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Past Seminars

Sorry, our on-line seminars are no longer taking place. You may be interested in having a look at our past seminars, though.

AS and A2 seminars

“A new view on a new world”
– a seminar focusing on Andrew Marvell (1621-1678), comparing his poem ‘Bermudas’ with contemporary maps of the Bermuda Islands.

“Playing with form”
– a seminar looking at two villanelles by Elizabeth Bishop and Dylan Thomas

“Inspiration and recollection”
– a seminar which looks in detail at Edward Thomas’ poem ‘Rain’, considering how he reworks a previous prose passage in a new context.

“The Indian War Poet?”
– a seminar looking at the relationship between Nobel prize winner Rabindranath Tagore and the British First World War poets.