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1820
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe – On the 18th of September 1820 Goethe's son Wolfgang, Freiherr von Goethe is born [Weimar, Thuringia, Germany]
1901
Robert William Service – Service published his poem Music in the Bush in Daily Colonist in 1901. [Cowichan Bay, British Columbia]
1905
George MacDonald – MacDonald died at the age of 80 in 1905 whilst he was residing in Ashtead, Surrey. He was cremated and his ashes buried in Bordighera. [Ashtead, Surrey, United Kingdom]
1930
Ogden Nash – Spring comes to murray Hill is published in The New Yorker in 1930 [New York, United States]
1959
Benjamin Péret – On September the 18th, 1959 Benjamin Peret passes away in Paris, France [Paris, France]

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

This week’s poetry news round up takes a look at the poem withdrawn from the Forward Prize and the winners of the 2025 Annual Pegasus Awards. Poet Laureate’s Poem Withdrawn from Shortlist over “Eligibility Error” The poem “Birds of the Arctic” written by Simon Armitage has been withdrawn from the category of Best Single Poem in this years Forward Prize.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

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September 18th

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3:58 - Robert Redford Acrostic., by Goldfinch60
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0:42 - Ghosting you , by Natalie Heisey

September 17th

23:32 - Faux, by Fred1794+18
22:57 - looking past it all, by Jon Nakapalau
22:54 - Summer Rain, by Keeter C
21:20 - On Writing or the Art of Survival, by rawaneigh.99
20:33 - Feelings In Song, by Kurt Philip Behm
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18:56 - Bins, by Paul Bell
18:52 - at the end it’s always you, by nikola
17:39 - Voices Beyond the Cross, by Xalvazora
14:46 - Lost Beyond the oceans, by Ezekiel Olayemi
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14:08 - The Secret Abandonment, by Shivansh
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12:33 - The fatal impact upon being washed upon the pock marked shore, by poet2rhyme4tommorrow+18
12:21 - Like a Number, by Aman 12
12:07 - Glooscap Speaks, by Matthew R. Callies
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11:40 - Suno Ae Dost, by Lheom
11:30 - Thankful PT.2, by Sunflowersinrain+18
11:12 - Unread Poetry, by Violet_Writes+18
10:55 - We need to Stop the verbal abuse!, by Friendship
10:44 - Who I am , by 2781

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September 17th

13:30 - The way I Still Remember You, started by louiray
12:36 - Love is... (September 14th-29th), started by Aa Harvey

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August 27th

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August 21st

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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 ...

Gwendolyn Brooks Awards / Pulitzer Poet Nomination – Poetry News Roundup August 29th

Published by Joanne Jeffries August 29th, 2025.

This week our poetry news round up looks at the 2025 Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards and one of the poets nominated for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Winners of this year’s Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards Announced The 2025 Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards has announced the 37 youth poets who have been named as this year’s winners. The award is given for ...

Obasiota Ibe’s Fellowship / Hikmet Document Found / O’Sullivan Died – Poetry News Roundup August 22nd

Published by Joanne Jeffries August 22nd, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side, we look at one of the 2025 winners of the Ruth Lilly & Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellows award, a document linked to Nazim Hikmet and the death of the poet Derry O’Sullivan. Maryhilda Obasiota Ibe Announced as Fellowship Winner Maryhilda Obasiota Ibe has been named as one the 2025 winners of the Ruth ...

Blue Plaque For Poet / Oswald Arrest – Poetry News Roundup August 15th

Published by Joanne Jeffries August 16th, 2025.

This week’s poetry news round up takes a look at the blue plaque for a “forgotten poet”, and the arrest of Alice Oswald. Spotlight for the Forgotten Poet of the Troubles Earlier this week a blue plaque was unveiled for the poet Padraic Fiacc, who’s poetry which captured some of the darkest years in the history of Northern Ireland ...

Poet’s Home Becomes Museum / Actor Transforms To Dante – Poetry News Roundup July 25th

Published by Joanne Jeffries July 25th, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side we take a look at the opening of a museum dedicated to one of the most important modern Greek poets. We also look at the film based on a book about Dante’s Inferno. Monemvasia, Home of Yannis Ritsos, Transformed into Museum Yannis Ritsos was born in May 1909 and is arguably one of the ...

Gibson Passes Away / BSL on Forward Shortlist – Poetry News Roundup July 18th

Published by Joanne Jeffries July 18th, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side, we look at articles about the death of the poet and performance artist Andrea Gibson, and the shortlist for the Forward Poetry Prize. Andrea Gibson, Poet and Performance Artist, Dies Aged 49 The poet and performance artist Andrea Gibson, who had been the Poet Laureate of Colorado since 2023 and used they/them pronouns, has died at the age ...