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'Why translate now?' - An essay by Timothy Mathews

‘Why translate now?’
– An essay by Timothy Mathews

July 14, 2020
by ncla
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Timothy Mathews is Emeritus Professor of French and Comparative Criticism at University College London. In his writing and translating he explores what relating to art…

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An Inside Writing Poem by Deborah Houlihan O’Connell

An Inside Writing Poem
by Deborah Houlihan O’Connell

July 10, 2020
by ncla
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Silver Linings Often anxious, I spend hours outside in contemplation, Watching clouds tumble over Sheep Mountain into the west end of the Blackfoot Valley. Against…

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An Inside Writing Poem by Roger Hare

An Inside Writing Poem
by Roger Hare

July 10, 2020
by ncla
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Shadow Boxing It takes much to make a shadow – as much in 1955 as 1155 or 2755; soul / source / surface. It takes…

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 A Writing Challenge from Tiffany Atkinson

A Writing Challenge from Tiffany Atkinson

July 7, 2020
by ncla
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A Suite of Adjacent Rooms If you are a poet also working in academia, or you also do other kinds of writing for a living,…

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Rituals A Writing Challenge from Jane Clarke

Rituals
A Writing Challenge from Jane Clarke

June 18, 2020
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Think of a new ritual that you’ve had to put in place because of the pandemic. It could be just about going to the park…

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The Bezzerides Box A Writing Challenge from Sean O'Brien

The Bezzerides Box
A Writing Challenge from Sean O’Brien

June 11, 2020
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Respond to the photograph above by exploring the following series of questions, which do not have to be answered in the given order. Language: laconic monochrome….

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'And the house? in Nocturne by Carolyn Forché' - An essay by Agnieszka Studzińska

‘And the house? in Nocturne by Carolyn Forché’
– An essay by Agnieszka Studzińska

June 3, 2020
by ncla
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Agnieszka Studzinska has an MA in Creative Writing from the UEA. Her first debut collection, Snow Calling was shortlisted for the London New Poetry Award 2010. Her…

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'Carolyn Forché' - An essay by Robert Hampson

‘Carolyn Forché’
– An essay by Robert Hampson

June 3, 2020
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Professor Robert Hampson, from Royal Holloway, University of London, writes about Carolyn Forché’s The Country Between Us, which was re-published in 2019 by Bloodaxe Books….

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Christopher Ohge reads Tony Harrison

Christopher Ohge
reads Tony Harrison

May 26, 2020
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Dr Christopher Ohge, Lecturer in Digital Approaches to Literature at the IES, reads ‘The Icing Hand’ by Tony Harrison from the Bloodaxe Books online archive…

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First Prize: Damen O'Brien, 'The Handshake'

First Prize: Damen O’Brien,
‘The Handshake’

May 14, 2020
by ncla
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Damen O’Brien’s poem ‘The Handshake’ has won First Prize in the 2020 Newcastle Poetry Competition.   The Handshake   When he reached out his hand…

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