poetry

David Pollak

The Soles of Harborough Folk: New Digital Resources Reveal Leicestershire’s Shoemaking Past

[Posted on behalf of Corinne Fowler] Wise souls talk to young souls about shoe soles. The Centre for New Writing’s Sole2Soul project is based in the School of English and directed by Corinne Fowler. The project is funded by Arts Council England and commissioned by Leicestershire County Council. Sole2Soul has created new digital resources for […]

Two upcoming poetry events

Two upcoming poetry events

Science, Poetry and Creative Writing, 11-12.15pm on Sunday 16 November, Bristol Mercure Holland House. I (Jonathan Taylor, Lecturer in Creative Writing in the School of English) am hosting and giving a poetry reading at this panel, as part of the National Association of Writers in Education annual Conference. Other poets reading and speaking will be […]

Two upcoming readings

Two upcoming readings

In the next few days, I’ll be taking part in two public events, at Nottingham Festival of Words, and at the London launch of a unique book of essays.   Overheard: Stories to Read Aloud, Nottingham Festival of Words, 12.15-1.15pm, Saturday 18 October See also: Nottingham Festival of Words’ website, here. Overheard: Stories to Read Aloud […]

Crystal Clear is 10!

Crystal Clear is 10!

An arts organisation and small publisher with strong links to the School of English and Centre for New Writing is to celebrate its tenth anniversary by publishing an anthology of poetry and short fiction, and running a recording project. Crystal Clear Creators, a well-known not-for-profit arts organisation and company limited by guarantee, which is co-directed by Jonathan Taylor, Lecturer […]

Flannery O’Connor and Charles Dickens

Flannery O’Connor and Charles Dickens

My first year as a research student has been full of ups and downs. Mainly I have been overwhelmed with the amount of information I feel that I should know. This is coupled with fleeting moments of Alan Partridge-esque “aha!” experiences when I come across a lucrative discovery. For my thesis, I am using my […]

Poetry and the Autism Spectrum

Poetry and the Autism Spectrum

Julia Malkin and Nick Everett led an interesting and very engaging Diversity Seminar on Tuesday 18 March for staff and students on the University’s doctoral programme in Clinical Psychology. Julia is preparing to submit a PhD in Creative Writing in the School of English and Nick is her supervisor. Julia read us her wonderful poems, […]

Death of a Poet: Seamus Heaney

In recent weeks there has been a torrent of tributes to Seamus Heaney, many written by people who claimed friendship with Heaney. A cynical viewer might assume that such claims are simply self-promotion, and that could be true in some cases. There is, however, another possibility. Heaney had a way of entering into short, intense […]

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