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Sir Walter Raleigh – On the 22nd of January 1552 Sir Walter Raleigh is born in East Budleigh, Devon, England [East Budleigh, Devon, United Kingdom]
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John Donne – On the 22nd of January 1572 John Donne is born [London, United Kingdom]
1878
William Ernest Henley – On the 22nd of January 1878 Henley marries Hannah Johnson Boyle [London, United Kingdom]
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Robert E. Howard – On January the 22nd, 1906 Robert E. Howard is born in Peaster, Texas, United States [Peaster, Texas, United States]
1935
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Barnes Celebration / Sin-yong Dies – Poetry News Roundup January 16th

This week on My Poetic Side, we take a look at the annual William Barnes celebrations and the death of Kim Sin-yong. Annual Celebration for Poet William Barnes and Dorset Culture Celebrations will be held for the 225th birthday of Dorset’s beloved dialect poet, William Barnes. The Tea with William Barnes is an annual event that is organised by Artsreach and is run as part of collaboration ...

Latest poems

January 22nd

15:38 - The World Keeps Spinning..., by zhangyuyouyu
15:35 - My Younger Self, by Bri J1
15:26 - A Page, by lilly OvO1
15:15 - Barometric Weather, by nev
14:54 - Airless Ghosts , by gray0328
14:48 - A world beyond men, by Lorenz
13:59 - Behind the Painted Smile, by Matthew R. Callies
13:51 - Rebirth, by Elaine P.
13:22 - Whose Moment Bleeds, by Kurt Philip Behm
12:52 - THIS IS HOW YOU GROW UP., by REBELLIOUS SOUL
12:02 - Halos and Horns, by Tristan Robert Lange
12:01 - Two steps gone, by Natalie Heisey
11:36 - "Him not me", by Kylie_love
11:36 - A BEAUTIFUL STORY THAT SIMPLY ENDS, by fikrioshin
10:35 - I MISS THE PAST , by @merci
10:22 - jungle fun, by jim56
9:27 - Birds , by Amara Amara1
8:33 - Who whist Anita George..., by poet2rhyme4tommorrow+18
8:29 - Hydroxyzine, by Anthony Hanible
8:28 - My Holy, Lovely Angel , by Ajon4wheels
8:17 - Butterflies Fly Free, by Friendship
8:03 - musings on winter’s nights, by arqios
7:48 - In the Circle, by cully45
6:35 - Worthy Worship, by orchidee
6:29 - There's a fly in your dirty ice, by sorenbarrett
6:19 - BARCODE, by nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)+18
6:10 - Overwhelmed 2.0, by Eldian_Devil137+18
5:46 - Aunt Elanor, by Katie B.
5:41 - What is meant for me will never miss me., by Job Welime
5:28 - At The Headland In Springtime: ( April, 2025), by Dominic Windram
5:16 - Black Boss, by Sakwa Franc
4:56 - A Borrowed Sky, by Edgar_NiyaPoe
4:51 - Listen., by Goldfinch60
3:27 - AnalysisByQwen2.5-Max AI-Volume 73--OnMe-21Dec2025-batch 8, by Soman Ragavan
2:20 - "You again", by Kylie_love

Latest fusioned poems

January 18th

20:00 - The Road That Waits, started by rawaneigh.99

December 30th

4:30 - কয়লা - শাহ্ আলম আল মুজাহিদ, started by Shah Alam Al Mujahid

December 26th

7:30 - Legends never die, started by BaHons Nana Z Debenham

December 20th

14:00 - what we call an end is maybe just a phase, started by ipshita

November 12th

5:00 - Somewhere Only We Know, started by ꜱʏʟᴠᴀ

October 24th

17:00 - Guided by the Light Within, started by ms.divine
11:34 - Guy Fawkes., started by Poetic Licence

October 20th

13:00 - Ever lonely , started by Princess Osariemen Aihie

October 19th

15:30 - The Weight of Knowing, started by louiray

October 17th

17:12 - Halloween, started by Poetic Licence

October 14th

5:30 - our open page , started by arqios

October 13th

8:00 - Shattered silence, started by Princess Osariemen Aihie

October 11th

9:29 - Some People at Christmas, started by Poetic Licence

October 4th

16:00 - Is It Contagious?., started by Poetic Licence

September 29th

11:42 - Friend or Foe , started by Poetic Licence

September 28th

0:13 - Is There a Fix?., started by Poetic Licence

September 17th

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

September 14th

6:39 - 'Love is...' September 11th, started by Aa Harvey

September 3rd

17:00 - once upon a time, but not too long ago, started by DeadRose

January 12th

16:55 - Death, started by Natik S.

January 9th

11:04 - Where the Edges Learn to Breathe, started by Anthony Hanible

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Thomas “Plagiarised” / Blake Arrest Pub For Sale / Owen Hotel Protected – Poetry News Roundup January 9th

Published by Joanne Jeffries January 9th, 2026.

This week our poetry news round up looks at plagiarism linked to Dylan Thomas, the sale of the pub where William Blake was arrested and the protected status of a hotel where Wilfred Owen recuperated. As a Schoolboy Dylan Thomas “Plagiarised Other Poets” According to a publicist and author who has been looking at early works by Dylan Thomas, ...

Poet Awarded MBE / Cathedral Poetry Event / New York Mayor Honoured By Poet – Poetry News Roundup January 2nd

Published by Joanne Jeffries January 2nd, 2026.

Our first poetry news round up of 2026 takes a look at the poet awarded an MBE in the New Years honours list, a poetry event in a cathedral and the poet taking part in the inauguration for the new mayor of New York. Poet Awarded MBE in New Year Honours List The novelist and poet Andrew McMillan has been awarded an MBE in the ...

300 yr Old Poet’s Mystery Solved / Scotland – Jamaica Collaboration – Poetry News Roundup December 26th

Published by Joanne Jeffries December 29th, 2025.

Today, we’ll take a look at the 300 year old mystery of Joachim do Bellay, and the collaboration between Scotland and Jamaica. Archaeologists Solve 300-Year-Old Mystery French researchers and archaeologists believe that they have identified the final remains of Joachim du Bellay, the famed French Renaissance poet who died in 1650. Following the poets death, it was never fully ...

Poet’s Home Battle / Guernsey’s Blue Plaque – Poetry News Roundup December 19th

Published by Joanne Jeffries December 20th, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side we look at the growing petition to save a poet’s former apartment and a blue plaque on Guernsey. The Battle to Save a Poet’s Former Apartment from Expansion of the Moulin-Rouge A flat in Montmartre, France where Jacques Prévert, one of the most important French poets in recent years, lived is being threatened by ...

Fellowship for Poet / Stafford Poetry Celebration / Richmond Laureate – Poetry News Roundup December 12th

Published by Joanne Jeffries December 13th, 2025.

This week our poetry news round up looks at the acclaimed poet who was been honoured with an honorary fellowship, the 31st William Stafford Poetry Celebration and the search for a new poet laureate for Richmond. Swansea University Honour Acclaimed Poet An honorary fellowship has been awarded to the chaired bard Professor Tudur Hallam by Swansea University. The fellowship ...

Blake’s Poem Auctioned / PEN Heaney Winner / Laureate’s Calendar – Poetry News Roundup. December 5th

Published by Joanne Jeffries December 6th, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side we follow up on a previous article about the sale of a rare William Blake Print, we look at the winner of the PEN Heaney Award, and the first event in the new US Poet Laureates calendar. Tyger Tyger Print Sells for Record Amount Earlier this week the earliest colour edition of ...