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William Shakespeare – Othello is first performed for King James I at the Whitehall Palace on the 1st of November 1604 [London, United Kingdom]
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Edmund Blunden – On the 1st of November 1896 Edmund Blunden is born in London [London, United Kingdom]
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Siegfried Sassoon – On the 1st of November 1915 Sassoon's brother Hamo is killed in the Gallipoli Campaign [Gallipoli, Turkey]
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Dickinson Sculpture / Murdoch Published – Poetry News Roundup October 24th

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 and Sculpture" which took place at West Texas A&M ...

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November 1st

0:52 - Football , by shadowbones+18

October 31st

23:45 - Niches Of Thought, by E.J. Waling
22:45 - Life is a trip, by Cedrick
20:39 - The wind..., by Cade Matt
20:14 - 𝕼𝔲𝔢𝔢𝔫 𝔅𝔢𝔢'𝔰 𝔖𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤, by Keyara S Trotman
20:06 - Fishnet, by amethyste
20:03 - Woven Without Words, by Gaias Soothing Haven
19:50 - HOT TUB INTERLUDE, by David Welch
19:43 - In the Evening Rooms , by Pete the poet
19:37 - The Mouse Trap, by Poetic_Princess
19:18 - The cat plays, by Maplespal
19:08 - Nous avons oublié comment lever les yeux , by GeekSusie
18:34 - Let Me Write, by Shaunmatthewcpoetry
18:30 - Sludge, by Alex Arnot
17:19 - Echo; in Sweet Bucket (Written on Samhain/Halloween 2025), by AuburnScribbler
16:57 - Taboo Love, by Xalvazora
16:26 - Words Like Water , by Lyss Nicole
15:43 - Currency of Blood , by gray0328
15:33 - Yesterday, right after washing my hair, and applying a blowdryer..., by poet2rhyme4tommorrow+18
15:08 - Where No Light Shines, by aDarkerMind
15:06 - Sirius, by Lorenz
14:49 - Of Heavens and Lesser Gods, by Petrichor of Love
14:39 - To Convince You of My Love, by Joseph M Marion
14:25 - A Moment, by RSM0812
13:41 - Abdab, by Karoline
13:07 - What Darkness Stole (+1), by Kurt Philip Behm
12:11 - Untitled {4}, by Niko Papadatos
12:08 - Confess, by Niki
11:31 - Candlewitch , by peto
10:26 - Craving, by poetaldo

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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

August 16th

0:42 - Losing my mind;, started by ꜱʏʟᴠᴀ

October 28th

1:42 - Somewhere Only We Know, started by ꜱʏʟᴠᴀ

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Kipling’s Letters / Cemetery Hosts Risky Poetry – Poetry News Roundup October 17th

Published by Joanne Jeffries October 17th, 2025.

This week in our round up of poetry news we look at a discovery of letters written by Rudyard Kipling and the performance of an obscenity filled poem in a cemetery. WWI Letters from Rudyard Kipling Reveal Search for Son A discovery of letters that date from 1915 shows that the poet and author Rudyard Kipling made an ...

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 ...