Reading Across Time: Literature as Metaphysical Insurrection A Public Reading & Discussion with acclaimed Iranian-American author Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi The author will read from her latest work as well as her upcoming novel, Call Me Zebra, followed by a discussion on literature, exile and revolt. Q & A will follow. Wine and juice will be served. WEDNESDAY, May 10th, […]

  Dr Sophie Seita teaches a Masterclass at the University of Oxford on ‘Procedure, Appropriation, Experimental Translation’ on 4 May 2017: http://www.oxforduniversitypoetrysociety.com/#termcard

Dr Joe Moshenska joins fellow New Generation Thinker Islam Issa, Professor John Carey and presenter Philip Dodd to discuss Milton’s poem, the first version of which was published in 1667. The discussion explores the influence of Protestant thinking, the Reformation and the Renaissance on Milton’s depiction of religious and political beliefs as part of Radio […]

The University of Cambridge and its Colleges will be opening their doors for the Cambridge Open Days on Thursday 6 July and Friday 7 July 2017. These large-scale events are for Year 12 students (or equivalent) and mature students (aged 21 or over) who are considering making an application in October 2017 for entry in […]

Poetry reading: Jocelyn Spaar and Kayo Chingonyi May 1st, 7.30pm Judith E. Wilson Drama Studio, Faculty of English, 9 West Road, Cambridge Hosted by Sophie Seita https://www.facebook.com/events/652932241574328/ Jocelyn Spaar is a poet, translator, artist, and curator living and working in New York.  Her poems, drawings, and translations have appeared in Bridge, Gigantic, The Magazine of the Artist’s Institute, The […]

Dr Laura Wright co-hosts BBC Radio 4’s Word of Mouth, a series which explores the world of words and the ways in which we use them. On Tuesday 11 April, at 4pm, Dr Wright and Michael Rosen  find out how much of the English language comes from French roots, from Anglo-Norman onwards. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08lh6r1

Dr Michael Hurley gives a lecture at the Brompton Oratory in London on 25th April, from 7-8.30pm. The title of his talk is ‘Creating Faith: John Henry Newman’s Literary Logic’. The event is free and all are welcome. Further details may be found here: http://www.benedictus.org.uk/page.php?nav=events    

Jamie Fenton, an MPhil Student at Jesus College, has been selected as one of the BMI Woody Guthrie Fellows for 2017. The fellowship provides funding for study at the Woody Guthrie archive in Tulsa, which he is conducting this month as part of his MPhil dissertation. More information about the scheme can be found here: […]

Poetry Reading: Peter Hughes and Kat Peddie 7.30pm Thursday 25 May 2017 Judith E Wilson Drama Studio, Faculty of English, 9 West Road, Cambridge   Peter Hughes is the current Judith E. Wilson Poetry Fellow at Cambridge University and a Visiting Fellow in Poetry at Magdalene College. He is the founding editor of Oystercatcher Press. […]