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Wislawa Szymborska dies aged 88 03-Feb-12

Polish poet and Nobel Prizewinner passes away in her sleep.

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Volunteers wanted for 'Poets off the Shelf' 18-Jan-12

Interested in volunteering with this Swiss Cottage based Poetry Group?

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Carol Ann Duffy wins Costa Poetry Prize 07-Jan-12

Poet Laureate wins for her new collection 'The Bees'.

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Call for submissions: Upstairs at Duroc, no. 14 05-Jan-12

Upstairs at Duroc, the literary journal published in Paris, seeks submissions for issue its 14. Deadline: Jan. 31

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John Clare Cottage begins new education programme 03-Jan-12

Creative writing workshops now being run at the former childhood home of poet John Clare.

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Can you help RNIB bring poets' work to life? 20-Dec-11

Do you have experience of reading poetry aloud? We need people to record poetry competition submissions for us.

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Poet and translator Christopher Logue dies 06-Dec-11

Activist and award-winning writer dies at the age of 85.

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Poetry and the Occupy Movement 05-Dec-11

Online poetry in support of the Occupy Movement

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New survey on poetry and mental health 01-Dec-11

Announcement of a study into how people use poetry to support their emotional wellbeing.

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Andrew Motion judges competition for Vintage Inns 27-Nov-11

Former Poet Laureate helps compile a poem for the pub-restaurant, with winners chosen line by line.

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Peter Reading dies aged 65 26-Nov-11

The award-winning poet has passed away after an illness.

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Poet for President 29-Oct-11

Poet, Michael D. Higgins, has been elected 9th President of Ireland

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By Leaves We Live: Scottish Poetry Library's annual fair 22-Oct-11

11am-6pm; stalls, exhibitions; and talks - Chris McCabe, Eleanor Livingstone, Gerry Cambridge, Elaine Morton and Kona Macphee; free.

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The poet and artist Anna Adams has died. 14-Oct-11

Anna Adams died on Sunday 3rd of October, aged 85.

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Go With the Flow! - volunteers required 11-Oct-11

A new youth project which aims to run poetry and lyric workshops to young people in PRU (Pupil Referral Units), youth groups and some schools is being launched.

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Barbican Young Poets 13-Sep-11

Barbican Young Poets offers 20 budding young writers aged 14-24 the chance to create, craft and perform poetry and spoken word in a group setting.

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Peter Bland wins the Prime Minister's Award for Poetry 27-Aug-11

NZ poet and actor Peter Bland wins the PM's Award for Literary Achievement in the Poetry category.

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Fans of TS Eliot oppose development in East Coker 20-Aug-11

Readers including Andrew Motion react to the news of changes in the town where Eliot's ashes are buried.

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Kate Camp wins New Zealand Post Book Award for poetry 09-Aug-11

Kate Camp wins the NZ Post Book Award, in the poetry category, for her collection The Mirror of Simple Annihilated Souls.

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Ian Wedde is the 2011-2013 Poet Laureate for New Zealand. 09-Aug-11

On August 6 Ian Wedde was awarded the two-year tenure of New Zealand Poet Laureate, taking over the role from poet Cilla McQueen.


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