Rebuilt / Rydal’s Poet In Residence / Kadiiski Passes Away – Poetry News Roundup September 5th

Published by Joanne Jeffries September 5th, 2025.

This week’s poetry news round up looks at a promise to rebuild a statue of a poet, Rydal Mount’s poet in residence and the death of Kiril Kadiiski. Statue to Uzbek Poet to be Rebuilt A monument to the 15th century Uzbek poet Alisher Navoi, widely acknowledged as the founder of Uzbek literature, was recently destroyed by the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan. Now, just ...

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