Tag Archives: Dr Natalie Pollard

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

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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

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Literary Mondays

  Details: Monday 29 October, 5-6:30pm in HumSS 125, Whiteknights Campus Dr Peter Fifield, E.M. Forster and BBC Radio, chaired by Dr Mark Nixon Peter is the third invited speaker in our new series of Monday Lit talks, organised between … Continue reading

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Margins to Mainstream: The Story of Black Theatre in Britain

A public film screening followed by a wine reception, in celebration of Black History Month   Monday 29th October, 6.30pm for 6.45pm start       Minghella Cinema, Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading, Shinfield Road, Berkshire, RG6 6UR This event is free of … Continue reading

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Professor Tim Armstrong joins our Monday Literary Seminar

If you are free this Monday at 5pm do come along for the Monday Literary Seminar – this time by Prof Tim Armstrong on Social Credit Modernism. Details: Monday 15 October, 5-6:30pm in HumSS 125. Prof Tim Armstrong: Social Credit Modernism … Continue reading

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Latest publication: Natalie Pollard

**NEWLY PUBLISHED**  Speaking to You: Contemporary Poetry and Public Address by Natalie Pollard is now available from the Oxford University Press catalogue at: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199657001.do

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Literary Monday Seminars

    Join us for Literary Mondays!   Archives and Texts We are delighted to be able to announce this term’s Archives and Texts seminar series, being run as part of our Literary Monday seminars. We look forward to a … Continue reading

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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

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Victorian Poetry

  We would like to invite you all to this week’s poetry discussion group. This week, we will be discussing three Victorian poems:  Matthew Arnold, ‘Dover Beach’ William Morris, ‘An Apology’ Robert Bridges, ‘London Snow’   We will be meeting … 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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