Fascinating event coming up at The Museum of English Rural Life on 12 June: poetry films by Jane Glennie, Toby Martinez De Las Rivas & Neda Milenova Mirova, responding to the inter-war photographic archive of Eric Guy: merl.reading.ac.uk/event/fear-and…

Looking forward to talking about our MA in English Literature next week at this free webinar! If you're interested in studying for a postgrad degree, please do tune in. Register via the website: brookes.ac.uk/open-days/post…

Do you have experience of being a #carer ? Do you want to find ways to explore this often difficult & complex role through your poetry? Join us for a special FREE Arvon online masterclass on 24th May! Register below Modern Poetry in Translation BrookesPoetryCentre Carers UK Carers Trust

At the start of term, we unveiled a striking portrait in Hall of Dambudzo Marechera, painted by the eminent artist Nina Mae Fowler. Read more ⬇️
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Image © Nina Fowler

If you couldn't make it yesterday, our #ignitionpress pamphlet launch with excellent readings by Janine Bradbury, eira murphy & Eric Yip is now available to watch on our YouTube channel! youtube.com/watch?v=LrboKC…

Hey All: WEST is a finalist for the READING THE WEST award in poetry, alongside great books by Carolina Hotchandani, ☀️ 🌤 ⛅️ 🌥, Richard Vargas, and an anthology of New Mexican poetry. You can vote here: readingthewest.com/34th-annual-sh…

To 'commemorate' the railroad, you can also share this digital poem with students or friends interested in rethinking how American history itself gets framed and written: westtrain.org

It's coming up on the 155th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad's completion. Want to know more about this history that textbooks DON'T write about? This reading and art talk is free, and there's also a virtual option to attend: calendar.weber.edu/MasterCalendar…

Very sad to hear that the poet David Shapiro (1947-2024), a central figure of the New York School's 2nd generation, has died. David was not only one of my favorite poets, but also a kind, generous, brilliant mentor. “This then is a possible house /...Anticipating the elegies'

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Online tomorrow evening (UK time) - join us to celebrate the launch of pamphlets by Eira, Eric, and Janine! x.com/brookespoetry/…

Check out this indeed article! Detailing some interesting information regarding careers with an English degree. #englishcreates uk.indeed.com/career-advice/…

My masterclass 'reclaiming the I' starts on Monday with Poetry School and I'm so delighted. I was always told in poetry classes to 'avoid the I,' and the 'I' is my favorite part of a poem. Listen to your mentors but choose your own path. #lifeofapoet

Excellent bank holiday listening!

“A novel… is the only place, I think, in the human world, where two strangers can meet on terms of absolute intimacy” – Paul Auster

The great American writer, who died this week, on the enduring power and beauty of literature

Listen again here
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Pleased and proud to announce that I've been signed up by Penguin Books UK to write 'Kingdom Come: A History of the Future in Modern Britain'. Many thanks to everyone who got me to the starting line! Not bad for a first generation graduate, is it. 🍾

We're very much looking forward to the online launch of the splendid new #ignitionpress pamphlets by Janine Bradbury, eira murphy & Eric Yip on Tuesday (7 May). It's going to be great! Join us for free via Zoom by registering: brookes.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

“Baumgartner” is Paul Auster’s last novel which he’d seemed to accept, in an interview; but what a monumental work, the preceding book, “Burning Boy: The Life of Stephen Crane.” Bonding over a mutual love of Crane.

Gearing up for this year's issue of the John Clare Society Journal, with cover art by Victoria Garland (victoriagarland.co.uk). Journal published on 13 July, Clare's birthday.

Special yay for the poets! Here: x.com/brookespoetry/… & here: x.com/brookespoetry/…