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1757
William Blake – William is baptised on 11 December at St James's Church, Piccadilly, London [Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom]
1898
Edgar Albert Guest – Guest published his first poem in the Detroit Free Press in 1898. [Detroit, Michigan, United States]

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

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 “The Tyger,” a poem by William Blake was ...

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December 11th

8:01 - A jester, by Atticus_made
8:00 - fractious fractals, by arqios
7:48 - The Vanity of Human Desires, by Oscar Auliq-Ice
7:45 - In the Night She Visits, by Katie B.
7:11 - We are the map, by BaHons Nana Z Debenham+18
7:00 - Temple Times - OT/NT Series 12, by orchidee
6:04 - Wandering, by sorenbarrett
5:51 - Silence Please!, by Julia661
5:08 - Wonderful Evening Of Jazz., by Goldfinch60
4:28 - THE HOTTEST DAY, by nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)
4:00 - Benighted, by NinjaGirl
3:46 - A Revolutionary Call, by Jyoti Verma
3:40 - Defaced, by coracaodacripta+18
2:27 - Let’s observe time; let’s dissolve dreams., by Selvaraj1
2:03 - You Handled It so Well, by Vanna
1:24 - The one I has eyes, by evenwheniLie
1:22 - My Special Mantra, by freyaaa
1:22 - Dark is Chiaroscuro , by Sassy Lou
1:21 - OO7 - Me?, by Chris Duffy
1:17 - bigger body, by Ja'Quan Shepard
0:03 - a story from my life or my life's story?, by NinjaGirl

December 10th

22:51 - New Beginning, by Evie Baker
21:56 - PUT SOME COUNTRY BACK IN COUNTRY, by David Welch
21:08 - Manifestation Of Creativity , by E.J. Waling
20:23 - a beckettian interpretation of the great pumpkin, by Jon Nakapalau
20:18 - Message For Orchidee, by Doggerel Dave
19:57 - My days moments, by Maplespal
19:43 - New Rhymes , by Shaunmatthewcpoetry
19:22 - Love note, by amethyste
18:55 - Invincible Lines, by raman selvaraj

Latest fusioned poems

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

August 27th

14:53 - War and peace, started by Priya Tomar

August 21st

18:00 - other, started by highlighter
10:30 - You, Me, and Christ, started by ForeverJesus7

August 20th

13:57 - Can Nature Survive., started by Poetic Licence

December 11th

4:18 - Legends never die, started by BaHons Nana Z Debenham

December 5th

10:35 - what we call an end is maybe just a phase, started by ipshita

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Save Burns’ Farm / StAnza Dates – Poetry News Roundup November 28th

Published by Joanne Jeffries November 29th, 2025.

This week in our round up of poetry news we look at the fundraising efforts to save Robert Burns’ farm and the festival dates for StAnza 2026. £12m Needed to Restore Farm Where Auld Lang Syne Was Written Campaigners are working to raise funds on an international level to save the farm where the poet Robert Burns penned ...

Poet’s Print For Auction / Autumn Grants Awarded – Poetry News Roundup November 21st

Published by Joanne Jeffries November 21st, 2025.

This week in our poetry news roundup we look at a rare William Blake Print that is going up for auction and the autumn 2025 Poetry Foundation Grants. Rare Print of The Tyger by William Blake to go up for Auction A rare print of William Blake’s poem The Tyger is going to auction with Christies at ...

Science and Poetry Combine / Ossendowski Prize – Poetry News Roundup November 14th

Published by Joanne Jeffries November 14th, 2025.

This week on My poetic Side we look at the collaboration between scientists and poets, and the winner of the Ferdinand Ossendowski Translation Prize. Poets Matched with Scientists to Deliver Climate Education in Schools Using Poetry Over 20 poets have been matched with scientists specialising in climate issues in order to educate pupils about climate change using poetry without giving ...

Forward Prize First / WW1 Poet Published – Poetry News Roundup November 7th

Published by Joanne Jeffries November 7th, 2025.

This week on My Poetic Side we look at a first from the Forward Prize and the forgotten World War One Poet whose work has finally been published. A First for the Forward Prize For the first time ever, the Forward Prize has announced that will be sharing the honour that comes with winning one of the most prestigious poetry ...

Christie Poem Mystery Solved / Poetry For A New Audience – Poetry News Roundup October 31

Published by Joanne Jeffries October 31st, 2025.

This week on our poetry news round up we take a look at a poem by Agatha Christie and a book of poetry reimagined for a new audience. Mystery Behind First Published Work by Agatha Christie Solved Whilst Agatha Christie is well known for her mystery thrillers which made her famous, her first published work was in fact a poem. ...

Dickinson Sculpture / Murdoch Published – Poetry News Roundup October 24th

Published by Joanne Jeffries October 24th, 2025.

This weeks poetry news round up takes a look at a sculpture honouring Emily Dickinson and poems by the late Iris Murdoch. New Sculpture in Poets’ Garden of WT Cornette Library Honours Emily Dickinson Enthusiasts of the poetry of Emily Dickinson gathered last week for "'Hope is the Thing with Feathers': An Evening of Verse ...