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The contemporary poetry discussion group is back!
After a break due to the Reading Poetry Festival – which we hope all enjoyed – we will be discussing one of the poets who attended it, Mark Ford. We will be looking at his recent collection Six Children (2011) … Continue reading
Poetry Discussion Group: poetry related to museums
Poetry Discussion Group This Thursday (28 Feb) at 5:15 pm in HumSS G57, Whiteknights Campus, we will be discussing poems related to museums. The poems, selected by Lotti, are: W. H. Auden, ‘Musee des Beaux Arts’ James Fenton, ‘The Pitt-Rivers … Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary poetry dicsussion group, Dan Beachy-Quick, Department of English, Department of English Literature, English Department, English Literature, Evan Boland, James Fenton, Reading, University of Reading, W H Auden
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Poetry reading: all welcome
Join us in the early evening on Thursday 14 March 2013, for a contemporary poetry reading & a glass of wine. The esteemed poets Elaine Randell and Laurie Duggan are visiting the English Literature Department to treat us to a … Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary poetry dicsussion group, Department of English, Department of English Literature, Dr Natalie Pollard, Elain Randell, English Department, English Literature, Laurie Duggan, Professor Peter Robinson, Reading, University of Reading
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The poetry of J H Prynne
Contempoary Poetry Discussion Group This Thursday, 14th February, at 5:15pm in HumSS G57 (Whiteknights Campus), we will be discussing some poems by J. H. Prynne, one of the most well-known British avant-garde poets. His work can be notoriously challenging: his collected … Continue reading
Contemporary poetry discussion group is back!
This Thursday (31 January), at the usual time of 5:15 pm in HumSS G57, Whiteknights Campus (please note change of venue from last term), we will be discussing the most recent finalists of the TS Eliot Prize, which was awarded earlier … Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary poetry dicsussion group, Department of English, Department of English Literature, Deryn Rees-Jones, English Department, English Literature, Gillian Clarke, Jacob Polley, Julia Copus, Reading, Sean Borodale, Sharon Olds, Simon Armitage, University of Reading
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All welcome to poetry discussion group
This Thursday, 13th December, at the usual time of 5:15pm in HumSS 110, Whiteknights Campus, is the final poetry discussion group of the year! We have based the selection of this week’s poems around the theme of winter. The poems are: … Continue reading
Edward Dorn discussion
POETRY DISCUSSION GROUP Next Thursday, 29th November, in HUMSS Room 110 (Whiteknights Campus) at 5:15 pm we will be looking at four poems of the American poet Ed Dorn. Here is a brief introduction to the poet: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/edward-dorn All welcome … Continue reading
T S Eliot Prize discussion
Do come along this Thursday (1 Nov) in Room 110, HUMSS Building, Whiteknights Campus, to the next meeting of the CONTEMPORARY POETRY DISCUSSION GROUP This week we will be reading some of the work of the poets shortlisted … Continue reading
Scottish Writing
Scottish Poetry This week on Thursday, 5:15 pm, in HumSS 110, Whiteknights Campus, we will be discussing some contemporary Scottish poetry – the poems are: W. S. Graham – ‘Language Ah Now You Have Me’ Hugh MacDiarmid – ‘Scotland’ Edwin … Continue reading
Contemporary Poetry Discussion Group
This week we will be discussing the work of the eminent contemporary American poet, John Ashbery. Ashbery was acclaimed by W H Auden at the start of his career and is noted for the complexity of his work. Possible topics … Continue reading