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The Poetry Society Rolls Out Kniited Dylan Thomas Poem (2009-10-10): The Poetry Society rolled out its giant centenary poem at the British Library, in London on October 7th.
Don Paterson Wins Forward Poetry Prize (2009-10-08): The BBC reports that Scottish poet Don Paterson has won the £10,000 Forward Poetry Prize for his anthology entitled Rain.
Lord Byron's Letters Reveal Affair and Criticism of Fellow Writers (2009-10-02): Sotheby's in London will auction some letters written by English poet Lord Byron on October 29th.
British Grocery Chain Appoints Three Poets as Food Laureates (2009-08-28): British supermarket chain Morrisons has teamed up with The Poetry Society and has appointed three well-known British poets to be the world's first Food Laureates.
John Keats Home Reopens After $800,000 Renovation (2009-08-06): The home of English poet John Keats is reopening following a renovation that cost over $800,000.
Ted Hughes Award: Carol Ann Duffy Establishes New Poetry Prize (2009-07-13): The Guardian reports that Britain's Poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy has announced a new poetry prize celebrating poetry.
Israel's Haaretz Newspaper Let Poets Write the News (2009-06-16): Forward reports that Haaretz editor-in-chief Dov Alfon let authors and poets write the newspapers' daily news for a day instead of journalists.
Britain's Poet Laureate Takes on MP Expense Scandal (2009-06-12): Britain's first female poet laureate Carol Duffy has debuted her first poem for the nation and it's already raising eyebrows.
Ruth Padel Resigns as Oxford Poetry Professor (2009-05-28): The first female Oxford professor of poetry, Ruth Padel, has resigned her post in the latest installment of the most drama-laden poetry professor election of all time.
Film Made Based on Edgar Allan Poe's Annabel Lee (2009-05-27): Edgar Allan Poe's macabre poem Annabel Lee has been made into a film starring Kristen Hagen, Jon Woodward and Bill Bordy.
Voting for Oxford Poetry Professor Going On, Despite Protests (2009-05-15): Despite many calls for a postponement, the race for the post of Oxford Professor of Poetry is going forward, as planned.
Derek Walcott Withdraws from Oxford Poetry Election Over Sexual Harassment Allegations (2009-05-14): Derek Walcott has now withdrawn from the race to become the next Oxford Professor of Poetry.
U.S. Poet Reported Missing in Japan (2009-05-01): American poet and author Craig Arnold, 41, has gone missing during an expedition to a tropical Japanese island.
Carol Ann Duffey Expected to be Named British Poet Laureate (2009-04-30): The Guardian reports that Great Britain is about to get its first female Poet Laureate.
Elizabeth Strout Wins Fiction Category at 2009 Pulitzer Prizes (2009-04-23): The Pulitzer Prizes have been announced.
Linda Gregg Wins Jackson Poetry Prize (2009-04-22): Linda Gregg has won the 2009 Jackson Poetry Prize.
PEN Criticizes Magazine for Publishing Poetry by Accused War Criminal (2009-04-16): PEN has condemned Dotyky, a Slovakian literary magazine, for publishing poems by Radovan Karadzic.
Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlists Announced (2009-04-10): Scott Griffin, founder of The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry and David Young, trustee, have announced the Canadian and International shortlist for this year's prize.
Painting of a Younger Shakespeare Discovered (2009-03-09): A painting has been discovered that is thought to be the only contemporary portrait painted of William Shakespeare.
Elizabeth Alexander Delivers Inaugural Poem (2009-01-20): Yale professor and Pulitzer prize winning poet Elizabeth Alexander read the poem she wrote at today's inauguration ceremony.
