Monthly Archives: August 2012

6 October 2012 – 14 April 2013 Ladybird exhibition at the Museum of English

  What would happen if you asked different experts to look at a single illustration of rural life? This exhibition does precisely that. It focuses on a small watercolour by the artist Charles Tunnicliffe. This was one of many artworks … Continue reading

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French Poetry

For this week’s poetry discussion we will be looking at post-war French poetry.   There should be something for everyone among the 4 poems by 4 poets selected, from rhyme and sonnets to typographical experimentation. Of course, we will read … Continue reading

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Congratulations

Congratulations from the Department of English Literature to all our new entrants on their A-level results. Whether or not this week is exactly as you expected, it will bring big changes and great possibilities.  

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Poetry under discussion

You are warmly invited to this fortnight’s staff-postgraduate CONTEMPORARY POETRY DISCUSSION GROUP. All with an interest in literature are welcome! We’re  meeting on: THURSDAY 9th August at 5:15pm in HUMSS 112 Whiteknights Campus We’ll be discussing the work of the … Continue reading

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A first job after successfully completing a PhD at Reading

Dr Catrin Mair Edwards Post-doctoral Lecturing Fellow SchoolofLiterature, Drama & Creative Writing UniversityofEast Anglia Catrin.edwards@uea.ac.uk   Starting my first job after completing my PhD was, as with the starting any new job, both exciting and scary. Throughout my PhD I … Continue reading

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The Process of a First Publication

    Nicola Abram writes:  It’s not quite the first time I’ve seen my name in print: even if you don’t count the folded and stapled poetry anthology I sold to raise money for charity when I was at primary … Continue reading

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Returning to study with an MA at Reading

  Ann Livingstone writes: When I completed my undergraduate degree atReadingin 1997, I looked forward to a time when I might carry on with my studies, so two years ago, with my children nearing the end of primary school, I … Continue reading

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